If zero stars were possible, that's what I would give…read more
Mama's Movers of Martinsburg turned what should have been a joyful move into a heartbreaking and exhausting ordeal. We hired them to pack, move, assemble furniture at our new home, and clean our previous residence. They toured our townhouse in person, confidently assured us they could "handle everything easily" for $3,000 total, and had my husband pay $1,000 up front to reserve the job.
When they showed up 45 minutes late on Wednesday to begin packing, they suddenly added extra, unexpected charges--like $150 for a truck--and insisted on being paid the entire $3,550 up front through Zelle before continuing. My husband and I trusted them and paid in full. That was the last time things went smoothly.
Day 1 - Packing: They worked about four hours and left early. The owner later apologized, saying they "had to move a piano" but promised to finish everything the next day.
Day 2 - Moving (Thursday): They arrived an hour late again, spent most of the day still packing, and finally moved one truckload of our belongings that evening. They didn't assemble anything except our bed--after asking if they "really had to"--and promised to return first thing Friday morning to finish assembling our desks, furniture, and TVs, and to clean the old home.
They never came back.
By 6:30 p.m. Friday, after waiting all day, we learned they had taken another job but would come after 5 p.m. That didn't happen. They then promised to come Saturday at 8:30 a.m. to finally complete our Wednesday packing and Thursday move. It's now Saturday noon, and we're still waiting.
During the move, they broke the decorative drawer front on our master bathroom vanity--a false drawer meant only for design--and tried to tape it back on with packing tape without telling us. My work laptop no longer powers on since the move, forcing us to spend several thousand dollars to replace it.
At our previous home, they left eight bags of trash piled in the garage and told us afterward that they don't clean walls or carpets. We were never told that beforehand. If we had known, we would have hired a separate company to handle it properly. Instead, we were charged for a "move-out clean" that wasn't truly complete. They even used our own cleaning supplies and overfilled our vacuum with debris, damaging it in the process. It seemed that once they realized they had broken our vacuum, they gave up on finishing the carpets altogether.
To make matters worse, we found two sticks of butter smashed into the yard, even though we had told them not to move any food and our refrigerator was still full. My 73-year-old mother-in-law slipped on that butter, fell, and cut her arm badly enough to bleed. She could have been seriously injured.
My husband is a disabled veteran, and I am bedridden, so we were counting on this company to do what they promised. Instead, they took our money, broke their word, damaged our property, and disappeared.
When I left a factual Google review hoping they would take accountability or simply make things right, the owner personally attacked me online--mocking my character, honesty, and intelligence--instead of apologizing or sending her crew back to finish the work.
Even after everything, I would still delete this review and write a positive one if the owner simply apologized and sent her workers to complete the job we paid for. But it's clear she has no intention of doing so.
Mama's Movers of Martinsburg showed dishonesty, negligence, and a complete lack of professionalism. They took advantage of a disabled veteran, a bedridden customer, and an elderly family member who could have been seriously hurt.
If you value honesty, respect, and your family's safety--do not hire Mama's Movers of Martinsburg.