1. American Moving & Storage

    1. American Moving & Storage

    0

    Boulder, CO

    Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    American Moving & Storage

    4.1 (123 reviews)
    Closed Closed

    Services - American Moving & Storage

    In-state moving

    International moving

    Out-of-state moving

    American Moving & Storage Photos

    Portfolio From The Business

    Sponsored

    Recommended Reviews - American Moving & Storage

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Our American Moving experience.  Our belongings strapped to the top of a U-Haul trailer pulled by a U-Haul van.

    I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY. My wife and I have relocated 3X in the past five years. Using corporate relocation services, Allied Van Lines and a few weeks ago - Bekins/American Moving. This by far is the worst experience we've ever had. The terms "bait & switch" and "misleading" are the overriding themes. We hired Bekins/American Moving to move our four-bedroom home from Castle Pines, CO to Lakeville, MN on 8/24 - 9/10. The first part of the moving experience was good and met expectations. The team that arrived was professional, hardworking and appeared to take good care of our furnishings. That is where the quality customer service ended. From that point forward we felt we had been set-aside as our credit card had been charged and we were no longer a priority. Specifically: From the point of loading our home on 8/24, we had no proactive communications on the delivery. I would call and leave a message with the move coordinator and wouldn't hear back. I would call the Salesperson and he would call back but it felt like he didn't have complete information. When I asked about the timing of the delivery of our goods less than a week out, I had to call multiple times. This information was important to us as we were trying to juggle personal and professional schedules and wanted to ensure we were ready when Bekins arrived. We were living in a hotel at this point and trying to coordinate when to meet and move into our home. Because we were getting no response, I called the destination agent and they seemed totally confused. They gave us the load date in Colorado as the delivery date which made no sense. I finally got a response from American Moving and was told to expect the furnishings on 9/8. We then received a call to inform us that the furnishings would now be delivered on Sunday, 9/10. We were told the movers would deliver our furnishings between 8:00am and 10:00am on 9/10. They arrived Sunday shortly after all 11:00 in a U-Haul truck and trailer with some of our furnishings strapped to the top of the trailer. This was far from what was sold! As Bekins states, "we take care of our furnishings as if they are our own". Really!!??I The two men who arrived had just driven 1,000 miles in 1 day were tasked to then unload our furnishings. There was no additional crew. There was no supervisor. They didn't do a walk-through of our home. They didn't ask questions. They didn't take steps to PROTECT our new home. When asked about the carpet protection, they responded they didn't have any. We called American Moving to state our dissatisfaction at the lack of care, unpreparedness and request a full crew with the necessary supplies to protect the house. We stated we were willing to wait another day so this could be done correctly. We were told this is the crew that was available and there was nothing else they could do. I personally left to go find some carpet protection while they started unloading. I was unable to find any and then the two movers both left in the truck and returned in about an hour - with the cellophane carpet protection. They did find padding to partially protect the stairwell. By the time the house was partially protected, it was nearing 1:00pm. My wife and I (both in our 60s) helped carry many of the boxes and directed some of the boxes to be put in the garage to save time. In the end, the unloading took from 11:10am to 9:30pm and the movers left before everything was complete. In addition to carrying boxes, my wife and I unboxed and assembled several items that were packed by the movers. Several pieces of furniture were damaged and a brand-new carpet soiled from the mover's shoes. We will process an insurance claim for the furniture. We hired and paid $15,000 for a professional moving company. This is far from what we received. This was, at best an amateur, unorganized, uncaring delivery of our furnishings (repacked in a smaller truck and strapped to the top of a trailer)! If we had known this was the service we would receive from a company "making moving easy since 1891" and that we would have to help with the process, I never would have hired Bekins/American Moving. Even after requesting to speak to the salesperson/owner of American Moving, he hasn't responded to my request to speak to him since these issues began and delegated any interactions to a subordinate.

    Just one of many rooms that American Moving moved to our new place.

    So happy with our experience with American Moving. We had several quotes and hands down American Moving was the best priced, most communicative and friendly moving company we dealt with. They provided extra moving boxes, which was very helpful. The movers showed up on time and did an excellent job. Worth every penny! Highly recommend.

    See all

    13 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jean D.
    31
    26
    2

    14 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of K. M.
    1
    25
    2

    7 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Dan N.

    Dan N.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Dan N.

    Dan N.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of AW S.
    162
    5
    3

    14 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Dan N.

    Dan N.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    17 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Dan N.

    Dan N.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    18 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lisa P.
    2
    38
    14

    13 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of S M.
    0
    9
    0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Deb S.
    0
    16
    0

    11 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    17 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of M J.
    0
    1
    0

    15 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Dan T.
    0
    20
    1

    10 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of John F.

    John F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 3 of 4

    Ask the Community - American Moving & Storage

    Do you offer long distance moving? If so, how far are you willing to move a customer and what is your pricing for long distance moving?

    How do I determine who specifically fulfilled my move? I signed a contract with American Moving & Storage, but that is not who delivered my goods. Can you advise?

    Cara, The American Moving & Storage you are submitting the message to is a local company out of Colorado. We perform local services and are an agent for Bekins, the carrier that we provide interstate relocation services through. Are you able to… 

    Don’t See Your Question? Ask Away!

    Review Highlights - American Moving & Storage

    When we buy (in hopefully a year), we are definitely using American Moving and fingers crossed we can get David and Gil again.

    Mentioned in 8 reviews

    Read more highlights

    The Other Side Moving & Storage

    The Other Side Moving & Storage

    (200 reviews)

    Northeast

    I cannot say enough good things about this organization. Truly the most professional movers we've…read moreever had. And we've moved a lot! We just used this organization for the 2nd time, moving across the city. They handled all of our furniture and boxes with care and were fast! Like I mean, running back and forth from the truck inside. Apart from the great work, the mission of this organization is so amazing. The leader of our move spent some time telling us about how TOS has changed his life. He's 21, so articulate, truly turning his life around, he's going to go so far. I'm so impressed with the program and am so happy to support them. Keep up the amazing work!!

    Dillon and his crew did a fantastic job. I hired them for packing as well as moving and they were…read morequick and efficient - they arrived within 30 minutes of the arrival window and finished under the estimated time as well. They also used less materials which brought the quote down by a few hundred bucks so that was awesome. They even helped me move a heavy item I already had in my garage up to my main floor off the clock! They also purposefully left out an item that I previously broke and forgot to pack myself so that it did not get lost in the move. I love all of the work they are doing for their nonprofit and was happy to hear that my money will be going back into that. They just did my move today so I haven't unpacked yet, but I haven't noticed any damages so far to the furniture. The reviews really do speak for themselves and they will have a customer for life.

    Moving Brothers - Colorado Springs Movers

    Moving Brothers

    (168 reviews)

    Northeast

    This is the second time I've used them in just two years. First review was from an apartment to a…read morehouse and now unloading a house and packing a 26 foot truck. I specifically sent them a list of what was priority to move a few days before. The guys showed up on time. They looked over the items, rooms, and truck then they got to work. The guys finished in the promised amount of time, packaged and wrapped things really well. We even did some prep work by wrapping and placing things in the living room. Next thing we know, they have already wrapped and loaded the washer and dryer very quietly and quickly. We were shocked. Would highly recommend using them! Quality and efficient is important and they take it seriously. Worth every penny.

    tldr:NEVER hire this company!! Hands down the worst experience with a moving company I have ever…read morehad. They showed up 5 hours late, yelled at me that I gave them a bad quote and refused to do my move which ended up costing me THOUSANDS. And spoiler, another company did the job in the time I was originally quoted by these people and for half the price. As a woman moving alone, these movers made me incredibly uncomfortable in the short time they were in my home. I called and got a quote over the phone. This was not unusual to me as I've only ever gotten phone quotes for moving and have never had issues in the past. I was quoted 2.5-3 hours with 3 movers. I called 5 other companies in the area and received similar quotes, I chose this company due to their availability. I scheduled my move for 4 days before I needed to be out of my place. They were scheduled to arrive between 12-3pm. At 3pm, I was told their morning job was taking much longer than anticipated but they should arrive within the hour. At 4pm I received a text from the team letting me know they were an HOUR AND A HALF away and would be stopping for food on their way. I contacted the "manager" and was assured they would be able to complete my move that day. The team showed up at 5:30pm, 5.5 hours late and I have never had movers be more disrespectful and demeaning toward me. My home was clean, fully boxed, and ready to be loaded. For $210/hour I was not about to waste time. They walked through my home to assess everything and Tyler, who is supposedly the best they have, was rude and disrespectful every step of the way. He yelled at me that there was no way they could do the move in the time quoted. Given that their morning job took 4-5 hours longer than anticipated, whoever is quoting jobs clearly doesn't know what they're doing. I was alone and the way their team treated me in my home made me incredibly uncomfortable, they yelled at me that I wasted their time, they drove to Fort Collins from Denver and their cars were in a storage unit in Denver that closed at 9pm. Even if they completed the job in the minimum quoted time, they still wouldn't have made it back to Denver in time to collect their vehicles so I don't see how that was my problem but he sure made it my problem. Tyler told me the move would take a team of 4 movers at least 7 hours to complete. To be clear, this was a two bedroom townhome, not a 5 bedroom house. As I was about to throw them out of my home for being so demeaning and disrespectful, they offered to step out and call their manager. At 6pm I received a call from the manager who told me the team claimed there were 150 boxes in my home and they would not be doing the move. When I argued that was absolutely not the case (i counted and there were 56 boxes, 6 large, 15 medium, 25 small, and 10 plastic tubs) I was told he didn't know who to believe...um excuse me?!? He offered to reschedule for another day at more than DOUBLE my initial quote. After the experience his "best guy" had to offer, there was no way I would ever agree to pay them even my original quote let alone $1800?! I told him this was unacceptable and explained the financial impact, all I got was "sorry, we wish you the best of luck with your move" after wasting 6 hours of my time and costing me thousands. This was a huge waste of my time and costly. I deliberately scheduled the move on my day off with several days after to do final small things and clean before handing over keys. A new tenant was scheduled to move in shortly after. Because of this company's laziness and incompetence, I had to pay an additional month rent and the next tenant's move was also impacted. I am truly beside myself at what a horrible experience this was. Now for the kicker - I hired another company to do my move the following week. I hired two movers and anticipated an 8 hour move due to what I was told by this team. I was genuinely afraid to do the walkthrough given what happened with moving brothers. I explained what happened and the new quote I was given and the new movers laughed. They said this team took too long at their job in the morning, ate and sat in the truck for an hour, and when they showed up they were tired or lazy and simply didn't want to do the job. They said the 7 hour quote was an FU to me since they drove up to Fort Collins. It took the new movers FOUR HOURS TOTAL. And cost me less than moving brothers original quote including a 40% tip. NEVER give this company your business. They will leave you up a creek without a paddle without so much as an apology. I'm grateful they requested cash payment and didn't require a deposit as they will never get a penny from me. I will tell anyone and everyone I know to avoid this company!

    Boulder Packaging Center

    Boulder Packaging Center

    (17 reviews)

    Terrible first (and last) customer experience. My pre-labeled package was dropped off for before…read moreposted pickup time international delivery with DHL Express on the 24th. Curiously and without any follow-up from anyone at Boulder Packaging, my time-sensitive customer's package sat without even being scanned into the system for tracking four days after drop-off at this store until I called with pointed questions. My business card was provided twice to the clerk at the time of drop-off and he refused to take it, but since my business contact info is listed on the label & internantional paperwork, I'd thought everything was good. It very much was NOT! When I noticed no progress on the tracking, I called to check in on the 26th and the employee that answered was the same man that had initially received my package three days earlier on the 24th. He casually related that mysteriously, neither FedEx nor DHL had picked up ANY PACKAGES for three days, but "we absolutely did nothing wrong", he insisted. I was stunned to be expected to believe that explanation for an "Authorized" Ship Center, so I immediately called DHL customer support and my Account Rep directly to repeat my questions and get real answers. DHL explained that some shipping centers have automatic daily pickup while others have to call to request pickup. Miraculously, my package was finally picked up on the 27th to at last begin it's journey abroad after an inexplicably undocumented and uncommunicated four day layover at Boulder Packaging Center. This is certainly not what I or my customer paid for when we were entrusted to get their package abroad in a express manner. We DO NOT RECOMMEND and will not trust this location again for our business shipping in-the-field drop-offs. It is really unfortunate since we prefer to support local businesses whenever possible. My business reputation cannot afford their lack of professional accountability and excessively casual attitude about their role in getting paying customer's packages delivered on time. FedEx & DHL, you need to check up on your "Authorized" Shipping Centers. Your brand and your customers are not being represented or served well here.

    They are the best and they are so kind. Offers all services for packaging and mailing needsread more

    LivingSpaces Organizing - Living Room - After (decluttered the whole house, then house was remodeled!)

    LivingSpaces Organizing

    (9 reviews)

    Debra and I have worked together over several years, and I couldn't be more pleased…read more Make no mistake: she accomplishes Herculean tasks in no time. I know this from experience and, so, have asked for her expertise on so many projects off-and-on, over time. I'm retired, with some physical and other limitations, including chronic procrastination, so I never hesitate to request her involvement in any endeavor I feel I can't address or handle alone. It's so well worth it. Aside from speed and efficiency, the diversity of what Debra will tackle is mind-boggling: -Near-instantaneous reorganizing of existing messes, functional rearrangement, decluttering, and sorting. -Slogging through clothing, shoes, and knickknacks, helping you make the difficult keep/resell/donate/ditch decisions quickly. -Reviewing, categorizing, and shredding/recycling accumulated files you just can't bring yourself to look at. -Excavating and evaluating storage unit items, and dispensing of them--saving you money-pit dollars. Debra is a premier connection in the Boulder County area for recycling, reselling, composting, donations--all benefitting you and the community. She's a consummate networker--so well connected, she has even provided invaluable personal resources and professionals of so many kinds. Chemistry: 1- Trust is supreme. You will not be let down. 2- Sense of humor, which is paramount. 3- Debra will always tell you what she thinks is best, and why. Feel free to disagree; she's not going to fight you on it. 4- I enjoy our interactions and what I learn from them, and so does my Siggy (my sig-other man, who has opinions all his own). What have I forgotten? Well, it's all good.

    Debra did a wonderful job removing clutter and making our kitchen more functional. She was great to…read morework with and always open to feedback.

    American Moving & Storage - movers - Updated September 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...