Beware of this moving company!!!

[Nolife]

Moving c.cks.ckers

I had the same horrible experience from Summit Vanlines which we thoroughly checked out before hiring them. Summit was good and had a favourable rating with the BBB. The problem was that Summit contracted out to AAGoldstar of Miami. They low-balled the estimate then charged us $1500 more... holding our stuff hostage. My wife set the deal up as I had left for ground school. They were several days late with the goods and they would accept only cash or money order. No credit cards. While loading the stuff they bullied my wife into giving them a large tip. They were also Israelis. Maybe it's a family thing in southern Florida... these guys are good at ripping people off and they seem to have their butts covered. Next time I'll hire people to load and unload the truck and I'll drive it myself. It's been six months and when I hear moving horror stories it still ticks me off.

 

[RegionalFA]

Some folks must just be a whole lot wealthier...those who can afford someone else to move their things for them. My guess is that I have more moves than a whole lot of folks here combined, and I've never paid or asked someone else to move for me. Rent a truck, do it yourself, save a boatload of money, be sure of what you've got...it's the only way to go.

I'll be doing it again here in a couple of weeks. I'll agree that it's tiring, but that's the norm for a move.

Marinegrunt, for future FYI...if you need anything in that neck of the woods, ask the local church. You don't need to be a member. You can ask at eight o-clock at night, and you'll be moved in by ten or eleven, with fifteen or twenty able bodies to help get you in the door. And they'll probably bring you dinner, too. It's not a freeloading event; it's the way things work there.

in some cases ca company move their employee, ie. displacement, you hire a mover and they reimburse you. That's how I did it. Fortunately, I didn't get scammed. LIkely because it was a direct pay from the company in my situation... so trying to rip me off wouldn't have done them any good. THey did scratch up my cars paintjob a little... had sandy hand and foot prints all over it where they climbed all over it.

I used Atlas or something... just in case anyone wants to know.

 

[Visceral]

If you don't mind packing your own stuff next time, I'd recommend ABF U-Pack. Check out what other people have to say about nearly anything at Epinions.com before you buy any services. ABF got high marks, so thats who I'm going with.

 

[BlueBusDriver]

Manhattan blues......

from SaltySwede........

"I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THEM AS WELL, DO NOT PAY YOUR STUFF IS BROKEN OR STOLEN. THEY STOLE 2 PAIR OF SKI'S AND BROKE MY TV"

Sounds like a story I've heard on a trip to the West Coast.
How's it going brother?

BBD