If you're thinking about hiring this company, think again. I hired Professional (Un-Professional) Movers to move my furniture from my storage unit to a UHaul truck. They were aware of the fact that I was going to drive 3,000 miles across country. Despite the ample moving blankets and rope I supplied to protect and secure my belongings, they failed to utilize either one. My furniture and all of the boxes at the back of the truck were not tied down and the blankets were just piled on the floor of the truck.
After the truck was loaded I drove around the town to finish some errands before my trip and when I went to store more things in the truck, I was unable to open the loading door. It took 2 strong men to squeeze their hands in to lift and push away all of the boxes that had tumbled down from the very back of the truck. Once the door was open one of the men said, "this is unacceptable! You should demand this company repack and refund your money asap!"
Of course Professional Movers was not going to refund me my money, but they could repack the next day, another delay on my time and my dime.
We waited several hours for the owner to drive up from LA to Bend. They did a far better job of securing my belongings, but missed the fact that one piece of wooden furniture was packed up against the wall of the truck without any protection.
When I finally moved the contents into the truck into my storage unit in FL, the movers pointed out the damage to my lingerie chest. It was new damage, I know because I'd inspected everything that came out of storage and went into the truck originally.
I contacted Professional movers recently showing pictures of the damage done as a result of their original packing job. Their rebuttal was just what I expected.
They suggested that I didn't have enough moving blankets, NOT TRUE! There were unused blankets left over along with 50 yds of cord I'd purchased for them to secure the boxes at the back, which they failed to use. I even asked the movers if they needed more blankets, but they said they had enough.
They said that they were not responsible for owner packed items. Well, I didn't pack the furniture on the truck, they did.
They said since the furniture was wrapped (green plastic) by another company, they weren't responsible. So, because I took care to have the furniture wrapped in addition to expecting it to be further protected by a moving blanket, they claim no responsibility for their mover's assumption that they didn't have to protect it further.
They suggested that the damage was already there. It was not, I checked it as it came out of storage and my sister watched it being loaded on the truck. Upon examining the damage, I saw the green of the plastic rubbed into the long bare spots on the chest.
They said they were not responsible because I failed to buy their insurance, and even with that they only reimburse $.60 on the $1.00.
SO, IF YOU DON'T BUY THEIR INSURANCE THEY CAN THROW YOUR STUFF AROUND AND DAMAGE YOUR BELONGINGS AND THEY'RE NOT TO BLAME!
If you do buy it you only get reimbursed at little over half it's value. Either way it's not in your favor.
My last communication with Professional Movers was 5 days ago rebutting their excuses, and I have yet to hear a response. I guess they think they have my money and I have no recourse, they will not respond to me, reimburse me for damage, much less the nightmare of hiring this company.
I've yet to unpack my belongings, but when I do, I wouldn't be surprised if there's even more damage. read more