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    John's Helping Hands

    4.6 (21 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    In-state moving

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    Door installation

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    These guys were incredible. I could not have moved my dad out without their help. Very professional and polite.

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    Thank you Ann, it is a pleasure to work with you.

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    John showed up on time and did excellent work putting together IKEA furniture and helped with installing a light. Highest praise.

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    He reassured that we would have it all done, and after our closing on our new house, he and his would be ready to help unload.

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    It all started with Vinnie and Ben's first visit to our home that put us at ease. They wore masks…read moreand immediately removed their shoes without me having to ask. They were polite, respectful and professional. From there, they sent us an estimate and answered any additional questions that I had. They assured us that they would do everything needed to protect our furniture and the flooring in our home. A week before moving, a phone call to check in to see if we needed anything more, how the packing was going and a confirmation of the time of the move. Day of the move, we were called once the team left the warehouse. They arrived on time, with the team they needed and the two trucks they estimated would carry our possessions. There was a team leader and another tour of the house to keep everyone on the same page. The guys were great!! Again, everyone wore masks, removed shoes and worked as a team to wrap, yes wrap our furniture in saran and then blankets. The guys were "please", "thank you" and "may I"; very polite, soft spoken and enjoyed comraderie among themselves. Before leaving for the new location, they asked us to check out each room to be sure there was nothing left behind. They kept us in the loop as to what they were going to do step by step. When we got to the new location, it was the same thing. They took a tour of the home, and began placing boxes, furniture, etc... where we had designated. They placed furniture and confirmed it was where we wanted it. There were a couple of changes we made to due the downsized space, and they were great about it. "No problem, we can do that." At the end of the day, we walked through again to be sure that everything was in the spot we wanted. I can't say enough about Trend and our moving process. They were great and so appreciative of the gratuity provided.

    I had Trend Movers out of Portland, ME. They were scheduled for Aug. 11 from 8-12AM. They did not…read morecome or call to cancel. I left 3 messages in the afternoon that were not returned. Finally was told at 4PM they would be coming the next day. I was taking my daughter to airport that day. I never talked to a person to say that date would not work. They came anyway. Today 8/20 -or 9 days from original delivery date the items were delivered. They came in a large truck. They were plainly instructed to stop truck on pavement and not drive truck on grass. They drove 45 ft onto my grass even as I was standing in my yard waving my arms STOP. Driver was Clueless. Once they unloaded the items into my home (I had paid for White Glove Service) it was fine. Co. attempts to have no direct contact with customer. They leave texts of when delivery will be coming. If that does not work as in my case the attitude is "too bad, not my problem." It was not a good experience. I would not use this company again.

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    Absolute nightmare. Driver informed us when delivering belongings that some of the items packed by…read morethis company were not on the truck and that they would deliver them in approx 2 weeks when their truck comes our way again. As cartons were unpacked we found that the best items were missing, as though someone was picking and choosing the best items for themselves. Numerous phone calls and emails were not returned and owners refuse to get in contact with us. This experience is worthy of a 60 minutes episode. Damaged furniture, broken dishes and large % of shipment missing. Company won't last long as their reputation will close them in no time. Owners should take a good look at their employees but also at themselves, because bad news travels faster than good. Beware of Ray the Mover/North American Van Lines.

    Here is the typical bait-and-switch used by some moving companies:…read more1) They do a walk-through and provide a low-ball quote. 2) They send you a contract with a supposed inventory of items to be moved and you sign it. 3) They fill half the truck and then say "you have items that aren't on the inventory...it will be an extra...30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, or 100% relative to the quote". At that point, if you say "unload the truck" they'll charge you up to half the quote amount for their time and effort. If you don't pay, you will never see your items again. When you argue that you have a signed contract they'll say "but these items weren't on the inventory and you signed the contract." How you can safeguard yourself: 1) If possible, provide a very detailed inventory that is irrefutable and make sure it is included in the contract 2) Take pictures of every room and every angle and every item and attach, along with the inventory from (1), to the contract before you sign. If the company balks at (1) and (2) find someone else. Why do some companies do this? Because their initial low-ball quote is what gets you hooked. In the end, you'll end up paying the same or more than market rate.

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    Our movers were amazing! We moved from Philly to DC in 2 days and we literally couldn't have done…read moreit without them. They packed up everything for us and it all arrived in perfect condition. They were kind, professional, efficient, and punctual! My only word of advice would be to the front office, they didn't seem to provide enough communication to the movers and they were short on packing supplies and just how much they had to pack (to be fair they still did an amazing job which is why I'm still giving 5 stars). I would've preferred a phone call as opposed to filling out the app so there wouldn't be as much miscommunication between the movers and the job they had to do. Also, while it wasn't an issue, I got an email about 18 hours before our move asking if they could reschedule it for 2 hours earlier. I would've preferred to be informed much sooner and not just through email but it worked out just fine. Overall I would absolutely hire them again and you should too! (Just be extra communicative about what you need).

    I have moved many times and I have had worst experience ever with this moving company and storage…read more Stay away at any cost. I hired another company, and this company showed up instead. They did not honor their contract and kept charging extra fees. They moved my belongings to another facility without informing me or my consent. They kept adding fraudulent charged to my account. I had to hire another company to move my belongings to. A total nightmare.

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    Armondo and Michael were incredible…read more Super fast, so careful and genuinely nice people, I'd call Jay (the owner) back in a heartbeat for any moving help. I got lucky searching on Yelp and finding such an amazing crew. Fairly priced and great to have.

    We hired this company for a large 1-day move scheduled 9/17/25. The process of quoting was timely…read moreand no issues. Friendly process and felt like all would go well. Pricing was fair and they were offering a discount if we booked, so we did. A few days prior to move, I called the mover to add items not on our inventory that we were originally going to move that we knew we wouldn't have time to. They ended up not being able to move most of it in time - so we did it anyway but got charged. We also moved our lamps which were on the inventory that they suggested we move ourselves or they would have to pack them. We were moving items with our enclosed trailer that we told mover we were going to do and what specifically we would be handling. No scope was affected. The week of the move, they requested to come day before to stage items to prep. They did not visit us any other time prior to move to check readiness or offer packing services. Two movers came and moved boxes that were ready into garage. Sounded like a plan, but the items moved now had no organization by room, stacked heavy on top of fragile, blocked garage doors, and blocked areas we needed to access to finish packing. We discovered this late in day. We then moved what they moved to repack damaged boxes and get our garage doors closed for the night. This stole much time needed to finish packing and prep for next day. Day of move, they showed up with 1 box truck and a small Uhaul. Did not seem adequate and it wasn't. They showed up earlier than scheduled while we are trying to finish up due to the delay they caused prior day. We asked them to wait until scheduled time. Owner was not happy about that because he was paying people that weren't working. So, we let them start in basement instead of upstairs. Only one mover spoke English, and the owner was there for a short time to get them started. This made it difficult to communicate with the team. We know we were not 100% ready, but what they did didn't help. They were not organized with no apparent process. We tried to make sure things we didn't want moved were noted and out of way, but they still packed and loaded items we were going to take, leave, or trash. If there were questions, they didn't ask. They did pack 5- 6 boxes in basement. They filled the 2 trucks, but they were unable to take everything they were hired to in 1 day. We had to use our trailer to move some inventory because they couldn't! After they finished loading, they asked where the new house was? We were dumbfounded by that question, because it should be known. They thought it was close, but it was an hour away. We assumed they'd arrive around an hour later at our new house. They didn't show up until late afternoon. Again, very difficult to communicate with the team speaking little English. I walked them through the house, explained where the rooms were by name, so they'd know where items were going. However, they couldn't read the boxes, and we had to direct every single box where it needed to go. Still things ended up in the wrong place. We ended up buying the mover team dinner as they had worked very hard throughout the day and went very late to ~10 p.m. They gave us the choice to do more that night or do in morning? We chose next morning. Thank goodness we had an extra day to move before closing. On day 2, there were no movers on site that truly spoke or understood English. They tried very hard and got the move done but it was inefficient. This left us very little time to prep the old house to be ready for buyer walk through at end of day. I informed movers I had to finish that first before meeting them at new house. They agreed and would go help with another job and then meet us at house later in afternoon. Day 2 finished late again. After moving, we discovered our $2K TV was damaged beyond repair (they packed); a piece of furniture was damaged and needed repair. We bought insurance with this company and put in a claim. They offered a small amount of money to replace TV and repair furniture. In exchange, we were required to sign a document agreeing we could not give them a bad review anywhere ever (required by their attorney; not industry). I declined to accept insurance due to this statement. Get hard copies of all documents and do your due diligence. My fault for not doing so - I trusted and assumed. In the end, the company charged more than quoted. Some of it warranted and some of it not. We gave owner the feedback above and more. He says he tried to address with us - not true. First call he denied it all and blamed us. In writing, he would not accept and changed nothing. We tried to come to terms with this company before writing any review. We did pay the full amount and did not accept the insurance as noted. The owner accepted no fault and no input! We've made large moves before with much better movers. Do your research. The good movers will quote higher but will deliver better service!

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    We just went through a significant house move. We packed 2/3's of the house before the movers…read morearrived. The team that came was great and very nice. But they loaded two trucks and still could not fit all our stuff. We had to make separate trips. Also, they arrived early, and I wasn't prepped for being out of the house for a few days. After talking with the lead guy, I went to the master bedroom to pack for a few days, and my bureau was already covered and wrapped, jewelry, make-up - everything. At the new house, they brought everything in but rushed. We struggled to keep up with where they were putting boxes. By the end, stuff just landed in the garage. It's been a month, and we've not found the items in the kitchen drawer that held all of our silverware and gadgets (can opener, vegetable peeler etc.) Would I recommend them? Probably, but you've got to keep an eye out to maitain control.

    John's Helping Hands - movers - Updated May 2026

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