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    VanGuard Moving Express

    4.6 (71 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Invoice (deposit) directly from Vanguard that I paid.
    Geetee R.

    LOL at the response to my review 5 months later. Should have just left it alone. Now I'm going to reply with screenshots that prove the business is lying. This company cancelled my move at the last minute and it cost me $938 more to hire a different company at the last second. After I left my original negative review, Bauer called me to apologize (which I appreciated). He asked me to send him the bill for the company I used instead and he would try to see if he could make up the difference or maybe reimburse me partially ($938 is what I paid more b/c of their last second cancellation). I never asked for $2k as he claimed in his reply to me. After I sent him the bill, I never heard from him again. Also, I didn't book with a broker. I booked directly with this company. Look at the screenshots and email address I was communicating with. I have more emails and text messages to back it all up, but I'll leave it at this for now. Very disappointed you to tried to double down and lie 5 months after the fact. Merry Christmas.

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    Omoro O.

    Aggressive Behavior and Damaged Property Last month was my 2nd time using Vanguard Moving Company, and I do not recommend anyone use this company ever. They are unprofessional, unscrupulous, damaged hundreds of dollars of my property and exhibited aggressive, intimidating behavior towards me. The first time i used Vanguard was in Sept 2019 for a full apartment move. The move, led by employee Saad, went very well and the company's customer service was excellent. Based on this experience, I scheduled them for a move last month with three stops. The quote estimated about 7-9 hours of work for up to about $1290. The move was led by a staff name Bauer (it looks like he is a manager there based on their Yelp profile) and went like this: -Arrived and began move more than 1 hour late without notice of late arrival (me and my boyfriend had to call to inquire where they were) -selected a truck too small for our items despite me emailing a detailed list items to be moved beforehand -re: the above, 1/2 way through the move, one of the movers told me the truck was too full and they'd have to go get another one. You can imagine my frustration. I spoke to Bauer and told him if this was that case, I'd like to confirm I won't be charged extra for the time needed to get another truck. All hell broke loose from there. Bauer stepped close to me and started screaming at me, yelling that 'he's a professional mover who's been doing this for years' and to 'shut up, don't tell me what to do'. As a woman alone with him in the apartment (the other two movers were at the loading dock and elevators) and fearful he may become more aggressive, i backed away and told him he should not, under any circumstances, speak to clients like that and that I had a right to ask about the truck size given what his other staff shared. He later apologized and the move continued. -boxes labeled fragile were placed under heavy items or were poorly secured in the truck causing them to fall and break (see pics) -the truck was indeed to small and my items were mishandled, squished and damaged -broke one of my TVs and several dishes (see pics) -the movers were very slow and used illogical tactics to unpack the truck causing delays. Total time to move took almost 12 hours, final move costs? $1,550.00. I was yelled at once again close to the end of the move when we inquired if they could move any faster as we only had the elevator reserved for a limited window. Don't even think about being able to get a reimbursement for damaged items. I called post/move and spoke with Saad, who now works in the office, to detail the numerous issues and request to paid for the damaged goods. He apologized on behalf of Bauer, promised he would speak to him about his behavior and would reimburse me, once I emailed pics and receipts, which I did. To date I've called, emailed and texted several times with no response. None of this is normal or acceptable treatment. Please beware and proceed with caution if you use this company.

    Gretchen F.

    Scheduling movers with VanGuard Moving was easy, efficient, and they did a great job. We hired a crew of theirs for a labor-only job to help us load up a POD that I had delivered to our home. I had gone back and forth with VanGuard several times with regard to the date of the job, since we had some setbacks, and they never gave me a hard time about it at all. And then were eventually able to schedule something for like 2 days out when we were finally ready! I really appreciated their accommodations and attitude about scheduling. As for the actual moving crew, Dennis, Vladimir, and Paul arrived exactly on time, worked super hard, were very efficient, and in general it was a totally smooth experience. I felt as thought they packed and moved our items with care, and they were serious tetris masters in being able to fit as much into that POD as they did. I was so impressed, we have a lot of stuff! We are planning on hiring VanGuard again to help with the rest of our move after our house sells, and I would handily recommend Dennis and his crew for any future moving needs you may have.

    A great crew! Buzz, Eddie and Dennis.

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    They were efficient, great pricing, and flexible when I had to change my move dates. I have recommended them personally to all my friends

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    A Very professional team. Efficient, responsible and reasonable. Friendly team. Strongly recommend.

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    Reliable, punctual, and honest! The three best qualities a moving service can have. It was also the best quote I received during my search.

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