If you have the choice to use Star Relocation for your move, or use ANY other moving company, DO NOT USE STAR RELOCATION INC!! My experience has been horrendous from start to finish. I worked with Anna to put together a quote in May. I specifically asked her, "Will we be using your movers or are we dealing with a third party?" Anna assured me that the movers were THEIR movers, but this was clearly not the case. Anna's information was incorrect. Not only were we dealing with a third party moving company, but she was incorrect in many of the quoted prices, and even included the incorrect date for our move. She stated that our deposit would be $150, when it was in fact $450. She stated that the company would provide free plastic to cover our mattress, but we ended up paying for this as well. We ended up paying hundreds of dollars more than the moving quote, even though we had less items than discussed in the estimate. I can easily excuse the extra money spent, but I couldn't have even imagined what would come next.
The movers showed up for our cross-country move on July 15th, but instead of Star Relocation, it was a company called LD Moving and Storage. Everything went fine with the pick up, aside from the additional $400 they charged us. Again, we weren't too bothered by this, as it's a common occurrence when dealing with movers.
Little did we know, LD would transfer our items to a different moving truck for the actual move. When they showed up to drop off our items, there were 2 men, one of which was one of the rudest people I have ever had to deal with. Our boxes arrived crushed and damaged. They completely tore off 2 legs of an office desk. There was a mysterious black liquid on some of the boxes, which seeped inside. Glasses broken, wardrobe boxes completely crushed. They charged us $800 more for a long carry and extra stairs because the new truck couldn't fit into our apartment complex driveway. This is far from the worst of it all.
After a stressful couple of hours, the movers left, leaving behind a big suitcase that wasn't ours, so we called them to pick it up. The movers wanted us to bring THEM the suitcase...LOL. Then we realize that we are missing a HUGE 6-drawer dresser full of clothes and other items. We also found that we were missing a box of electronics, including a speaker, apple tv, and more. All of these items amount to about $4000. The mover tells us that they probably left the dresser at the warehouse in California and we will have to wait until Monday to contact them (it was Saturday).
We call Star Relocation and speak to a manager who states that there is nothing they can do about the missing items and that I need to reach out to LD moving and storage because they are the ones that moved our items. I call LD and get yelled at my Ziggy, who states that he will call us back in a week with an update as to where our items are. Two weeks later and we haven't heard anything regarding our missing items.
It's now been almost 3 weeks. I've called Star Relocation at least 10 times and sent many emails, and have received ZERO responses. They clearly don't care what happens to their clients' items, and their complete lack of assistance and fraudulent behavior has led us to seek federal assistance from the FMCSA.
BEWARE OF THIS SCAM OF A COMPANY! Do not trust Star Relocation with your personal belongings. This company completely lacks morals and throws you into the hands of companies that have no respect for you or you move. They'll get paid and more, when they drive away with your expensive items.
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