California Movers Local & Long Distance Moving Company

Of the 30+ moves I’ve experienced, this was the most frustrating and uncomfortable. Please consider carefully if you’re thinking of booking a full service local move.

Immediately at arrival, the movers complained of how much packing had to be done repeatedly saying “it was a lot for just them,” and complaining that we were on the second floor despite confirming ahead of time the list of furniture, apartment size (1bed/1bath), and the request for full service- nothing is packed- $190/hr rate. My partner and I also organized books, emptied furniture, removed art, cleared out clothes etc ahead of time hoping it would save the movers some time and energy.

My partner and I did 80% of the actual packing, making boxes, throwing in anything we could get our hands on, with the exception of wrapping furniture, and even then the movers were so disorganized our 1bed/1bath contents didn’t fit in the 16 ft truck. We packed up our SUV and we had to leave our lamps, plants, and most of our kitchen contents behind. When we moved to SF from NY we hand packed all our (then larger) apt contents into a 16 ft pod and everything fit.

They were talking on the phone constantly during the move. They took an hour break but only deducted 30 minutes from the rate (and yes also charged double time for driving which yes, okay), and they took smoke breaks frequently while we packed the contents of the apartment alone.

We tipped cash. Without seeing the total of the tip, the lead mover argued with it being too low, and asked us to Venmo or Zelle him if we did not want to put it on the credit card.

I found this astoundingly unprofessional especially since my partner and I effectively packed the majority of our 1 bed/1 bath contents, they damaged our dining table, and lost our bed frame screws. We paid for 9.5 hours, a total imbalance of labor. If my partner and I didn’t haul ass they would probably still be moving us out two days later…

We were so uncomfortable with this experience that by the time we made it to the move destination, we forfeited any additional organization of furniture hoping to expedite the close of the job.

Overall, I felt squeezed for every dollar and did not think these two were professionals. Complaining that there was too much to move even though they were being paid by the hour was odd and precarious, particularly because that is the literal job for hire. Moving as slow as possible during the packing was frustrating and pushed my limits when at close they argued for a higher tip.

Eugene and his coworker were on time, efficient, responsive and communicative. Over all I’m very happy with the service they provided, I’d hire them again and highly recommend that you do too. I’ve hired them to move out from 1 bedroom apartment, they provided boxes, wrapping paper, tape, etc.