I booked Alliance a few months in advance by calling and speaking to a very nice agent by the name of Toni. Toni "acted" as if she was interested in helping and assuring me that I would have a great move! I felt as if I could have trusted her, after having conversations about birthdays, my pregnancy, and more. She seemed very genuine (at the time).
It's now three days before my move and I am nervous; let me tell you why! I called today because I haven't received a quality assurance call and when I called, I was assured that a Jennifer will reach out to me! I later received a call by a young man explaining to me that he's calling from quality assurance and asked me if I had any questions. I stated that I was mostly concerned about my marble table and asked could I add insurance on. He stated that I could once the movers arrive as well as packaging. I was satisfied with that answer.
I then received a phone call from Jennifer. She says that she was from quality assurance as well (which I was quite confused for the second call), and she was to go over my items as well as information.
I go over my items and she says that she will need to put me on hold to give me a new quote. When she comes back, the quote is now approx. $200 more than the original. She explains that an extra amount was accrued due to the change of boxes (which I could understand) and now the "delicacy" of my table. I was very irate because, I specifically explained the delicacy and more with Toni (my original agent) and was confused as to why this wasn't relayed to me from the beginning. I was fully transparent from the beginning about all of my items.
This is where things get fishy: I ask to speak to her manager (Jennifer) and she states that she's the highest person I can speak to. So I ask her if she has anyone above her and she stated no. At this point, I'm very pissed and hung up. I call back to speak to Toni who I thought had my best interest in heart. I speak to her and she stated that the extra charges would be valid and she's sorry that she miscommunicated. (I felt as if she was informed of my previous conversation with Jennifer and simply complied with her decisions based off of authority.) I also asked to speak to HER manager and she said no. After speaking to them both, I really believe that it's a small company with a small amount of employees, there to get over on people.
Fast forward to now, my things will be picked up in 3 days and I actually took the time to read reviews. A lot of others stated that the abused extra charges has happened to them as well, even when the movers arrived. Oh and I actually calculated, my quote for sure has me at an approx. 500lbs more. I also read that we have to pay in money order or cash and I'm very skeptical about that!
I'm pregnant and just want to move back home with family knowing that my things will make it to GA safely. I hope this move goes well because I'm surely scared and have anxiety at this point. I do not want to be taken advantage of or messed over. I will be back with an update. read more