We had a gigantic move with very heavy furniture that needed to be carried down about 16 stairs. The guys that moved us with Student Movers were Fabulous! They blanket-wrapped and plastic-wrapped all of our furniture, mirrors, and other items of value. We had No scratches or damage done to Any of our belongings. The guys were on time and were very courteous, even calling my husband, Sir! They worked Extremely hard as this was a difficult move with A Lot of heavy items. We are Really Glad that we found this company on Yelp and Highly Recommend them for anyone that needs to move. We would definitely use them again. read more

These guys are awesome! We had a little issue and Shawn was very attentive to our request and needs. The Super Greg Jacques was very helpful during what can be a stressful time. The movers were professional and very nice. I would highly recommend this company for any of your moving needs. read more

I was moving from Sacramento, CA to Boston, MA and needed to move my items in storage temporarily. I flew from Boston the night before to be in Sacramento for the move. I was only in town for 2 days and in short needed things to run as smooth as possible. I got confirmation the day prior and the two guys showed up on time. i did a walk through of what needed to be moved and provided instructions. They worked the whole time with no breaks. They were professional and cordial. They followed instructions well and ensured my things were moved carefully and efficiently. Price wasn't bad at all - it made my moving day stress-free. read more

Joshua and Matt came by today and finished the move in no time. Very prompt and professional.

My experience with student movers was great. I received a call from both movers the day before the move to discuss when they would arrive and how much I had to move. They arrived on time and ready to work the day of the move. They moved as quickly as possible and were very gentle with all of my items. Towards the end of the day I had a few items left and they offered to take those items up to my new place free of charge since we had gone over the two hour minimum. They were truly awesome. I would definitely recommend them to a friend and use them again in any upcoming moves. read more

Driving to my parents house 6/7/14 from Sherman oaks, ca. I was pleased to meet Jimmy and Nick from student movers. They arrived Saturday morning ready to work and gave us great customer service. There was a ton on large heavy items my dad 55+ community home moving from the rental home to an adjacent 55+ community new bought home 3 miles away. The morning was early and nick and Jimmy had heavy couches a fridge and awkward shaped furniture especially an old china cabinet (without glass) into our 14 foot uhaul moving truck. They got the job done within the time limit and honestly must have broke their backs to do it. We are first time customers as I would recommend this company especially if your in a time constraint. Few scrapes to some furniture but to be expected when moving so much stuff. Worth the money and Nick really kept his positive energy up to kick start the moving day for us. read more

Needed a quick local move for a couple rooms of stuff. These folks were available on short notice, changed time to accommodate me at the last minute, showed up 10 minutes early for their 1 hour window and had me packed, moved and unpacked in under 3 hours. Great work, clean, friendly, professional young men - Jake and his partner. No hesitation in recommending them and thanks to Yelp is why I hired them in the first place. Good call. read more

This was the first time I used Student Movers, i was so impressed with staff in the office helping us and so happy with the men that moved us. They understood the stress of moving and had great input and offered excellent support they were quick, careful and worked happy! read more

I had to move on a weekend last May and had trouble finding a mover that was available. As I was calling movers, I asked them for what movers might be available. I was told by many movers, "whatever you do, do not use Student Movers!" Well, they were the only ones available. The two young guys showed up late, because the original driver was not available, On top of that, they did not bring any tools to take apart the beds or blankets to wrap the furniture. I had to go to Home Depot and buy the allen wrenches and had to use my own blankets, etc. That all took much longer than planned. There were other time wasting events, but we did manage to get moved in before dark. The moving guys gave me a receipt and I paid, though I was not happy with the service at all, since it took much longer and I was paying by the hour. But the worst was yet to come. The office had my credit card number when I gave it to them to reserve the move. They decided to charge me an additional $140, because they thought I was not charged enough. I disputed it with my credit card company and the charges were reversed, as I had not approved it. In hindsight I should have rented a truck hired a couple of day workers and did the move myself. The worst part is that I was thoroughly warned by their peers. So, take my advice and use another moving company! read more

Tyler and Adam were so awesome! Although they ran a little behind due to reasons beyond their control, they got right to work! They didn't mess around! They were careful, courteous and respectful and I would definitely recommend student movers!!! read more

This company was wonderful to work with, the mover"s were on time and made my move stress free, their attitude was a welcome change from other mover's that I have dealt with. I will only use this company on any other move's that I make.. The crew was excellent.. Thank you so much... read more

These guys were fantastic. Booking call was answered promptly and professionally. They responded to late notice without question. Two young gentlemen showed up on time. They were professional, courteous, respectful of goods and worked hard. The original estimate and schedule were spot on. I would not hesitate to use them again. read more

Booked for Corina Robbins was overall very satisfied. Handled the furniture very well. The only reason its a 4 not a 5 star is because the manager continuously called the job foreman while on a job. Biggest pro is the very good pricing with a great crew. read more

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! The movers themselves are fine when they are working but the owner, Shawn, and his mother, Michelle, are awful. They are nice to get you in the door but after that they are rude, nasty people with no customer service. I missed an event I was scheduled to speak at because we had an appt at 9am, the movers showed up at 10:30am then they didn't get all our items onto the truck. They left and arrived at our house just shy of 3 hours later (a 45 min drive) without giving us info on why they were late. I called to complain expecting, at the very least, an apology and possibly a small discount and they would not listen and were defensive! In frustration I said I was a customer and didn't have to pay and they told me to call the policy and refused to unload the truck until they came and made us pay for the wait time!!! I even told them I was frustrated with the service and they just kept referring to our contract and could care less about us or our time. The policy came and advised me to pay but to take them to court. I am loyal customer and value good customer service over price any day. I was happy to pay for the service but I wish it wasn't to them. By the way notice in any bad review they receive the owner DEFENDS and takes no responsibility for any of the issues or apologizes. In the world of reviews and internet that just makes a company look bad. If you decide to use them you better hope everything goes smoothly and you don't get on their bad side! I don't know how to comment on Shawn's comment so let me say this & be very clear...I didn't want a free move!!! In fact I can still cancel my credit card even if you had me sign something saying I wouldn't but I want to pay for the move as the work was done. I don't however want to be bullied! I would have gladly accepted an apology. Even a gesture of we will be quick and reprimand your drivers for being late (almost 3 hours to our house after they loaded the truck) which seems to be ok with you all, instead you are still defending your position and making my point even more. We tipped the drivers well because they did not reflect your poor manners. They were very kind and apologetic. Frankly my husband and I felt bad for them having to work for you. read more

PLEASE DONT USE THIS SERVICE!!!!!!!! My husband called this company when the original movers we booked cancelled the day before our move. Our home was in foreclosure and we were working with the bank on a move out datE. We had to turn over the keys at 4 p.m. on moving day. My husband is a Manager at a local dealership and had to work a 13 hour day on our move day and was then going out of town. He wanted to be sure I had the help I needed. The woman who answers the phone will tell you that they are professional movers. It is $170.00 an hour for four professional movers and the size truck you need. The first concern I shared with her before hiring them was about how many hours it would take to move us. I had everything mostly packed up already and all furniture except for 1 piece taken apart. Michelle estimated that it would take three hours (which was their minimum) and that I may have enough time left for them to put together some furniture at the new place. She assured me that with four men all I would have to do is get out of their way. I booked the appointment for 10 am the next morning and it was one of the biggest mistakes ever. The crew called at 10 to let me know they were running about 10 min late. They arrived at 10:45. I was not worried at this point because I was still thinking we had a threee hour move (plenty of time right?) Four young men showed up at my door with a rented truck. They were not in uniform like the website shows/ more like skateboarding clothes. I still was not worried. They were very polite and got to work right away. The first real concern came when I noticed they were having trouble working the lift-gate and not really wrapping up the furniture. The lift gate seemed to be stuck in the half way position and they worked like that which slowed them down. They were disorganized and a little careless. They were very nice young men so I really did not want to complain to them but I could see the clock ticking by. I started to hustle right along with them as I had started to worry that there was no way they were finishing in three hours. They also seemed to take a long time figuring how to place items in the truck. Please understand...the guys were working hard and doing the best job they could. They just were not experienced as professional movers as I was sold on the phone. I called Michelle about 2 hours into the move and told her that I was not paying $170.00 per hour and that she needed to adjust the price to reflect the type of help she sent out. We were not even 1/4 of the way finished. They had come to me and told me that they were not going to be able to move the big screen TV.I called my husband at work and he had to come home and help them do it the right way. He had it out in 5 min. The time ticked by and I really began to feel stressed. I called my 19 year old son and he came to help. Now there were 6 people working their butts off. At 15 min to four I called the bank and told them there was no way we were going to be finished. They said as long as the house was empty we could have things in the yard and keep moving. Just as long as everything was out of the house. In the meantime my Husband called Michelle again. He had left worked for an hour and saw that the movers were not what she told us they weould be. She put him on hold...then disconnected his calls and stopped answering the phone. Keep reading it gets worse: Here is how it ended. I turned the keys over to the bank with a whole lot of stuff in the driveway. The truck they brought was too small and I had to leave stuff in the driveway. They did not finish until 7 p.m. I signed off on the move. I tipped each of the guys $20 bucks. I told them that I knew they had done the best job they could but I was angry that I had been misled by Michelle. I also told Ricky that I would be disputing the charges. One of the movers named JR admitted that the move took at least two hours longer than it should have because of equipment trouble. They also said that they deal with angry customers all the time because of what Michelle promises. They showed me where the lift-gate of the truck had damaged the driveway of the new house. Michelle called the next day when our card declined the $1400 she tried to charge us. I offered to pay her three hour minimum. We are now going to court after her calling me a con-artist and a scumbag because my house was in foreclosure. And she has threatened to turn me into the police because the guys told her I had hydroponic equipment in my garage. (This was after she did not pay them for the job because they are independent contractors.) I lost all $900 bucks worth of stuff. Worked my butt of until 10 p.m. Moved into my new home with everything in the garage and then was called bad names and accused of all kinds of illegal things. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PAY THE GUYS THAT WORKED ALL DAY WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN. MICHELLE CAN TAKE ME TO COURT FOR HER PROFIT. read more

Awesome! Friendly and hard working. Would definitely use again! Made my big heavy desk fit ! Great guys.

Fast, friendly and affordable! Highly recommended! These guys moved in and out! They took the job on a moments notice when the other moving company did not show! Thank you Student Movers! read more

To start off when movers arrived they let us know from the start that if items are loose or not boxed that they will not load them. Contrary to what the business states when you hire them. At no time when agreeing to there services are you told that you responsible to pay the crews overtime rate of time in a half. That should be paid by the employer especially when the crew shows up late then the agreed to start time.We the customer do not schedule all there jobs so why should we pay for mismanagement. The main complaint is that they did not even complete the job and left large items remaining in the house as they did not prioritize there packing load plan or brought to small.They were hired to do a complete job not 3/4 of a job.The crew was at least honest and said it would be cheaper to move the rest ourselves since anytime added on would be double time pay.(see top remarks) Forcing us to spend more money on a rental truck.The reason we hired movers is I have just had knee surgery ten days ago.If I wanted or could of I would rented the truck and moved myself nd save a bunch of money and this headache. We did not hire them through their website but called them in regards of their services and at no time were we ever told that they only take card or credit no checks. So at the end of the not completed move we went to pay the crew and they would not accept the check so they made a call to Michelle. WE HAVE NEVER DELT WITH A LESS PROFESSIONAL PERSON IN OUR ENTIRE LIVES. From her first breath over the phone she called my wife a thief,said we trying to get out of not paying,taking advantage of her drivers.She started yelling from the get go. We informed her that at any time were we informed that they don't accept checks and the check is good and we did not have a card that we could post a payment on.She did not want to hear that so threatened to call the police ( for what trying to pay for services) not only this but the phone was on speaker and our 3 and 7 yr old sons heard everything and were terrified that the police were coming to arrest their parents. Her main answer to us was "I haven't accepted a check in 15 yrs" guess what lady how are we as a customer supposed to know that. Combative from first breath demeaning,degrading and out right obsurb are the only adjectives to describe this company. On top of that they wanted permission to keep our card info in case other rates arise...what are you kidding me. Funny thing is if the crew were on time and or we knew of their "check" policy all we would of had to do was run to a bank and cash the check for cash and done. After about 30 min I walked up to the crew chief and asked so are you guys going to take our check or what.He said we need our money so you either get us a bank account number,we call the cops for service rendered or we go into the house and take your washer and dryer until you pay. Sad when two honest and hard working professionals get an unfinished product,crappy customer service and threatened when all they want to do is pay for the SERVICES RENDERED. I will say that the crew did call and say that they were going to be running a little bit late and they did work their tales off.Im pretty sure nothing was damaged .Sucks that they are or have to deal with such an unprofessional dispatcher as Michelle and have to hear it face to face with the customers that are being treated like criminals,crooks or deadbeats by this company. read more

Do not use these people!! They are extremely dishonest. Trust me, these people are not students! Do not give them your credit card- if you use them you should pay at the end of the job. We got suckered by this company. read more

Their prices were all so very reasonable.So glad I hired them.Tyler and Daniel thank you for doing such a great job. We will highly recommend them.They were very professional and punctual.All the boxes were carefully handled and they quickly dismantle the beds and all the furnitures. read more

Great service, on time, professional. David and Rodney were great. I was selling my parents home due to a death and only certain items were being moved. They were very careful to double check everything. read more

We really had an easy move thanks to The Student Movers . The were on time, respectful and took great care in loading our stuff. I would definitely use their services again!! read more

These guys are AWESOME!!! We used them in March and have just scheduled them again. Alex and David were the best! They were prompt, efficient and most professional. I would highly recommend this company to anyone! read more

Student movers moved me in July. Customer service was lacking, to say the least. I would not recommend this company.

Student Movers are amazing! I had to move on short notice this past monday. I wasnt sure how I was going to do it on my own. I called Student Movers and Jackie was so great over the phone. Extremely helpful!! Made everything so much easier. The gentlemen working also were professional and efficient. I would use them again! read more

I purchased a groupon to use their service for our move. Everything was set up and on the day that we were set to move, I called in to make sure that all was set about an hour before our window. I was told that there were no delays and that we are set for my appointment time. About 2 hours later, I received a call stating that they were in fact not coming after all. Someone called in sick, they didn't even have a truck available, and I was given two options. Option 1 - go find a truck, they would pay for it and refund my groupon. Option 2 - do the move the following day. Well, both options presented problems as trying to get a truck at that time on a Saturday would be an added stress and challenge. The real issue though was that I had 4 additional people lined up to help expedite the move for that day, and would not have them available the following day. My concern was that I would now be inconvenienced and also incur overtime charges. I was told not to worry about the potential of additional costs as they would take care of me because of the inconvenience. Based on that confirmation and agreement, I took option 2. The guys arrived the following day on time and they were great. Very ready and willing to work and did a fantastic job overall with the move. However, immediately I noticed a red flag. I was asked to provide my credit card in case I went over my time. Shocking right? I told them I would not as I had already paid and been assured that extra time would not be an issue. They put me on the phone with the same person I had spoken with the day before and she was not helpful. She told me that "no one gets a free ride". Nice customer service right. I explained that I wasn't looking for a "free ride" especially since I had already pre-paid. She was very argumentative and I could tell it wasn't going to end well. I basically told her I didn't have time to argue over the phone and that I needed to get back to my move and hung up. I did not fill in their cc form and just proceeded with the move as I hadn't agreed to pay any extra time anyway, especially since they broke their agreement with me the day before. So, we proceeded and as I stated, the rest of the move went well. Well, the next day there was an additional charge on my credit card. When I set up the original appointment, I had provided a card in case I went over my slotted time on the original date of the move. I tried to contact the company a couple of times and no one would reply to my complaint or request to refund the erroneous charge. I ended up having to get my credit card company involved and they will take the appropriate action. One thing to point out though is that when my credit card company called them, a representative from the Student Mover's office told me that it didn't matter what I was told on the phone by their company representative. The example he used was that if you go to the store to buy bananas and the store clerk says they are free, that if you leave with those bananas you are stealing. What? Doesn't even make sense. In any event, poor customer service, poor follow up to complaints, and a bit of a bullying mentality. read more

Do NOT USE Student Movers... (I promise I am normally a very positive person...this is the first negative review I've left in my life) We hired Student Movers to pack a trailer for us that they knew was traveling across the country. We brought SEVERAL blankets, towels, and an entire roll of shrink wrap in order to protect our belongings. While we were initially impressed with how tight they pack our stuff, we were heart-broken when we began unloading our trailer. I am not exaggerating when I say that 85% of our furniture is damaged. They loaded so much weight on our items that the legs and feet of our dresser, desks, and table are completely split. In addition, our bookcases, beds, nightstands, chairs, and dining room table sustained large "worn" places that cannot be repaired. Our sofa and loveseat have tears in the fabric and damaged to the legs. On top of all the furniture damage, 75% of our boxes were completely smashed because of the weight they placed on top of them. Upon contacting them they said we should have provided packing material which we did. They just failed to use it. When I specifically asked to have my couches shrink-wrapped they rolled their eyes and complained that it would add time onto the packing job. I cannot explain my dissatisfaction with this company. We expected SOME damage since we were moving such a long distance. We did not expect for almost every item of furniture to be severely damaged. Sean, the owner did not seem to care and failed to correspond via email after my second email, and of course the insurance will not cover any of this damage. I really am sorry to leave such a negative review but I wish someone had warned us! ____ This is an update after Shawn's response. There was no problem with the bulkhead or ABF. The bulkhead was properly installed and one of Shawn's workers is trying to blame it on the bulkhead. Yes, we were satisfied initially, (and had no option other than to sign the release) but that's because we couldn't see the severe amount of damage that was being caused. As I said previously, we expected some damage from transit...we did not however expect to have several legs shattered, and table with hole punctures due to the weight packed on top of them... Also, Shawn chose not to respond to my email when I informed him that we DID PROVIDE A LARGE QUANTITY of blankets, towels, and an entire roll of shrink wrap. Student Movers failed to use the packing material we provided. Had we needed a different type of material we would have been quick to run out and grab it. Again, I would not use Student Movers...especially since they are now trying to LIE and say we didn't provide packing materials or that it was a bulkhead problem. I would have more respect for them if they could take responsibility for their poor packing job, but they continue to blame it on anything but themselves. read more

Used them to move a little while back, great customer service, and the movers were quick and efficient.

Stop! Do not hire Student Movers. My quoted price went from $1500.0 to $4,085.00! We discussed the service I needed. We discussed hours and dates. Because I was in another state they doubled the hours of work originally agreed upon. Worse yet, they showed up an extra 8 hour day. A day they were not hired! No phone calls about all the extra hours. Did not call before they charged my credit card. They charged Grand Piano rate for a regular piano move ($150.00 extra). I have proof of the piano and days hired, but the credit card company could care less. This is why these criminals continue to ripoff the customer. They are allowed to! read more

We hired a couple of guys to help us unload a truck and we couldn't be happier with their work. They showed up on time and worked really quickly and efficiently. We were happy to see that nothing got damaged either. read more

Seamless and Painless!! What more could you want? Shawn, the owner, prompt and professional with callbacks, information and support continually assured me everything would go as planned. It did. Five stars for that. Yesterday the movers were due at 9:00 a.m. sharp. At ten minutes til, they had arrived; they politely waited until nine to call and say they were on site. Josh and Greg were great - working methodically until everything inside the 16" POD was SAFELY and efficiently placed (where I wanted it) in my new home with no attitude except one of willingness to please and I am pickeeeee! They were continually mindful of the job in hand, no texting, ringing cell phones etc. They were there to work and work they did. Hard to believe the whole project from start to finish was completed within three hours, this was the easiest move I have ever encountered, bravo Student Movers!!! ***** I highly recommend this service and will gladly give a testimonial to that effect. read more

Moving sucks, these guys make it suck less. Trying to get your friends and family to help you move is horrible, I wanted to get everything done in one day so I hired two guys to show up with a truck and do all the loading and unloading. It was worth every penny, I dont plan on moving again anytime soon but when the dreaded time comes you can bet I'll be calling these guys again. read more

Great movers at a reasonable price! They were efficient and got here fast! We moved our mom from Bakersfield to Temecula and they made it a much less stressful situation then we thought! Thank you!!!! read more

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!! This is the worst moving company I've ever seen. Although our move date had been set for well over a month and confirmed, the night before the move I was called to request another time. Not possible! What I got were 2 common laborers who had no idea that it was a 3 bedroom to be moved. They showed up with no moving equiptment i.e. dollies. They showed up with nothing! Not even work gloves. I'm not blaming the workers, they had been told that they would be moving tents only.When I called repeatedly to the office, I was given a major run around and told it would be MY responsibility to supply moving equiptment. That is NOT the information I was given on the phone. I found dealing with this company the most unprofessional company I've ever encountered. And it stems directly from the disorganization of the office staff. I can only imagine they sit in some remote office with speakers on and never communicating with each other and addressing customer concerns. Moving is stressfull enough without using the WORST moving company imaginable. read more

My move occurred last month on Sept. 25, 2014, and I've been holding out to write a review to see how Customer Service was going to handle my dispute and claims, but I basically had a very similar experience to Scott W. and M N. below. The end result is that I have a number of pieces of furniture damaged, and was also charged more than I should've been because the lead guy/driver took a route that was 20 miles more than the suggested GPS shortest route to my destination. While the guys did work harder and consistently after a training and "pep" talk after an hour in by the lead guy, they were not professionally trained movers as the company and site says. I had the same issue with the number of blankets and a Penske truck, and they only had four blankets, and if I didn't question and insist to the lead guy to inquire about getting more blankets, the move would've proceeded. The lead guy was justifying how he would be able to pack and protect the large, wood pieces with only those four blankets, and this was after he did walk through with me of all the furniture that had to be moved. They also moved with only one standard dolly, and I had 2500 sq. ft of furniture and household goods. While Frances was nice to call and handle my dispute about the charges and the damaged furniture, the end result is quite a few of the larger pieces have scratches, scrapes and dents. They are still in process of resolving my disputes and want to send a repair guy to fix all the scrapes and scratches to my solid-wood furniture pieces and leather sectional, but have made no remark about the dent and scratch that was made to top of my dryer, and the overage one-hour overage I was charged because the lead guy drove 20 miles more than the suggested route. I've had the same furniture moved twice, and one was my family and friends, and we are not professionals, and we didn't manage to damage as much items as they did. When you hire full-service "professional movers" at $170 p/ hour and double drive time, you don't expect to go through the additional hassle and headache of a claims/dispute process because of all the damaged furniture, nor do you expect for your movers to arrive with one dolly and four blankets when a post-booking interview was done well in advance regarding the list of items to be moved. read more

I contacted student movers in Oct 2014 for a local move in Temecula. I spoke with Shawn who was in Newport Beach but he told me his crew from Murrieta would move us. I wanted to move on a Monday but he told me he could give me a better deal on Saturday. We moved on Saturday November 8, 2014. It has taken me 3 months to get over the trauma caused by this disaster. They were suppose to send their largest truck and they didn't. 3 guys showed up from Huntington Beach with a medium size truck. They told me they were not authorized to drive the large truck and the crew from Murrieta had backed out. They had very few blankets to wrap the furniture. I ended up giving them what blankets we had in the house that were not packed away. When the move was over we started to examine our furniture and literally 90% of our furniture had some type of nick are scratch, rip or gouge. Some pieces were severely damaged. My wife called Shawn several times but he never returned a phone call. I emailed him and got a response asking me to send pictures. I did so and to this day have not heard a word from them. We have spent thousands of dollars getting furniture repaired and appliances replaced. I do not blame the 3 men who showed up for the move. They did what they could but were ill equipped to handle this move. Please! Run! Don't walk away from Student Movers!! read more