We chose Arnoff to move from a one bedroom to a two bedroom apartment, three buildings down, in the same complex. Upon arrival the forman cursed at the workers to "stop f***ing around", infront of myself and our one year old daughter. My boyfriend immediately took us to our new apartment because he didn't want us to be around them, after this first impression.
The move seemed to be going smooth until the workers brought our babies crib with a huge crack, that split the wood, on the base of the crib. The forman told me that the worker should have stopped turning the screw, but didn't, causing him to split the wood in two. He told us that it shouldn't affect the crib at all. However, they left the crib in pieces on the floor, unassembled, with tape around the split wood because it couldn't be put back together again. It is a combination crib and changing table, that needs all parts in able to properly stand and balance. Because of their neglect and carelessness, our baby was left without a place to sleep at night. They also chipped the paint and left marks all over the crib.
We also have two side tables and a coffee table with removable tempered glass built into the tops, that we paid arnoff to move. The workers told my boyfriend that he would have to transport the glass parts because they were afraid to break it. I'll let you decide if you can trust a moving company that is hesitant to transport tempered glass, three buildings down, in fear of breaking them.
We also have a queen sized bed, with drawers built in the bottom bed frame. We noticed later that night, the workers put our bed back together backwards, leaving the drawers unable to open. My boyfriend and I had to unassemble the bed in order to put it back together the correct way. This wasn't as hard as we imagined because the workers never tightened the screws in the first place, leaving the bed very unstable and dangerous had we slept on it that night.
In addition, we now have scratches on our coffee table, bed frame, and dresser. My boyfriend also saw one of the workers leaving our new bathroom, without asking us which we found highly unsanitary given that we are in the middle of a global pandemic.
We immediately called arnoff to discuss our experience and were never offered an apology and were just told we could file a claim. I filed the claim for our now unusable $450 crib, with proof of pictures as well as proof of value
We recieved a check, over a month later, for $57. The letter stated that Arnoff's basic insurance policy only covered $0.60 per items pound. Maybe it was my fault for trusting a company that has served customers since 1924, to be able to move furniture three building down, and relying on their basic insurance. We contacted Arnoff after we recieved the letter and were told that there was no one we could talk to directly and that we could only email claims again. Once again, we were never even issued an apology and their lack or care and compassion about their quality of service was evident. We are now out a $450 crib, as well as scratches in our furniture, for us to remember Arnoff by. Unfortunately, I could not recommend Arnoff, at any extent, for your moving needs. Can you imagine Arnoff's quality of work if they had to move further than three building away? read more