Do not ever hire this company. They will scam you. Hector was very rude and greedy, and demeaning. Funny thing is I have plenty of money and could've gone with anyone and I thought for the good rate why not???? After me complaining about one of the movers moving so slow (literally standing there while me and my bf are moving more then him) he made me pay on the spot instead of after because he did not think I would pay the money because of my complaining and him lying about the prices. Blackmailing me and saying he will keep it in the warehouse if I don't pay this instance....I paid the money in cash as soon as that happened. Very rude, DISHONEST, and not competent. I truly believe in what goes around comes around and he is a very rotten human being. This company sucks, go with someone professional. I wish I looked at the Yelp reviews and saw that they have one star it all makes sense now.....also 2 items damaged. OH AND THEY ARE BEING SUED AND THE COMPANY IS GOING UNDER. THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TREAT PEOPLE LIKE GARBAGE AND ACT THAT WAY! read more

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They don't pay their employees who break their backs working 10-12 hr shifts and also expect them to upsell their products while paying them peanuts for commission. The worst part is the lying they do to the customers and all the additional charges. Giving them one price at the beginning and then at the end giving them a much higher price while holding their items in the truck for collateral. Forcing the employees on the ground to deal with all the chaos they have created. They also go by several names so be careful. They have an LA and San Diego location as well. They should be shut down for what they do, it's ILLEGAL to not pay your employees and anyone who has worked here who hasn't been paid I suggest they file a wage claim with the labor dept. read more

Dishonest and Deceptive - A Moving Nightmare! Picture this: after days of packing, planning, and organizing your life into boxes, you're all set for your big move. Your whole family has taken time off work, and your world is quite literally stacked in boxes. But on moving day, instead of a smooth transition, you're hit with the shocking news that the $1805 quote you were promised was a lie. Not a mistake, not a misunderstanding - a flat-out lie. That $1805? It's now doubled or possibly tripled! This is exactly what happened to us. We had asked for an estimate to move our 3-bedroom house from Santa Ana to Lancaster, CA. Move Central quoted us $1805, fully aware it would cost significantly more. On the day of the move, the foreman showed up and dropped the bomb: he said just to be clear in 4 hours you will be paying double the hourly rate. And the kicker? The company policy doubles travel time, meaning a 2-hour trip becomes 4 hours of billed work time. So, just 4 hours into the job, we'd be paying double! I asked the foreman how much it would really cost, and he bluntly told us: at least double, maybe even triple the original estimate depending on how long it takes. When I asked why none of this was included in the original estimate, one of the crew members smirked and said, "If they told you the truth upfront, you wouldn't have hired us." That pretty much sums it up. I immediately called the office and spoke to a manager, hoping this was some kind of mistake. Nope, no mistake. The manager confirmed everything, even admitting they knew it would cost double or triple the original estimate $1805 estimate. When I asked why that wasn't disclosed, the response was infuriating: "It's in the fine print. We don't feel we need to tell you upfront." Seriously? Needless to say, we canceled the service on the spot and told the crew to leave. But they still charged our card $745 + $100 deposit we are out $845 total. The contract cancellation section only speaks about losing the deposit nothing is mentioned about other cancellation charges adding to the misrepresentation. One of the crew members informed us this happens ALL THE TIME and most customers fold and pay because like us, they took the day off and their lives are in boxes. Move Central, this is complete BS! You knew from the start what this was going to cost and intentionally misled us. You made our entire family waste a day of work, ruined our move, and left us scrambling. We're considering taking the time to take this to small claims court. If we do, we will make sure others hear about this scam. Once we have our case number, we will post it here along with the results. Avoid Move Central at all costs - they are dishonest, deceptive, and a complete bait-and-switch operation! read more

Biggest scam ever, agreed for 402 usd and they charged 800 usd. Be careful don't trust them they all lie. They will invent other fees just to be able to charge more. They will be working slow just to reach more than 3 hours. They will invoice 100 usd for a plastic roll that they never leave Their truck is old and does not have an automatic lifter They will lie on the phone regarding the quote and as soon as they have your bank details they will charge and disappear One star is already too much read more

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I don't know where to begin. This company is terrible. I was quoted one price and then charged nearly $500 more. The men were all condescending and rude. Then they managed to break almost every item that was moved. thousands of dollars of damage and I was offered $196. Huge lesson learned -will never use this company again. read more

MOVE CENTRAL LOS ANGELES THE ABSOLUTE WORST "MAFIA" LIKE MOVING COMPANY. Issued a contract to move my daughter from LA to San Diego without ever visiting her home to do an assessment. The day of the move-failed to show up. The excuse was they didn't have a truck and crew available. It was Saturday, fourth of July week and the home needed to be vacated on that day. Unbelievable!!! They put pressure on you to pay cash in advance like "TIME SHARE" salesmen. The google reviews must all be phony because YELP AND BBB reviews are consistently 1 star for good reason. DO NOT CALL THIS COMPANY EVER!!! read more

If I could give negative star I would. I was naive to thinking we would have a good experience with this company after reading their 1 star reviews on the BBB website. We hired this company to help my family move from an apartment to a house over an hour away. We had to hire a company to help because my son is severely disabled and I have a newborn so my husband can't move the entire house. We saved money to be able to do this. The move itself was fine. The guys were nice but we realized they broke the base in our couch so the entire backing of the couches wood snapped in half so you can lean back or it'll rip through the fabric. It's a brand new couch. After we were told we are fully insured they quickly told us they only cover 0.60 centers per pound. Not price of the broken item. Our couch is 2k and they paid us $150. it's California law so it is what it is. We also zelled over the money so we can get the discounted cash price but they ended up blocking my payment and charged us the full card amount to the card on file. I've been dealing with them and their b.s since the moment they left my house 16 days ago! I was then told the only way I can now get the cash price is to go all the way to their warehouse to pay. I would do this if my son wasn't severely disabled and I have no help especially traveling hours one way. The guy literally was laughing on the phone when I told him how my son is disabled and I can't lug him around all of SoCal. I don't understand how they can't refund us the difference for the cash price because of our situation and how THEY were the ones to block our zelle payment. It's b.s I would never ever recommend this company. They need to be held responsible for fraud. I hope someone has the time to pursue legal action because this is not right! PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! read more

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Well, the estimate was about $400, the total at the end with tip was $800. The quote was for $129/hour. I was only moving one room ok? I was moving to the 4th floor so would give them the extra hour to make 4, but then at the end they tacked on another hour out of the blue. The move was fine, but they are a total rip off. $800 to move one room. Bull! read more

Worst moving company EVER. Sorry I hired them they are shady with their business practices do yourself a favor and choose any other service in America but them. read more

BEWARE! Do not use MOVE CENTRAL Moving and Storage. They are the worst movers I have ever used. They come to my home and gave me an estimate saying they would take care of everything. They did alright! They broke so many things, ended up tossing my tv and other items into 3 huge gallar boxes and if that wasn't enough, they quoted me $1378 for the move but the final charge was almost $7,000. They refuse to work with me on my claim and want to offer me $37 to cover all the items they broke, which included my new Dell Computer that they were told to leave alone for me to hand care but they took it and set huge boxes on it. read more

I had an extremely unsatisfactory experience with this company and urge you to consider other options. Several furniture items were broken, requiring costly professional repairs. They "lost" boxes of products used in my beverage company as well as good-quality cordless tools. Their workers scoffed at me for labeling boxes "fragile" or "don't stack," a bit of labor I did for THEIR convenience. Needless to say, they did not follow the labels and ended up damaging my belongings. The crew was more interested in cutting side deals than executing a solid move. Their idea of compensation was pennies. Pennies. Literally pennies on the dollar. I've moved three times in the past ten years, and this was hands-down the worst experience. Please consider other options. read more

Stay far away from this company!!! 1.) THEY WILL SCAM YOU ON THE PRICE!! I promise you you'll end up paying at least 2x what you were quoted. They will bait and switch you, they'll lie, they'll sneak things into the contract, and make up bogus charges. I ended up paying double what I was quoted because they straight up lied to me and there wasn't anything I could do about it. 2.) They damaged my furniture and my house (banging the furniture into the walls leaving scratches and holes). Completely careless and didn't apologize or acknowledge the fact that they damaged my home and furniture. 3.) Drivers are completely unprofessional, constantly complaining about how they don't get paid enough and emphasizing they want tips throughout the entire process making the whole interaction awkward. Taking there time & moving slow since they're paid by the hour. read more

This is by far the most garbage moving company I've ever hired. They are entirely dishonest about price. They gave me an estimate of 3-4 hours, but it took them 5.5 hours to complete the work. That's understandable to a degree (although they did miss that estimate by 50-75%) but then on top of that, they tacked on an additional 2 hours for the time it took them to get to my place and back. These additional 2 hours were never discussed with me at all, and it was only in the fine print of the agreement under the headline of "state regulated travel time", and worded in the most ambiguous way possible. A move that I thought was going to be $410 ended up being $850. They are entirely unethical. In an ideal world they go bankrupt soon. Don't hire them. read more

WORST MOVING SERVICE EVER!! They're a bunch of scammers who will take advantage of you financially!! The cost for me to move less than a mile away with such minimal stuff was baffling. Don't ever use this company if you want a stress free moving experience I promise you. read more

They cancelled my service without even notifying me and created a confusion, they also used my credit card and placed an unauthorized charge of $795 dollars, have already disputed that charge. They try to sell their business by badmouthing their competitors. read more

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Wow. I wish I had seen this yelp page prior to moving with them. Everything everyone has written down is completely true! Was lied to with the quote by the sales rep (even though I asked the right questions) and charged double the amount I was quoted! The movers themselves were fine but I only hired this moving company for the discounted price! I barely had any furniture and it took less than their 3 hr minimum yet it was an $800 job. Ridiculous! Don't hire them!!!!!!!! Save your money and do task rabbit. Their sales rep lie and don't quote you the correct price. read more

Oh where to begin. Don't trust your "estimate" for your move. They quoted me a time of 4-6 hours. We ended up at 7.5 hours. Pretty close. The final bill was $1000 more than the "estimate" that was given to me by the sales guy. When I questioned this with their support after the move, and why my estimate was so far off, I was told "sometimes you take your car in for a tire, and it ends up being the engine, so your bill is higher". Actual quote. Not kidding. They damaged a lot of my furniture in ways that aren't repairable, including a 1-off hand made guitar. The waiver you sign says you get "60 cents a pound" as compensation. More than $6000 worth of my property was damaged beyond repair. My settlement? $250. They bumped it to $300 "for my trouble". Great job guys. Really appreciate that. Can you sense the sarcasm? The salesmen aren't going to even mention to you that you have the option for a 3rd party insurance company to properly value your items. Do yourself a favor and do that. These guys aren't going to be helpful at all. I've moved countless times. I've never dealt with a company more frustrating than this. I don't recommend them at all. If you do use them, protect yourself with your own insurance. They couldn't care less about your property, just what California says is legal. To put it bluntly, they aren't legally required to pay more damages by the state, so they won't. Even in special circumstances like a handmade guitar with a $1000 paint job, or a priceless hand-carved jewelry box. read more

they are a rip off they are hustlers and if you don't know what's going on, you will be taken. I paid over 5000 to have my stuff packed and move to a storage because they would've charge you to take it to their facility and to bring it back. be careful of any moving packing place. they get one star only because read more

Worst moving company ever destroys your property takes full responsibility for it but don't want to pay for it got a lawyer see them in court read more

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PRICE GOUGING, HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE WE HIRED THIS MOVING COMPANY BUT IT WASN'T THE BEST CHOICE. THEY PRICE GOUGE. FOR A 1 BEDROOM SET & SOME BOXES MOVE, THEY TOOK 16-HOURS CAUSING THEM TO CHARGE FOR OVER-TIME & DOUBLE OVER-TIME. PLEASE, PLEASE READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY, BECAUSE THEY GOT US GOOD. HERE IS THE EMAIL WE SENT TO THEM EXPLAINING OUR COMPLAINTS, THEY CAUSED A LOT OF EXTRA WORK & ISSUES WITH THE FURNITURE: Good morning Rodny, we hope that you're doing well. Please accept this email correspondence & information on you Move Central client, Michelle McGee (copied on this email correspondence). As requested, here is our Move Central claim: On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, we contacted Move Central at (323) 800-2230 because we were interested in receiving an estimate for a moving service. We had contacted 4 or 5 different moving companies within the Los Angeles area. While I was on the phone, I was asked many questions such as move from (Playa Vista), move to (Murrieta/Perris), date of move, how many movers, etc. When it comes to the how many movers question, I responded with "let's start with 3 & go from there". After my call was completed, I received a Move Central estimate from Leo Escobedo. I was quoted $139.00 an hour if paying cash & $159.00 an hour if paying with credit card. I communicated this information to Michelle McGee. As Michelle was deciding on her move date, she asked that I send over all the estimates that I had received. After she reviewed all the estimates received, she chose to work with Move Central because your company seemed competitive in the pricing. She than contacted Move Central & began the process of booking her move. Once she received the move contract/agreement, she was pressured to sign immediately because the agreed move date was approaching. She was never informed of any overtime or double overtime fees by any Move Central representatives. On the date (Wednesday, December 27, 2023) of her move, it was already a stressful day but working with Move Central was more stressful. Below, you will find the complaints/issues & pictures that we are claiming: 1st complaint/issue: A very important art piece of hers was not wrapped correctly & was left exposed causing it to be damaged. 2nd complaint/issue: Movers didn't use gloves when moving her white/beige bed headboard & footboard causing them to get dirty (edges were already dirty but hand prints are shown). 3rd complaint/issue: Movers lost approximately 16 screws belonging to the bed. They confirmed that they lost the bed screws & apologized. They decided to put the bed back together using the remaining screws & skipping holes that should have been filled with screws. This is a hazard because Michelle can fall through her bed at any time. Now she must find a way to purchase the exact screws needed to complete her bed from Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. This is taking time away from her work schedule. 4th complaint/issue: Movers lost credenza shelf pins & credenza floor leg. Items such as these can't be found. Michelle has contacted Crate & Barel to ask for replacements but that hasn't been completed. Her time is very valuable & now she must contact different companies to replace items lost. 5th complaint/issue: When we received the initial estimate, we asked for 3 movers, but we were only sent 2 movers. This caused the move time to be longer than planned. Her move only consisted of a full bedroom set, clothing, & other small items yet it took from 8:00AM to 5:00PM or 6:00PM. Had we been sent 3 movers, this would have helped with the move being completed sooner, than later. This shortage caused the move to go into overtime & double overtime fees. This isn't fair to Michelle. 6th complaint/issue: Movers damaged a wood storage furniture piece. 7th complaint/issue: Michelle felt pressured when the movers arrived at her new home in Perris because the driver stated, "I am not/can't unload the move unless I receive full payment". As a single woman, she did what asked & felt very uncomfortable after that interaction. She paid $250.00 for the deposit & she paid $3,000.00 in cash (only owed $2,877.50) at the end of the move. She left the remainder of the $3,000.00 for the drivers because he stated, "Do I have to give you money back?". As you can see, this entire move didn't go as she should have gone. We hire moving companies to complete our moves, so we don't have to deal with the stress or craziness. We are asking that Michelle is being reimbursed for the following: 4-Hours - Overtime Labor Exceeding 8-hours in the amount of $556.00, for being understaffed 4-Hours - Double Time Labor Exceeding 12-hours in the amount $278.00, for being understaffed Truck & Fuel in the amount of $189.00 Grand Total to be reimbursed: $1,023.00 Move size: Partial Move Service cost: 3250USD Read more at: https://www.mymovingreviews.com/movers/move-central-6604#302160 read more

DO NOT HIRE!!! THIS COMPANY IS YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE $800 in Hidden Costs, $10k In Damages & 3x higher Than Original Quote There team of "proffesionals" stacked our heavy gym weights ontop of tech & light furniture & they are taking NO responsibility. I've spoken with support & even a manager and even thought the pack job was done without using ANY COMMON SENSE they will only give me $310 for all of my damaged items. You would be better finding homeless men in Venice to Move your home then hiring this company. read more

the worst moving company never again getting this company for a move overcharge me for a little bit of items that I had not even half the truck was loaded also bad service the employees weren't respecting my items a couple of my items were damage please read the reviews before hiring them & also caught them drinking beer read more

Extremely flakey, and did not show on the days they said they would, causing us to rearrange our schedules twice. Absolutely atrocious service. read more

Stay away. Will inundate you with altered quotes and then over charge you. Will never use again.

One star is being kind. This was the worst moving service ever. They quoted me approximately $1700 for my move, but came out near $3000. However, that is not the worst or it. O hired them to pack me out before my move the next day and their team was incompetent and inefficient. They packed my ceramic dishes with canned goods resulting in me throwing out an entire set of broken dishes. I had to constantly tell them that rooms in my apartment needed to be packed despite walking hem through the entire unit and telling them "Everything Needs to be Packed". Rather than properly wrap fragile items they just dumped out drawers (literally) into boxes. They wrapped nightstands without first emptying the drawers also things were just falling out when they were moved. They broke the legs off an end table in my living room. Shattered the glass top of my patio table and completely crushed a book shelf. Then there are the items that are completely missing (after everything not broken was unpacked) clothing and home goods, which were not left behind in the move. Did I mention I on;y moved 6 blocks. This company is complete TRASH and should be avoided at all costs. L read more

I recommend that you NEVER Ever use this Company. They are really bad and very unprofessional. I ended up paying $200 more than what I was quoted. So many hidden fees. When they arrived, they came in, assessed the situation and had me initial paperwork. Immediately one of the workers asked to use my restroom. I thought that was unprofessional but I allowed it. A few minutes later the other worker asked to use my restroom and he stayed in there for a while. Unprofessional, disrespectful and disgusting. I'm paying by the hour and they never respected that or cared. At one point, I eyed one of them leisurely walking back from the truck looking at his phone, as if he had all the time in the world. At the 2 hour mark, they're not even close to being done. I finally had to intervene and tell them what to take. I have a 1 bed/1bath condo and the guy who quoted me told me the move could be done in 3 hours. They ended up leaving half of my stuff because they were taking so long. If I hadn't said anything, it would have taken them 5-6 hours. They got me for 3 1/2 hours. I paid $200 more and they didn't even move 1/2 of my stuff. I still had to make a bunch trips to my storage space to put the rest of my stuff in there. The point of hiring movers was to not have to do any of that myself. I called to talk to a manager but he was either "gone for the day" or "unavailable". I never got a call back. I wouldn't recommend Move Central to my worst enemy. If I could give negative stars I would. read more

these thieves stand behind there employees stealing. They payed us a lowball amount just the other day my husband was looking for his cloths and of course they stole all of them. even more of my things I'm finding stolen. I plead with anyone considering this company please trust me they are criminal. if you want to keep all your belongings don't hire them. They filther through the bad ones but make sure the post the 4 and 5 stars. Do not choose this company this is a scam to still people belongings . I stand behind every word I say. read more

Terrible. We agreed on my monthly storage cost with all the items I told them I had and then I received an invoice for 3 times that amount. Upon trying to reach someone at move central to discuss why my storage cost had suddenly increased by three times the amount, I was unable to get in touch with anyone. I've called, emailed multiple times and have still heard nothing back. I feel like I've been robbed and am trying to find a way to get my stuff back. read more

I have made many moves, some large moves and a few small moves. I have used many moving services. MOVE CENTRAL is the absolutely WORST moving company I have ever found. They damaged almost every piece of my furniture. They don't know how to wrap furniture with shrink wrap and both the sales crew and the movers insisted that shrink wrap was not used by movers any more . I bought my own repair kits to try to fix some of the damage on my beautiful furniture. The movers dragged my wood furniture on the ground when they thought I wouldn't see them. They broke half the wheels on my carts. Just horrible. And they were not cheap. I interviewed 4 companies and they were the second most expensive so you don't even get what you pay for . DO NOT USE THESE PEOPLE. I DIDN'T GET ANY REPAIR WORK SO I FINALLY GAVE IP ON ASKING. Bad Bad Bad moving staff. Bad Bad Bad sales staff that Lie Lie Lie! Run away from this company. (BTW this company bought the company I used before who I thought was very good. These new guys are cheating people trying to make a bigger profit on poor service) !!! read more

I have never written a negative review. I waited before writing this one but I feel it's necessary to warn others not to use this company. I have used several movers both in California and out of state. The mover I used to move into this apartment was not available so I researched and called move central. I got a reduced rate and 3 movers for a one person apartment with a bed, desk,small sectional,cafe table and bookshelf. I had a limited window to use the elevator so I wanted professionals. I also wanted a morning start time so we could finish in one day They decided to take everything possible apart. A bookcase that traveled safely from Texas was completely dismantled for a 20 minute move across town. All the screws for it and other items were put together in one bag without separating them. As a result of this we lost the elevator and I had to pay them to wait. They didn't come with what they had packed they just waited. There were phone calls all day back and forth and late into the night. They never came. The dispatcher was not at all helpful and was quite experienced in extorting money. When in despair I finally said I would get another moving company to finish the job I was told they would not release my things! I was then told I needed to pay the balance due for the move IN CASH on a Sunday or they wouldn't come. It seems clear they were experienced in taking advantage of customers because a credit card company would likely have reversed the charges when it came out that the one person move 20 minutes away was now in excess of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. To be fair the movers who came the next day were diligent hard working and fair but it took hours to try to reassemble things with new movers and mixed parts without explanation. It gets worse. After they left we realized parts of the bed supports were missing. We made an appointment to go to pick them up but inexplicably after waiting an hour in a reception area with no one there only one support was found. Several items were broken during the move including a small ceramic figure and 2 art pieces. Other pieces of art were damaged with masking tape placed on the backing that ripped when removed. The absolute worst was when we finally unpacked and found that several designer sunglasses, a vintage gucci belt and a Prada purse were missing. Everything else in those boxes was there. I called and was told I could make a claim and spent several hours documenting purchase prices and finding photos of the items. I submitted it and the about missing was in excess of 5k. I got a response from the company ; They would pay $8 for thousands of dollars of missing items. STAY AWAY! read more