7 years ago
I had all the faith in the world when I met Andrew that he would do what he promised and it was anything but..... I had him come to give me an estimate to move my one bedroom apartment from San Diego to Joshua Tree. I have a lot of stuff, and many antiques. I also buy and redo and sell furniture, so had a garage full of projects. He gave me a quote after seeing everything and we agreed on his quote. About a week or so went by and I was questioning as to whether or not he really realized how much I had, so I had him come back just to be sure, and he said Yes, I understand and no problem. He told me there would be several there the first day to pack, two the second day and we would move on the 3rd day, I said ok, no problem. First day comes, no one shows up, Andrew arrived around noon and started packing my kitchen all by himself, no one else showed. The second day 5 or 6 show up including he and his wife and he tells me that we will be moving that day???? No way was I ready to do that, but went along with all of them. When they got to my garage, he tells me he cannot pack most of the things in my garage, which was hundreds of dollars worth of my projects to be done. He said "there just is not enough room in my truck"???? My friends and I were in shock, there was no time for me to go and rent another truck, I couldn't dump all that on my friends (I was moving out of town). I ended up having to put all of my belongings out in the alley for a Craigslist free curbside pick up. I lost all my money that I had invested in all that furniture!!! So we take the 3 hour drive to Joshua Tree, they don't get there until nighttime and unpacked until 2:00am, it was a nightmare! So they leave and the next day begins the unpacking, I went out into the front yard and see my needlepoint chair and my oak chair out by the trash cans, thankfully untouched. Then I started opening boxes and find box after box of my crystal and glass all broken. My vintage 3' santa with porcelain face and hands all broken. I watched Ryan Watwood packing my vintage and antique decanters all full of liquor, prior to my move, but have now opened all the boxes and no decanters. I have had them for almost 50 years and they were priceless to me. They were from Holland, Germany and England and have great sentimental value. They are gone.
My grandson came to unpack the heavy glass shelves for my elaborate china cabinet and unwrapped the cardboard that they were packed in and everyone of them were broken, they are going to be very very expensive to replace.
I contacted Andrew to let him know about everything that was broken and missing and he never acknowledged my contact at all. He claims that he is insured and bonded, but if I were you would not take him at his word. I don't trust him at all. Before you hire them, make sure you see a copy of his bond and his insurance!! Buyer Beware!!!
I am taking my time to photograph everything and have estimates made on all the damage., then off to Small claims court. Almost every piece of my wood furniture has been scraped or gouged. They broke the Top off of my China cabinet and did a mickey mouse repair job that didn't hold. They broke a leg off of my second china cabinet for my kitchen. I loved Sammy, he is a very very hard worker and I appreciated him so much.
If I were you, I would go with a very reputable moving company and not this one
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