Since I posted my previous review, I received a call from the VP of Ops, Courtney Chambless. He personally addressed my concerns and made a few points of clarity and wanted to see how they could make things right. Courtney was incredibly apologetic for the service I received. He also stressed that between Friday's packing and Saturday's delivery, he wished I reported the concerns I had about the dish pack and appropriate padding for our floors in our new home. NOTE: He made it clear that he wasn't trying to blame me for the quality of service. I sincerely asked what difference it would have made and he advised that he and other personnel could have stepped in to ensure that our requests for extra padding for the floors and bubble wrap for our china was granted. I, too, wish I would have done that; the reason I didn't is because the lead POC the day of our packing made it clear that I had nothing to worry about--they'd take care of everything and pick up the additional supplies before they returned the next day for our actual move.
Additionally, Courtney clarified that their dish packs are double corrugated, as listed on their website. These are in accordance with travel standards and regulations. Although it was not specifically what I requested and it looked like the other boxes, it was appropriate for china and using extra wrapping paper for each piece is a standard practice of theirs. As Courtney mentioned, their dish carton and the specs are listed on their website under their Boxes and Packaging Supplies section; the details regarding this in my previous review were my mistake and oversight.
As I previously mentioned, our floors were damaged in our new home. This was listed on my claim and fulfilled in full. Courtney inquired about this and explained that property damages are handled differently than damages to our household good items. This was a major point of concern to me because the valuation options provided before the move were limited to that of our household goods, not including our new home which was of paramount concern to my husband and I. I went back and forth with the moving crew about why I couldn't choose a higher valuation to protect my home and ultimately chose the one based on our household goods. Unfortunately, they didn't address my concerns entirely -- nor clearly--, but according to Courtney, they were correct. Because property damages are handled separately, Courtney graciously offered to continue the discussion about the damage to our floors if the builder charges us. Much appreciated!!
A few more observations: Courtney noted that I should have been advised the difference between coverage for our household goods and property damages via email. I double checked my emails from B&B Movers and could not find such details. Maybe I missed it in the paperwork the moving crew provided on the day-of? This is key, as they did not verbalize this information, other than assuring me that they would take care of our belongings, although they clearly didn't. Additionally, I received an email from Tanisia with a subject, "Thanks for Choosing B&B Movers, Inc." asking me to write a review and requesting referrals to which I replied that we were still unpacking, but had already found broken items and damages to our floors. In that email, I asked how do I go about submitting a claim and how long did I have to do so. Two days later I received the claim form from Tanisia, but no personal acknowledgement or expression of concern for the damages other than the standard text on the actual claim form. A little customer service and empathy would have helped. Perhaps it was a cut and paste reply, because she also didn't answer my question regarding how long I had post-move to submit the claim form. I had to ask again and she replied that the time limit was 30 days.
Although claim settlements with B&B can take up to 90 days, ours was settled in about 60. All in all, we REALLY appreciate Courtney clarifying the details he did. It goes without saying that the other issues we experienced were inexcusable to which Courtney agreed. He also sent a follow-up email after our chat apologizing again and promising to investigate and reprimand members of the crew. They'd set up additional training and customer service classes for their crews, as well. In good faith, Courtney refunded 1.5 hours of our rate of $165 for our troubles and inconveniences as a result of this move. This is something I did NOT request, but he OFFERED this partial refund! I certainly find it to be an appropriate response in the spirit of customer service and customer satisfaction, but we all the more sincerely appreciate this gesture!
Although we shopped around and they provided the most competitive price, it was their Yelp reviews that sold us on going with B&B. Based on Courtney's follow-up and their consistently favorable reviews, I trust that this was an unfortunate and isolated incident that should not happen to another customer. read more