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    Joyce Van Lines

    3.0 (64 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Jose C.

    Let me start with the good: Bill Adams is a good estimator and guy...unfortunately he doesn't do the the actual move. After a good experience moving WITHIN CT, we used Joyce to move to SC...big mistake. Do not use this firm to move out of any State. They destroyed 47 of our items, and the damage occurred when they moved from 1 moving truck ( original one) to another larger truck in Bristol, CT, and crammed our stuff in with another client. Our 6 Month experience attempting to get insurance settlement was horrific...and we ended up with about a $4300 claim with was far below the $10k worth of damage and replacement costs....absolute nickel and dime us to death. For this we paid good money to move (over $10k) and good money for an insurance policy.....which was a joke. Beware!

    (L to R) Ashtin Loya, Chris Mora, Luis Mariano from Joyce Redlands team.
    Susan K.

    This review is overdue! We moved two months ago on 8/18/23, and it was such a good experience I'm sorry it took me this long to write a review. My boyfriend's new company selected Joyce as our movers for a corporate relocation from San Diego to Dana Point, CA. If you're not familiar, these cities are about an hour away from each other without traffic. So, we were fortunate not to be moving across the country buuut I was still pretty stressed since moving is never easy and I'm used to vetting companies before choosing them. Wow, what a relief we had a pleasant experience from start to finish with the Joyce Redlands team: Chris Mora, Ashtin Loya, and Luis Mariano. These gentlemen knew each other well, and it showed in their work. Chris's team listened to my concerns, answered all questions, and bent over backwards to make sure we felt comfortable every step of the way. At one point I gave Chris a difficult request... we had a new Tempur-Pedic mattress and the salesman told me when we bought it to keep the mattress horizontal when we move and never stand it upright. I asked Chris if this was possible, and he was surprised (I guess this isn't something people ask for lol) but said he'd work his magic. I was so impressed when he showed me later how his team rearranged everything on the truck to make room for the mattress to lay flat on the floor for the entire move. It wasn't practical but he was willing to do it for me. Big thank you to Chris, Ashtin, and Luis for going the extra mile. They helped us to unpack some of our things in Dana Point and removed as many boxes as they could before they left. Shout out to Deirdre Wittmann for coordinating our move and calming me down every time I called LOL. Attaching a pic of the movers on our old patio in San Diego with their permission. I would hire them again!

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    All My Sons Moving & Storage

    (257 reviews)

    I hired All My Sons to do a one-mile move of a really tall and heavy washer/dryer combo tower from…read morea first-floor condo to the basement of a house. I called the day before we needed to move it, and got lucky that they had a cancelation and could squeeze us in with 1 days notice. The unit was heavy and awkward and had to go down some steep stairs into a basement. The movers handled the job professionally and got the machine into the basement with no damage to the machine, the house, or themselves. That was quite an accomplishment!!! If I had one concern about All My Sons it's their failure to clearly communicate pricing and liability limitations. I was told that their minimum charge is 2 hours. It's actually 2 hours plus travel time. And, I wasn't told that their liability limitation is 60 cents per pound. That would have come out to $240 for a $1500 appliance -- definitely not enough to replace the appliance if something had happened. I might not have hired All My Sons if I'd seen this. We got lucky.

    After a pleasant initial intake call, I decided not to use thaea movers. It was a price change…read moreafter I left a credit card deposit. All seemed fine when Chris said he understood. Today I get an email confirming my move and the $100 deposit. I was very clear about not moving forward so don't understand why this occurred. When I called back Santos said he would refund the deposit and cancel the booking. But I wouldnt truat this company now.

    Two Brothers Moving

    Two Brothers Moving

    (61 reviews)

    I shopped around and got quotes from various local moving companies, and immediately knew I wanted…read moreto go with Two Brothers Moving. The team was really helpful, kind, and easy to work with. On move day, Nisaiah and Kearnan communicated well about arrival times, and they made the move FUN. These two were so professional, courteous, and pleasant to work with. I highly recommend working with Two Brothers Moving and I look forward to hiring them again!

    Moving day can be stressful and not having a well planned estimate will cause issues…read more We were quoted $1,300 - $1500 for two men and a half day. We were asked to send pictures of all our items so they can fine-tune the estimate and make sure they are properly prepared to meet the customers' needs. We followed their request and sent pictures of EVERY item to be moved. Subsequent to sending the pictures the estimator said that after reviewing the photos he would like to add an additional man and increase the time based on his review of the photos. Their proposal was increased slightly ($1,500 - $1,700) (we had no issues with the request), and we awaited their arrival on moving day. Moving day came the workers on the truck were very nice. However mid-way through moving things went south fast. The workers broke an expensive glass bar cart and called to inform their home office. The original estimator then called to say we had more stuff than anticipated and the truck was full. The stuff was exactly what was in the one dozen photos sent two weeks prior to the move. These photos contained all the furniture and all of boxes that we had packed for the move. He then proceeded to state that we "didn't inform them there were boxes to move" (a complete lie). We calmly said two of the pictures sent to you (which the workers on site actually had on their cell phones) have a stack of boxes in the family room and another from the garage. He said well, "people move their boxes themselves sometimes'". Our response was simply questioning why we would have sent the pictures, at their request, if we intended to move them on our own. After arriving at 11:05 and deciding they were done at 5:30 sharp, the movers left over 20% of the remaining contents. They said they needed to move what they have in the truck and "they would come back the next day", but we would be getting another quote for the remaining move. When I questioned the additional quote the gentleman from the home office then revised it talk track to say he would not be able to insure he could come back tomorrow (Saturday, knowing the house was being sold) and stated and he would do it in 3 days (past the date of the house being sold) but the quote had to be signed to get on a possible schedule. He carried on saying "couldn't disrupt his clients already on tomorrows schedule". I guess its OK to disrupt a client by leaving 20% of the job behind. His quote for completing the move arrived the next day and the move would now be almost double the original price! Needless to say we quickly found an honest and reputable company for less than 1/2 of the additional quote from Two Movers. Two days later they sent a final bill for $800.00 more than his revised estimate, bringing the total moving cost to more than twice their original estimated when added to the additional mover we had to hire. We informed them of their error in number of hours billed, and reminded them they didn't complete the job, and that they broke the bar cart. Their response was that the bar cart isn't covered as they were not specifically informed of it in the move list, but they would give me $50.00 for it even though it was included in the pictures we had sent which prompted them to increase the original estimate. They said any items not specifically "written" on the contact were not their liability! The reality is they received pictures of all the items being moved, they double checked those photos well enough to increase the estimate to include an additional man. While we hope for a fair resolution that accurately accounts for actual hours worked and the damage to the property they caused, we have so far not heard back from them revising their billing or received any apology for the distasteful experience Update : The owner called apologized for the stress and miscommunications and we settled on a fair amount for the work they did The owner was very nice and concerned about our experience and perception of his office staff because it's not what the majority of his customers experience according to him My advice ask a lot of questions and list as many of your bigger or more expensive/delicate items upfront so you can openly discuss how they will be handled. Ask about travel timing billing and supplemental insurance for your property

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    Absolute Packers

    (90 reviews)

    The three gentlemen who moved our furniture were punctual, careful, efficient, and polite. The…read moreprice was more than fair, and I recommend them highly.

    ABSOLUTELY AVOID…read more Kareem--"The Spin Doctor" as another review called him--is a menace. I figured that one bad review was just a result of someone having a bad day. Not sure if Kareem or the customer, but someone. It seemed to be an outlier. Surely with 4+ star rating means I'll get a decent experience. Kareem was my primary contact and who I arranged the move with. I sent videos ahead of time to show the job to be done. Kareem did not ask questions. I got a quote and decided to see what I can get done on my own with family to save money. Economy sucks, yadda, yadda. I came back and explained how we did some ourselves and there's less work to do now. I explained what was left. Kareem did not ask questions. I then asked for an hourly rate. I was given one, and we both agreed on the job. I paid the deposit. A few days later, the movers arrive (Kareem absent), and they were not informed at all of what the job was today. They also kept making comments about me being "on a budget" or something and being shocked when I explained the scope of the move. I felt Kareem fed them some nonsense instead of details about the actual job. The movers were fine, but their leader wasn't. 2 hours into the job, Kareem calls me and accuses me of trying to pull a fast one by going hourly (why offer hourly rates and accept hourly jobs if it's an issue?), misleading him about the job (how??), and saying men could walk off the job with my actions. What did I do? Was it that I sent videos and a description of the move? Was it that I agreed to the rate and crew he presented me? What could I have done worth men driving the crew to walk off the job? The entire call was very aggressive and backhanded. Absolutely asinine. Thankfully, Kareem didn't feed them enough nonsense for them to actually walk off, and so they completed the job... mostly. It was scaled back because Kareem apparently REALLY didn't want it all done. Maybe because he didn't send enough manpower despite knowing the job. At the end of the move, Kareem told the movers to collect payment. Now, this is completely reasonable. What's not reasonable is me not knowing the exact amount until minutes before yet being expected to have that money exactly on hand, and giving me an invoice from day 1 (updated at the end of move, via email) that has a due date in the future. I talk to Kareem again, and he says he needs payment immediately. Again, would be fair, if all signs didn't point elsewhere. I said the invoice gives a future date, and he blamed ME for it, saying I should have corrected him and he'd have fixed the invoice. I can't read his mind. I didn't know he made a mistake. I said I will pay, but I don't have the cash on me at this exact moment, and explain why as described above. He immediately gives me the shake down and jumps to aggression again, accusing me of playing games, etc... He skips actually trying to resolve the issue and instead threatens to call the cops. I offer to get the money from the bank immediately, but somehow he's still arguing with me about that. Apparently immediate payment isn't even good enough now. And he's going to have the movers follow me to the bank. What is this? Is knowing where I live not good enough that you need to aggressively "escort" me to the bank? Thankfully, The Spin Doctor backed off when he got his money. The crew themselves were mostly fine (if not a bit slow checking their phones at times--almost assuredly because of Kareem's failures in communication, or worse, Kareem harassing the crew?) and one item being damaged/broken. Again, avoid at all costs. I hope the men actually doing the work get a better gig because Kareem has no business managing workers or handling customers and his presence alone is good enough to write off the company. His communication skills are beyond abysmal and he went out of his way to insult me. It's a shame he's the owner. If my things weren't already on their truck by the time he called me the first time, I would've canceled and got someone else. Avoid yourself the frustration of dealing with The Spin Doctor and look elsewhere. ========== EDIT: Got a reply from Kareem. I can't address it all else I hit the character limit but here are the biggest parts: - Trying to save money is not a "red flag." - Kareem was shown the job ahead of time, and agreed to take it. - Yet his crew came unprepared and somehow it's my fault they were undermanned and had no gloves??? - I'm not obligated to tip or cater and I never agreed to (compensate your crew! I already paid!), but maybe I'd have tipped if Kareem didn't harass me, threaten to call the cops, change terms of payment, or the crew didn't break our things. Remember to listen the bad reviews. It's easy to leave a good review, but when you want to get it over with an forget about it, it's not tempting to take the time to explain your bad experience. If there's a few really bad reviews, chances are, there's a lot of bad experiences. ==========

    All My Sons Moving & Storage

    All My Sons Moving & Storage

    (8 reviews)

    South End

    Movers broke every single piece of furniture. I paid for the extra insurance and reached out with…read morepictures and quotes to get things repaired. Two gaming chairs were broken (they do not sit up any longer), a table was put together without the support beams and all the screws were missing, a gaming desk was dragged against our hardwood floors, leaving deep scratches, and not put together correctly leaving it completely unsupported, an heirloom table was smashed and hidden behind boxes stacked six feet high, a hole was gauged into a wall, and our kitchen table was damaged. I have provided documents showing this is over $4000 worth of damage to my home and possessions. Again, extra insurance up to $5000 was purchased by me through All my Sons, and my claim was sent to Ace W, who sent me a claim form addressed to another of their clients! So now I have all this client's information and they have mine. Ace Ward decided the 4000$ in damages was worth $950 but immediately revoked the form once sending it to me. Please take this as your warning to never use this company. I don't understand the utter disregard for documentation provided by their clients. This on top of sending my private information to another client and sending another clients info to me!

    These guys are absolute SCUMBAGS. Should be no surprise, there are HUNDREDS of negative reviews and…read morepages dedicated to exposing this trash company for what it is. Putting aside the predatory pricing behaviors, the movers reeked of weed the entire time, damaged our furniture and stole a LV purse. Reported it to their "claims" department which is a joke. DO. NOT. USE. Amazing they're still in business!

    Joyce Van Lines - movers - Updated May 2026

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