Poor business etiquette
Poor customer service…read morePoor loading
Inexperienced movers
As someone who worked in client service for 6 years with the number one mortgage lender AND who presently works with the public on a regular basis, I would not refer anyone to utilize perfection moving company. I hired a moving company in an attempt to alleviate the stress that comes with moving. After my experience, I wish I had gone with another company. My complaint is in the way the owner (Terry Crenshaw) spoke to me several times during the move AND the fact that all of my belongings were not moved.
At the beginning of the move, he added on an additional $45 "long haul" charge because my apartment door was (per his estimate) 40-50 ft from the loading area, which I was not advised of a "long haul charge" during the initial call, but I was fine with.
He and the two movers he had with him began moving items- I was preparing the things I needed to take in my car and helong my sister finish her own packing.
The first incident occurred approximately 45m into the move, he randomly steps in my sisters room, where we were working, and stated my fee only included 2 people and he, as a 3rd body, was helping as a courtesy (he also mentioned having just had surgery and how he should not be working but was doing me a favor); I informed him I was not told this during the initial call and that he could simply have the 2 people with him move me.
Terry had on sunglasses and during this exchange, I was gathering items to move and organize, he then steps in my face and takes them off and demands that I look in his eye. I directly advised I would not be looking at his eye and asked him to finish the move. Terry became very irrate and hostile, calling me disrespectful because he was 66 (I am in my mid 30s) and I was "talking back" and said he would take all of my things off of the truck (after already having received a deposit) because he was "trying to help his people". (As an HBCU graduate, I wanted to support a black business so to be told HE was helping me, was off-putting since I was paying him for a service.)
I advised I needed movers today and asked him to finish the job. As the move continued I called for support because I figured I needed a males presence because his tone was extremely hostile, rude and condescending.
Once MOST of the items were on the truck, I went to go and look. I had my phone out to take a photo as a way to document and remember my move day and he asked me not to record him, his grandson and his grandson's friend (the 2 movers), which I agreed & advised that I would like to take a photo of my belongings, he said he would send me a photo (the photo was never sent). After this, anytime I had my phone out he would yell at me to not take pictures or record, which I was not. Apart from the interactions with Mr. Crenshaw, he also did not move all of my belongings (which after seeing how the truck was packed, am certain it was because of poor loading).
Please do your research and be aware in your intial call if you do decide to hire him. I personally will not be a returning customer and have recommended my friends/family to not use his services either. The signs were there in the initial call when he tried to "warn me" to not use movers who had worked under him and started their own business AND when he asked me for my credit card information over the phone (poor business etiqutte). I had to request an invoice to send my deposit. I was in a rush, but I hope by leaving this review I can help someone else avoid the physical (I ended up moving my own items at the end to hurry them along because more time was being wasted and the movers he had did not seem experienced), emotional, and mental stress I had with this company and specifically Terry Crenshaw himself.
After the move- my father called and spoke with Mr Crenshaw and there was no accountability as a business owner on the poor service he provided. Yes MOST of my items were moved, however, after the interaction, I can say I really wish I had gone with another, more professional, company, even if it cost me more. (Mr. Crenshaw initially quoted me $660 for a 2 bedroom apartment and 3 hours, a company prior quoted me $590 so he went down to $580 and I ended up paying $725 in total because after "arguing at me" time had been added on; an additional hour to be exact)
(His grandson and his friend, while seeminly inexperienced, were pleasant young men and I do wish them all of the best)