1 Apr 2018 · MoveAdvisor
1.0 out of 51.0
I received a reasonable quote from them, less expensive than most others - that should have said something. The move was scheduled for Halloween 2017 with an estimated arrival time of 2pm - 4pm. I called and spoke to Carlos at approximately 4:30, since no one had arrived yet and no one informed me they would be late. Carlos let me know there had been a problem with the moving truck at the previous location - that he had to go change spark plugs on the truck. When the movers arrived, they apologized for being late, they said they had been double-booked, nothing to do with spark plugs. The lead mover started off complaining about having to work on Halloween when he wanted to be there with his kid to go trick-or-treating.
They started the move. For this move, I was simply moving around the corner of the nearby intersection. For some reason, they decided to take a joyride in between the two locations. I had gone over to the new place and was waiting for them for at least 15 minutes before I called. They answered their phone and said they had gone to get something to drink and not to worry, they wouldn't charge me for this time. What happened to the guy that wanted to go trick-or-treating with his kid? Not only that, but they were late to arrive and then decided to keep me waiting more.
They were absolutely horrible with my furniture. They broke the top part of my floor lamp completely off. They lost:
Dog food
Wall clock
Dust pan w/brush
Screws for bed
Stole a "Day of the Dead" wreath from my new neighbor's door
Dog ball thrower
Alarm clock
Christmas decorations
Vacuum
They damaged:
Scratched TV stand
Cracked my AC and broke off the side panels
Took a chunk out of my dresser
Left marks on the nightstand
Left marks on the headboard and foot board of my bed
I found my curtain rod outside my old building
Bent the metal pole of my umbrella to a 90 degree angle
The post of my nightstand light was broken off
1st movers to ever leave the couch feet on - and they got scratched
Kitchen table is scratched right in the middle
I called and emailed Carlos many times. He asked how I paid - never gave me any refund. I asked him if anything was left it the truck, he went and checked - some items were still in the truck. He brought those over. A while later I emailed him again asking about the AC unit, how can you "lose" an AC unit, after all? He said it had been sitting there - WHY WOULD YOU NOT TELL ME? He said he would deliver, he never showed. It took a couple times to have someone actually deliver it.
Do not use this company. I have a horrible memory and this was about five months ago, so I have written about the parts I remember. If you are looking for something less expensive than most out there, maybe try Dolly? I've heard good things about experiences with Dolly. Or, just get your money out of it and pay more than you budgeted for movers. I have not received a penny for anything damaged/lost/stolen.
I was cheap and didn't pay extra for the insurance. The company has you go through someone else to get 30 cents on the pound. However, getting anything out of this is nearly impossible. Every little thing on their forms need to be filled out or they will not even consider looking at your claim. Some of this information is very hard to get.
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