Very Disappointing Experience…read more
We hired All Ready Moving and Storage for our move in July after they came highly recommended by our daughter and another person. Unfortunately, our experience was nothing like what we expected.
Our original quote was approximately $2,600 for three movers and one truck for one full day of work. Three movers arrived, but from what we observed, only two were consistently working, and the youngest/smallest member of the crew seemed to do the majority of the heavy lifting. There was a significant amount of standing around by the other crew members.
When it became apparent they weren't going to finish within what they said was their workday, we were told they needed to call in a second truck and were charged an additional $1,000. In the end, they worked only about two additional hours, and the second truck carried just part of our sectional and approximately six storage bins. Please note, the first truck was not full.
Even more frustrating, despite the additional time and expense, they did not move everything. They completely missed the boxes in one of our upstairs bedrooms. They also removed the door between our garage and house during the move and did not put it back on.
The customer service afterward was equally disappointing. I had told both a mover and the dispatcher that the credit card they had on file had been compromised and replaced. Both told me the office manager would contact me the next morning for the new card information. Instead, when she called, she was rude about the card being declined and told me no one had passed along the information or documented it.
Before paying the additional amount, I asked to discuss my concerns. The sales representative was initially pleasant, although I found his responses condescending. He said he would speak with the owner and call me back after lunch. He didn't. I called him. He then said he needed authorization from the owner and would call me the following morning. Again, he didn't. I had to call him.
We ultimately agreed that I would pay $3,000. While I was explaining why I was so disappointed with the service, the sales representative actually giggled. When I asked if he thought the situation was funny, his response continued to feel dismissive and condescending. I told him I would not recommend the company and that I intended to leave a review. His response was that he "looked forward to seeing the review," and he ended the call.
I don't expect every move to go perfectly. I do expect a company to provide the staffing and service I'm paying for, communicate honestly when problems arise, finish the job, and treat a customer respectfully when there is a legitimate complaint.
We paid $3,000, our belongings were moved, but based on the overall experience, the lack of productivity we observed, items being left behind, our garage entry door being left off, the attempt to charge an additional $1,000, and especially the way our concerns were handled afterward, I cannot recommend All Ready Moving and Storage.