California Movers Local & Long Distance Company

This company is operating without a license. The first time I used them was great, the second time I was scammed. The company tried to upcharge me (despite my all inclusive rate), they ruined property, and stole from me. When I contacted them they promised me a full refund then told me they never said they would refund me. They told me not to contact them again.

When I reached out to the Attorney General, I was told that the company was operating without a license and that they would be investigated.

I’ll never get my money back or my stolen belongings back (it’s not worth a lawyer or emotional stress after so much trauma/violation). My advice: find a company with a license, don’t believe the positive Facebook reviews.

Their yelp was taken down (despite their claimed 5 star rating). So many red flags!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $800

I had the best experience with California Movers. Our last move so much easier than I thought it would be. I don't usually come back to leave a review, but this time I felt like I had to. The movers were so helpful every time we had questions and were really knowledgeable too. I would definitely recommend this company to any friends and family who need help with their move. They really helped make a stressful experience so much easier for us, plus they were affordable. This is basically what every moving company should be like. Professional, efficient and absolutely no stress. In my opinion they are the best. The movers are a super packer and have the ability to make the truck fit way more than you think. Just the perfect moving team that sets the high standard from the beginning. As experienced movers they even guided me in every step of moving process. I highly recommend them!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1200

We’be been charged over $2K cash for 3 beds and 10 hours local moving! They sent unprofessional and none efficient movers! They totally took over 2 hours breaks, plus playing my son's volleyball outside of my home during the working hours. Finally they did Not take this over 2-hour break out of my paymentaswhat they promised. I tried several times by phone and email for refunding the break time. No response! Tons of moving companies in the market, please avoiding this scam!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2350

Please do not use this company if you actually want to move on your move out date. I had scheduled my move between 12 to 2 pm but nobody showed up even if it was already 2 pm. I tried to reach them and called them multiple times but nobody answered my calls. After several attempts, I was finally able to contact them, and asked them why nobody showed up. They said there was a delay in the previous move, and their estimated arrival time now is 4 pm. They are going to be late for 2 hours, and they did not even bother to call me. Great. So I asked, I reserved my elevator at my destination from 4 to 6 pm, and if they come that late, we might not even able to make it. My new apartment does not allow elevator reservation after 6, so this was not a great situation. And their response was, oh we can reschedule your move to some other date. Are you kidding me? I am all packed up and need to evacuate by the move out date, and how can I possibly change the move date? So I decided to move a lot of things myself so that we can minimize the time once the movers arrived. I did a lot of moving myself until they arrived. The movers finally arrived at 4 pm as they said, and the moving was finished within 2 hours because I did the most of the moving already. But guess what? They charged me for the minimum 3 hours. In addition, when I checked the moved furniture, it was damaged. Overall, it was the worst moving experience. If you don't want to risk your move, do not use this company.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $465

Movers were supposed to arrive between 2-4 and arrived at 6:30. Received different reasons for lateness from the company and the movers themselves. By the time they were finally done at 1am, I saw the TV screen was smashed and they acted surprised like they didn’t know, although they set up the TV in the new apartment..they were just not going to say anything. Then I noticed all over the apartment the chipped paint and marks along the walls, they used a dolly on the stairs, which left long black marks. They also left all the trash up and down the stairs, which I had to clean up the next day. I’ve sent many emails and calls and submitted emails to their “claims department” but no word. The mover said because I signed up for basic insurance, I should get $0.60 per pound of damage. So they told me to sign up for basic insurance, smashed my TV without any liability, and now want to tell me “tough luck.” This place is a joke and a scam. Do not give them your money or business. I’ll keep this review updated if they ever get me some money back. So angry.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1100

We hired this company for packing only, as we already had a moving company lined up. The packing team was friendly, but their packing skills were atrocious. Fragile items were inadequately protected and mixed in with heavy metal objects. Most requests were ignored. Bubblewrap sleeves purchased by us specifically for stemware were later found used as loose padding in a single box. Boxes were often crammed so full they bulged at the seams, and almost all were sloppily taped. In the end we spent several days repacking 80% of what the team had packed. The owner of the company has been unresponsive despite receiving multiple pictures of badly packed boxes. To add insult to injury, I strongly suspect one or more team members of sampling our liquor as thy packed it.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: $1400

They moved my mom to Iowa from California. Although most everything arrived safely, the one box of very expensive wine straight from Napa Valley went missing! WE we reached out multiple times and got crickets!! It's not like we can replace those bottles by going to the grocery store here! Checked everything when the truck is empty and didn't see it, so where did it go??

They also asked for their tip which I thought was very unprofessional! They got one, which now wish I would have reduced...but seriously who asks for a tip! Would not recommend!!

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $14000

One of my friend recommended this company cause they had a good experience with them, so I didn’t even search other companies… and so happy about it. Guys are really awesome! after when I’d sent a request throw their website I received a call after 5 minutes, which I didn’t even expect that it was going to be so fast. its cool! so we had a lot of stuff and it was quite really heavy, especially my piano. So we scheduled our moving and team came 5 minutes before and was ready for work. Guys were so nice and friendly, they were caring about our items like it was their stuff, they were so helpful and if we had any questions they gave us full and completed answer, its really appreciated. All the process from wrapping, loading and then unloading on the place was smooth, and my piano was with me the same as other stuff! Seriously I didn’t believe that it can be so easy and we had our time and had other things about what we need to worry. Thank you so much, guys for great job! we will definitely recommend you to our friends.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $900