I usually refrain from writing negative comments unless it's really bad, but I think certain…read moreelements are worth highlighting . Draw your own conclusion. 1. First, with a positive, the follow up and customer service is great. It has to be, due to the following comments listed. 2. Moved a 1 bedroom apt( bedframe , mattress, dresser , 2 TVs , and a sofa), and it took 5 hours , with a locked elevator , in the same building, separated by 2 floors.Everything additional was boxed or bagged. No loose items. 3. They attempted to change the charges the day of the move , even though we had confirmed less than 24 hours prior. Claimed the 3rd person Was due to their double booking, snow , etc . And the additional man would speed up the process . Did i mention this simple 1 bedroom move took 5 hours for an in building, one bedroom transfer? Does that seem expedited ? Everything was a group effort, and teaching moment. this slowed the move down. For example, it Took 20 minutes of discussion to figure out how to disassemble a bed frame efficiently . Constantly going back and forth to the moving truck on the clock ( for what idk ) . If not watched , disappearing for 15-20 minutes at a time . 4. I was advised that I could leave my dresser items in the drawers, and they could move them efficiently. I now have to find someone to take my dresser apart, due to items some how making their way to inside unreachable areas insiders dresser. 5. I have to find someone to reassemble my sofa. They didn't put it back together. 6. You're charged 30 minutes to and from . So, you owe an hour before they start . They didn't have to leave the property, but charged me fuel . How do you charge someone fuel, and time for arrival, and departure ? Seems like the rate is only labor . You're also charged for any items used to rap to transport furniture . The intimation that they try to give you when you book is that is inclusionary. 7. With a discount, A DISCOUNT, this move cost me $1,000. Between the random 3rd man up charge , wrapping items for the large furniture , fuel charge , insurance that they make you cover that they don't disclose until the last minute that is almost $200 additional ... 8. Moved my items into the hallway, and left them there unattended while moving. 9. Even if you pay by phone, they want you to write your credit card information on a random piece of paper. It's a hard NO, for me. Yes, I signed, and let them go about their business. It's exhausting to keep debating obvious discrepancies, and hidden fees during a move which is a top 3 stressor in general. Just .... Don't . Use someone else .

I have a few items going into a private home 30 miles away. All My Sons Movers want to charge me…read more$2,500! The other company I am looking at said at most the move would be $700. All My Sons movers should be ashamed.

Robin and his crew were right on time, incredibly efficient, and handled all of our belongings with…read morereal care. The whole process was smooth from start to finish--I honestly couldn't have asked for a better moving experience. I'll definitely be recommending and using Zip Movers again!

Moving with Zip was a great experience. They set me up with a moving coordinator named Dean who…read moredid a great job helping to plan the process and ensure it went smoothly. The moving crew was fast, efficient, careful, and friendly. They handled my fragile items with care and insured that they arrived undamaged. I would definitely hire Zip again.

Although customer service experience at the location has been pleasant, the overall experience…read moredealing with this company has been detrimental due to their abusive corporate decisions. In the course of 2 years, company decided to raise my agreed rental rate 3 times for up to 50% more than initially agreed. After confronting the manager, I was told this is out of their hands since corporate decides when and how much the rental increases occur. Instead of moving my business elsewhere, manager offered a smaller unit at a much lesser rate, taking into account that "rate will not increase for at least a year and even if it does, increase will be marginal". Trusting this company I decided to go ahead with the downgrade. To my surprise, less than 4 months later I receive ANOTHER RATE INCREASE NOTICE!! This time the increase would be for more than 50% starting next month. This increase like all the others happen for NO JUSTIFIABLE reason. As expressed by many others, this company has a long history of PREDATORY BILLING PRACTICES. They purposely wait for you to be settled with your storage to increase your rates, not by a marginal amount but increases of over 50% of your agreed rental agreement. I appealed this with their superiors in writing but they failed to even respond. I am now in the process of starting to take legal action against this company and needless to say I recommend everyone to stay away from this corporation completely!

This place is garbage. First the pics are fake on Yelp. It is far from clean. It's completely nasty…read moreand disgusting. They increase the rent by 40% every 4 months. They tell you to move to a bigger unit to lower rent then 4 months later it is increased. The elevators work occasionally. The temperature control doesn't work. It's very dim in the building in certain areas. There is never carts available and trash is always lying around. I wouldn't waste my time or money. They make the front lobby look nice but the rest of the area is nasty and outdated. It's not a safe area. Pick a newer storage place. There are so many nearby.

I had Potomac pack and move me and they were phenomenal. I've never had a moving company pack and…read moremove me with such care. Fernando was my crew chief on both days and you should definitely request him because he was so thorough and thoughtful. He even made sure my furniture was placed in the exact spot I wanted it. The entire crew on both days was great. I highly recommend!

The service I got was great. The movers were fast, careful and efficient. I couldn't have asked…read morefor more.

Recently our office moved. We were extremely satisficed with the quality of the movers, their…read moreprofessionalism and careful attention to detail, carefully moving our equipment and furniture. Our move was very organized, with not a minute wasted. They came prepared with all of the needed moving equipment. I would definitely recommend this company!

I hired them for a small move. From start to finish they were incredible. Tanya helped set…read moreeverything up. Mark and his team handled everything else. They were professional, polite, and respectful. I will absolutely use their services again.

Great company - very reliable, great pricing, great quality of workers as well! Would not look any…read morefurther for a moving company. They took care of 6 evictions at my property and were phenomenal.

Great service. great value service was very professional…read more did the moving as was explained all furniture was packed and the team show on time. they were well organized and professional will definitely recommend and will use them again

Unfortunately, the second time was not a charm. We had a pretty rocky moving experience, despite…read morehaving minimal furniture that was fully declared for the estimate. A significant majority were boxes. The number of movers should have been decided by the company, and clearly not us. The moving crew arrived one hour late, deducting one hour from the freight elevator reserve time in the apartment complex. This meant that the movers had to wait for the regular elevator in a 20-floor building. While we were eventually refunded the amount for this delay, it was incredibly stressful to have movers protest, call their boss to ask for more movers, and practically not do any moving for at least 25 minutes. It is less so how much we were charged in the end, but more how slow the managers were to resolve our issues, to the point of our repeated calls being ignored until we called from a different number.

I quote: "Our procedures for your move were at or above industry standard in every way"…read more Pictures would show how our possessions were treated & damaged as a result - art stacked in a box w/a carpet thrown on top, nothing between pieces or just thin cardboard; tall pieces leaned against truck wall w/o protection, now damaged. Furniture partially wrapped, now damaged. We were clear w/the salesperson that our art was very sentimental & important to us. She assured us that pack/wrap of art is included, saying "we do all the big Potomac houses". She didn't recommend additional insurance. "Do you want your estimate to include packing of your items? (It is standard/included that we will wrap any furniture, tvs, artwork that need to be wrapped)". The owner says we didn't tell them about art beforehand. It was also on the inventory sheet. They asked for the value ($7600) & receipts for the claim. Now he says we are "bullying" for sending that information & are negligent for not adding additional insurance. Buy all the insurance, not for accidents, but to protect from "industry standard" packing. --- We always strive to provide a great moving experience; however, occasionally we fall short. We are sincerely sorry that we didn't meet your expectations and for the damage to your items. That said, to state that we were negligent and careless is absurd. Our procedures for your move were at or above industry standard in every way. Unfortunately, there is always a risk for items to get damaged during a move, whether you move them yourself or hire a moving company. Just because you may have decided to do something differently if you were moving the items yourself or if you were managing our crew, does not mean that our procedures are negligent. Frankly, I would consider your decision to have us move what you are now calling "priceless" items without ever telling us about them beforehand, and choosing to proceed with the bare minimum liability coverage for the move, as negligence on your part. As stated, our legal liability for the damage in your claim is $150. We care about our customers and always try to make things right, which is why we rarely, if ever, offer the bare minimum liability amount even when the customer chose not to obtain higher coverage. However, your expectation that we pay you $7,600 for this damage is beyond ridiculous. Even if you purchased full valuation coverage (which you did not), you would not be entitled to that amount. Even full valuation legally covers the repair of the item, and then the depreciated replacement value if repair is not possible. So, in the case of the scratch on the table leg, scratch on the bed footer, and the broken drawer hinge, we would be responsible for professionally fixing the two scratches and replacing the hinge, which comes nowhere close to the $2,900 you are requesting for those three items. All of that can be done for $100 - $200 combined. In the case of the frame and painting, the solution under full valuation would also be to have both the frame and canvases professionally repaired (which is likely possible), or to cover the depreciated replacement value if repair is not possible. Again, for these items, even under full valuation, the amount would be lower than what you are requesting. With all that said, you chose to proceed with the minimum liability coverage. Yet, we are generously offering $600 (four times our legal liability), as that is likely enough to cover the majority of the cost to repair the scratches, replace or repair of the hinge, and to repair the frame and canvases. While we understand that you are upset and want us to pay you $7,600 for these items, we are in no way responsible for paying you the full cost of your furniture and artwork due to scratches/damage that can be repaired, and we will not be bullied into a situation which is well beyond reasonable. Please let us know if you would like us to credit the $600 back to your card or to mail you a check. Marc

I moved this past weekend and hired Bookstore Movers for the job. I can honestly say I was blown…read moreaway by the professionalism, efficiency, and expertise of the moving crew. I worked with a different moving company 2 years ago that left me scarred for life with how rude and unprofessional they were. I ended up having to finish the job myself (moving my giant couch up four flights of stairs), so when I knew I was moving again, I did my due diligence and sought out a few quotes. Another company quoted me almost $800 and required a 3 hour minimum for the job!! $800 seemed steep and I knew the job wouldn't take that long... Along came Bookstore Movers who quoted me a reasonable $470 minimum for two hours of work and a maximum of $680 for 3.5 hours of work (price breakdown: $140 per hour with 2 hour min. plus a $190 truck fee). I received a quote within a few hours of requesting it. There was no deposit required and the date was booked. I received detailed emails leading up to the move about FAQs, tips for a seamless move, and the names of my crew including contact info for the crew lead. Abdul (crew lead), Niiwayo "Y.O", and Milly were SO fast and friendly. They wrapped every single item with care in drop cloths and got to moving immediately. Despite the 90 degree heat and a total of five flights of stairs, the job was finished in 2 hours. I was SO impressed. I was so traumatized by my last move that I literally had to walk away while they moved the couch in but before I knew it, I got a text from my boyfriend telling me they had fit it through the door and our living room was all set up. I was so relieved and happy to work with them. If and when we move again, (hopefully not anytime soon, lol), I will 100% be contacting Bookstore Movers... and you should too!

We had a great experience with Bookstore Movers. Responsive and friendly staff. They took GREAT…read morecare of our stuff. Arrived at our new place on time. A great experience over all!