15 Apr 2017 · MoveAdvisor
1.0 out of 51.0
The sales agent quoted us $4,500 for our NC to FL move. This number was obtained after verbally describing furniture in every single room, so I felt it likely the number would be accurate.
I was also worried about insurance, but the sales agent (Ron) said that if we used them to pack (which we did) risk of damage was very low because they are so professional, and in any case, the insurance only applied during packing and unpacking, and during the transit period an insurance of $10,000 applied to the whole truck, so anything damage during transit was covered. This put me at ease, so I signed.
This is where the lies came out:
- The move ended up being 8282 instead of 4500
- The raw cubic footage of the move was 50% off (around 6200) which is a ridiculously high margin given I had described everything. When they arrived, the moving crew expressed surprise at "how much stuff we had". But we had painstackingly described every piece of furniture in detail..
- There we additional fees which had been explained to us, so I can't fault those.
- However, they charged 700$ in "bulky item" and "fuel surcharge" on the final invoice. When I called "customer support" (I use the term loosely) they were unable to explain/justify the fees at all, and these had never been explained up front.
- They did about 1000$ in damage to my goods. However, after scrutinizing the fine print, I saw this "$10,000 insurance on items damaged during freight" was a complete, unadulterated lie. There is no such thing. There is only the .60/lb insurance, which of course would return to me about $5, rather than the 1000 of damage. I did not bother to file, as on top of that the claiming process is extremely onerous - clearly designed to discourage you from filing in the first place.
This is my second long distance move. The first time was using United. My biggest complaint then had been how much they lied about the date of delivery (stuff arrived 3 weeks late and United stopped responding to my calls and even threatened me) but at least the pricing was fair and they paid out insurance.
Nationwide are literally crooks willing to lie to your face, tell you whatever you want to hear, to get your business then hold your stuff hostage till you pay whatever they want.
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