Starving Student Movers quoted me $1600 to move my one bedroom apartment from Chicago to CA. They loaded all my goods, and then the driver said the load was larger than expected and would in fact cost $5000 to move. When I rejected that higher bill and demanded my property back, they refused to return my property. They locked the semi trailer and said I'd have to pay them to simply get my stuff back, let alone move it to the new location. I had to call the Chicago Police Dept, who forced them to unload my items. They didn't even move any of it back to my apartment - they simply left everything just inside the door of the apartment building and I had to call some friends to help move it all back up to my apartment.

The CPD said this was a common ocurrance and just about everyone simply buckles and pays the jacked up fee. Do your research and hire a reputable moving company, and if things do get ugly, don't cave in. Don't let these crooks bully you.

I had a HORRIFIC experience and I would caution ANYONE to stay far away!! I have used them before in the summer of 2007 and thought they did a fine job, and were very reasonably priced, so I tried again.

In my error, I left my wedding rings out on a shelf. It was a hectic day and I didn't realize until 3 hours into the move they'd been left on the shelf. By the time I got to the room where they were, of course, they were gone. The movers did not move that shelf. No boxes were shuffled around or packed/unpacked in that room. The only people in my house that day were the movers, my mother, my husband, and me. When I questioned the movers, naturally, they denied fault. I filed a police report and contacted the claims department.

Ok so I understand it's my word vs. theirs. I understand I have no proof. What I don't understand is how Melanie, the corporate claims adjuster, still has a job. She was absolutely rude over the phone. Raised her voice and told me to "stop accusing" her workers because I was offending her (EXCUSE ME?), and hung up on me! But the best part is that when I asked her if she had contacted the local Tempe branch (where my move was scheduled out of) to question the manager/movers she said no and that she hadn't planned to. What if this is a pattern of behavior from these men? They would never know because no one follows up on anything! Of COURSE they are going to steal my 2.5 karats worth of jewelry, they know they can get away with it because no one at this company trusts the customer or even cares that I am now missing jewelry that is completely priceless to me. What if my DVD player hadn't made it to my new house? Would I just have to go buy a new one? I think it is ludicrous to offer a service to a customer and blatantly refuse to follow up on problems. These people are thieves. They are rude and unhelpful. They are absolute cheats.

Pay the extra money and use a company that won't steal your stuff. The $4700 worth of jewelry I lost sure wasn't worth my $750 move.

Very Unprofessional... damaged our stuff in the move by dragging if up cement stairs(rather than picking it up) and b/c they charge by the hour they take there time with the move(long restroom breaks, talking/texting on the phone)... when i call the manager(and it even got to the point where i talked to their branch manager) they denied everything and were really defensive. One of the damaged items was a suitcase, which ripped b/c they dragged it up cement stairs and the manager told me that it was only a suitcase and that it gets damaged in airports anyways(what a about the damn rip?... and when i told them that airports will repair your luggage if there is extensive damage, there was no response)...

My husband and i have moved 3-4 times in the past 3 years and this company was the worst... they might charge a little less but they are very dishonest... you really have to watch everything you sign... when they write up the inventory really watch what they write... they will try to write that all the items are scratched b/4 so that they are not liable for it after... my mover even modified the inventory sheet after the move, thank god i had the sheet from b/4 to show how they modified it ... the movers are not professionals... we had a skinny/scrawny guy as 'the driver' so technically speaking he directs the move and then you're given one mover... they claim they are giving you two movers and truck but really you get one mover, truck and driver... when i asked them to reassemble the bed stand they told me it's easy and i should do it myself... who says that?...

Don't go with this company... it's a big headache...