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    Allied Van Lines

    1.5 (50 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    I wish I had read the reviews before I chose this company, and the agency Blue Chip Moving & Storage Inc was even worse . It was a miserable experience for us! Our belongings were loaded in LA on 7/14, arrived in Vancouver on 8/18. Several solid wood furniture were damaged, and it took a lot of effort to remove the tape marks left on the furniture. Three pieces of furniture are still missing and haven't been found yet. I tried to contact the manager Daniella Ortiz twice left messages, she never returned my calls. The sales person Don Walt's tried to make a deal with his convincing look, but once they had my card, they over charged a lot more with the additional work. DON'T Choose this company!

    I have moved multiple times in my career. This is hands down the worst move and borderline fraud I have ever experienced. Usually I have moved with a job and my employer has paid. This time I was retiring and moving back to our retirement home. We chose what we thought was a national agency. The truck that picked us up was quite old. The movers were, what seemed to be, movers from the local area and were quite unprofessional. Ultimately the biggest issue is that they broke a prized piano of my wives. I pointed this at when they were unloading. The mover documented it on the paper work. When I filed a claim, the mover had also documented that it was broken at origin. So even though I paid full rate on my moving insurance so there would not be any issues here we are with a denied claim from outright brazen behavior. Please, please, please do NOT trust allied van lines with anything prescious.

    I posted this review also with the locally contracted mover in my area. However, this mover is a representative of Allied and I am deeply disappointed in the service received. We moved our daughter from LA to San Diego in the same day. I contracted Allied Moving and was referred to Blue Chip Moving as they were the local providers. Bruce, the sales rep, was very helpful and reasonable. To minimize the time (and cost) the movers needed to pack, Bruce documented that we had all her boxes and furniture in one spot. A list of all items with dimensions, including furniture, was provided. The sales rep acknowledged that the furniture, TV, and canvas painting needed to be wrapped and protected. The contract even stated that the TV needed to be in a box. The moving coordinator Carol contacted me and assured me that all movers were employees of Allied or Blue Chip, and not 3rd parties or subs. However, when I asked the movers if they work for Blue Chip or Allied, I was told that they were from another company and they do work for Blue Chip. When the movers arrived, the experience was unpleasant from the beginning. 1. The movers admitted that they did not bring any boxes or packing materials because they "had lots of big moves earlier" and only brought used paper and blankets. I was also told that they emptied the truck because they didn't know how much stuff we had, but I had provided a detailed itemized list with dimensions and the estimate used my list. 2. They did not want to wrap the couch or bed in plastic and I had to insist on wrapping to keep the items clean. They just wanted to cover it with used pieces of brown paper. 3. They did not secure most of the furniture ; my husband was there when the truck was opened and saw that much of the furniture fell or shifted on arrival to San Diego. 4. Specifically, a favorite wooden dresser in great condition arrived in San Diego with significant damage to three of the handles. When packing, the movers took the drawers out and moved the empty dresser but refused to put the drawers back into the dresser because it "would save time on arrival". I was assured that they would be secured. On arrival to San Diego, my husband saw that the dresser frame had fallen over onto other items and the drawers had slid on the truck floor. After the movers left, we noticed that one handle was split and two handles were missing wood. The movers never admitted the damage and never gave us the pieces that had broken off for repair. 5. The movers were always rushing, banging the items in the walls. We did not feel that they cared about being careful, only trying to get back on the road as quickly as possible, because they wanted to drive back to LA. In regards to timing, I paid for 11 hours but they showed up at 8am and left at 1:30pm, with traffic taking only 2 hours to get back. They were paid way more than the hours they spent and I am upset that they rushed so much when we did everything to make the move easy so they could take more time to be careful with our items. What is most disappointing is that the move coordinator emailed me afterwards asking: "Hi Leticia, I wanted to check in with you to see how everything went with delivery. Did you have any questions? " I described the issues and she never responded back. Why bother sending the email? I realistically expect that things can get damaged in a move, but much of this was preventable. The lack of packaging materials and no effort to pack the bigger items is inexcusable, since Allied claims to be a "Full Service" mover. I saw none of the "full service". They didn't even need to enter my house to get items or dismantle/rebuild any furniture. We did all of that ourselves. Good thing, because my fear would be that they would have damaged more items if I let them reassemble anything. I will never use Allied again as the movers that were hired by Blue Chip were unprofessional and terrible. I feel deceived by Blue Chip and Allied as what they promised on the website and verbally was not delivered.

    this cost 35.00, do you want to use this company, coleman/Allied
    Nadine D.

    Warning, Don't Hire this company, I have moved 5 times, We kind of know the rountine. I have lunch for the crew and a cooler with pop & water to help with there day. This one the was the WORST, an hour late, an angry driver cussing up a storm with dispatch & working his guys to death. None of this move was cheap!! In the photo I paid 35.00 for wrapping up a all natural latex mattress for protection see the pieces that ripped off of it. Paid 835.00 to crate up a pool table & reassemble it, that was joke we had to hire professional to do it right! Buying insurance with this company you will NEVER get the value for the items they ruin. Good luck in dealing with the customer service, they got your money and they're not giving any back!

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    Best moving company with a solid reputation. Definitely moves and blankets all furniture and secures boxes.

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    I used Allied (Berger Moving & Storage). Great job. Moved our whole apartment from LA to Seattle with no problems.

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    Prodigy Moving & Storage

    (1.7k reviews)

    Downtown

    Yelp Projects: I started with a Yelp project that allowed me to enter the Project details included…read morewith my move. It then sends out a blast ( I assume) to Yelp Guaranteed businsses. Then the messages started coming in. I received 10 inquiries from various moving companies, but Prodigy came in first. You can tell that the 1st messages look automated, but Abby came in with a personal message as well and sent me the specifics to my move quickly. I had her on the phone within a couple of hours. I had diligently worked through all the companies and looked at the various price points and what it included. I was really weary on how fast things would go, but Abby said, for the size of myhome, she suggested 4 movers at $195. Since they also had great reviews and seemed very professional, I completed my reservation by the end of the day. Day of move: Not going to lie, I waited too long to pack up my office and boy, did I feel it on moving day. My office was still not fully packed, it had a lot of furniture to be moved and I was literally still working when they arrived. Arrival time was between 8-9 AM. Ivan called a little after 8 AM to let me know they would be arriving in about 45 min since it was traffic and they were coming from the valley (I was in Echo Park). So I started excusing myself from work and prepared for their arrival. Everything happened so fast. I showed them around the apartment: 2 stories and 1 level up from garage (2 sets of stairs) and then a long driveway. I had stuff in the backyard and the balcony too. I asked if they could put some furniture out on the street for pickup and they helped me out with that as well! I let Ivan know that I was still working on breaking down the office, so he said he would go there last... and they all went to work. All I could here was the plastic wrap noise going round and round. They had broken down everything! Dining table, Peloton, Recliner chair.. It was amazing to watch and they did it with such care. They were done packing up in less than 4 hrs (3 bedroom apartment). We took the drive down south and they beat me there. They were already unloading and asking where to put things. Not only are they movers, they are also interior decorators LOL. We did not move into an empty house, so they helped us move things around and place stuff where we wanted. On top of that, they rebuilt all the things they took apart. I bought them lunch from a Busy Bee in San Pedro and a neighbor even offered them avocados from her tree! At the end of the day, I couldn't find my bag and phone! The whole team helped me try to find it because we thought it got buried in the garage! I had put it aside in one of the bedrooms and forgot where I had put it, but I was so grateful that they tried to help. I was thinking it would be an 8-10 hr day and it turned out to only be 7 hrs including the drive time. They made a very incredibly stressful time in my life as easy as possible. I definitely recommend Ivan and his team at Prodigy

    Everything was booked and planned and confirmed via email clearly…read more The movers came on the wrong DATE! Then Abby, the manager of schedule talked as if I was wrong and was unapologetic then just started complaining WHY CANT WE JUST TAKE THIS DATE SINCE MOVERS THERE ALREADY. I told her cuase were busy today and she just handled the entire situation as if we were to blame and never apologized. On top of that , their work order of WHERE to move my things was the WRONG ADDRESS!!! They dont really care about details and when they make mistakes, they act like your wrong and are rude about it. I understand miscommunications happens all the time, but even after showing her the clear emails which she confirmed herself in writing, she had no apologies. I have zero confidence in this mover company and cancelled the enitre order and will be hiring real pros. I have no idea how they got so many high yelp reviews. I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY.

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    This company is amazing. They give you very good pricing, and their movers care and do it right…read more Most importantly, when they quote you a price, that is what you pay. Other companies will quote you one price but after it is all done, will charge you more, and it is always more, they never surprise you with less. But this company always keeps to their word which i appreciate. I use them for my personal moves and for my business. They wrapped my couch up nicely so that it arrived nicely and were careful to avoid the walls and doors. I have used them several times and will continue to use them exclusively! A really good company!!!

    I am leaving this review to formally document an extremely unprofessional and unacceptable…read moreexperience with this company. Prior to the move, I discussed pricing and payment terms directly with the owner/manager and confirmed the agreed-upon amount. However, when the movers arrived, they immediately demanded cash up front and refused to provide any services unless payment was made on the spot. This directly contradicted the prior agreement. After loading the couches, they demanded an additional $100 that had never been disclosed or authorized. The situation felt coercive and inappropriate. In addition to the payment dispute, the movers caused multiple damages: * One of the couches was damaged. * The garage door was damaged. * A component of the security system on the back door was broken. Furthermore, one of the workers raised his voice and yelled at my wife and daughter. This behavior is completely unacceptable and unprofessional. When I contacted the company to request information regarding their insurance coverage for the damages, they refused to provide any details. This company demonstrated a serious lack of professionalism, accountability, and respect. I strongly advise others to proceed with caution.

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    My move with Steve's company, Pacific Packing and Moving went very well! I had a really tough move…read moreas I live up 3 flights of steps, I have a lot of stuff, and tons of artwork that needed careful wrapping and handling. I ended up having a 2-day move. Steve and his assistants were so funny and they were quick and professional. I loved listening to them joke around in their Caribbean patois. It made the move more entertaining! When it was time to unload at the storage unit, I watched steve load many dollies, 4 wheelers, and carts with the experience of a master jenga player. He knew how to load each with a max of things that was easy to roll without anything falling off. I was super impressed. Inside my storage unit, things were packed in very well so that they left me a lot of room for me move around in between the boxes inside while the placements of everything in there made great sense. I highly recommend this company.

    I had a total of 3 movers to empty my storage. Storage had though stuff for a two bedroom apartment…read moreminus a couch. They arrived around 10am and were able to remove everything from my storage in an hour. Arrived at my place and was able to unload their truck in an hour. Overall they were quick with the moving. Very nice and friendly. Only thing was the price didn't match what I was originally told but I didn't complain because the service was great. I had planned to give them a bigger tip based on the price per hour I was told but when I was told how much it was it cut into their tips. I would recommend them and will use them again.

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