I chose this moving company after reading some of their positive online reviews. However, the 'service' provided by Altitude Movers was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot overstate my disappointment and frustration.
The movers were scheduled to arrive between 10-12pm. At 11:20am, I was notified that one of the movers had a family emergency, and they'd let me know "when and if" they could find somebody else to fill in. I waited for nearly 3 hours with no updates, and tried calling the office 3 times but nobody answered. I was supposed to leave for my cross-country move the next morning, so I was scrambling to figure out an alternative plan.
The office never called me back, but I finally heard from two guys who they were on their way -- However, in hindsight, I probably would've been better off if nobody had been able to fill in, because I could've asked a random person on the street to help me move, and they probably would've done a better job. Hell, I'm 5'0" and 100lbs and I could've done a better job.
When the guys arrived, it became clear they hadn't been told any details about my move, despite the extensive conversation I had with Lora regarding what I needed done when I booked. The guys were clearly not happy with the amount of work they had to do.
Before they began, I asked if they'd please load my mattress first, followed by my wooden headboard, dresser etc. to protect the wood furniture from getting damaged. I also asked if they could use the pillows I provided to pad any furniture placed directly against the walls of the pod.
They didn't listen to either request. Instead, they loaded my wooden dresser and nightstand in the corner of the pod against two walls with no padding on either side. And, meanwhile, left other (unfinished) wooden furniture in the rain. I asked them multiple times to please make sure they didn't leave things in the rain or sitting on the wet ground, a request that also went ignored.
Then they dragged my tempurpedic mattress across the wet, dirty ground and tried to stand it upright in the center of the pod. (For anyone who hasn't tried to move a tempurpedic mattress before... they're heavy and floppy). The guys spent 20 minutes trying to keep the mattress from falling over, which wouldn't have been an issue if it had been loaded first... But, regardless, it shouldn't have taken 20 minutes to do.
Furthermore, they waited until the very end to load several large items, which they hadn't left space for -- not because the pod was full, but because of the how things were organized/stacked. Due to this lack of foresight, they spent over an hour unloading and re-stacking things so these items could fit.
Overall, the guys were careless, incompetent, and extremely inefficient -- they carried the boxes out one by one instead of using dollies to take larger loads each trip in/out, which easily took 3-4x as long as necessary. For $139/hr, I expect the movers to be as efficient and careful as possible. It felt like they were going as slowly as possible in order to make more money.
After they left, we opened the pod to check that everything was secured for transportation. To our dismay, several big and/or heavy items were precariously stacked and hanging a few feet above many other smaller/lighter/fragile things, which could've certainly gotten tossed around while in transit. I can't imagine what the state of my furniture would've been when the pods arrived in California if everything had been left as it was. I was shocked considering how long they'd taken to reorganize everything. My boyfriend and I spent 30 minutes moving around as much stuff as we possible to minimize the risk of things falling, sliding around, or getting banged up.
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To say the least, I'm incredibly dissatisfied with my experience. The 'service' I was provided was unprofessional, disorganized, inefficient, and poorly executed. It took the guys 6 hours to load the same items that only took 3 hours (travel time included) the last time I moved when I got help from Boulder All Star Movers... and they did a much better job. read more