If you are reading this review then you most likely are considering Allen Young Movers. Below are some tips that may help you to have a better experience than we did. - Make sure to have every single conversation with them on video or in writing. - Make sure to read every word of every single document they provide before signing anything. - Make sure to transfer any invaluable family heirlooms yourself. - When your belongings arrive at your destination, open every single box and unwrap and inspect every single item before signing off on the load. - In the event that you need to file a claim, expect it to be thrown over the fence to their national affiliate and be prepared to wait for them to process due to their "backlog of claims" (their words). - Consider choosing another moving company. read more

Allen Young is a full service moving company, either local Boston metro-west or cross country, plus store your stuff for a short time or several years. They've done all the above for me, and they are the BEST IN THE BUSINESS! After several moves, never has one thing been lost or damaged. Friendly, helpful, caring, professional in every way, and reasonable price. They treat you like family. Marty will come to your home and sit down with you to go over details and answer your questions. He knows everything from A to Z and gives great advice. Debbie will map out your schedule and the crew will pack and handle your valuables with extreme care. Not only that, they know you are probably STRESSED OUT because you are moving, and they will be patient and helpful. So minimize your stress right now and call Allen Young! read more

I'm taking the plunge and writing my first yelp review after years of only reading them. These guys deserve it. My company is moving me from Somerville to NYC. They hired these guys for me, so I can't speak to the price. That said, whatever it is, it's worth it. The President of the company (Martin) came by to do the initial assessment before the move. What a gentleman! He took care of everything in advance and had his company calling and checking-in regularly before the move, just to make sure the agreed dates and times were still kosher. They even handled their own parking permits with the city. The day of the move (today), three guys came at the promised time and started packing my belongings. They swiftly wrapped the heck out of my fragile items, taking the kind of care you normally only dream about. Then, after the packing part was almost complete, two more men showed up to help with the loading. All items were tagged and loaded in swift order. They worked hard all day, were polite and professional, and made moving super easy (well, for me). I'm a little obsessed today with how easily that move went. I had to write it down here so I would stop boring other people with this. read more

We used Allen Young Movers who partnered with Stevens Worldwide Van Lines to manage our move from Boston, MA. to Del Mar, CA. They packed and moved the contents from our Boston apartment and collected contents of our storage unit in Waltham, MA. We were not present for any packing or loading of the truck. Up front we were impressed with their customer service by telephone and email. However when we started unpacking in CA we were missing several items and some things were damaged. Items ranging from an unopened shrink wrapped 12 ounce bottles of Purell, a drill, a framed print and a very sentimental box of Grandpa's things from our storage unit. Our daughter greeted the movers at our new home in CA and they told her it would be best if she checked the truck at the end of the move because if she checked each box they "would be here all day". When they were finished unloading, the lead gentleman gave her the paperwork that included the contents of the truck and asked her to sign that the truck was empty after she looked in the truck. When unpacking the boxes it became evident that the labeling on the outside of the boxes did not consistently match the contents of the boxes. As we were struggling to find things we were hoping that it was just a labeling problem. However once we were done unpacking all the boxes it was clearly evident that we were missing items. The company put a tracer on the items and when they were not found they recommended that we complete a claims form. We did and the next day we were notified that the claims were not eligible because we signed on the move in day that everything was received. I feel the practice on moving day was dishonest and misleading by asking my daughter to wait until the end of the move to provide her with the paperwork that included the contents of the truck and then ask her to sign that the truck was empty. At no time did they state by signing the paper work that she was waiving the right to make a claim on missing items. Also since the boxes were not labeled correctly acknowledging receiving a box was not a guarantee that the items were in the box. This is a temporary move and it would have been wonderful to use the same movers again next year but I will rely on reviews to select a new moving company and hope for a more honest and reliable company. Another small thing I want to mention is that when I went to my Boston apartment after the movers were finished I was not happy to find two boxes on my kitchen counter filled with packing trash and probably every drink and snack the movers had while packing. About three steps from my apartment door is a trash closet with clearly labeled recycling bins. Additionally since we are in a pandemic I want to mention that the moving team in CA had to be reminded to wear their masks. I give one star for showing up at both ends of the move at the designated times and for fixing a table that was damaged during the move. My daughter said when they were putting the table together the mover said who ever took the table apart stripped the screw. We notified the company and they sent a repairman and ordered a replacement part for the table. read more

I can't say enough about the help we got from Allen Young! We had a family emergency the week we were moving and these guys picked up every bit of the slack. Everyone of the guys that showed up was friendly and helpful. They could move the furniture like a surgeon, never hitting a wall or scraping a floor. Needed extra boxes, they had it. Needed tape, they had it. With tetris like skills they got everything packed up and moved so quickly. And I just cant say enough about how nice everyone was. read more

I have moved many times and this was by far the best experience I have had. The owner, Marty, the office manager, Debbie and the crew are all top notch. Every detail was carefully worked out so that there were no surprises on moving day. The crew worked hard, yet was extremely careful with the furniture and other items, never rushing or cutting corners. I am so glad I found this company! read more

This company showed up to work!! I had a recent and sort of sudden move and with one email to this wonderful moving company the owner came out to my house at 7 a.m., so I wouldn't be late for work, accessed my needs and like magic, I'm moved out of a house with over 20 years of memories and furnishings! Even when I felt overwhelmed and disorganized Allen Youngster Movers seemed to anticipate what I needed! In fact I said that "this bedroom and that bedroom and this living room set will all be set up exactly as they are now in the new place"; and that's EXACTLY how they did it!! Even the detail of my sweaters in the "under-bed bins!" Seriously, these guys whistled while they worked. The like what they do! Great team. You'd be silly not to hire them! (Hand to god, I'm not related...just used their business on the recommendation of a friend!) read more

I have moved cross-country twice, as well as too many local moves to count, and this latest move from Massachusetts to South Carolina was the smoothest. We received two recommendations to use Allen Young Movers/Arpin, and thankfully we listened! Very customer-service oriented and professional from start to finish. Any questions we had were answered quickly and completely, the drivers/movers at both locations were just excellent, and we were so pleased that we were contacted at every stage of the move, including double-checking drivers/movers arrived and that everything was OK. After reading so many horror stories regarding various moving companies, we were so relieved and grateful to have an experience with no horrors, no mishaps ... as effortless as a big move can possibly be! read more