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About Safe Ship Moving Services

Safe Ship Moving Services (USDOT #3475743) is a licensed interstate moving broker based in South Florida. Established in 2020 as a broker, Safe Ship connects customers to registered carriers with the best rates and terms for their specific situations. Because the site offers limited information, customers should call to speak with a Safe Ship Moving representative to get more specific details and a free quote.

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Pros
  • Licensed interstate broker
  • Full-service packing available
  • Corporate and military moves
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    MoversStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2024

    Thank you for being very efficient and thorough. Job well done and kind and friendly. Everything was reviewed and communicated prior to starting the job and everything was done with great care. We had a few items that were very challenging but the crew came together and had excellent teamwork.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2024

    These guys straight up lied to us. They made "guarantees" then sent us 2 ** the first day and 3 the 2nd. They brought a rental truck, dropped all of our heavy furniture, dropped many boxes and were careless. I don't have space for all the bad. This is NOT A MOVING COMPANY. This is a SUBCONTRACTOR. They sell your contract and remove ALL involvement after charging you more than twice what you would pay if you never involved them. Then when half of your possessions are damaged and there are holes in walls and gouges in the hardwood floor, they divorce themselves from the process.

    I had requested to cancel. Instead of honoring the request, which failed to be during the 3 day return of down payment due to their QA not answering after contacting us for a revised inventory. Regardless, I opted to lose the 1851 dollars and hire someone else as that would still be cheaper than the 2k increase due to a severe estimate discrepancy. We told them 20 to 30 small boxes then upped it to 55. They entered 2 when they gave us original estimate. When requesting to cancel the QA guy said he made discounts to bring the price, but what really happened was the inventory defaulted back to 2 small boxes and removed all work. So when the subcontracted 3 stooges and a Budget truck showed up they charged us ANYWAY for the extra amount. And were hyper aggressive and rude.

    Safe Ship took forever to address the estimate failure which required me to pay anyway and they launched a compliance investigation to review the phone call as QA is impossible to reach, they call you, ignore all else. So they couldn't save us 2 hours sitting around for a 1 minute conversation. And several days of headaches.

    Now I am left to file a 3rd party claim on a 3rd party subcontractor that literally looked and acted like 3 random guys from Craigslist that rented a budget truck. None of the movers equipment, no flat dollies, no shoulder carry straps, no back braces, no gloves. So no grip. Safe Shipping CLAIMS to guarantee you the best. Then they send the worst. When something untoward occurs, they absolve themselves saying that is on the contractor. They subcontract to dark LLCs that have 3 names and no history. I doubt I will be able to claim with this company as it is likely they just dissolved it to make another.

    NEVER trust this company. They lie. I have moved over 50 times in my life, this was by far the worst, the worst treatment of goods, most clumsy handling, most disregard. To say nothing of the reckless driving I witnessed. While they were 8 hours late. Safe Ship just accepted anything they said and ignored the customer first hand account and grievances. They shrugged me off to a website they didn't even have correct and did not provide required paperwork. The electronic signatures and paperwork is through a link they deactivate the second the move happens. I will be filing BBB complaints and reviews everywhere available.

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    MoversPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2024

    The team was extremely professional and fast. I appreciated all of the care they took with my items. They were all very knowledgeable and they worked well together. I was walked through the entire process in detail. I would love to work with them again and would recommend them to anyone!

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    MoversPunctuality & SpeedPackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2024

    Javier and Marlon from Petrolino Moves were very kind, patient, hard working and understanding as they helped me move out of my storage locker. I just got my hip replaced and could not lift any heavy items. They were fast and efficient as they moved my items with care to the truck. I would definitely recommend working with these guys if you have any moving needs!

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    Customer ServiceDamage

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2024

    Initial contact with Safe Ship Moving went well as they gathered information and collected our money. We paid an additional $1738 for expedited shipping which they said was 3 to 4 days. Furniture was loaded on 8/24/24, on 9/3 we called, it was still in Seattle, never arrived until 9/8 with missing and damaged pieces, final shipment on 9/25. Notified safe ship requesting return of expedited shipping money. No success. We would never use their services again. They were unresponsive to our text and calls after they got our money.

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    Customer ServiceMoversPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2024

    Safe Ship made our move from California to Washington incredibly smooth and stress-free! From the start, their customer service team was super responsive and helpful. They answered all of our questions and worked around our schedules. Our items arrived in Washington on time, and everything was in perfect condition. Moving is usually such a stressful process, but Safe Ship made it a breeze. Highly recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and trustworthy shipping company.

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    Customer ServiceMoversStaffCommunication

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2024

    Walter and his crew did a professional and efficient move for my belongings today. Very pleased with how the pickup went. They called ahead and showed up within the specified time window that they gave to me. Looking forward to seeing them again when they arrive at my final destination.

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    Gavin ** really helped out the situation and was very kind and speedy with trying to get my truck delivered to my new address. If it wasn’t for him, my truck would probably still be in Oregon! When there was more charge, he reviewed it and he gave me some of my money back.

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    Customer ServiceMoversPackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    Great job overall—very professional with excellent communication throughout. Dressed sharply and presented a polished appearance. Every detail was handled with care and attention, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience. Their approach was meticulous, and they displayed a high level of competence and professionalism. Would highly recommend for any future projects.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    This outfit is an online broker. They have no trucks or warehouse or corporate office. They book orders and give them to other moving companies. They give a non binding estimate over the phone then double the price. Avoid these scammers.

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    MoversStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    All guys were great and very helpful. Much appreciated. Will use again. These guys hands down show me what real movers are about. Richard and Tarus are the best. Thanks for the great service also me work. Everything about this job made me want to use y'all. Service again.

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    Customer ServiceMoversDamagePackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    I recently used these guys for my move, and I couldn't be happier with their service. From the moment I contacted them, their customer service was exceptional. They were friendly, professional, and very responsive to all my questions and concerns. On the day of the move, the team arrived on time and handled everything with great care. They were efficient and made sure all my belongings were safely packed and transported. I was particularly impressed with how they managed to move my heavy furniture without any damage. The entire process was smooth and stress-free, thanks to their expertise and attention to detail. I would highly recommend [Moving Company Name] to anyone looking for reliable and professional movers. They truly went above and beyond to ensure a successful move. Thank you for making what could have been a stressful experience into a pleasant one!

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    MoversPacking

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    City Light movers were on time, very respectful of our stuff, and very efficient. I highly recommend them for moving. They knew exactly what to do with each piece of furniture or boxes! They arrived at 9 and were done by 2:30. Very happy with the results and will see them again on delivery of our stuff.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    Updated on 10/28/2024: The company responded to my previous complaint, but as this site will only allow me to respond in a private message they are ignoring and they lied in their response, I would like to point out to people that nowhere in their response did they respond to or even use the words "broker fee" they will not tell people upfront or anywhere that the deposit they are referring to is a broker fee that goes to their company alone. After I spoke with the broker, Ryan ** in Boynton Fl., he admitted that the 5k (I previously thought it was 4k) we paid upfront was in fact a broker fee. He said the moving company wrote off that much in taxes but has yet to provide proof.

    I've never had a moving company place that much in taxes. Not over 50% of my total moving costs. I'm telling you all now, don't go through a broker. Make sure if this happens to you to file a complaint with the attorney general's office and the county. They have a ton of complaints already and with enough, they will open their own investigation into their business practices. Also, again my mother is a senior citizen that they did this to. Their responses on here are more lies. On top of that I was told they don't partner with cheaper companies only "the best". Their website says affordable so false advertisement at best. On top of that, reading through hundreds of reviews would indicate they do not choose the best, but rather the most expensive so they can charge larger broker fees.

    Original: I told the moving company I had a 10 x 10 storage unit and told them I had an entire apartment to move. They underquoted me by half. DO NOT USE THEM. They trick you and waited until the last minute when I don't have another option and double it. Then they won't give you the deposit back when you do try to change companies. If I could give a negative star I would.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2024

    I need to move from CA to SC on 7/27/2024. The safe ship agent Dan called and gave me an estimate of $2839.58., so I signed the BOL on 5/4/2024 and paid a $963.76 deposit. On 6//29/2024 I received an email from Dan, I asked him to add a dinner table and 6 chairs to my existing move item list, and he said adding $100 would do. 07/22/2024, 5 days before my moving, I received an email from Safeship _ QUALITY ASSURANCE, and asked me to finalize the item list, and I added a sofa and a few garden tools. I was waiting for Safe Ship to send me a new estimate and new BOL that they had never did

    The next day, a SAFESHIP service guy called me and indicated that Safe Ship would charge me $5000 for the move over the phone. I asked why the upcharge was so much. I canceled the move with Safe Ship over the phone. I have to find a new mover within two days. The Safeship refused to refund the $963.76 deposit I paid. Even they broke the BOL first.

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    PriceMoversQuote AccuracyPackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    Two days before the movers came to pick up my belongings (for a cross country move) the cost doubled. DOUBLED!!!! There was nothing I could do. I couldn't cancel because I would have been out thousands. When my belongings arrived at my new home, there was no crew to unload the truck. Just the driver. So I had to help unload the truck. About half way through one additional person came to help. The driver didn't know how to reassemble that bed that was disassembled at pick up. The one object I have that I was afraid to pack myself, so I asked the movers to pack it, broke. They said they would contact me about it and no one has. Do not use them, they don't care.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    Updated on 01/10/2025: Got even worse. After overcharging almost a thousand dollars and breaking hundreds of dollars worth of furniture, I then jumped through hoops to get a $70.00 settlement that was NEVER received. Again settlement is a different company, so once you submit, they can't help. Scam all the way around. Research shows several Utube videos with people showing same things.

    Original Review: Verified amounts and reviewed all items to be moved. Had a second review prior to pick up. On the day of prior to loading the price increased by almost $600.00 movers could not explain increase. Sent text and email with no response. At that point you are screwed and they know it. They refused to load if we didn't sign all the paperwork on the spot, again stuck at this point. Took 3 weeks for delivery and items were broken. Filed claim paperwork- outcome was a $70.00 settlement letter you have to sign and upload, but when you try to upload it, they need credit card info. Whole thing is a total scam. Plus my cash app was hacked. Not sure this was unrelated.

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    PriceMoversQuote AccuracyStaffRates

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    EZ Movers and Safe Ship were very professional when delivering the items but the delivery timeframe was very unprofessional and disjointed. Please make sure that drivers and dispatchers can talk to customers. Pickup was easy and the foreman was very good about making sure cost and price were all set.

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    MoversPackingStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    Walter and his crew along with Cobra Vanlines Did a excellent job. Very impressed with services and very efficient and professional also extremely extraordinary. Walter also did a good job with keeping us updated with his arrival time. Highly recommend Cobra vanlines to other customers in need of relocating. Very well pleased with all their packing and wrapping of furniture. Super friendly and will definitely recommend to all my friends and loved ones. Thank you very much and God bless you all

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    MoversDamageMaintenancePackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    Aza and Aza were excellent movers. They worked efficiently and were very accommodating. They were very hard working and despite me urging them to take a break, they worked through their lunch. After packing everything is when they decided to grab a bite. All in all great people and great service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    Where to even begin? I guess from the start. It began with my wife and I having to separate with her living in PA and Me having to go back home to work in MA knowing MA was where our life was and where we needed to be. It was one goal only. Get home. Period. We spent the longest 6 months apart while my wife cared for our 10 year old daughter and me eyes on the goal of getting them home with me. After working 7 days every week for 6 months straight the goal finally came true and we secured a home back in MA. Being so busy at work now I opted to delegate the move to safe ship due to their approach and availability. We were told we were getting a 26’ truck that would be more than enough for our belongings and I did agree as that was approximately what we used for the move to PA. We did ask for any potential discounts as funds have been tight. They were able to approve us for $1500.00 in “incentives”.

    We unfortunately agreed and the madness ensued. Three days before our scheduled move Safe Ship contacted us as a “quality assurance” call which was nothing more than a scam to get more money. This service agent went about telling me that after speaking with my wife the 10’ box truck they had us scheduled for wouldn’t be big enough and we’d need a 26’. She explained that we needed 1764 cu ft of space but the estimate we agreed to was only 509 cubic ft. I advised the agent that I have the copy of the estimate we agreed to, stating that our estimated volume was 1655 cu ft.

    She told me I was wrong and would not allow me to send the copy of what I have agreed to and demanded that I pay another $4365.00 in extra cost to get the 26’ truck. I advised that I would not be paying for that as it’s what we agreed to from the beginning. They advised they would not be refunded our $1500.00 deposit and we are now stuck with no way to get my family home. Thanks safe ship! Keep up the great work.

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    Customer ServiceMoversPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2024

    I was thoroughly impressed with the professionalism throughout the entire process. Despite a bit of confusion when requesting a refund, the team handled it with grace and efficiency. They ultimately took care of it promptly without any hassle. A special thank you goes out to Kari **, who truly went above and beyond to make sure everything was taken care of. Her communication was top-notch, and she showed incredible diligence in resolving the situation. Kari’s dedication to customer satisfaction made all the difference, and I can’t thank her enough for her efforts. Thank you all so much.

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    MoversPunctuality & SpeedPackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2024

    Slava ** and Ilay did an excellent job, very professional. Wrapped everything with extra care, super fast and super pleasant! They came and measure everything to make sure that we have right amount of cb feet! I would definitely use this company in future moving services of mine, thank you.

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    Customer ServiceMoversPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2024

    Fantastic!!! I definitely recommend moving company. We called to move a four bedroom house & storage on Friday and “the best team ever“ was here early Sunday with five movers: Rudy, Slava, Iliya, Alexi and Akhmat and two trucks. THEY SAVED THE DAY. And our move from Dallas to Florida. Also save $$$$.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2024

    Definitely should have done more research before choosing this company. I come from a long line of veterans and thought I was choosing a good company. The only good thing about this was the phone call. Everything after that has been a hassle. From several different payments to having to pay with a money order or Zelle at the end And this was after I was told I could pay a credit card throughout the whole process. Then was pretty much told it was my mistake because they didn't run the balance when they picked my things up.

    Since when is it the consumer's responsibility to make sure that the companies you are working with are on the same page? It's now been 16 days and I still don't have my things. Was told they were going to be here Monday. I had to call to see when they would be there. When I called I was told that the truck broke down and they wouldn't be here until Saturday. Saturday came and went and was told they would be here Sunday between 10:00 and 2:00 p.m. Called them on Sunday and was told it would be between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. So here I am waiting on the edge of my seat to see what happens next. Again I should have done more research so I will take the blame on this one. Next time I will go with the reputable company.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2024

    $10,000 to move a 4Br house 2.5 hours. The inventory process was super confusing. Giving over the phone estimates about what we own and packed. It lead to an estimate of about 1500 cubic feet. Guy showed up with a U-Haul after we were told we’d have our own shipping container truck. U-Haul was too small and led to 2 trips, which extended our move time. Price kept increasing. Language barriers made it hard to explain we needed everything moved, when movers kept asking “is this on the inventory sheet?”. Long story short, I wouldn’t use them again. We got everything moved but it was an expensive headache.

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    MoversPackingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2024

    We had a fantastic team for our pick up of our belongings. Everything was reviewed before packing was started. It was clear what was included and things that could be added on. The guys were very conscientious about our fragile items. Once they were done packing they cleaned up everything before leaving.

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    MoversStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024

    Rus and his team were professional, kind and hard working. They took such good care of our things and paid attention to every little detail. They kept all our things safe and moved all our things on time. They asked and made sure all items/boxes were delivered to the right room. They even helped disassemble and reassemble some of our furniture. 10/10 stellar service, will definitely use them again in the future! Thanks guys!

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    MoversPunctuality & SpeedDamagePackingStaffDamage Prevention

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024

    Roman and his crew did an outstanding job packing out and loading my HHG. They were enthusiastic and were careful with my property as if it was their own. The packing process was fast and efficient, but packed so that breakables were carefully wrapped and padded. Furniture was padded and carefully move to the trucks. I can’t say enough about the high degree of professionalism this crew shown.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024

    I booked my move with Safe Ship moving because they were listed as one of the top state to state moving companies. When I initially contacted them a month before the move, we briefly went over all of the inventory that I needed moved from my 3-bed home in Louisiana to my home in Tennessee. I was quoted a reasonable price and paid my deposit. I was told they would contact me 3-4 days before the move to ensure there were no changes. When they contacted me before the move, they had me go through the house with a measuring tape to measure all the furniture and boxes then doubled the price stating I doubled my inventory, and I was past my window to get my deposit back. We went back and forth with this as I was not willing to pay the additional charges. I had to sell some items and rent a trailer and move some of the stuff myself to avoid the additional charges.

    The movers showed up on time and had a very large truck with items from other customers in it and only one of them spoke English. They were very quick but rough with my furniture and boxes. They broke the table leg to my kitchen table then tried to tell me it was already broken. The one who spoke English said he could fix the leg by going to the hardware store and buying screws; the wooden leg was split and there was no way I was letting him fix it. They left trash in my yard and were very messy. Two days later they arrived in Tennessee with my items in a different truck and unloaded them into our garage. Again, they were very rough with my items, and I noticed one of the legs on my tv stand was broke/bent. The English-speaking man bushed it off saying it was fixable by just screwing it back in, but the bolt was bent so that was not possible.

    When they got to the boxes which were stacked to the ceiling of the truck, I noticed about 75% of the boxes were damaged and or crushed. When I brought this to the English-speaking man's attention, he told me it was because I did not pack them all the way to the top, not so. These were not cheap boxes; they were moving boxes I purchased at HomeDepot. After unpacking the boxes, I found a few of my items broken even though they were packed well in bubble wrap. I do NOT recommend this moving company or any of its affiliates. I cannot understand why they are listed as one of the top state to state moving companies. They either write their own good reviews or pay for them. You have to dig and research to find the bad ones and they all have very similar stories.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024

    I had high hopes for Safe Ship Moving Services, but they quickly proved unreliable. From the start, they were disorganized and unclear about scheduling, leaving me in the dark about when my belongings would arrive. Each time I tried to get an update, I was met with vague answers and inconsistent information. The lack of communication added so much stress to an already hectic move.

    When my items finally arrived, I was shocked to find that several boxes were damaged, and a few items were broken beyond repair. Despite multiple attempts to resolve the issue, they offered no accountability or compensation. I expected a professional service but received nothing close to that. I’d strongly advise against using Safe Ship Moving Services for your move.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024

    The movers were very helpful. They made sure that all my stuff was packed safely. Vladimir ** and Nick were very respectful. Will definitely be referring them to friends for future moves. Thank you so much! If I ever need any assistance I will definitely be calling for great low affordable and efficient moving. The prices were great and the help was awesome. Please make sure to keep these guys around.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2024

    Prior to my stuff arriving from Minnesota to North Carolina, I was notified by one of their customers that one of my boxes was left in Maine. Some of my stuff arrived broken, boxes crushed, water stains on my couch. I had notified them immediately and continue to reach out for resolution, I get no redponse.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2024

    One box of clothing and other items missing. One broken lamp, two plastic bins, one shredder wheel broken off. Plastic mattress cover torn and mattress dirty. 2 items delivered to me that were not mine. Everything covered in dust or film of dirt. Drivers who picked up my belongings were polite and professional. Drivers who delivered my belongings were not.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2024

    Safeship are brokers who will do rushed first quote over the phone rushing you through the items so that they can highly understate the volume of your goods, at this point they take a deposit. Then closer to the time of the move they do a second accurate inventory that doubles the quoted price. This is a scamming practice that should be banned. If you want to stomp them just ask what’s in the “binding estimate fee” - this line item alone for us was around 6k$ out of 14k$ and it’s basically Safeship’s cut. They then subcontract the work for a third party (lowest bidder) who get less than half of your total and of course, proves a terrible service.

    Unfortunately, like others, our job was subcontracted to Alltogether by Safeship. This company managed to lose over 20 large ticket items including an Herman Miller Aeron Chair, parts needed for 3 beds and a chest of drawers (which we now have to trash), a bike, a large box of vintage books, and more… around 10k $ worth of losses. This is because their first driver Jordan thought it was a good idea to set off from New Jersey to Texas with only part of our load since it “did not fit in the truck”. They then tried to deliver the remainder but the new driver Chris didn’t secure the load, items got banged up and mixed up, and apparently, he left the wrong items (a bunch of dirty clothes in trash bags) in the Austin warehouse.

    Our items? Probably delivered to someone else. Throughout this ordeal, the owner Mikhail and the NJ warehouse manager Moe seemed to mean well and tried to work with us until they decided to ghost us completely. I assume they completely lost track of our (and probably others’) belongings. I would have appreciated being told our items were lost straight out instead of them stopping all communication. Overall, a very disorganized company who put themselves in the hands of incompetent drivers. Brokers like Safeship should not be allowed to scam customers and if you fall on Alltogether run!

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2024

    George and his crew were fabulous. Extremely courteous and professional. Very good parking. Thank you so much. Professional job recommendation everybody. Thank you thank you thank you thank you very much.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2024

    "It's important to clarify that Safe Ship Moving Services is a licensed moving broker, which means we coordinate with third-party moving companies to handle the physical aspects of the move. We do our best to provide accurate estimates based on the information provided to us regarding your inventory and moving needs."

    And, no, they don't. They don't do their best to provide what you really need to you. This is all the corporate words that they can think of when it comes to click-baiting you. I DO NOT recommend this moving company. If I don't exaggerate, RUN!

    I had a friend who moved across the state around the last week of September 2024. She found this company because of their highly rated reviews. She and the guys who came in and moved her boxes had an argument about the disassembling the furniture. They told her that it was NOT their job to disassemble her furniture although the contract said otherwise. Not to mention that they charged her MORE than her initial quote. As a result, my friend was NOT happy with this company already. They even tore down the plastic covers that my friend and I put up on her furniture for HOURS. I understand that at some point of the moving process, it was a bit inconvenient to move the things around with the plastic covers on like that. Instead of telling us about the inconvenience, they tore all of the plastic covers BY THEMSELVES without asking any permission from us.

    I saw that they wrapped the table's surface very carefully, so kudos to them. However, they somehow did NOT wrap the table's legs. They even told my friend that the price wouldn't change even though she had fewer boxes than what she would expect to have. THEY STILL UPCHARGED HER. Fast-forward to the day she got her boxes, the table's legs missed the foundation. Her bed frame was dented. She called the customer service, but she was unable to reach them regarding the damages she discovered. And, once again, these delivery guys TORE UP any protective plastic covers that she had over her furniture without asking her permission first!!! Again, I would not RECOMMEND this company. My friend did her research and this is what she got. Please please please avoid this company at any cost!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2024

    Perfect packing and moving job done by guys that take pride in their work. Very friendly guys that I wouldn’t hesitate to use again. Will definitely consider using these guys on any future moves and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others. Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Everybody has recommendation Mr. **. Thank you very much. See you next time.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2024

    Very professional and friendly! Packed everything up very well and quickly. Every piece was packed carefully and without haste. All furniture was packed with blankets, bubble wrap and wrapped. Would recommend them my family and all my friends! Thanks God, this move, passed for me without any stress and with no slowdowns.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    Gavin ** assisted me in making arrangements for Safe Ship to transport my vehicle from Nevada to Florida. He gave me detailed information about the process and answered any questions I had. Because of some circumstances that came up regarding my move, I had to change the pickup and delivery dates. Gavin took care of everything.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    Great. My shipment got here In a great time. Everything was good. Great, great, great, great. It’s amazing he delivered my vehicle fast. Both vehicles. They treated the vehicle very well. I picked it up. Checked it up. Customer service was great. I had a wonderful time speaking with them. They help me out. Everything got done quickly and great satisfaction and I will recommend.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    The company failed to provide someone to pick up our cars by the due date. They then refused to refund the money. We had a set day to move, and contacted and arranged everything at least weeks in advance.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    The sign up with Joseph was very friendly and efficient. The adjusting of the inventory with the Quality Assurance phone call was efficient and reassuring. The gap between here and the actual movers was a problem. I was told to do a cashier's check for the first move and found out at the last minute that was not ok and that the amount owed was adjusted because of distance to the truck in one end and number of stairs on the other. I tried to book a morning time between then the day before found out the time was between 11 and 2. I had people moving into my place at 2. And I could not get the right people on the phone to help me.

    Finally heard from the actual moving crew, they kept me informed and hustled and got me cleared out by 1:45. They were efficient and knowledgeable and polite and very helpful. Again on delivery of my things the next day into my new home in another state, they were great. So the biggest problem is the gap between set up and the actual movers. And if something is not going right, at that stage, there is no good contact.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    Very convenient services! Were able to book is on a short term notice! Slava and Alex from Perfectly fast moving were friendly, worked fast and got the job done in a timely manner. Wrapped up all our furniture and didn’t have to worry about anything! Will most definitely use them in the future!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    The two men that came to help move my things were very fast, professional, and great at keeping me updated on how things were progressing. I would absolutely recommend using them! They went above and beyond by carefully wrapping and padding my washer and dryer to ensure they do not get damaged along the way. They have very reasonable prices and do their best at working with you for flexible pick up and drop off.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    Thank you EZ Movers and Safe Ship. I found the moving service through Google. The process was quick and smooth. The movers were accommodating and flexible for arrival time to destination and arrived early for pick up. There were no problems with moving heavier and fragile items. Thank you so much!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    Competent professional, and experienced company representative. Very pleased with the efficient and professional manner in which our “loadout” was handle. Good customer skills, pleasant interaction, and good representative of the company and H good work. Impressed with the manner in which the truck was packed.

    Good management of additional labor that came to help. Crew, chief/main company, representative, and his helper were very strong in leader ship and directing work being done. Efficient, quiet and not disruptive.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2024

    I moved from Chicago to Florida. The guys at the pick up were so good. My representative (I forgot his name) was so helpful. I really appreciated that Safe Ship called me to see how my move went. I felt they went the extra mile in customer service. I would Highly recommend this company!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2024

    The movers were professional and that is the only positive. Moving company had trouble with their Zelle account. Hidden fees not mentioned including stair fees and packaging for couch/washer/dryer. Customer service is very difficult to get a hold of. Won’t call back and are abrasive on the phone. It seems impossible to get an idea where my stuff is after pick up and 24hr notice is not a lot of time especially given a window of 7-21 days for delivery. I do not appreciate the fees and delivery restrictions mentioned by the MOVERS at pickup and not by customer service during the estimating call. I will not be using this company again and I definitely will not recommend it to anyone else. Still trying to find out where my belongings are.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2024

    Great workers- went right to work. Furniture was wrapped very well! Hard work- didn’t waste any time! Hope everything arrives safely!! Would recommend this company to friends. Heard about Safe Ship online- everyone we talked w/ knew their job. Did have to call a few times to get through sometimes, but once we did everyone was helpful. Thanks for Safe Ship and EZ Movers!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2024

    Do not use this service. After they pressure you into making a down deposit to secure their "best price", the service you will receive after will be nothing short of disastrous. No updates, no guaranteed delivery time, our stuff has been parked out in a storage container for weeks and they couldn't even give us the common decency of a call or email to let us know they are experiencing delays. Absolutely terrible customer service, clueless reps. I don't understand why the reviews on this company are close to positive. absolutely terrible service and y'all should be ashamed.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2024

    I wanted to take a minute and provide some feedback on our moving experience with Safe Ship. When we booked this move I went room by room and gave descriptions on every item in the room / house that we were having moved. We were given a price of around 13K for the move and promptly paid over the phone for the service. It was never revealed that Safe Ship was a brokerage. I was told by the salesperson that there was an empty truck that needed a load in Phoenix and that all was arranged. I never gave it a second thought. The moving team showed up a day late giving us only 24 hours to be out of the house before closing. When they did finally show up they charged us an additional 5000.00 to take the load. We had no choice but to pay their ransom or face a total disaster trying to close on our home sale.

    When I went outside to open the garage for them to get access I was shocked to see they were in a rented Penske box truck that was obviously too small to take our items. I was charged additional money to move my gun safe and expected that the crew would be able to handle the job as I was asked to provide the safe make, model and serial number to Safe Ship Moving. What I witnessed was shocking to say the least. They put the safe on its side on a furniture dolly and left it that was most of the day. The crew left to unload the truck at some point and unloaded, then came back for the gun safe and the remaining items. When they came back they had a few additional guys to help and proceeded to run the safe down the driveway to load on this Penske truck up a flimsy ramp that nearly collapsed under the weight of the safe scraping it on the ramp and the pavement along the way.

    We had scheduled directly with the movers for the delivery on September 9th for a move in date of September 30th as you requested. We gave them more than 7 days notice. We never had any response from the movers directly and had to go back to Safe Ship to get any type of communication with their dispatch team. We were told to expect the delivery between 2pm and 6pm on October 1st. That day came and went and we received a call from the driver in the evening on the 1st informing us they were in Sacramento and they would be there sometime on Wednesday the 2nd. Two guys showed up at 11:00 am and they sat around and waited for a third to show up. The crew unloaded the truck the rest of the day and as things unfolded we saw a good amount of damage to our belongings. I will start the list then add the pictures:

    King bed headboard shattered and not repairable.

    End Table for the living room set with a smashed drawer that will no longer open.

    Wire frame storage rack bent and broken.

    Very high end orthopedic office chair with torn fabric. We saw it was wrapped in plastic when it left but delivered bare. The permanent ink that was used to label the room it came out of bled through the plastic and into the fabric of the chair. The chair was also dirty, covered in dirt and dust.

    The King footboard for the master bedroom set is a custom juniper bed set and it has a large crack running down the wood.

    The damage to the safe is plain bad. There are gouges and scrapes all over the safe and the locking mechanism no longer functions properly. The alignment is off and it is hard to say if once closed and locked if it will open again. Last but not least the safe was left where I cannot move it and they did not leave it level so it rocks. They placed three of the 4 leveling blocks. I am currently working with Fort Knox Safes Company to see if it can be sent to them for repairs.

    Two remaining items:

    The truck that was loaded to deliver was too small and they had extended the ramp and they had loaded items on the ramp and strapped them to the inside of the truck and had the back door open. There was a good deal of stuff that was wet when it was unloaded.

    The drivers also took all the material that items were wrapped in, tape, cardboard plastic etc. and piled it in our driveway.. They said it was my problem to get rid of it as they swept broken glass and other debris into the pile. They also left a few boxes and other stuff that did not belong to us so someone else is missing their belongings.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2024

    Absolutely the WORST moving experience I have ever had. They were SUPER EXPENSIVE and contracted a company that did not show up when agreed. Perfectly Fast Movers were contracted by Safe Ship and were late on the day they showed up, finished the move at 10:30p.m. and damaged items. The WORST and MOST EXPENSIVE movers and moving service ever!!! DO NOT USE! I will report both to the Better Business Bureau.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2024

    Slava and Alexi from Perfectly Fast Moving did a great job! Pack everything petty fast, helped me carry some stuff to my car, was really helpful and so pleased! I’m did use couple company but this is one of the best so far! I really recommend to use this company for any of your moving!

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2024

    Updated on 10/30/2024: Safe Ship hasn’t replied to us since October 7th. Their first tactic was to have us repeat the entire series of events in a private message. Now they’re ignoring us. We have damaged property and 14,000.00 in charges due to a shady third party Safe Ship (a brokerage NOT a moving company) hired. They want to have zero accountability for the people they hired. This forum won’t allow me to enter all of the photos of damage I have. I thought it pertinent to include how they’ll stack your items. You will be in an 18 wheeler among 4-5 other families. They will pile heavy on top of light and break things like a peloton bike, two wire shelving units, two night stands, a kitchen table, and the list goes on. This service is horrendous.

    Original: We initially encountered a problem when we learned that safe ship hires a 3rd party moving company and immediately doesn’t take responsibility for the movers. They showed up and charged us an additional 1,500.00 for gym equipment. We disclosed this gym equipment & the specifics beforehand. We even went over it a 2nd time on the quality assurance call. Now our total was up to almost 14,000.00. Next is delivery. We notified safe ship three times of the new address. And on the day of delivery they still went to the wrong location. It was over an hour from our actual delivery location. Safe ship would not take responsibility and their customer service team was beyond unprofessional and rude stating “at least it’s arriving the same day”.

    The 3rd party wanted to charge us for the difference in mileage and delivery address, which we had notified safe ship of long before the truck left. The third party agreed to waive those fees to keep the stair fees (there are no stairs at our delivery location) and safe ship wanted to present that as though we’re getting a deal. We’re still paying for a) their mistake and b) stairs we don’t have. This entire experience has not been worthy of over 13,000.00. I would never use them again. Hire a small moving firm who understands customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2024

    Wasn't clear about pricing. The 2nd quote was 2xs the first. The initial customer service representative should have been more careful with the video walk through of my house. He seemed very rushed. Of course I was blamed for it when my quote doubled. Also the movers did not deliver my barbell and did not set up the treadmill or the weight bench. They also left moving blankets and not all the furniture was unwrapped. They left a big pile of cardboard boxes in my garage.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2024

    You outsourced my move to Best American Movers. They didn’t tag or barcode or count any items. I’m missing a dining room table chair which will be impossible to replace. I purchased it in the 1980s. I sent a photo of it to Best American Movers. My bedroom dresser is badly scratched as well my leather bar stools. If you could please help me I would appreciate it. Thanks!

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2024

    My move started out in Oregon and I had a great experience with the movers that picked up my household goods, both at my house, and at my storage just down the road however, the final destination with delivery started out great until all the debris of my items that were wrapped very carefully got left at my house when they unwrapped my HHGs and the guy that helped the delivery driver did not come back and pick the debris up like he promised to do. They should’ve disposed of the debris. I don’t think I should have to do that but I’m having to do that so I am not pleased with the final outcome and I tipped very well both that start of job and at the end of delivery. So to be fair and in all honesty, the team that picked up my household goods get 10 stars…

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2024

    You guys delivered the goods in the shape how it’s being packed. 0% damage. Time you guys saved lot of time and money. I got the package in less than 5 days of pick up. Note: Moved from Colorado Springs to California Fremont. Pick up guys were awesome (exceptional performance) and they did fantastic care of all items during packing. Delivery guys could have done better. I rate them average performance.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2024

    I owned a business for many years, and had I run said business as they run theirs, I wouldn't have lasted 2 months. They lie to, misrepresent, and threaten the person moving. They can do this because they are a brokerage. What shows up at your door are, people who are scary and plucked straight from the depths of Hades. Steer clear! No receipt attached, as I experienced this with a dear family member. I felt so bad for them. They called me to ask me what I thought... I cannot print those thoughts (inappropriate language).

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2024

    To whom it may concern, I would like to file a customer service complaint against Safe Ship Moving. Safe Ship Moving took my money and paired me up with a moving company, Perfectly Fast Moving, whose foreman was difficult upon arrival to pick up my belongings. He claimed that the truck would not be big enough to fit all my belongings but miraculously, in the end it did. I was charged for indoor stairs within the apartment. Plus I was also charged a substantial bending fee. When I first called to ask for assistance, I was ghosted by the original logistics coordinator that I spoke with. He never answered my phone calls to his direct line that he provided me with. Nor did he return my phone calls after leaving multiple messages.

    So I was forced to call the main customer service line in which I spoke with a customer service representative. The customer service representative did not help resolve the issue, knowing that I was at the mercy of the moving company crew. I specifically told the representative that I felt uncomfortable. I sent him pictures of the invoice in which he noticed and stated that there were unusual charges on the invoice. The matter was never truly addressed, because I still wound up paying the additional fees to keep the peace and to get my move accomplished. I also left multiple messages for the customer representative at the direct line that he provided me with. Once again, I was ghosted.

    What kind of customer service is this? I paid good money and I was money gouged with no real customer service to speak of from this company. It is apparent to me that all they care about is the money. It was already a very stressful time for me. Made needlessly worse by lack of/poor customer service. I do not recommend this company. Trish

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2024

    The guys from perfectly fast moving company, Rudi, Iliya, Alexi was a little bit late, But you should have seen how quickly they got it done, so no complaints. They did everything necessary for a quality loading of my belongings. My recommendation and a big thank you to these guys.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2024

    Moved from Missouri to Texas. Marketing and scheduling very good over the phone. After that, it was a nightmare. Mover came day early and then showed up a day early at condo which lease didn’t start until the next day. Threatened to dump our belongs at storage unit unless we accommodated them and Safe Ship was absolutely no help. Safe Ship also underestimated the cost by 50%. Would certainly not recommend them and would contract directly with moving company if I had it to do over.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2024

    Oh yes, these guys know their stuff! They did everything very quickly and efficiently. Many thanks to the foreman Vladimir for his professionalism, the guy works at a high level!! I will definitely I recommend these guys to all my acquaintances who knew that there are professionals in this business.

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    Thank you for taking the time out of your day to let us know about your experience. Here at Safe Ship Moving we have brokered over 25,000 families moves and as you are probably aware mostly the only customers that had less than satisfactory moves( damages or delays ) tend to let the world know about their experience. You taking your time to participate in our growth is greatly appreciated. I hope that you would recommend your family in the future to move with us.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2024

    If I could I would rate this no stars. Be very aware they hire other companies to do the work and make sure you read the fine print. You are only given an estimate. It is not until you go through your final call before your move before you find out what the real cost of your move will be so if it sounds really good best believe do not believe it! Do your homework because I paid almost $8k to have my car shipped and items shipped and the vendors used were unprofessional. My items were damaged and they are not trying to pay me the true value of my property. I had so many upfront additional cost prior to items arriving.

    If you have a friend or know someone just pay them to help with your move and that is what I should have done. Their customer service reps talked to me unprofessionally once they got a lot of money out of me and I promised myself I would never use another moving company again because this was my first time and it was an extremely terrible experience and you can forget about Safe Ship giving you any money back or even helping you. Definitely do not use them!

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2024

    We used Perfectly Fast Moving and Safe Ship, and Slava did an amazing job bringing everything in and putting it where it goes. He was very friendly too! I Highly recommend this moving company, especially if you are moving out of state. Definitely satisfied with the service we received from this company. We would use them again for future moves!

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2024

    Safe Ship Moving paired me up with the moving company PerfectlyFast. My initial quote to move from Texas to Massachusetts started at below 5K, but with all the adjustments they made, I was charged more than 10K in the end. First, it increased when going over the phone before the pickup day. Then, they add additional charges on the day of the pickup and the day of delivery. They kept making adjustments, and when I tried to say something, they always answered that everything was in the contract. For example, on the delivery day, I was told that because the truck could not access my house street, they would charge me an extra fee to rent a Uhall and transfer things to the Uhall, then to my house. A week later, a truck of the same size parked on my street with no problems.

    The driver responsible for the delivery was extremely rude on the phone and the day of delivery. My furniture was purely packed and poorly managed. I packed the stuff and put a label saying that it was fragile. It did not matter. They were not carefully transporting my stuff, as plates, mugs, and glass decorations arrived broken. Things that they packed arrived damaged too. Like my file cabinets arrived with two big holes on top, and my coffee table came with multiple scratches. I have items that are missing. The whole experience was a complete nightmare experience. I wish I had gotten rid of everything and just bought new staff.

    On the day of pick up, one of the movers for PerfectlyFast asked me to rate the company on his phone. I was naive and gave them a good rating that day because they picked my stuff in a fast manner. But I was rating only the pickup experience. The company never contacted me about the delivery experience. Again, I completely regret using their services. Safe Ship told me to write up a claim about Pefercly Fast, but I don't feel they are taking responsibility for how poorly Perfectly Fast managed my moving.  Again, I don't recommend Safe Ship Moving or Perfectly Fast.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2024

    This company is nothing but a broker. They sub out to other companies. The company didn't call ahead as I was told they would. The company sent 4 foreign guys that naturally couldn't speak English well. They are extremely rough on moving. They look for any reason not to do something. I had already hauled part of what was on the list, yet they tried to say they had loaded more boxes than listed and was going to charge me extra for a China cabinet that got left off the list and I didn't catch it, guy tried to say we were over on cubic feet yet the truck wasn't even half full.

    Thought they were going to take the handrail going upstairs out pushing on it so hard. Scratched the wall in a $500k home, broke a leaf in our table that we have had for 35 years so no replacing it, didn't put things back together like I was told they would, put labeled boxes on wrong floors. I wouldn't use them again for anything, they are basically a bait and switch company. Only reason for 1 star is I can't go lower.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2024

    Move to AR. Perfectly fast moving. SLAVA AND ALEX, were fantastic. Definitely will recommend them for any move for anyone. Fast and courteous service. Very professional and personable. Communication was spot on and we were very happy with our moving experience. Anyone looking to move should use Safe Ship and Perfectly fast movers. Best moving experience I have had in my 50+years.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2024

    Perfectly fast moving. Slava and Alex were wonderful! They were fast. Unpacked everything and set up my couch. So polite and courteous. Not damage any walls, was pleasure to speak with them! Offer help for other things as well! Would give them a million stars if I could! I will definitely will use this company again in future!

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2024

    Veteran owned but NOT Veteran operated. The crew showed up six hours late, all day telling me they were about an hour away. They didn’t label anything. Worst packing ever - just used paper, nothing fragile was properly secured. The delivery crew should up late at night. One of the movers was so foul, cursing and stomping and slamming things down. I told their mover to stop slamming my boxes because I could hear things breaking and he just yelled at me and kept trying to do it. He smashed up so much Waterford crystal and several hand made items from various countries. When I invited the claim the company only offered me $12, told me I should have paid for the extra insurance, and that their practices were the industry standard. When I argued back they told me to take it up with their legal department. WORST MOVING COMPANY!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2024

    Some of my moving plans changed last minute, so I was shopping around moving companies as I have a budget. Other companies were happy to work with me and gave me quotes and allowed to do some research without any deposits. This company however kept spamming me with different phone numbers, when I answered they asked my moving situation which I explained. The man was very demeaning saying I don't have time to just shop around, insulting other companies saying I shouldn't just be looking for the best price because I have no time. He then said if I don't give them a deposit by the end of the call, he wouldn't even bother calling his guys and "helping me out". Refused to give me the FREE QUOTE without a deposit either. I told him I was no longer interested and he wouldn't stop talking, asking why I was suddenly acting like that.

    I had to hang up because he would not let me go, then had to block all the numbers and emails as he was still trying to spam me after. They are definitely liars because they said only scam companies would be willing to help me on such short notice besides them, but every other company was willing to help, and I found something with a very nice price with amazing customer service! Avoid this company, I assure you no decent company would have to resort to attempting to force deposits and insulting every other company to get business!

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2024

    I would never recommend this company as a broker! It’s best to look for a moving company yourself. They don’t communicate with you at all. California to Texas, we were told the moving company would get there from 2-12 days. We call on day 12 and the broker said it was 12 business days which they never mentioned, and they haven’t even left California yet with our stuff at that point. We call on the 12th business day and they keep saying by the next week. Who knows if they left California yet. By then it will be 16 business days but 22 days in total.

    The movers said they have 30 days to get us our stuff. Which the broker NEVER mentioned as well. The actual moving company, the guys were early, quick and nice. Mind you we packed 95% of our stuff ourselves before they came. We did have to pay more than the initial quote. My complaint is the broker because they are the ones who set everything up with lies and false promises so be aware. I would rather have a headache going straight to the source with a legit moving company than dealing with a broker.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024

    Scheduled a move with Safe Ship. They quoted the job at $6k - half down, 1/4 at pick up and 1/4 at delivery. Two days before to move they do an inventory verification and say the original quote was off and now the cost is $11k. When I said that is ridiculous and wanted to cancel they came down to $10k. I cancel and they say they won't offer a refund because it is too close to the move... but they just changed the quoted price. If the quote didn't almost double, I wouldn't of canceled. Very messed up and every one I found that used this company, has had the same last minute price increases. Avoid Safe Ship.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024

    Perfectly fast moving. Slava ** and Alex did a very good job handling and moving furniture. Warped everything with a care, didn’t scratch any walls or doors! Was pleasure to speak with this gentlemans! Happy to work with this company - definitely will order this company in a future! Thank you.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2024

    This company is fraud! PLEASE AVOID ANY BUSINESS WITH THEM! I made a contract in April 3, it was supposed that they pick up my stuff in April 22 and by beginning of May I can receive them! They picked them up on time, but they delivered in mid-June, I lived in an empty apartment for more than a month and I had to buy some essential during that time, when they wanted to make a contract with me they called million times, once I made that contract, I had to call million times to get a response! They broke my mirror and haven’t paid me back! I believe this broker is the worst company I have ever had business with.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2024

    DO NOT use these brokers. They quoted us a price and offered us discounts based on my husband's Military and Fire fighting past. What a joke. They sent a company called "All Together Movers" which certainly were not "All together". This experience was a nightmare from beginning to end. They arrived 4 hours late, staying until almost midnight. They took the initial payment of a credit card over the phone and then for the day of loading and the day they delivered the furniture, we were informed the payments were to be CASH ONLY!

    The owners or managers of All Together Movers have been absolutely unbearable to work with. They destroyed my entire bedroom furniture and when confronted and asked for a refund of what we had to pay to replace the furniture, they texted and called us and told us these exact words, "they would send the check when we removed our complaint with the BBB and sent a screenshot of the removal" Sounds like blackmail no???? The end price also went up by over 4000.00 We had to pay it, as they had possession of our furniture and all household belongings. Will not let this rest. My attorney is currently reviewing the contracts and the communication between them and us. I highly recommend, Safe Ship REMOVE these carriers from your list. You are destroying your business.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2024

    I spoke with the guy on the phone who gave me a pretty high price. I wasn’t opposed to this price but also pricing out other carriers. When I told him I wasn’t ready to secure my spot today he proceeded to hang up in my face.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2024

    AVOID AT ALL COSTS. There is absolutely no reason to use this company. They are a broker and will find you a mover but the movers they work with are very questionable. They do not show up when they say, they're impossible to reach, and they will quote you an entirely new price for your move. They will also quote you a new price on the spot without weighing your items which is what every reputable mover will do. They will weigh your stuff and then give you a price... My parents used their mover and their stuff was put into storage in NJ after they were told it would be stored at their destination. When they did get their items several items were missing including LARGE pieces of furniture. You pay the mover with cash or money order that cannot be contested so there is no recourse.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2024

    I recently used Safe Ship Moving Services for my household move, and it was a complete disaster from start to finish. First off, the movers showed up over three hours late with no communication or explanation. When they finally arrived, they seemed disorganized and unprofessional. Several of my items were handled carelessly, and despite my repeated requests to be careful with fragile boxes, a few of my valuables were damaged, including a large mirror and a family heirloom vase. To make matters worse, when I called customer service to file a claim, I was met with rude and dismissive responses, as if it was somehow my fault that their team had been so reckless.

    On top of that, they charged me additional fees I wasn’t made aware of beforehand, significantly inflating the final cost. They even took longer than estimated to complete the move, and I suspect this was done intentionally to pad their hours. For a company that advertises itself as reliable and trustworthy, I experienced nothing but stress and frustration. I would strongly advise anyone considering Safe Ship Moving Services to look elsewhere if they value their time, money, and belongings.

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    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2024

    Stay away from Safe Ship at all cost. I was promised a delivery date of August 2nd and my stuff was delivered on September 3. The carrier Vanguard Lines is the absolute worst company, the employees were so rude and my desk was completely destroyed. Now I need to file a claim with Anthem, need to print out the pictures and physically mail the documents out. Using a moving company has been the worst experience of my life especially Vanguard.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2024

    Safe Ship never disclosed verbally they were only a moving broker until they raised their price one week prior to the move during the inventory check. On May 6, 2024, I contracted for $15 for move the entire 4 Bedroom house and Garage. Deposit paid was &6592.80. On approx. 12 August, one week prior to the move they call for inventory review. Now I know I told them about these items but were conveniently missing from the inventory sheet which was difficult to determine if complete. Regardless, the inventory was missing on small guest room, nothing in the furniture and a large safe. The price was then doubled to $30K. I requested a refund, they declined because it was nonrefundable and that they were only a broker. I thought I hired a moving company. I hired another mover that was honest and did everything for $14.2k. Do not trust them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2024

    I hired Safe Ship Moving Services for my move, and I deeply regret my decision. From the start, communication was a nightmare. They promised to arrive at 9 AM but didn’t show up until well after noon, leaving me anxious and frustrated. When the movers finally arrived, they seemed disorganized and rushed, which resulted in several of my belongings getting damaged during the move. I had specifically labeled fragile items, but that didn’t seem to matter. To make matters worse, when I reached out to customer service to discuss my concerns, they were dismissive and unhelpful. I had hoped for a smooth moving experience, but Safe Ship Moving Services made it anything but. I would not recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable moving company.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2024

    I recently used Safe Ship Moving Services for my relocation, and I was very disappointed with the entire process. The movers showed up hours late, which threw off my entire schedule for the day. When they finally arrived, they seemed disorganized and lacked a clear plan for packing and loading my items. Several of my belongings were carelessly packed, resulting in scratches and dents on my furniture. To make matters worse, they took longer than expected to complete the move, leaving me frustrated and exhausted. When I reached out to customer service to discuss the damage and delays, I received minimal assistance and felt ignored. Overall, my experience with Safe Ship Moving Services was far from satisfactory. I would not recommend them to anyone looking for a smooth and stress-free moving experience.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2024

    I would give his company zero or negative stars if that was an option. This company makes money on setting up the move, but uses other companies to actually do the packing and moving. We were told the name of the company they chose to do our packing and moving less than a month prior to the move, said company "A & S Packing and Moving" had zero online presence, no reviews and was supposedly headquartered in New Jersey. Our move was from Minnesota to Florida. That raised red flags with us immediately, but it was too late to get our money back and find a new moving company.

    Safe Ship also does all estimates of the cost virtually, either by short video tours of the house, or the customer sending photos, or a list of the customer's furniture and number of boxes. We initially agreed to pay $16,668 for the full packing and moving from MN to FL (3 bedroom house). The payment was required via check, no credit card. Two weeks before the move they asked for a phone call where I walked through the house and gave them another list of the furniture and estimated boxes. In between we had not bought anything new so theoretically there should have been no difference to the quote. However they then made us pay an additional $2500 (for this they accepted credit card).

    Lastly the moving company showed up, supplies and truck were U Haul. Only one man spoke English and they packed up U-Haul boxes and didn't label any of them by room or type of belongings, they spent more time on our front lawn smoking, talking and yelling on the phone than actually packing. They packed the whole house, and as we directed, loaded half of our belongings on the truck and delivered it to a storage facility we had rented. Then they demanded and additional $11,000 CASH to come back the next day to pack up the remainder of the house and deliver it to our new home in Florida. At this point we fired them. Luckily, Two Men and a Truck was able to come to our rescue the very next day, which was a miracle, but of course we had already lost a lot of money to Safe Ship.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2024

    I hired Safe Ship to transport my car on 9-1 or 9-2. They did not show up on 9-1 but confirmed my car would be picked up on 9-2. I made hotel and other arrangements based on this. They now tell me my car won't be picked up until 9-3 and that the 9-1 to 9-2 dates were estimates. They will not pick up today as promised because it is a holiday. They are so incompetent or crooked, they did not mention they could not pick up on a holiday.

    This company is a pile of garbage. Do not trust them, do not do business with them. There is a reason they have a 91% one star rating and that is because they mislead their customers to get the business locked in. They claim to be veteran owned, but I cannot imagine a fellow veteran being so callous as to lie to their customers like this and have absolutely no shame over a one star rating. This is absolutely pathetic.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2024

    They are very nice then pressure you and demand an answer. Will not go through this company for that phone call alone. Won't take no for an answer or you having to think about it or discuss because they only want you to lock it in to not lose discount. Then hang up when you tell them they aren't listening to your reasonings.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2024

    If I could put negative stars I would. This has been the worst experience that I have ever had with this company. After the contract was signed, they just kept adding addition costs to the bill. After doing the final inventory, they charged me 500 dollars for more space, even though it only went up 100 square feet. Then, when a local company came out to pick it up, we were forced to pay an extra 300 because they said it was more than the estimated square foot. They would not load it unless I paid. I was told we would get a refund if the space was not used. I have called the company and asked how much space was used and nobody can tell me. I keep getting the runaround. Then the final carrier also upcharged me and did not give me a reason why. Stay away from these crooks

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2024

    My experience with Safe Ship Moving Services was nothing short of a disaster. I hired them for a straightforward interstate move, expecting a professional service, but what I received was far from it. The movers arrived late, seeming disorganized and unprepared. They rushed through the packing process, leading to several of my belongings being damaged upon arrival. To make matters worse, a few boxes were completely missing, and despite multiple attempts to contact their customer service, I received no clear answers or solutions.

    The delivery itself was delayed by several days without any prior notice or explanation. When my belongings finally arrived, it was evident that they had been mishandled, with some items clearly broken and others missing entirely. The lack of communication and accountability from Safe Ship Moving Services was incredibly frustrating. I felt completely disregarded as a customer, and the whole experience was stressful and disappointing. I would strongly advise against using their services.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2024

    Don't even request a quote from them. I filled out a form on their website to request a quote for a *hypothetical* move next year on a Sunday. Immediately received a call from a rep, who walked me through a basic quote before pressuring me to do a full inventory - despite me being very explicit that I was calling for a general quote about a move I was only thinking about. I told him I would need time to do so, reiterated that I was only thinking about the possibility, and we made an appointment for follow up the following Friday. He then tried again to get me to do a full inventory while on the phone before finally agreeing to talk again on Friday. During this conversation, I'm receiving multiple calls simultaneously from different numbers all associated with SafeShip.

    The next day, on Monday, I receive a text asking if I had completed the inventory yet, as well as eight phone calls throughout the morning/afternoon, all from different numbers associated with SafeShip, and then periodically throughout the week, despite having been told an explicit date for follow up. I indicated that I wanted off the contact list.

    About a week later, I was duped by a website (not naming names....), claiming to help match me with a moving company for a quote, into entering my contact information. They then turned around and gave (sold?) that contact information, including my phone number, to who knows how many different "moving companies". SafeShip has been the most aggressive by far - I'm getting multiple phone calls, multiple times a day, from multiple numbers all associated with SafeShip. Blocking and reporting as spam has done nothing to abate this. I called the number on their website, asked to be removed from their contact list, and then was told "Okay" and hung up on. Absolutely predatory, and reading the other reviews I can see why. Run.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2024

    My experience with Safe Ship Moving Services was far from satisfactory. The crew arrived several hours late and seemed unprepared for the job. They misjudged the size of the truck needed, which led to multiple trips and significant delays. Many of my items were not handled with care, resulting in scratches and dents. Additionally, their customer service was unresponsive when I tried to address these issues. Overall, the lack of professionalism and care made this move more stressful than it needed to be. I would not recommend Safe Ship Moving Services based on my experience.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2024

    I was connected with Safe Ship through a smaller, local moving company that brokers with them. The person I spoke with was aggressive and rushed me through the whole process, trying very hard to convince me not to pursue any other quotes. He moved me through paperwork very quickly without giving much time to think. In retrospect, I felt the entire experience was untrustworthy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2024

    This company charged my 86 year old father $3638.23 for a deposit on July 10th 2024 and my father passed away August 11th 2024. They claim that he signed a contract over email which is a complete lie. My father didn't even know how to open an email and when I picked up his phone after he had passed away I went into his email account and found 10 emails from Safe Ship on July 10th never opened so they not only lie they will scam you any chance they get. They also had his name spelled wrong which is more proof he did not open any emails, what a shame to prey on an old man with dementia and even worse for a veteran owned company to treat people this way. If you are thinking of using this company I would highly recommend not you most likely will be scammed!

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2024

    They are the worst company to use, take advantage of Veterans or civilians. Promise way more than they can actually do and uncharge you on back end compared to what they promised you. Would never recommend anyone to use this company, total SCAM.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2024

    Under any circumstances do not sign a contract with this company. It’s a scam! They lowball you upfront and pressure you to sign a contract. The contract is confusing regarding number of boxes and cubic feet used. They stole $1400 deposit from us. Whatever price they quote you days before moving will be 3x as much. Deposits are not refunded. This is a con artist…Sharkey salesmen. Liars. Worst experience I’ve ever had.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2024

    Do not use them!!! They take your money in the form of a broker fee to set you up with movers and provide “customer service” but then they are useless and provide incorrect information that makes your move such a headache. First, they told me I could use Venmo to pay the movers but when they came and got all my stuff the movers said they have never taken Venmo before so I had to scramble to find another way to pay them. I did call Safe Ship to complain that they have wrong info and they said they called the movers and they would make an exception and let me use Venmo. The movers on site said they couldn’t do that even after safe ship said they handled it for me.

    Also, the estimate that safe ship gave me after I spent an hour on the phone going over every single item I was moving with the dimensions was completely wrong so I owed so much more money upon pickup than I was prepared to pay. I understand an estimate could be off, but my cost almost doubled. Then, I didn’t hear anything from the movers for a week and couldn’t get ahold of them regarding when my stuff would show up so I called back safe ship to see if they could actually be helpful. They were not. They again gave me information that contradicted original information they provided me.

    They said my stuff would arrive 2 to 12 days from pick up when I originally booked with them but if they showed up before I could accept the delivery the movers could be redirected. Because of this I had my stuff picked up earlier than I would have liked to start that window by their recommendation. So when I called them for help as I’m concerned about where my stuff is they are telling me the movers said they called me and I told them I wasn’t ready for my stuff (which never happened) and they said it would be there 2 to 12 days after my first available delivery date.

    I ended up blowing up the moving company and finally got in touch with them and they confirmed my stuff would be there by 12 days from pickup at the latest and admitted their mistake of saying they talked to me as they mixed up customers. I still don’t have my stuff but what I will say is I would always book directly with a moving company and not use a broker like safe ship. All they are is a useless, unhelpful middleman.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2024

    Safe Ship Moving provided me with a mover when I relocated from Connecticut to Kansas for a new job opportunity. They completely mislead me to thinking I would get my stuff within 2-12 days. When my things didn’t arrive I called to check only to be treated rudely by the customer service rep. They held my things for 8 days before a truck got on the road. Horrible company and horrible service!!! Fake 5 star rating!! Several complaints on BBB.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2024

    Do NOT contact Safe Ship for your moving needs. We lost belongings, the movers would not move all of our inventory due to running out of cubic feet. We only got our sofa, 3 beds, and a China cabinet. I had to pay $500 more on the spot just for them to load our washer and dryer! They claimed our items were not “stackable”. The moving company, Best American Moving, LLC, literally only moved the items listed above. Nothing else. My husband and a friend had to go back days later to get the rest of things and basically move ourselves. So, we paid over $5000 to not be moved. I feel ripped off and completely frustrated. Customer service has been no help and it looks like there is no way to get a refund. The discrepancy from what I listed and paid to be moved versus what was actually moved is astonishing. I have been sick about this move due to the very poor organization of this company and the carrier they hired. Please avoid them!

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2024

    We had gone with them because of the note that they are veteran owned. They did not tell us they were brokers. We put 8k down, then 3 days before pick up they called and said the estimate was wrong and we had to pay 8k more. It was 5 days before closing on our house and we felt stuck. The movers showed up at 6pm on the last day with only 2 people, 1 small truck and a uhaul. The movers (Best American LLC) scammed us into spending more money so that we could get the household goods delivered (as they couldn't tell us where it was being stored). They then didn't come straight to us, they unloaded all our goods into another van causing more damage. Additionally, we paid more to have them pack our stuff and then they barely packed our goods. With opening them we keep finding more broken things. Reaching out to customer service multiple times and got no assistance. I am disgusted if this is truly a veteran who keeps scamming people.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2024

    I shipped my belongings with this company and they quoted me $10,000 for what I believed my entire home would be shipped. The gentlemen setting up my order asked me how big is my home so I looked it up and told him 1,623 sqft. He said, "Oh you will have plenty of space." So here I am believing my entire home would be shipped. I even gave away a lot of stuff since that quote and set-up date to pick up all my belongings. It was a disaster. they only moved 600 sqft of my belongings. And lol, they took all the stuff I had already boxed and taped up. Along with what was in my living room and dining room. But all three bedrooms were completely left full. They also charged me for the shipment of the safe and treadmill which they NEVER PICKED UP. $625.00 I'M STILL WAITING FOR SINCE MAY 15TH 2024 when I shipped my things with them. They got their money and screwed me.

    I had to leave with my husband who's in the military and so I had to depend on other people to pack and ship the other 3 bedrooms of my belongings. My entire wardrobe was stolen including my $700 of essential oils and cream to make my medicines, all organic. HERE IT IS 3 MONTHS LATER AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY REFUND.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2024

    I hired Safe Ship to move my furniture from Colorado Springs to Binghamton. Pickup was 3 locations in Colorado Springs. The cost was higher than anticipated and additional unexpected fees. I told them the first day I was available for delivery was 11 Aug 24. On 7 Aug 24, I called for an update on delivery. I was told Mon/Tues (12/13 Aug). On 13 Aug, I called for an update. I was told Wed/Thurs (14/15 Aug). It was annotated in my notes the only time I was unavailable was afternoon/evening of 14 Aug. I was called on 14 Aug and told they would deliver that evening. We agreed to 'first thing in the morning' on 15 Aug.

    Around 11:30 am on 15 Aug, I called for a status update. I was told it may be the next day (16 Aug) due to the truck hitting a bridge. I have had to chase down information from Safe Ship and All Seasons Moving Company. I do not know the status of my goods and I do not know when they will deliver it. It's been incredibly difficult to get a straight answer out of Safe Ship. I have rearranged my travel plans due to the dates they have given me and may have to change plans again. I would have rented a U-Haul and done this myself if I knew how unprofessional this company is.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

    This company uses scare tactics to get you to call them. I didn’t choose them and went with another company. One I used before and liked. Safe Ship gave me the runaround when I wanted a quote. As in, full-on car salesman. Not too honest with their tactics. They get the day I want to move and send me a text (no company name) that ‘dispatch is rerouting my truck and it’s first come first serve’. I call the number and it’s the same salesman (not dispatch). Run! Their quote was double.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

    If you read nothing else, my main takeaway is don’t ever use this company for your move. My recent experience was horrible from start to finish. I am in the military and we move frequently and I can say this was by far the worst experience I have had to date. When I first called to ask about their services and quotes I was directed to a member of their sales team. Her name was Maggie. I thought she was extremely thorough and helpful… but reflecting back on it now I see that she was mostly just very good at her job at securing a sale. She glossed over the fact that this company is a broker and they facilitate moves (in fact I don’t recall her even saying those words). She states that the company takes pride in taking care of their military members and knows what it means to have to move and how stressful that can be and how she was going to take care of our family.

    Well now I get to take pride in spreading this review as far and wide as I can as a warning to other military members not to use this company. During the sales call, Maggie explained the different options of packing services and kept using buzz words like concierge packing service… you sit back and do nothing and we take care of everything. They will bring the boxes and pack and unpack and set everything up. It will be so easy for you. She also said the dates I wanted were perfect because their schedule was still open and even commended me on calling early before the bustle of moving season. She helped me go room to room and inventory things in my house so they could get a price estimate. She said over and over “I really want to get you below $10,000. We want to take care of our military members and I think we can do it.” And she did in the estimate.

    Everything sounded so thorough and organized that when she sent over the estimates (a text message with a link on your phone) I opened it up and scanned it and the numbers lined up with what she said so I secured a reservation with them by putting down a deposit (half the estimated cost of the move up front). She told me I would hear from the quality assurance team again to go over inventory if things change and the company would reach out more and more as the date got closer. She gave me her personal contact info so I can reach her with follow up questions or concerns. I hung up feeling great. It was definitely too good to be true.

    I tried to call Maggie when I had questions and could never reach her. I left messages and never got a callback. I was able to reach other representatives, but they were always from a random department and gave me their best guess at an answer but said “I would have to double check that’s not my department”. When a quality assurance member called me back it was 2 weeks out from my move date. We went over my home inventory, room by room item by item and he said “well, I’m glad we’re doing this because the original inventory did not have a basement or any items from the garage” and I said “wow ok, that’s odd because I did go over them with her.. but thanks for catching that”. I was not grateful when his follow up was “and based on that the price of the move is now estimated to be $19,000”… I was absolutely floored.

    The price almost doubled. I expressed my concern and was super frustrated, but with the move being 2 weeks away there was really nothing I could do, but lose significant money with them from my down payments and scramble for a whole new moving company. I asked the representative when I would hear from the movers and he said very soon.

    I also shipped my car with Safe Ship and two days before my car was scheduled to be picked up I called to get an update because I was given a 3 day window and needed to get my car ready. I was told the company would call me 24 hours out (not convenient at all). The person called and said they could come a day early, would that be ok? I said, not really, but I think I can make it work. When the person got to my house he said “your car is full, I can't transport it with belongings in it.” This was a surprise to me so I called safe ship. I got a lovely rep named Tyler who essentially yelled and berated me when I called to ask how this happened saying “it's in the fine print of the contract you signed”. To which I replied, I admit I did not read every fine print line, but this seemed like a relatively important detail to not mention at any point in the reservation and shipping process.

    I also explained I was told by safe ship I would have a representative call me after I booked the reservation to go over the finer details so I could have questions answered and be prepared for day of and payment. This did not occur. After trying to say this several different ways, Tyler (the rep on the phone) apologized and explained the process, but said I would need to empty the car and would be charged an additional $250 for wasting the guy’s time currently. I said, "Ok well can I empty the car and then have the guy come back tomorrow as originally scheduled" and he said, "No.You will have to do an entire new reservation and pay again." So my husband and I emptied all of our belongings on the lawn as quickly as we could to ensure the car could leave that night. That entire haggling process took 3 hours I will never get back.

    Just as I was not called about updates or other details with the car, I was never contacted by Safe ship to go over any prep for the house move (like what can be packed in a truck and what can’t, how to prep, payment options etc). The moving company was supposed to come on a Saturday and Sunday and I was leaving town on Monday to move to my next location and check in for a house I already had reservations for (Airbnb). I finally got ahold of the moving company that was doing my move and they said the drivers would be coming between 230pm-630pm on Saturday and I said ok. They then called back to say in fact, it was going to be Sunday from 230-630pm and I said “Wow that seems like a tight timeline to pack and load the truck for my entire house” but the company assured me it would be ok.

    The driver of the truck then called me on Sunday (the purported day of the move) at approximately 245pm and told me they would not get there until around 7pm. And I said “you’re going to be able to pack and move my stuff in one night?” and he said “oh, most definitely not. We will start Sunday night and then finish Monday because it’s a 2 day job”. This obviously frustrated me as I was told repeatedly this would not be the case. Additionally, who starts a pack for a family on a Sunday night? They didn’t actually show up until 745pm and by the time I filled out paperwork and then was told they only accept Zelle/Venmo (with small transfer limits) and money orders.

    Lastly, they said the price I was quoted was only an estimate and they needed to do actual measurements of my belongings (they charge by square foot they have to move, which is also odd) and the new total would be $23,000. I was so irate I was seeing red and had to have my husband finish talking to them. They finally started packing around 8pm and finished at 1030pm. This was insane as that’s late for anyone, but we also have an infant.

    On Monday we scrambled to get a money order and pay them the money we owed. The crew was very respectful and worked quickly and hard. They took care (with what I could see) in packing our belongings and getting the truck loaded. They said they were leaving and would get our stuff to the temporary storage facility (included in the pricing because we weren’t moving into our new home for a few weeks). All in all, we didn’t end up getting to leave our house until Monday evening at 9pm which was extremely inconvenient and we were delayed in getting to our next location and to our reservation on time. Safe ship had called that day, presumably to check on the progress of the move (as their voicemail implied), but I was so busy and upset I didn’t have a chance to answer. They did not call back.

    Fast forward to mid July when we were approaching our move-in date. I waited for a call from Safe Ship that never came. I called them a week out to ask about the status update of our move and to make sure everything was on time for a scheduled delivery of the date we agreed upon in our contract. The representative said that they couldn’t guarantee that because from the proposed date of delivery the company has 10 business days to actually get the goods delivered (and it was in the fine print of my contract she pointed out). I didn’t know I could be surprised and disappointed again by Safe Ship and yet here I was in another horrible situation. I asked for the actual moving company contact info and the rep didn’t know/have it and would call me back (she never did). Additionally, they told me that their system still showed my stuff was in a storage facility IN THE STATE I MOVED FROM and not even in the state I moved to. I was floored.

    About a day or two after this conversation, the moving company called me and told me they would be able to deliver my household goods on the date I had arranged (and had taken off work and made sure to be available for). They also said my stuff had been picked up a few days ago and was already in transit on the way to my new state and home. So the representative from Safe Ship didn’t even have accurate information about where my belongings were or when they would be brought to my house.

    On the day of the move, the moving company arrived (and they had to contract local help to physically move the belongings because they didn’t have enough people). I told them I had paid for the concierge service and that my stuff should be put in the designated rooms and basic things set up (beds, tables, etc). Well it turns out that none of the boxes were labeled or marked in any way when they were packed so it was impossible to tell what was in each box. So they just stacked everything in rooms and had us sign a form saying we attested all of our belongings were here (which is impossible to know from looking at unlabeled boxes) and left. I called Safe ship and expressed my concerns that I paid for a concierge service and they said, well it looks like yours was that for packing, but not for unpacking. So the initial sales rep was completely disingenuous and flat out lied.

    I never got a follow up call from Safe Ship. I called and said I wanted to file a formal complaint. A random rep took the basics of my complaint and said someone would call me back. 5 days later a rep called me and went over more details, but could not discuss in detail how my move estimate went from an initial approximation of $10,000 to a final total of $23,000. They stated this was because they were still waiting on the final bill and inventory from moving company (more than 2 weeks later). I said I would be seeking compensation from the company for any amount the military was not going to reimburse because I was over my limit. The representative said a manager with the approval authority to discuss compensation would call me back and also go in more detail about my complaint. And that was 3 weeks ago… crickets.

    I have never written a formal complaint about a company and the fact that I am now taking the time to write a 4 page complaint should highlight just how horrible the experience was. The company puts all of their talent and resources into their sales department where the representatives are seemingly able to skirt the truth, if not flat out lie, get you in with a deposit and not go over any of the fine print and then ultimately price gouge and charge you OVER DOUBLE for their services. This should be criminal. I hope I can prevent others from using their services in the future and I sincerely hope they never get to take advantage of another military customer ever again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2024

    Safe Ship Moving Company is a total fraud. I was planning on initially moving 1,827 miles and I specifically confirmed that if the location changed then the price would change because of the miles. I was told yes. I then was going to change the move to 47 miles away but was told the price won’t change. Total scam and they will tell you anything to get you to sign. Stay away from them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2024

    Safe Ship Moving was so nice and helpful when I requested a quote and placed our order to be moved. We went over our inventory and explained they would be picking up from our house and a storage unit. Received a good quote... But that's where the friendly, helpful service ended. When I called Noah back to update him on our inventory - no answer... Email came back undeliverable. So I called Customer Service - many times and finally left a message - no call back. So I left a voicemail message giving them our update.

    Spoke with Jared about 10 days before the move and we went thru the entire inventory​. All set - Not! The truck shows up and had no idea that there was stuff at a storage unit. They raised the price - and at the end - did not have a big enough truck to get the things on storage. So we moved with only part of our possessions. Called Customer Service many times with no results. Finally got the manager, Savannah **. She assured me that she would look into it and would get back to me quickly. She said "we won't drag this out". That was two weeks ago. Ever since then each time I called she had been "out of the office". Asked for her supervisor and apparently she doesn't have one. The only recourse we had was to challenge their charge to our credit card. I wouldn't refer Safe Ship Moving to my worst enemy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2024

    Wish I could give negative stars. Do NOT contact Safe Ship Moving services. They are horrible and deceptive. The sales up front will be helpful and get a base idea of your items. If you've never done a big move it's a daunting task. Safe ship moving services added unnecessary stress to our move. Quoted us a somewhat affordable price, sent us a binding estimate. Let me explain, I flat out asked would our price change and was told no, never this is a binding document and this is the price. The $2k deposit has a 72 hour window to be refunded if we requested. However, they call you 3-5 days before the move to verify exactly what's going on the truck, for cubic feet space. That's when the price jumped from $5k to $13k. She put me on hold returned and said the price was $7500.

    Then the ignorant, fast talking person from safe ship moving became rude and condescending. She started asking, "Well can you get rid of anything?" Keep in mind we're moving 900 miles in 3 days. She then said "Oh you'll need a full 26' truck". I said yes and at uhaul you can rent a 26' truck with 2 helpers loading amd unloading for $2600, I asked why were they so ridiculously priced. She rambled some policy at me and wanted to continue. We cannot afford that price. We now have a credit with them and used uhaul for $2600. DO NOT USE SAFE SHIP MOVING SERVICES! My fiance's nationwide company has banned them from being used by anyone, they blasted them in the newsletters and emails company wide.

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2024

    DON'T EVEN BOOK THEM. FIND SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A BROKER COMPANY. Go directly to a shipping company and book through them. They will come upon here and defend themselves but honestly, trust me, please go with anyone else!! Let them say what they want but the money trail we are about to lay out for you everything you need to know. They originally quoted us about $6000 for our move from Texas to Colorado, I chose them because they were the least expensive out of all of the companies but damn was I wrong. They did it by “cubic feet”. After the quality assurance call, we were increased to $13000. Because our cubic feet needs went from 700 to 1500 cubic feet.

    WHO THE HECK HAS THAT MUCH MONEY LYING AROUND FOR A MOVE? My husband and I were extremely stressed out, we were losing our hair! How are we able to come up with that much money and WE CAN'T CHARGE IT. 4 DAYS before our move and we had NO time to find another company and they had required us to put down a nonrefundable $5900 deposit. YOU CAN ONLY PAY WITH DEBIT CARD. DELIVERY is CASH. If you want to go with them, accurate count of everything BEFORE YOU PACK UP AND MOVE because not only will they screw you, they will screw you SEVERAL times. Because after that $13000 jump increase, we were not able to buy ANYTHING ANYMORE and on top of that, after the guys loaded everything into our truck they had to increase it to $15000 because our things filled up the truck.

    After this fiasco, I called other moving companies and I found out it probably would have been cheaper to be charged the whole entire truck instead VS just PER CUBIC feet. We feel so cheated. Bait and switch company 100%. The only good thing about this company is their sweet customer service, I cried so many times to them because who the heck HAS $8000 OUT OF THEIR POCKET TO PAY THESE PEOPLE?? I hope the people and owners of this company have karma come back to them because they screwed my little family. ALSO SOME OF OUR STUFF IS BROKEN!

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2024

    I would give them negative stars if possible. I should have done more research. We went with them because they claim to be veterans owned and ended up scamming a veteran. Do not get scammed by them also! They are simply a broker and take no responsibility for the companies they hire to do the actual move. They broke our big green egg, didn't label boxes, showed up without anyone except driver so we had to move everything ourselves, had no way to out heavy items in our house so will have to hire additional movers. We were stuck communicating with the subcontracted entity who was extremely difficult to deal with and scammed us the entire time. I am beyond livid with how horrible this experience was and that I lost $10k. Please never never use them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2024

    I had a horrible experience with a customer service representative on Aug 7, 2024, at 6:30 PM PST. The individual did not demonstrate good customer service skills and their behavior was highly unprofessional. During the interaction, the rep failed to listen to my needs, consistently talked over me, and asked questions but did not allow me the opportunity to respond. When I attempted to address this by asking if I could provide an answer, the rep abruptly stated that I could not and proceeded to hang up on me. It is crucial that the initial point of contact for your business represents the company in a positive and professional manner. Please fire this person IMMEDIATELY!

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

    0/5 if that was a review!! Run away. Originally quoted for 5k and quickly escalated to 15k and they didn’t even move our items!! Left things at our home and said there is nothing they can do! Then wanted us to pay another 2250 just to finish the move!! Veteran and would not wish this experience on anyone!! Stay AWAY!

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

    Safe Ship was the WORST moving experience I have ever had. Not only did they double the price within the cancelation window (I had made a very organized list by room for them from the beginning, and actually reduced the detailed list of items by an entire sectional couch and queen size bed and mattress), they also increased it again on the spot. They rushed me into signing the paperwork, and explained .60 on the dollar, not pound, and assured me that was plenty. I expect costs to shift a little, and a broken glass here or there but paid 2k extra for packers and some of the items were just thrown into the boxes with no wrapping at all. Many items are missing. They arrived 9 days after pick up (I was told 3-5 days), with 1 hour notice (I was told I would be given 48 hours notice, with a call 24 hours prior with a time window) at 7pm on a Sunday night.

    It took HOURS to unload, especially considering they had another entire home's worth of items in front of mine in the truck that they had to completely unload first to get to my things. They gave me multiple boxes of someone else's clothes, which I caught on the spot, but still have someone else's chandelier. I have called to return it and no one will get back to me. They lost multiple boxes and somehow also a large beautiful armchair. I have two custom art pieces that are broken, a marble table shattered, all of my wine glasses, a broken counter stool, an entire garage storage piece is broken, cocktail glasses, multiple plates and platters, two floor lamps, and some of my clothes arrived ripped and moldy... and I just want my items back!!!

    I have reached out to customer service multiple times to see if they have found my items or even called, and they just keep telling me to file a claim and deal with the insurance company and could literally care less. A few photos are attached, including the state of the boxes on arrival. If I could give 0 stars I would – horrible experience and would never recommend Safe Ship to anyone!

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024

    I have nothing good to say about this company. If I knew that I was going to be given the run around and charged double of what the cost should have been I would have gone elsewhere. I am moving 30 miles and it will take two days?? Where am I supposed to sleep?

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024

    There are plenty of reviews on this company to warn anyone who actually looks at reviews to avoid this company like the plague! So there is nothing more for me to add that hasn't already been stated. But I will say, that dealing with this broker and the non-English speaking "movers" that they sent me was an emotional and financial nightmare.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024

    They lost over 15,000$ worth of stuff including a kitchen table and did nothing to support getting it back and blocked my calls after. They are truly awful and the protocol for getting money back was based on weight and was completely unsatisfactory.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024

    I did not have a good experience with Safe Ship. My salesman made promises that he was my point of contact and I could call him with any concerns. Told me I was worrying too much and I will have a nice move. This on the heels of being the recipient of attempted scammers during the moving process, so I was leary. Then, attempted to reach out to him, but he never answered any of my four calls. Like most salesman, they get what they wanted, the sale, and are gone. Poor communication all around. Phone system, unanswered calls. Got a nightmare moving company who did not follow through or show up. Lack of response from them, too. I was seriously concerned I had been scammed. Called Safe Ship and told them this was a breach of contract. They did refund all my deposits in a timely fashion, which I was impressed with. But, would have rather had "a nice move."

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

    We are currently working with Safe Ship as broker for the interstate move of furniture/personal property for my daughter (Texas to Virginia), and it has been an absolute nightmare. We had immediate delivery date of 8/1 in estimate, and importance was repeatedly confirmed by the Safe Ship sales rep. Long story short - items picked up in Houston, Texas at noon on Saturday, July 27th, and as of late afternoon on Friday, August 2nd, they were still sitting in a warehouse a few miles from the original pick up.

    After 15 or more telephone calls with their "customer service" hotline and numerous emails over the past 10 days, we cannot (a) get anything more specific than delivery at some point on or before August 13th, (b) have any discussion with a manager or even same sales rep, and (c) get anyone to return calls with more information as continually promised. The "customer service" reps are largely indifferent to our frustrations, and have been incredibly unprofessional and unresponsive.

    My daughter starts classes as first year med student this week. I've put her up in a hotel for the time being, as she doesn't existing friends/support in area. Will probably have her buy sleeping bag and an air mattress for the time being in otherwise empty apartment, and some business casual close for beginning of school. When I raised these out-of-pocket expenses with Safe Ship, they were insultingly dismissive. Based on their deceptive trade practices (including fraudulent inducement by sales rep when she guaranteeing August 1 delivery as key part of pitch). Terrible experience, and still not over. Cannot imagine why anyone would use Safe Ship as a broker, or how they stay in business. In hindsight, I sincerely wish we had done more diligence on front end, and used a reputable broker.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2024

    I wanted to share my experience regarding our recent move from Utah to California in September. We initially scheduled with Safe Ship Moving Service, but a week before our move, we were contacted by Oasis Moving and Storage in Las Vegas, stating they were hired by Safe Ship. They arrived much later than scheduled and demanded an additional $4,000, which we had no choice but to accept.

    We stored our furniture with Oasis for five months, paying $900 a month, and when we finally scheduled delivery, many items were damaged, including our TV, fire pit, grill, and tables, with water damage to the couches as if they had been left outside in the rain. We filed a complaint, but their insurance only offered $300 for damages that exceeded $9,000.

    After escalating the matter to the DOT, BBB, and FMCSA, Oasis contacted us with a proposal to settle for $3,000 if we dropped the complaints, which we did. However, Oasis has failed to pay us, and now they claim that we should contact Max from Safe Ship for our payment, but he has not responded to my emails or calls. We are now pursuing legal action against both companies due to their lack of follow-through and what appears to be a scam, even after we have email confirmation with the agreement.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2024

    Very deceptive scamming company. Run the other way. Get an actual moving company to come to your house and do a walk through and give you a true estimate. These guys are professionals scam artists. They low ball the estimate to hook and will sink you on the day of the move. Ended up paying 8000 dollars more than what Zach estimated quote. There should be a class action lawsuit against this frivolous company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2024

    This was the worst moving experience we’ve ever had! After paying extra for expedited shipping and a guaranteed delivery date, the movers were three days late and we were not refunded our expedited charge. Upon arrival, the movers refused to pull the truck into the apartment complex, even though it was allowed which forced us to have to rent a U-Haul That the movers put our items into. They then refused to unload those items as agreed to at our new apartment. Horrible, horrible experience.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2024

    We used SafeShip to move 30 miles. The resales rep promised us a moving date could be met as we sold our house and needed to move. When the subcontracted moving company called, they asked for our move to be done three days after expected. We were then informed that the contract was for a two day window and we couldn’t back out without losing a large deposit. The salesman who promised the needed date was unreachable. We changed all of our plans and paid our buyers to remain in our home for two more days. When we finally did move, there was damage done to our new home’s front door, staircase railing, and new wood floors. The movers also demanded a large tip after the price of our move was raised substantially from the quote.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2024

    Updated on 10/25/2024: They tried to placate me with a response here, I'd like to resolve this review and underline everything I've already said. Scum of the earth lowlife scammers. Should be in prison.

    Original Review: They will quote you at one price and then jack it up on the move date because they know no one can accurately estimate their move volume. Never show up on time, horrible customer service. Absolute scum of the earth lowlife scammers.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2024

    Unprofessional, Disrespectful, Borderline scam, Extremely expensive for substandard service. Lack of promised support and communication for military as was promised. The sales pitch is understandable and straight forward. A little expensive but I am paying white glove, so proceed. I set up my move more than a month prior so relatively radio silent.

    The week prior they confirm date range and review inventory determining that cost of the move is now 2k more... So I decide to leave some things behind but still roughly 10 k now in cost. 24 hrs prior they confirm address and movers are dispatched and I am given a time and date. However, no one comes, no calls and I can't get a hold of customer service for hours. Turns out they sent them to NC while I am waiting in TN on a specific timeline now that was confirmed 24 hrs prior. They refuse to give deposit back or offer any compensation when they dispatch an inexperienced crew (promised experienced) to a different state outside of the date window. I could have packed my small stuff myself and abandoned my large items for less grief and mental stress. I am out 5k for the deposit, so I am committed to the sinking ship.

    I finally get pickup scheduled outside of date's window and 2 hrs after the NEW promised time window of the day. Customer service does not answer or call back or leaves on hold for over an hour. On day of the move my crew had no packing or padding materials materials and was 2 of the 4 men promised. The specialty boxes for paintings mirrors, wardrobe or lamps were not there despite the high cost of deposit of the itemized list. The movers have a verbal argument for most of the move and then they get in a fight with 2 other movers that were dispatched to help them so they left.

    Customer service yet again does not pick up or answer or check in on me during this ordeal. This is despite a confirmed direct line with a verbal promise that she would be available should anything go wrong during the moving day. My glassware is broken immediately. Glass pictures just placed loosely together in a box. I paid for a white glove and had to step in and help pack. They left glass and trash strewn about the front of my house and the stoop for me to deal with afterwards.

    Customer service continues to be unapologetic and at times defensive. For the most part they simply do not call or check in on you at all. They have your money and expect you to now communicate with the movers despite prior instruction. I paid 5k dollar deposit on a 10k service that was not rendered nor delivered. They hang up on me, do not call me back, and gaslight me as if I was supposed to have organized the "experienced" movers or packed things differently.

    I am awaiting drop off now and hoping for minimal damage, but considering I watched boxes be dropped and kicked and items broken, my hopes are not high. They have told me that they are my strong advocate, I am hoping for them to pull through because it is 0% right now. Compensation so far was 300$ off the pickup for being an entire day outside a confirmed time window under 24 hrs. Hoping for a big improvement and money back in the next week with pending meetings with management.

    I cannot believe this is a recommended company. Veteran-run company with a promise to look after active service member? The work done at this company is nothing to be proud of so far. I would love to amend this review if someone would please reach out and we can get some answers and real customer service and compensation back my way.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2024

    I never leave reviews, but if you are planning to use Safe Ship Moving Services MAKE SURE TO READ! If I could leave 0 stars, I would. I read that they were rated #1 in the nation, not sure how in the world they got that title. Long story short: I called for a quote a month before my move, they quoted me $7,200, so I paid a deposit. Two days before my move, they DOUBLED my estimate putting it at $14,000!!! I tried to cancel and ask for a full refund, they wouldn’t give me my large deposit back & tried to blame me for not stating how many items I had (I wish you could hear all the phone calls of me asking what exactly they needed from me). Then they talked me out of cancelling saying I’d lose all the money I already paid.

    My movers were scheduled to come Friday, their truck broke down… and they moved it to Saturday at 8am. They showed up at 11:30am… When they got there I confirmed it was a full service pack, and they said “no one told us that”… so they said they had to go get all the materials. There were only two guys there. Then they showed me how much space I had to use in the truck. They said they thought I’d use more space and it would cost me even more than the estimate, and even if I used less than the allotted space, I still had to pay the full estimate! I was freaking out even more at this point and called to officially cancel. They gave me a tiny portion of my deposit back still putting me out $3,200!!!

    I don’t care what they say, they screwed up so bad and stole my money. They should issue a full refund for basically trying to blackmail me into still using their services after doubling their estimate on me last minute. Unless you are fine with your estimate possibly doubling, or working with an incompetent company, DO NOT USE!!! Or make sure to list every single item you are packing even if they try to breeze over it in the initial call. Anyways, I have never been so beyond disappointed with a company.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2024

    Worst service you can choose. They made fake promises and increases the charge during pick up without reason. And you keep on waiting for your stuff which never arrives. Stay away from them. They are a fraud kind of service. Ciao Bella moving which they tie up with is equally worst.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2024

    I wish I would have seen these reviews before I hired this company. They overcharged me, charged me more than they quoted. Shrink wrapped everything excessively!! Told me I would receive my things within 2-15 days and I am waiting now it has been 21 days and they will not call me back or give me status on my furniture. They have everything I own and I don't know at this point if I will ever receive my things. I don't know what to do. I am so upset, I am living with zero furniture now for the last 21 days. I wish I could put -1 negative stars.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2024

    Company was more concerned with protecting the subcontractor that ripped me off, as soon as they were paid completely cut off contact. Not only a bait and switch but ruined thousands in stuff. All of my stuff was blatantly left in a puddle, cardboard boxes caved in from being soaked and mattress with 2 layers of waterproof (moving specific) protection was soaked through with water.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2024

    Horrible, unprofessional all around from office to movers to claims. Doubled charges agreed to in original contract after they had my possessions. Movers did not speak English and were not able to follow my instructions. Did not respond to calls or emails. Deliver late, several days after they promised, each day telling me it would be the next day and to stop my life and wait for them.

    At one point called me at 10:45 pm (after I was in bed) stating they would be there the next day. Then called an hour later stating that since I did not call them back they would not be out the next day. Showed up at my house to deliver on a holiday with 15 family members being entertained. Refused to unload truck unless I paid them cash ahead of unload. Several thousand $ of irreparable damage to household items, including brand new furniture and irreplaceable dishes and stemware. Dropped my piano. Movers gave a bogus letter of a bogus claims company for filing damages.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2024

    * It was such a bad experience with Safe Ship, it was not safe, we lost items and money. This people given some quote for getting customer and during pickup they charged almost double. Also we lost 3-4 boxes. Request everyone to stay away from this company.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2024

    Honestly I wish there were a no star option as these people deserve no credit whatsoever. Their entire process is deceptive. They low ball you on the quote and then 3 days before the move they have their “Quality Control” call to go over all the cost. When I called for an estimate I asked them to do a virtual walk through as I had done on 2 previous quotes. I was asked just to send the last quote and they would base their quote off of the other company’s quote. It wasn’t until the quality control call I realized they did not list all my items from the other company’s quote. Net result was a $7,000 increase. This allowed them to beat the other quote but 3 days before my move jack my price up way over the competitor's quote. I was on a time schedule and had no option but to pay them.

    On moving day I learned they are not the actual moving company but instead just a broker. So on moving day a company called A&S packers and movers showed up and introduced themselves as the moving company. The first hurdle in dealing with this company was no one on site spoke English very well. The second hurdle was they had different payment terms than Safe Ship who I had already paid half of the now $22,000. The other half was to be paid to A&S in two installments. Half of the remaining balance before the load and have when they unload. The bigger issue was they would only accept cash for payment. I had previously been told they would take credit. I did not have an additional $11,000 in cash in my local bank and it was now Friday afternoon.

    Since I now had to wire money to pay them the balance they agreed to hold a check for the 11K until my money arrived on Monday. They were supposed to unload us on Sunday by now are saying they will not unload me until my cash arrives on Monday. I had no choice but to agree. Then as the loading of the 18 wheeler for our move progressed I was asked to come out and look at the truck. The crew leader tells me the truck is full and they will need another truck to finish loading our belongings. This additional truck cost $10,600. My original quote of 14k was now $32,600. Then I get a call on Sunday night telling me I owe another 4k for redelivery fee making the total cost of my move $36,600. $22,600 more than my quote.

    And what did I get for this money? A 15’ scratch in the hallway on my hardwood floors. Countless gouges in my drywall at both houses. Trash scattered all over both yards with no regard for how the left the property. They failed to reassemble several pieces of furniture as per the contract. They were rude and very disrespectful. I never felt like a customer, but more like a hostage. I know I will never get any kind of compensation for what they have done to me and my family, but if I can save 1 person from falling for their con I will be grateful.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2024

    I wish I could give this company 0 stars! Please consider OTHER moving companies. This is our story, moving from CA to MA: First of all, on the phone, they told us that if we'd like to have our stuff on June 29th, it must be loaded on June 16th. There is an uncertainty of 1 month from the "requested delivery date". Please note that they don't even try to deliver it on time! They just consider the worst-case scenario. We moved from CA to MA. All our stuff was loaded on June 16th. It's now July 16th, "1 month" since then, and our stuff is STILL in CA. When we call the company or the movers, they keep repeating that based on the contract, it can be delivered within a month of the requested delivery date. The reason we signed the contract with this company was that they told us "on the call" that if we load on June 16th, we WILL get it by June 29th!!!

    Please, please, please:
    * Don't sign any contract with them.
    * Don't trust what you hear on the phone.
    * Don't consider the possible delayed delivery on the contract as a worst-case scenario. No matter when you want the stuff, they will deliver one month later (or even worse).

    * Customer service?! Calling this company, you'll talk to some robotic people who will repeat their contract and interpret it as they wish.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2024

    Safe Ship Moving Services - Deceptive and Unethical Practices. I had an extremely disappointing experience with Safe Ship Moving Services and feel compelled to warn others about their deceptive business practices. Here are the key issues I encountered: Bait-and-Switch Pricing: Initially quoted $6,000 for a cross-country move from Massachusetts to Texas. I paid a 50% deposit ($3,070.37) to secure the booking. Twenty days later, just four days before the move, they demanded an additional $6,000, doubling the total cost to $12,000. They threatened to only transport half my belongings if I didn't agree.

    Forced Cancellation: Given the sudden and unaffordable price hike, I was forced to cancel their services and hire another company on short notice, causing significant inconvenience and additional costs. False Claims: Safe Ship Moving Services falsely claimed they sent a truck on moving day and that I refused the service. This is entirely untrue—no one showed up from their side, and the new movers I hired completed the job.

    Misrepresentation: They misrepresented themselves as the actual movers, denying they were brokers. I was explicitly told by their representative that he would be driving the truck himself, which turned out to be a lie. Unreasonable Cancellation Policy: They are withholding my deposit, citing a cancellation policy that allows cancellations only within three days of the deposit date, despite the significant last-minute changes they made. Conclusion: Safe Ship Moving Services engages in unethical and deceptive practices that exploit customers. They caused me undue stress and financial strain. I strongly advise against using their services. There are many reputable moving companies out there—avoid Safe Ship Moving Services at all costs.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2024

    I booked my move with them (SafeShip, SS) and I am regretting (My book agent was Nick **). Today, they sent the trucking company (Safe Bound, SB). SB charged me 300 USD extra, because SS told me stairs were covered, but they were not. Also, they did not include all items. DON'T BOOK with SS. They are crap.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2024

    This company will offer you the world and deliver on none of it. They will fine print you to death citing how it doesn't matter what they SAY, it's in the fine print. The "deposit" they require at booking is actually a broker fee that you will NEVER get back as they won't let you cancel, regardless of the fact they are fraudulent. Jessica ** in the cancelations department is just incredible difficult to deal with and genuinely doesn't care about customer happiness or repeat business. Once you pay your deposit, you will never be able to contact them again without 30 plus minute wait times and supervisors promising you calls back only to fall off the face of the planet. BUYER BEWARE.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2024

    I cannot recommend this service. Our experience was awful. They bait and switch on the pricing and hire inexperienced packers. I was originally quoted around $25K for a cross country move. Five days before moving day, I was told that my actual cost had increased to $36K. Approximately an $11K increase. I was told that I could cancel.... but really? I had booked this several months in advance. Who could I find five days before my buyers were scheduled to move in.

    I had paid extra for "White Glove Service". That is a joke. The kids who showed up to pack were, very nice, but woefully inexperienced. I was promised 6 or 7 packers, but only 4 showed up.... a day late. Only one spoke broken english. There was no supervisor until 7:00 PM. They arrived at 8:00 AM. They were still packing at 2:00 AM the next morning. They used packing tape around lose items in boxes to keep them from moving around. When the tape was removed, it left a sticky brown residue on hundreds of my things. We are using Goo Gone by the gallon.

    The group on the other end was more experienced and the unload went much smoother. There were six workers and a very helpful supervisor. However the whole experience left a very bad taste in my mouth. After it was all over, I asked my initial contact to have a senior manager call me. I left messages twice. No one ever called me back. These people lie to you and raise the price once you can go nowhere else. Do not use them.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2024

    So glad I read the reviews after making the first call to SafeShip. I called them for a quote and they wasted 30 mins of my time telling me how good they are and right away asking for my credit card after giving me a quote (on the first call). It was such a big red flag I ended the call and googled their online reviews and found the terrible rating on this site. Another big red flag is that deposit for booking their service is half of what they quote (couple of thousands of dollars), while the other service we used before only asking 10% of the total quote. I’m gonna go with my previous mover, they were wonderful.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2024

    I simply wanted a quote for moving from Gurnee, IL to Easley, SC. Zac was arrogant and actually terminated our phone call and lied about it. He was not happy when I stated that I was calling for a quote and would not cement a contract. Zac informed me that the entire contents of my home is only worth $10,000 payout if my stuff is lost, stolen, damaged etc... Zac is under the impression that a homeowners claim could be filed but that would not be possible upon selling a home to move. Zac needs to be hired into a job away from customer service. Definitely will not be using them.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2024

    This booking company promised they could secure a shipper for the next day. They could not. The movers they contracted were grifters who made a very obvious attempt to scam me. When I complained to Safe Ship, they instructed me to wait a few days while they worked on a solution. In fact, they just wanted me to wait until their refund period had expired. Once they had my money, they utterly ignored me. When I ask pointed questions like, "on what date did you receive my complaint?" I am literally told that they "do not recall that." What?? I've reported them to the BBB but I'm sure they'll ignore that, too. Shameful behavior for a business that advertises as veteran-owned... I rather doubt that's even true.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2024

    First I have to say customer service sucks. It's like I am dealing with high schoolers. Second on my quote a lot of stuff was left out. That's how they scam so price was more. I ask to speak manager. They claim there none. Never heard of company with a manager.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2024

    Do not book with Safe Ship Moving unless you have a very detailed list of everything you’ll be moving at the time of getting your quote. We booked a truck with them in February for a move in July. At that time I did not know exactly what we’d be needing to move, which I made clear on the phone. I told him my guesses of things we’d need to bring and he said he’d estimate “plenty of space” for us and if we didn’t use it all we’d even get some money back. There were also a lot of aggressive sales comments like “Well don’t you care about your things, wouldn’t you want them in a temperature controlled truck?” He put a lot of pressure on me to book in advance to lock in rates and secure a truck and whatnot, so I did. With a $1900 deposit.

    There was no communication until our finalization phone call, 3 days before the moving truck was supposed to be here. We gave them a detailed list of all our stuff on that phone call and they said we’d need double the space that they estimated, which would double the price. We don’t want to spend $10k to move, so we cancelled their services. They will not refund any of the $1900 deposit. And here we are, 2 days before our move, booking a different company to get us from Utah to Pennsylvania.

    I wonder how often this happens - they significantly lowball the amount of space needed, collect a non refundable deposit, then 3 days before the move double the price. I talked to a manager today and he said he wouldn’t recommend trying to get the deposit back, but the best he could do would be to credit our $1900 towards any move with them that happens in the next 5 years. We will not be moving with them in the next 5 years because of how sketchy/scammy all of this has felt to me.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2024

    Safe Ship review. I received a quote in January of $4000. I had to put down a third of that before they would even lock in the quote. However, when the day to move came, the quote was suddenly the original quote of $4000 ended up over $8000, customer service was very nasty to me. They then called about a month later and said that they would make this right. However I never got a call back. I do not recommend this company at all. I seriously doubt if they are veteran owned because of veterans would not treat another veteran this way.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2024

    I was referred to them by getmovers.com who listed them as number one, with 9.9 out of 10. I went to their website and was very impressed by their reviews on their site that it prompted me to call. Their representatives were somewhat kind, but very inconsistent, confusing, and impatient at times. After signing paperwork, I decided to google Safe Ship Moving, only to find that they have countless 1 star reviews from people who have been traumatized by their dishonesty. I immediately called to cancel my booking and spoke with Dan, who pestered me for minutes begging me not to cancel, and asking why I have had such a change in heart. I explained to him that I have simply changed my mind and he wouldn't take that for an answer. He went on and on about how I asked way too many questions and that I would be making a huge mistake. He spoke over me and disrespected me completely.

    To make things even funnier, he was speaking to me in the bathroom. He flushed the toilet and then hung up on me. I called back and was told I had to speak to Dan again because he was the only one who could cancel my booking. I was transferred to him, and he sent me straight to voicemail. I got ahold of Dan's boss, who was ALSO rude and was talking about me to someone else with me STILL ON THE LINE. I ended up saying how disrespected I had been, and that I will never be recommending this company to anyone. I also told him that Dan flushed the toilet while we were on the phone and then hung up on me. I hope there are some repercussions to Dan's actions, but seeing the way they handled my situation, I doubt they have the integrity to do so. This company is full of slimy, dishonest people. DO. NOT. BOOK. WITH. THEM. I am so glad I cancelled when I did.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2024

    Do not use Safe SHip Moving Services & Just Pro Moving Company for your moving needs! It is a damn shame that companies such as these are allowed to operate in the United States! They are scammers/ con artists/deceitful & plain crooks! We had the misfortune to use them for our recent move. When we first contacted them on May 21st, we were given an estimate for facilitating the move (approx. one-hour distance) for the amount of $2,856.99 with a down payment of $1,313.79 which we paid.

    They called 2 days before the move according to them to confirm the household items that needed to be moved to the new location. Alexander ** their rep stated they had a lesser number of items and because of that, the amount we needed to pay would be double than the original amount, which meant the amount we had to pay them would be a new total of $5,307.12. We felt we had no choice but to pay that amount since our move was only 2 days ahead, so we paid another $1,225.00 that they requested and the rest was to be paid once our household items and furniture was delivered to the new home.

    But once the movers showed up at to load our furniture and household goods, they started telling us that we only had 895 cubic feet of space and that they do not go by items, they go by cubic feet ( which was never mentioned before) & therefore only the furniture, 2 complete bedroom sets, a complete living room, consisting of sofa, love seat, 3 end tables, one center table, 2 accent chairs, and solid wood tv stand, a complete dining set (6 chairs), were the only thing that fit in the 895 cubic feet they kept talking about.

    Their moving truck was 85% full by the time they reached our home, they had another customer or customer's household goods already. When they reached our final destination, the movers demanded $2,768.33 that according to them was the rest of the money to total the $5,307.99. When we told them we will pay them once all the items we agreed in the contract (furniture, boxes, & misc items) were delivered, they would get their money. They refused to unload our furniture and or agree to go back to the original location to retrieve the rest of our household goods. We called police but since the issue is a civil matter, the police was unable to force them to unload what was already in their truck, so they took all our furniture and our money as well. Please do not fall for those crooks, scoundresl and thieves. Do your homework and read the reviews. We failed to do it and it cost us dearly.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2024

    DO NOT USE! Customer service is not friendly, they will over-talk you and stick to the script they are given to read nor do they listen to your question. My question was about their business practices and the response was about their policy. They can guarantee pickup if you pay, but can't guarantee delivery. The virtual walkthrough is a joke, nonqualified people are "calculating" how much space you need, and when the truck shows up it's not nearly enough space. Then the movers try to get you to buy more space on the truck. It was a horrible experience all around!!! Do yourself a favor and go with a major carrier, overall you'll save money and peace of mind.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2024

    Do not use Safe Ship! They are a broker with a bait and switch method of sales. The price quote is inflated and then lowered to make you think you may be getting a deal. They do not provide you good guidance on what your inventory should be until a few days before your move when they give you a list of things you need to provide on inventory and then inflate the price once again, which is at the point you are in a bind because you have to move within days. I was told two trucks were needed and almost received an additional charge 2x my original although I was not adding 2x additional space. The moving companies used came with only one truck and could not complete my move in the required time, plus added additional fees for packaging supplies. Many things were broken! My advice is please avoid this company at all cost!

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    Reviewed July 8, 2024

    This company is a scam. They originally provided a great estimate only to upcharge me multiple times. They originally were nice and helpful and seemed legit since they wanted the first payments by card. Then all of a sudden my items were not allowed to be moved from the truck, after arriving later than the estimated shipping date, unless I paid cash - to which they tacked on another cost. My items were damaged, destroyed, dented and scratched; I ended up throwing many items away. When I called to complain, they referred me to another disreputable company to file a claim against the movers and completely removing themselves from the equation. Do not work with them - they will make your move a nightmare.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2024

    I was looking for a (preferably veteran owned) moving company to move us from Virginia to Florida. I unfortunately found Safe Ship Moving. I should have looked at BBB, this site, etc., first. My fault for not doing so. Things started off very nicely. I filled out an online request, and almost immediately got a call back. The gentleman who took the call was very nice. I told him we closed on both our house for sale and new house on the 13th of June, and needed to be out by the 12th, and wanted our shipment in Florida around the 14th of June. He told me this was Absolutely No Problem.

    He explained that the movers would come on the 11th to pack up everything, return on the 12th to load it on a truck, and would deliver it on the 14th as expected. He explained they had a simple process for estimating the size of our shipment. He accessed the listing for our house sale, and using the listing pictures, we walked through each room. He pointed out each of the major furniture items, noted them, asked me questions about them, and said he was estimating the rest based on the size of the rooms, number of closets, etc.

    The estimate for the move was (again based on his methodology) somewhere around $6k total. Gave a $1k military discount. Sent over the estimate for signature and a downpayment. Said the rest would be 1/2 at pickup ($1700.00) and 1/2 at delivery ($1700.00). Sounds good, right? Contract had things like "estimated delivery times, 1-10 business days" for our distance. Of course one glances through the contract to see if everything looks good, etc. and at first glance it did.

    Along comes 3 days before the move (and several days past the "oh God I screwed up and booked with these people" cancellation window, we get a call from SafeShip's team to "verify our shipping estimate" which I thought was good because their agent did a walkthrough WITH PICTURES! of our house and went through everything, right? Wrong. This guy wants another walkthrough. I explained that his agent did so with pictures of all of the rooms with a walkthrough of our online listing, so it should have captured everything.

    He starts having me do another complete walkthrough, (after telling me that they would have to review the recording of the interaction and punish the person for not following their procedure) and it was a total bait and switch. Oh, you have hanging wall pictures and paintings? How many pictures? (even though they were in the photos reviewed by the first guy). You have END Tables? Lamps? a cat robot? a toolbox? Heaven forbid.

    At the end of the process, suddenly our load sized practically doubled. And so did the price. Now I owed even MORE money for the estimate (now $5kmore), and the packout/delivery split jumped up to almost $3000 on each end. "Oh you don't like that? Well, you're past your 3 day cancellation window. You owe us the over $3k you put down if you cancel. Sorry our representative didn't tell you that at the outset. Why didn't you read your contract?" So after getting shafted on even more money (and now being up to almost $13k for the move, we get to the packout.

    I get a text a couple of days later saying the movers (they contracted with Moving Man Movers out of Baltimore MD) would be there between 9 and 11 am on the 12th. Keep in mind their original guy said that they would pack everything up on the 11th and come back to put it on the truck on the 12th. They didn't show up at 9am. They didn't even show up at 11AM. They showed at a couple of minutes before noon. And, they STAYED until almost 11PM. They didn't even put the first item on the truck until after 9PM. And that isn't the worst part.

    You see, it seems that Safe Ship uses one box size (small and medium boxes like you'd get at a moving company) whereas that didn't mean anything to these guys. And they estimated that it would take 1700CF to move our stuff, not the 1300CF that we paid for, because they use a different box size and estimating method. So NOW our packout is up to $3900 on each end. Meanwhile I had tried to clarify before they even showed with SafeShip my estimate details, and they told me any last minute changes would be handled by "their foreman on site" who was the Moving Man Movers guy. And he used exactly as many boxes as they estimated before putting anything even in the first box...imagine that. Some of the boxes only weighed about a pound or two more than the box did empty to get to that number. An entire wardrobe box weighed about 3 pounds, one of several like that. You can't watch 5 people on 3 floors diligently, after all.

    So the mover's left. The last thing he said was "you don't really expect this stuff in Florida by the 14th do you? We have 15 business days to get it there." So today is the 5th of July. I've called 3 times over the last 3 weeks, and I get various answers. "The flooding in South Florida is causing delays" (even though we aren't in South Florida). "Your shipment is on a truck with several other people's shipments, and they are making the rounds to deliver them." "We actually have 30 days to deliver you stuff per the DOT" (not even remotely true). "The stuff is on the way, it was supposed to be there but they had a short delay." Meanwhile (after getting those answers), last Friday (the 28th of June), the AirTag I have in one of my items in the truck FINALLY checked in because somebody got close enough to it with an iPhone for it to ping. Guess what? As of LAST Friday, it is still in Kensington, MD where they took it the night they left our house.

    IOW, at least a week has gone by and as of last report it has been sitting in their facility in Maryland, not moving around the state of Florida in line to be delivered. And we still haven't heard anything from them about when we might get our shipment. Safe Ship washes their hands of everything as the broker, and says Moving Man will get in touch with you with a delivery date. I'm writing this from an empty house, 3 weeks after this company picked up our stuff, at a plastic folding table.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2024

    The initial quote and online reviews seemed positive. We started getting nervous when our two day window for pick up was the on the last day. The movers were supposed to call us an hour before arrival. They actually called us 20 minutes before showing up. They walked through the house and quoted us 150% increase in what we would owe. Safe Ship was unavailable until 10am and at 7:30 we felt backed into a corner since we needed to move. Safe ship contacted us the next day to find out why our pick up more than doubled. They said they would contact the subcontractor's owner and get back to us. It took four days.

    We were taken by surprise since we’ve moved 10 times and have had the least amount of furniture to date. The movers packed light boxes since they were paid by the box and cubic foot. They also had a U-Haul truck ready to go before showing up with packing materials. There was no packing material aside from blankets in the truck they arrived in. The movers packed the last of our furniture on the outside of the truck on the loading lift. They dropped our recliner chair and didn’t finish until 11:50 pm. It was a horrendous unprofessional experience. The movers that were subcontracted were All Together Movers from Clifton NJ. Absolute nightmare. Do not use safe ship! Do not use All together movers! Our pick up cost jumped from 4,000 to 8,800. Drop off cost also 8,800! Unbelievable

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    Reviewed July 4, 2024

    Safe Ship Moving Services should be shut down. The shell game they play is unprofessional and borderline criminal. I was given a quote for our move ($7995) from Redding Ca to Littleton Co only to have that quote increase by $4300. I was told that after the Quality Control review it was determined that my household goods would not fit in a standard 26’ truck. We would now require two 26” trucks or an 18-wheeler. On the day the movers showed up, guess what size truck they brought? That’s right, a 26’ truck. My household goods not only fit, but there was extra room on it. I asked the driver to include a few Costco totes to which he refused.

    I’ve called Safe Ship Moving Services on numerous occasions, from the minute the movers showed up telling me what they would and wouldn’t do to current day only to find them incredibly condescending and rude. I’m now told they are only the broker and all of my concerns, questions should now be directed to the unprofessional moving company they sent out from Los Angeles (Rigo’s Delivery Moving & Storage). Safe Ship Moving Services promised a 2-12 day delivery of our goods from our first available delivery date which was determined to be June 9th. As I write this review (June 22nd) we still have no delivery date and are now being told Rigo’s has up to 30 days to deliver.

    I’ve never been so dissatisfied with a service that cost so much money. Zero accountability or concern from either company. From the minute we provided the required deposit the level of professionalism and honesty went downhill, and fast. I was upsold the minute the movers arrived as there were three items they claimed had to be specially packed at a tune of $350. I had no choice of course. I will ensure my story is shared wherever possible.

    These company needs to be held accountable. They cannot be allowed to rip off any additional consumers. They need to also review the moving companies they do business with. Rigo’s has been terrible to work with. The pickup driver was completely unprofessional and was very disrespectful. From the minute he arrived to the 30 mentions of how he gets tips. Two of the four movers Rigo’s sent were incredibly hard workers. As we wait for our delivery I can only imagine the added costs we will see for delivery. I’m 100% confident there will be excuse after excuse as to why there are additional fees. I would NOT Recommend either company for any of your moving needs. The shell game that includes all of these hidden fees needs to stop here.

    Follow-Up: My household goods finally arrived on June 25th. The Colorado crew Rigo’s subcontracted with worked very hard to get my goods off the truck. We have several broken pieces of furniture, we’ve lost the poles to our shelving unit but are glad to finally have our stuff. Be aware of both companies if you are moving.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2024

    Our initial call was great, we told them the specifics of our cross country move and were told it was ‘not an issue at all’…but yet, there were so many issues - we were quoted a pretty decent price initially, when we called to review the number of times we ended up with - the guy sped through everything and tried to say we owed them $2000 more dollars, we did add a washer/dryer but didn’t understand how this equated to only removing $200 from the new price if we decided not to take them ($2000 extra but we remove the 2 biggest/bulkiest items and it only saves $200??), my husband ended up having to step in and ask him to show down and explain where the difference was coming from - the customer service just went down hill from then!

    We initially told them we needed a specific date to which we were told ‘no problem’ but when revisiting this we were told we would have to pay and additional $150 to guarantee that time…we chose not to but the movers still came at the time we requested so we saved ourselves $150. When pick up day came, they said we needed to use the whole truck instead of just the footage we reserved, our stuff wouldn’t have filled a whole truck but since we didn’t have the option to not pay for it at that point, we just ate the cost and ended up putting some of the stuff that was marked to be driven by us in the truck to fill up the whole truck (still not even a full truck but we sure paid for it).

    Delivery was scheduled for 7/1- we were very clear with this is when we needed it, it was confirmed by this company and the movers —we received our stuff 7/3, we had to basically help unload 1/2 of it and unwrap everything —they left trash (plastic, water bottles, food wrappers) in my grandma’s driveway when they left…Our bill needed up being double what was initially quoted (and we are talking 16-20k total!). Had we known about all the additional costs and the fact that we would basically have to help unpack it anyway, we would have gone the cheaper route and done it ourselves. In trying to lessen our stress, we just ended up adding to it more. I do not recommend this company or really any moving company that nickels and downs you once you’ve signed the initial contract.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2024

    If I could leave zero stars, I would. They initially quoted me for household and motorcycle shipment from RI to WA and the price was reasonable. The week before the movers were scheduled to pick up household goods, I had to reach out to them for a final review of items. They then doubled my down payment, increased the estimate substantially, and informed me that the bike was not included in the total cost and I would be paying separately for that. They informed me that their salesman would lose commission for giving a bad estimate but that didn’t help me financially at all. They then assured me that the pick up date for household and bike would be in the same timeframe. My hands were tied because of the sale of my house, so I had no choice but to use them. The movers then came and, again, increased the price and stated that Safe Ship Moving often misleads people on their total estimate.

    Thousands more dollars later, my items were packed up but I had to leave behind furniture to cut cost. The movers were kind, understanding and informed me that they will make sure my items are delivered within the 30 day timeframe to avoid storage fees to the best of their ability. I reached out to Safe Ship multiple times and have been ignored. No one showed up or reached out to pick up the motorcycle and when I finally got ahold of someone, he wanted to charge me an absurd amount of money. I then got the name of the company they’re working with for auto transport and am now working directly with them. I strongly recommend to avoid these scammers at all cost! They target military families, so all military personnel or veterans beware! Don’t go through third party brokers if you don’t have to. They’re taking your money to connect with the same movers you can directly connect with and save thousands of dollars.

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