20 Jan 2022 · MoveAdvisor
1.0 out of 51.0
AFTER POSTING THIS I HAVE BEEN CALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES AND THREATENED BY AMG
UPDATE: AUTHORITY BLOCKED MY NUMBER AND PAID ME TO TAKE DOWN MY REVIEW
DO NOT USE AUTHORITY MOVING GROUP!!!!!!!
I recently used this company fro a move for my husbands job from Georgia to North Dakota
When searching for a moving company I contacted Authority Moving Group not knowing they were a brokerage as this information was never disclosed. AT first everything was great everyone was very nice.
They contracted me with Falcon Moving LLC without my knowledge as I was lead to believe Authority would be moving me. I found out about Falcon when their dispatch reached out to me.
This is where our nightmare began:
Original moving window from Authority Moving Group:
3/19/21 - 1-5PM
Pushed moving window to 3/20 1-5, moving company never arrived.
After speaking with Jessica @ Falcon, guaranteed me a pick up window on Sunday 3/21 between 8-10 AM - no one showed- called Authority and Falcon Moving multiple times and no one could give me an answer as to where the truck was. NO contact all day and then finally at 545 PM On Sunday 3/21. The foreman of the moving crew told me "I don't know why they would have told you we were going to be here Friday."
When movers arrived they were aggressive, dropped boxes on cement car port. Stripped children’s wooden bunk beds of wood after asking if I had a screwdriver and were upset when I informed them I didn’t because all of my belongings were in boxes. Charged 2x the quoted amount. Paid $2080 in cash on 3/21/21 to Falcon Moving in addition to $1350 deposit paid to Authority. (this was already over full cost of estimate given by Authority.) I was told I would still owe $2073.70 at delivery to unload my items. 2x estimate. Authority quoted 426 cubic feet ended up needing 826. The foreman then asked me why I didn't have a tip for them while I was basically cornered in my kitchen. I had no tip because I had to pay the inflated amount they charged to load my items, and the bank was now closed because it was 8 PM on a Sunday....
When contacting authority on multiple occasions for updates on my move they placed me on holds of up to 45 and upon answering told me they didn’t have any answers for me. After being unable to receive answers from AMG I contacted Jessica from Falcon moving. Same scenario, long holds, no information on where my belongings were, no estimated delivery dates, she also blamed my moving experience on where I moved even though they contracted to do so, eventually explaining to me "no one wants to deliver to North Dakota" and proceeding to call me names and then ignore any further calls. NO resolution. I asked her about the discount she apparently wanted to give me based off of my experience this far according to Brinae at Authority and she told me she isn’t giving me a discount until my things are dropped off. (Makes 0 sense because I have to pay before truck is unloaded).
Items were finally delivered yesterday, 5/13/2021 after no contact from either moving company since 4/26/2021. 53 days after first available delivery date listed on contract after being promised a move that would be completed in 4-14 days.
AT delivery we were told we needed to pay for a shuttling service as they could not fit truck into our complex. I had provided maps to Authority and Falcon of our complex and was only told on the day of delivery that we would now have to pay extra for shuttle ($500).
Upon receiving our items, boxes were completely destroyed, items were broken, and some completely missing. Mattresses were covered in grease and dirt. The movers also damaged paint on our walls while moving items.
Upon contacting Authority this morning asking if I could get my deposit back as they did not stay within their contract Brinae informed me "we can help you file a claim against Falcon, but usually we dont follow up after your delivery is complete."
The whole experience from pick up to delivery was horrible. I would not wish what we have gone through the past 7 weeks on ANYONE.
TAKE YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE!!!
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