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    Proof of refund email dated 8/3/21.
    Holly C.

    AVOID THIS COMPANY MORE THAN YOU'VE EVER AVOIDED A COMPANY BEFORE. I WISH I had read the reviews before booking this company, but - of course - we need moving companies ASAP in stressful moments in our lives. RED FLAG: you are not allowed to use credit cards to pay the deposit, which means you can't dispute the charge. Built into the contract - which you're pressured to sign by being told they can't hold the move if you get off the phone - is that you contractually agree you won't put a stop on the wire payment. In my case, like so many others here and on Better Business Bureau, the move was cancelled by Gold (which turned out to be a blessing, based on how many customers belongings were damaged or outright stolen), and it has been 8 weeks without a refund of the $1,305 I paid them. I was initially told 12-14 days, then 4-6 weeks, and I have gotten the same exact verbiage as other reviewers as to why I still don't have my money. "Busy time of year," "inadequate staffing for COVID," "normal processing times," "it's still in the 'processing' phase." This week, I was told that Gold "unfortunately switched banks" (???) which restarted the clock and added another 3-5 weeks "for processing". They must have a scripted list of excuses to avoid refunding you, I'm just waiting for "my dog ate your refund..." Sometimes when I call, they don't even ask for details of my move, they just automatically tell me that "unfortunately, there's been a delay..." if that gives you any clue of the volume of customers calling upset about the theft. Honestly, I think this company's business model is to hope customers get tired and forfeit their deposit. This experience has been so uniquely horrific and exploitative that I wouldn't be surprised if the 5 star reviewers are fakes. As I note, all of the five star reviews are posted around the same time, with accounts that have no other reviews to their name... Class action lawsuit, anyone? Honestly, get in touch if that's something you're interested in. It's much less costly to sue as a group!

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    It has been over two months since my guaranteed delivery date. They are brokers not movers and they don't care about you or your things. I have contacted them multiple times given different dates and I still don't have my things. The contractor they hired to move my things has blocked me and I have no idea where my things are. I am filing a claim and my insurance is doing an investigation. I have filed complaints with the BBB AND FSCMA. Pretty sure they are a scam and you and your things are not protected. This is my ENTIRE home that was supposed to be moved. They picked up and now crickets. Loving in empathy apartment with my child. Bought one bed Bc my I distance company called and finally got Gold Standard to explain how to file a claim (against not them but the freight company the used). This can take up to NINE months. They do not accept credit card at pick up and I'm yet to see about delivery. They need to be SHUT DOWN. NIGHTMARE Read more at: https://www.mymovingreviews.com/movers/gold-standard-moving-and-storage-23488

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    UPDATE: I worked with Donna from the Resolutions Department and she was able to negotiate…read morecompensation for my issues. The 5 stars is ONLY for Donna as she seems like the only competent employee of the company. Through the process Donna was empathetic, polite, communicative, and accountable. This is probably the worst experience with moving I've ever had. I contacted Colonial Van Lines to schedule a long distance move from Arlington, MA to San Marcos, CA. The representative was polite and sounded professional and knowledgeable. She assured me that Colonial Van Lines was NOT a broker but a legitimate moving company with their own fleet and told me to check DOT to confirm. I decided to move forward with them with as the mover and paid half of the invoice as requested. On 8/12/2024, another company named "Always Affordable Moving dba East Coast Van Lines" came to pick up my items, NOT Colonial Van Lines. You can read their reviews on Yelp and the Better Business Bureau. The next day, I noticed some surface damage done to my walls but decided to be understanding and ignore it. The real headache started on 9/3/2024 when "East Coast Van Lines" delivered my items to my new apartment in San Marcos. They charged me an extra $337 to load my items onto a smaller UHaul truck to deliver my items since they said they could not fit their primary truck into the apartment complex. This required confusing back and forth communication between the two companies and delayed the delivery by several hours. At this point, I was exhausted and wanted to get the delivery over with. During the move at the destination, I noticed the two movers were not at all professional compared the movers who loaded my items in MA. They dropped several boxes down the stairs, damaged my dining table, and scratched the wood floors in my new apartment by dragging furniture. I literally saw the mover try and carry a heavy box of clearly labeled dishware with one handle which ripped and sent the box down the stairs where you can clearly hear the sound of broken ceramic. I mentioned these issues to the driver and all he said was "file a claim". After witnessing how the mover was handling things, I told him to just leave the boxes and items at the top of the stairs so I could do the rest of the moving myself. I also decided to do the furniture assembly myself because I lost all faith in their competence. I also contacted the account manager that was assigned to my job from Colonial Van Lines to resolve these issues but she could not be reached on or after the delivery date, even after multiple phone calls. She also never returned my calls even though I left a voicemail. A week later I did a more thorough inspection of my inventory and realized that I was missing two boxes, one of which was coincidentally the most valuable box and contained my watches. I contacted customer service and they told me they could not locate the missing boxes and told me to just "file a claim". However, the claim process is laborious and the document requires the customer to agree to the following: "I understand that Colonial Van Lines, Inc. acting as my moving coordinator, bears no liability for any and all damaged/missing items sustained during the course of my relocation and agree to forever discharge said organization from responsibility for the actions of the carrier including but not limited to damaged/missing items." This appears to be a disingenuous attempt to have me formally agree to their negligence and lack of accountability. Moreover, they say they're only liable for 60 cents per pound per article which doesn't come close to covering the cost of the items that were lost. I find it absurd that you can just damage and lose a customer's items, casually tell them to file a claim, and then pretend it never happened. Please stay away from Colonial Van Lines as I feel they misrepresent their business by portraying themselves as a professional high-quality moving company but instead contracts out jobs to less reliable movers. P.S. I was contacted by Donna at the Resolutions Department and will update this review if an agreement is reached.

    Whatever you do, do NOT use this company to move your belongings. They will lose them, damage them,…read morelie to you about prices, up-charge you, and ghost you. 1. They were weeks late on promised delivery window 2. They moved my belongings 4 times before it arrived to me. (That I know of.) 3. Many, many pieces of furniture has been ruined or broken, including my TV (despite it being in a protected box) 4. They ARE a broker, despite assuring you they aren't (Colonial Van Lines did not pick up or drop off my things, Apex Moving did.) 5. They lost many of my valuable possessions. Boxes, furniture parts, shoes, hardware for my bed, legs to multiple tables, expensive pots and dish ware. All of it is just gone. 6. They added over $600 in fees after pickup, claiming that 17 boxes were used to pack my things (completely false) and when my things were finally delivered, they wouldn't release it all until I agreed to pay the remaining charges that I didn't agree to. (I was given a small discount from the brokered movers of $140 towards the $600). Once we loaded everything, there were only 4 boxes that were used, not the 17 I was charged for. I've been trying to work with the company for over 2 months now with finding my things and receiving compensation for the damages. The manager I was working with was let go and no one called to tell me so I was ghosted for weeks. I keep being told they will reach out to dispatch and that dispatch will get in touch with me to find my things, but dispatch never does. I'm heartbroken that I spent thousands just for this company to lose sentimental items that I cannot replace. Learn from everyone's mistakes on here and just use someone else.

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