Julio and his partner communicated what time they would be here and were prompt. They did a great job moving our furniture and also helped assemble our furniture. There are hidden fees that I was not aware of by the main office, which was not Julio's fault. So ask before hand about add ons. read more

THEY NEVER SHOWED UP!! We scheduled Starving Students Movers for a recent move. We were told they would be at our house between 8am and10am, at 10:15 I called to see where they were and I had to leave a VM. I called several more times trying to reach someone and finally around 11:30am a guy called back. He said he would have "Robert" call us. Robert called us about 30 minutes later. My husband asked him when they would be at our house and Robert said, "That's a good question!" An hour or so after that we called again. When "Tindo" called us he said they overbooked and we were affected by it. He assured us they would be at our house between 2pm and 4pm. He gave us his mobile number and told us to call him if we needed anything. When 4pm passed we tried to call and text him, he didn't answer and didn't text us until after 8pm thst night. His text was him letting us know he would be at our house the next morning. We texted back, "No. This is unacceptable. We've hired another moving company." AARON BROS MOVERS came the next morning with less than 24 hours notice, no extra charge, the guys were AWESOME!! Showed up on time, professional, friendly, and took great care in moving our things!! CALL AARON BROS MOVERS if you're looking for a reputable moving company! read more

Way too expensive, I asked for an invoice of how much I paid and they never sent me one they don't communicate back to me. I don't recommend them at all. read more

Ethan just responded to my review with inaccurate information which does not surprise me considering their terrible customer service. He said they arrived late. They never arrived at all and had to contact a separate company not at all related to Starving Students. That company arrived the next day and did a good job but starving students deserves none of that credit. I clearly stated in my review I asked for $1000 to compensate me for losing an entire day. I never said it was in lieu of me not writing a bad review. I was always going to write a review with what happened and the outcome. Ethan is a very poor example of leadership and customer service as he blames me for his company's bad service and my request for compensation. He refuses to take any responsibility for his company read more

I honestly wish I no to this moving company especially because of Giovanni these people messed up. Our came a day later and overcharged us when we literally moved less than 3 miles and when we talked to Giovanni about the handling the late notice of them not being able to come they never was going to call me. I had to call them and they were late the next day. He didn't even care he did not give us our money back. He overcharged us. This is the worst moving company ever. Giovanni is the worst employee ever these people will rob you and leave you high and dry after you put your money towards their business they will do you dirty. Do not go with this company screw you, Giovanni you are a terrible person. I may have given one star but in actuality zero nothing, terrible, terrible terrible terrible terrible company. read more

My husband used Starving Students to book our cross country move from LA to NY in June. Moving is never easy, but this was the worst experience with a moving company I've ever had. Starving Students outsourced or helped us book our packing and moving with two separate companies. The packing company didn't label any boxes and seemed to packed boxes haphazardly because it didn't look like much care was taken when we were unpacking. We reached out to the packers and were luckily able to get some money back for damages, but that experience was nothing compared to the drama we had with the moving company. The moving company hired was Prime Movers and final total was close to double what was quoted and delivery was over a week late. We knew the price was based on weight, so fair enough, but our things were weighted in CA and we had absolutely zero communications from the company after pickup until the day before delivery. We were not told the final weight/price or delivery date until 9:45pm the day before delivery. We had air tags in our items and could see them setting in the same location in CA for over 2 weeks!! We called, emailed and texted and they were completely unresponsive and couldn't tell us when our things would arrive. Starving Students also couldn't give us any updates on our things and were not responsive or helpful. We later found out that the company was closed for a week for vacation- which they should have told us about when we booked so we knew there was a longer wait. The whole experience was honestly extremely stressful and I will never be hiring either service ever again. read more

DO NOT HIRE THESE GUYS! My husband called Giovanni about 1 month before our move from literally 1 apt to another (IN THE SAME COMPLEX) to hire and give him all the details. We were never worried as this seemed like an easy move. They took our deposit on our credit card on March 10th and then the day of the move (April 3rd) just didn't show up. My husband called and called and at first was told the movers were at another job and just running behind. Two hours later and atleast 10 more calls Giovanni tried to tell my husband he never confirmed the move via email or phone call. Not one email did they send and not one phone call (yes even in the spam folder). What do you think - we are just going to give you $350 out of the kindness of our hearts and then not need you to do anything??? We had to scramble, pay twice as much to hire someone else at the last minute and now can't get our money back from Starving Students. Oh we have to get it approved through accounting (according to Giovanni). Whatever, I got my credit card company involved so that they can go after this fraud of a company. Stay FAR AWAY!!! read more

They showed up with slippers to move 2 bedrooms house. I refused them since they weren't properly protected themselves. Safety hazard. They still charged my card. This not trustworthy company. Don't use them read more

I've used Starving Student Movers twice, and each time felt like flipping a coin. The first move was smooth as butter. The crew showed up on time, handled my furniture with care, and even managed to haul a massive fridge up a narrow staircase without a single scratch. They were polite, efficient, and genuinely seemed to care. I remember thinking, "Wow, these guys are underrated. read more

This got to be one of the worst things that I had to deal with I have used Starving Movers to move 1-bedroom (ground floor) apartment from Huntington Beach to San Gabriel 2-bedroom house I packed about 80% of my belongings in containers & placed them in the patio for easy transport Time stopped at 13.5 hours. A few items broke/damage they can plastic wrap my hamper but not my computer (broken face taps now). there are other items not to list all. I've been emailing back and forth since Dec 1st you gusted it has not been resolved yet because they got paid already. read more

This company and these men and women were the absolute best from start to finish. From the first contact with them on the phone to the in person visit to assess my move needs they were truly professional and patient and courteous. I moved from Los Angeles to New York City with them and again from NYC to Las Vegas and again from Las Vegas back to NYC. My career takes me to many places for both long and short periods of time and I will use Starving Students Movers every time. And by the way, Ethan M goes out of his way above and beyond in every way possible to make his customers happy with his service. thank you Starving Students Movers for always being there. read more

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Liars!!! Company is not what you think. Name is to reference the journey of how the owners started. You will not be getting a more budget friendly option, while helping out local college kids. (Misleading!) I called and they quoted 2 guys and a truck for $500 first 3hrs. After that it would be $120per hour for all 3. They charged $250 deposit, that's fine. Then on to moving day. I live in Utah, these guys are based in California. I didn't know that from the website. Picture below. Anyways, they had outsourced me to 3rd party company! 3 non student, grownass men, show up with a Uhaul truck. They tell me I now have to pay for this 3rd person I didn't even know was coming. Because they rented a Uhaul....they passed all extra fees from that to me. Went from $500-$620 move....too $1100 they charged. Starving students essentially made money, hiring a local for me.......( I thought they were the local!) ​ read more

Starving Students Movers - Looks local, but isnt! - Movers Near Me

Used Starving Students for a small move from Riverside to Jurupa Valley with a stop in Redlands. They worked about 2 hours. I was quoted the minimum of 3 hours @$165 per hour. They added an additional 1/2 hour costing $82.50. They will not respond to my complaint and request to refund the $82.50. In the email with the receipt the internal conversation said they thought I wasn't notified of the additional charge, which is true. I find them to have dishonest business practices when they exceed the quote by adding 1/2 hour of charges read more

Warning 1st time using Starving students movers to help get moved from Long Beach to Ontario. Quoted a specific price only for the movers to finish after moving a one bedroom apartment with help from my family. This move took way longer than anticipated for the final payout is much larger than expected. The movers were nice and but they were slow as molasses. Since they were moving slower and cost me more money what upsets me is the fact my family think had to help move items out of my old place and into my new place to try to speed things up. I supplied my own moving supplies like furniture wrap and blankets and my sofa was still damaged. If this wasn't a new sofa I wouldn't be concerned but it was new. SMH This is not the type of service get nor pay for. read more

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I had been a regular customer with Starving Students for years. I normally booked this company each time I move and I had always been satisfied with their service. However, just recently on December 1, 2022, Starving Student helped me move from one apartment to another and it was the worst service ever. Everything started off okay but I noticed that both movers, New York (his nickname??) and his co-worker (I forgot his name) were purposely moving slow. It took them from 4pm to 9:30pm to move my furniture from a 1-bedroom apartment to another. It wasn't a house full of furniture; it was a 1-bedroom apartment to another 1-bedroom apartment within 2 minutes away from each other. I figured they were stalling so they could get paid more for their time. I get it! That's an old "movers trick" that movers do to make more money for the length of time they take to do the move. (Time means money). But, as the afternoon/evening progressed, things got worse. The movers were careless and had no regard for my furniture nor the dwelling spaces. 1) They broke the sliding mirror door of the bedroom closet with absolutely no remorse. They didn't even tell me about it until I checked the room myself. 2) Both workers took a dump (went poo poo!) in my old apartment, and then again in my new apartment. I personally hadn't even taken a dump in my own new apartment yet! 3) New York's teammate (the other guy) was carrying the parts to my queen bed (the wooden planks that support the bed underneath). When he walked into the bedroom, he deliberately dropped/threw all of the items down on the floor and stormed out to go back to the truck. 4) When coming through the front doors of both apartments, they were not careful at all with the furniture. They jammed through the doors with furniture hitting the sides of the doors and some almost flying forward and me trying to catch them. 5) The headboard of my bed is cushioned cloth. It is now dirty from them dragging it on the street, floor, and sidewalk. The same goes for my mattress & springboard as well. 6) When dissembling my bed in the first apartment, they didn't have the right tools. I had to look through my packed boxes and crates to find tools that could help them. They had to borrow the tools from me! I'm female and moving is not my business and yet I had more tools than them! They even borrowed/used my foldable push-cart because it was better than their own equipment. 7) When it came time to pay, they said they'd get the paperwork from the truck. I asked if I should go with them and they said they would just come back up and bring the paperwork to me. 30 minutes went by and they still didn't come to me with the paperwork. I went down to see what was going on but they didn't see me coming because it was dark outside. Turns out, both of the men were just leisurely hanging out. When they did see me, they were startled and pretended that their pen was out of ink and that was supposedly why it was taking so long. New York even asked me if I had a pen which I didn't. I made them go find one! That's when they finally called their manager to relay the price and helped me to make the payment. Okay, so they are not exactly a stellar crew. I get it. Not everyone has it in them to do their best at a job they probably don't even like and are not even getting paid very well for. And, I do have a heart. It's Christmas time so I tipped them both $10. They took the money but did not even thank me. I even offered to give them my metal foldable push-cart since they seemed to really like it (again, they used MY foldable push-cart and MY tools because they did not have the right equipment). I was hoping it would help them do their job better for future moves. But, they declined the push-cart and that's okay. At least I offered. In short, this was the worst move ever with Starving Students. I am grateful for the past positive moves that Starving Students has helped me with but after this move, I will never use Starving Students again. These guys just don't have a good work ethic and they do not take pride in what they do. To them, it seemed like it was a game. Like, "Ha-ha! The joke is on the customer! Let's see how much we can screw them over! Who gives a rat's ass! Let's stick it to them as hard as we can with no mercy!" They were so obnoxious that I was speechless! In the end, it wasn't about the money they were charging at all. I just wanted them to get the hell out so I could take care of the all the damage they had done. In short, my overall experience with Starving Students this time around was horrible. Their services have declined tremendously and I am VERY disappointed. read more

Used Starving Student Movers twice first time was smooth, second was a disaster. They subcontracted without warning, my stuff arrived damaged, and customer service vanished. Some crews are solid, but consistency isn't their strength. read more

Starving Student Movers came through when I needed help fast on a tight budget and a tighter deadline. They handled my entire apartment move with care, speed, and zero damage. From the first quote to the final box, their team delivered solid value and professional service without any hidden surprises. Affordable, reliable, and surprisingly friendly. read more

We hired SSM to move us from Orange County to Long Beach in 2001. During that time the mean moving weren't starving students they were day workers. In addition, in route to Long Beach these day workers pulled the truck over and dug through our personal property. They took many valuables a watch and a coin collection. When I reached out to the owner he said there was nothing he could do. Recently, I ran into one of the SSM /day workers and asked how they are source...he said they were paid by job. Customer BEWARE !! read more

No Ethan it didn't backfire on me you and your company lost a lot of future business. Most all refrigerators have some form of touchscreen for the ice maker and filter minder duh so Starving Students goes around moving people but leaving their refrigerator lol that's doesn't fly. Lowe's just took the door off to get refrigerator in it wasn't that technical at all in these days most refrigerators have some sort of touchscreen we're not in the 1980 s no more it's 20024 fool. If you think you're going to leave peoples refrigerator behind you're not going to make any money ole sorry ass company you move everything out of the house accept the refrigerator you're not a professional moving company in that case. You lost a couple of other customers because of your so called policy lol and you don't even have your on people you use contractors and they come late and move you slow as possible to change more money. Starving Students that's exactly what you are now lol. read more

A friend of mine hired this company after her divorce to move her ex husband's belonging to his new home. It was last minute and very much needed! They were super easy to book and they even helped her pack. The movers were efficient and the job was done is great time! AND it was a super reasonable price! So grateful! It's now wonder they've been around for so long! read more

if I could give zero stars I would. We were told that they were going to come and move the stuff on September 1 from one to 5 PM. not only did they not inform us, but we had to call them around 3:30 PM and ask them what was the issue. Gio told me he couldn't get his Movers to us on the day that he said he would. We were evicted and we were not allowed to stay at our previous place. He told us he would inform the movers for 9/2 that we would be discounted for their failure to do their job. the movers come the next day that we also had to call off work, and were not informed about any discount so we payed full price . One of the movers damaged one of the dressers. We called Gio again to inform him. He said he'll send an invoice for the damage. Since then I've been trying to call him about the status of any reimbursement. He has either ignored, or not answered any of my calls. It's currently 9/9/25 haven't heard anything. Don't think i will either read more

The move ended up costing a lot more than expected. I used their services in 2023. For my move they allocated contractors from another city far from our place. It took them 2.5 hours to drive back and forth and those were billable hours. Their contractors did a good job, but I would hire someone closer if I knew. Didn't realize starving students is just an integrator, and a bad one. Sales are nice and friendly but once you paid them money, they don't care anymore. read more

(WARNING! I'd give them zero stars if possible.) I'd heard of this company for years. My first contact in November 2022 regarding my San Diego move was pleasant enough but it went downhill fast after that. I was asked to pay a $215 deposit which I did. I booked 5 weeks in advance of my move. I was told an agreement and receipt would be emailed to me that same day. I never received either so I called the number my rep gave me a week later. No answer, no voicemail. I tried back a few times, same thing. Then I called the main number attempting to connect with their customer service department. No answer! I then called the main number and pressed the "Book a Move" number. Someone answered immediately. I told him that I was waiting for my agreement and receipt confirming my move date. He was very apologetic and even said that he would mention it to my rep to get an agreement out that day. It never happened. I eventually spoke to the man who took my original order and said that I wanted to cancel. At that point it was still three weeks prior to my move date. He immediately said I would not get my deposit back. Since I never got any thing in writing from them, I had no reference about refund guidelines. I called my credit union and filed a dispute. They immediately gave me a provisional credit for the $215 and said that they would investigate. I got a final notice from my credit union saying that it was determined to be a valid claim. read more

Relocating and this is the first time we've used them. This will also be the last time and anybody who ask me I will definitely tell them to not use them. They're almost an hour late and when it was booked, we were asked about shrink wrap for packaging for boxes, and I was explaining that we will take care of the boxes. we had to go get shrink wrap because they don't bring it, they would've gone to go get it, however, it's gonna cost us more time during the move and more time for materials. Wife went and got the shrink wrap. Was quoted a price ahead of time as to what it would be, when they start loading the truck, they tried, claiming that the price was gonna be higher and that 08 should've never been quoted over the phone. Just some basics. Between three people it took over three hours to load the truck . They went way out of their way to jack up the bill so that way they can charge extra. They claimed that there's a winter storm warning so they had to go out of their way because the freeways were messed up. I left 20 minutes before them. My wife went and left about a half an hour after them. We both got in here. We both want the same way. There is nothing wrong with the freeway. This is BS will definitely be reporting them. So after all the delays , there's damaged items and they give a $225 credit. Wow , good business, would have been , hey we quoted $1850 max and call it even , but nope , they charged and extra $300. read more

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Horrible experience from start to finish. Company outsourced to another moving company and zero communication prior to move. Furniture arrived ripped. Movers directly asked for tips after a terrible service. Would not recommend. read more

I needed to urgently move my sister to a long-term care facility within less than 24 hours. Chris and Giovanni came through! The movers were excellent, professional, thorough and efficient. They even spent additional time assisting me to rehook up a specialized bed. Thanks for the smooth transition. Special gratitude to Chris and Giovanni for the personalized care compassion and follow up. Making sure that everything I needed was taken care of. Naomi read more

Starving Students Movers is a company I can trust. They are affordable and help me immensely and keep my moving experience a nice one. I am glad I choose them to be there whenever I move. read more

I have worked with the owner off and on since SS first began in the '70's. In fact I was one of the original starving students at Fairfax High. Ethan is one of the most reliable, gentle and integral souls I know. He loves his workers and his people love him. There is a reason they have been in business 50 years. read more

I can't thank starving students enough! Big thanks to Reinaldo and his crew yesterday! This is the 3rd time I've used this team myself. I remember as a kid hearing about starving students when my dad used them to move us from Pasadena to Burbank. Needless to say, Job Well Done!! read more

The movers were amazing Joseph and his crew really handled everything with care and precision. This is my third time using Starving Students and it most certainly will not be my last. read more

I've used this company several times throughout the years and am happy every time. Moving is horrible, but these guys make it tolerable. They are careful and courteous, and go above and beyond. The price is always fair and transparent. I don't understand some of these posts- moving takes time! I remember when I was a kid and I'd have my dad and brother help me move- it was an all day back breaking event- not sure why people think movers are magical and can go warp speed. It's hard work and you can't run people- it takes time to wrap things properly and haul things out to play Tetris with furniture and their truck. I always offer to feed the crews- but am declined every time as they want to keep moving citing stopping for a break will disrupt their momentum. They certainly appreciate the tip I always give when they're done and I'm happy to give it to them. Great company with great crews! Thank you! read more

I hired this company thinking it was college students. When the movers arrived they were way beyond college age. They were men in their 30's-50's and not college students. They work by the hour and wasted a lot of time gathering small items even after we told them what we wanted moved. They took tables apart and lost screws and cords they removed from our TV. They wrapped most of the furniture in plastic and used a box cutter to cut the plastic wrapping off. One of our couches got cut. I paid a 270.00 deposit to reserve the movers and it took 2 days to move and we were charged an additional 270 the second day which they didn't tell us until it was time to pay the bill. They brought items we told them not to bring and I ended up putting things in the correct area even tho all the boxes had the location written on them. I'm highly disappointed in the service and if you hire these guys you'll need to supervise the entire move. We were extremely disappointed and will not recommend you use this company! read more

Well for starters they scheduled the move wrong. I called in spoke to Justin and he took my information down for the move. Starting address and destination address. In my confirmation e-mail it was not the addresses I had given and they took my $200 deposit. Turns out Justin never scheduled me even though I paid since Wednesday and had it scheduled for Saturday. I had people I had paid with me to help open location 1 for the overs in 7am, being that Justin said my "scheduled window" was from 8-12. Well 8am arrived and nothing, 9am and nothing. I messaged Justin as "I will be working from home and available till 6pm for anything you need." BULL SHIT. I get no response for over an hour. I call in, HE answers and hangs up on me. Turns out Justin didn't have movers for me at the scheduled time. Oh "they were in a car accident all of a sudden at 11:45am and would not make it to the location, but I have some other movers available from 130 - 5. Again BULLSHIT, He had no one. I waited as they refused to refund the deposit. I finally had movers contact me at 2pm saying they would be there in half an hour. The guys arrive and they ask to see what will be moved. I took them to where I had everything stored. They start loading the truck and I hear them mention well its last min but ok. So I mentioned to them" Did they tell you that you will be going up 3 flights of stairs?" He said" no, we just finished a job and got called said this was added last minute." I told him he was incorrect and showed him the confirmation email for the reservation made on Wednesday. He says we don't work for Starving Students, we got hired we have our own company. I contact starting students Justin to see about getting something refunded for the delay and the fact that they had nothing reserved for my appointment. I even sent Richard an email and asked due to the inconvenience of waiting ALL DAY I'd appreciate a courtesy of refunding me my deposit or partial. He said they were refusing to do that as well. That the delay wasn't reason to refund. I replied to the email saying "it wasn't delayed YOU NEVER HAD MOVERS FOR ME AND GOT A RANDOM COMPANY LAST MINUTE." No response after that. HONESTLY, Never use Starving Students, they charge too much and basically are just outsourcing the work. They aren't even using Students to do the move. You pay too much and they are so unprofessional. They do not admit their mistakes and refuse to help out a customer. It took forever to get responses from them. Find other movers to help. Need movers I can recomend the company that actually did the work for Starving Students, saves you $200 on the move. Just saying. read more

Service was bad was 6 hours late from appointment time waited allday really waste of time and my money and charged me more than I planned and they were late would not work with me .everyone I talked to says nothing they can do very disappointed read more

Would give this "company" 0 stars if possible. Over a month ago, I called Starving Students to request a move service. A man named Alex helped with my reservation, which was for September 1st. Due to internal idiocy on their end, I was booked for September 5th. The week before my move, I called to confirm my reservation and was told Starving Students would call me the day before. I nonetheless attempted to confirm my reservation again a few days before my move and was told the same thing. August 31st comes and almost goes and I still have not heard from anyone. Again I call and pressed for a confirmation, and lo and behold was told I was inadvertently booked for September 5th. To make up for their screw up, Starving Students stated they would discount my deposit and add another worker to make my move go faster. Those movers were to be at my house by 3 pm. At 330 I again call and was assured these movers were supposedly coming still. At around 415 a mover calls and says they will be at my place at around 6. I've lost the the entire day I took off work to move because this company couldn't get its act together. This company has repeatedly lied to me, brushed off my attempts to get my reservation confirmed before the 11th house, and has now put me in the position of incurring penalties from my landlord for not moving out in time. If you want your time and money wasted, by all means go with these morons. Moving is hellish enough as it is. All Starving Students will do is make it even worse. Go with literally anybody else. read more

Starving Students Movers has been just wonderful. From the moment they showed up, they worked smart and fast. If they had a question over an item, they asked and kept it moving. There were absolutely no issues handling anything, even my great grandmother's grand piano, a very important family heirloom- not a scratch! We shared some laughs after one of them stunk up the bathroom lol. Fantastic communication. No damage. Great experience! read more

Really great business that is very trustworthy and would definitely recommend! No issues or complaints, very straightforward moving process.

They were very thoughtful with our apartment move to Los Angeles. Our extended family has used them for almost 50 years and each time they have delivered high quality service with great value. In our apartment move, it was great to have movers that were thoughtful of not just our concerns but those our neighbors, too! When we booked our move, we were pleasantly surprised that the sales guy actually gave us several suggestions for how to save money and LOWER the price of our move. They quoted a very fair and reasonable price that matched the final bill. The movers showed up when when we expected and were very courteous. On a hot day, they did a great job with our furniture and and antiques and never complained. They were friendly and had a good attitude. I have recommended them to friends in Orange County, Glendale and even Las Vegas, who have all had similarly great experiences. read more

Absolutely disastrous experience, with the movers (i) showing up over 2 hours late beyond the agreed upon 2-hour window (in breach of the terms of the invoice), (ii) smelling like marijuana and acting under the influence, (iii) demanding payment in excess of what was previously provided in written quote (while holding on to my up-front deposit), (iv) stealing furniture, only to return and dump it in the dirt at the curb (then departing), and (v) breaking the wood frame of the box spring to my daughter queen size bed. This is the second time that used them - gave them the benefit of the doubt. Similarly during such prior time, the movers showed up over 2 hours late beyond the agreed upon 2-hour window (in breach of the terms of the invoice), smelled like marijuana and acted under the influence, and demanded payment in excess of what was previously provided in written quote (while holding on to my up-front deposit until the supervisor finally agreed to stand behind the written invoice). The local provider refused to provide a refund, instead insisting that I permit the same disastrous movers to return, and permit him to provide a mattress from an unidentified wholesaler from which he receives "deals," including "free" boxsprings - very sketchy, to say the least. I have zero desire to deal with this unscrupulous company again. read more

HORRIBLE service. The worker, Angel, was extremely rude and rough with my belongings. If that wasn't bad enough, he also left his trash right outside my house which I then had to clean up and multiple things were missing. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!! read more