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Roger Taylor
Dec 14, 2023
Long-distance move from Santa Fe, NM to Philadelphia, PA

Worst Move Ever: Do NOT Recommend

I hired Safeway for a move, which included packing up a 6,000 sq ft house, in early March 2023 from Santa Fe NM to Philadelphia PA. I chose Safeway due to its good recommendations and a desire to support service members. Arranging the move was fine; the follow thru was not. The van arrived very late so packers couldn't work, there weren't sufficient boxes or packing materials (they had to buy out the stock of boxes and paper at the nearest UHaul center), packers had to stay an extra day, items were put in boxes without packing materials, the van left without a roomful of packed boxes, mover had to return several days later to pick them up and pack up 6 additional boxes of items that had not been packed. During this time I called the contact number I had been given repeatedly and received no response. Upon delivery & after unloading I was told many of the boxes had no numbers so I needed to sign off as "whatever was in the van was mine". Upon unloading I discovered extensive breakage (several thousand dollars), however since I had good moves prior I had opted value by pound and received a claim settlement of less than $100. I've moved about a dozen times over 50 years in my prior corporate career, never experienced such incompetence. I would sue the company but since I would have to do so by contract in Florida I will just leave this review.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $23000

Sam Barutti
Jan 02, 2024
Long-distance move from Flower Mound, TX to Erie, CO

Worst. Experience. Ever.

I've relocated a number of times over the years, both corporate moves and personal. This move experience with Safeway was terrible, a real disaster. The sales guy oversold the services, the dispatch team poorly communicated, customer service could have cared less about the move status, and management couldn't be bothered. The entire experience sucked, and I would never, ever endorse this company for any services.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $18000

Jack Spaulding
Dec 21, 2023
Long-distance move from Florida to Colorado

LONG Delivery Time, Worst Moving Experience

My move took them 6 weeks. It was a continual list of delays such as waiting for drivers to return, waiting to fill up the truck with other shipments, going to other states not even close to the delivery state, 4 days to load my shipment onto the delivery truck and on and on. No acknowledgment of how disruptive this was, while my apartment sat empty for 6 weeks. They will not pay for lodging which is in their contract. Never use this company. I would imagine most of the positive reviews are fake and produced by their company. Go somewhere else, even if you have to pay more.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5200

Diane Tyson
Feb 26, 2024
Long-distance move from Aurora, CO to Mesa, AZ

Stay away!

Salesman underbid my job and gave me my first “guaranteed“price. He Promised to be there every step of the way but disappeared, even not returning my phone calls . Final call from dispatch gave me my “guaranteed “ 2nd price, a significant increase. Pick up truck gave me my 3rd”guaranteed “ price, yes, another increase. I’mnow 2 price increases into the process. Pick up/Packer also gave me a not-thinly veiled threat that they had my stuff and would hold it hostage until I paid what they wanted.Customer Service people were great and could see my frustrations with communication but weren’t able to help much (Management sucks!) Delivery crew was great. However they didn’t have the hiding spot for the feet for my entertainment center. A little “Easter Egg” left by the movers. Now I have to find a handyman to attach the feet. NEVER AGAIN! I have a job number. I can prove that I am an unhappy customer.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $7800

Wendy Barr
Apr 24, 2024
Long-distance move from Phoenix, AZ to Charlotte, NC

Scam

This company is a scam. I was quoted comparable rates, but wanted to support a Veteran owned company, as I am also a Vet. The day before my movers were to pickup my household items, no one had called to confirm, I had to reach out to them we went over the manifest again, I provided measurements of all my belongings, plus the exact number of boxes. When the movers arrived, they immediately said all my items were larger then what I indicated- FALSE. The movers said it would be an additional $800 or they wouldn't take my stuff. I had no options since I was leaving the next day. I was called a couple of days later for my new address and I filed a complaint. I was told a supervisor would call me THAT day to hear my grievance. No one called! When my items were to be delivered, the CONTRACTED delivery company had different policies than Safeway and it cost me an additional $150 for the delivery. I should have not let my soft heart for fellow vets cloud my financial decision making. DO NOT USE THIS MOVING COMPANY- SCAM!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5000

George Heston
Jul 31, 2024
Long-distance move from Geismar, LA to Calumet City, IL

Quickly and careful.

The Safeway Moving Systems team did a fantastic job. Moving my stuff from a storage facility to my new house was a breeze. promptly while remaining kind and courteous. The movers did an excellent job of quickly and carefully rearranging everything.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4360

Robert Walker
Apr 20, 2026
Long-distance move from Annapolis Junction, MD to Alto Pass, IL

It was a relief that all went so smoothly.

Moved my entire home studio setup, including monitors, a mixing board and a lot of cables and gear. I was very specific about how I wanted things packed, and they followed every instruction without any pushback. Everything survived the move without any damage.

Move size: Studio Service cost: $2955

Donald Jones
Apr 21, 2026
Long-distance move from Bar Mills, ME to Annapolis Junction, MD

Brave Movers

This was not my first move, so I had certain expectations. The team met those without any issues. They listened, worked steadily, and kept things moving throughout the day. I didn't feel overwhelmed at any point. It was handled the way a move should be handled.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3260

Foster Dick
Apr 21, 2026
Long-distance move from Austin, TX to Ashburn, VA

Moved Our Whole Family Without the Chaos

Moving with three kids and a house full of furniture is a nightmare under the best circumstances. Safeway Moving Systems kept everything calm and organized. The labeling system made unpacking at the other end actually manageable — my kids even helped because they could read exactly what was in each box. Genuine lifesavers.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4300

William Bobbitt
Apr 23, 2026
Long-distance move from Bear Branch, KY to Adams Run, SC

Loyal Customer service.

I've used other companies before that were slow, but these guys really moved fast. They handled my boxes with a lot of care and made sure the furniture was wrapped up right. It was a good experience, and I didn't have to deal with any stress.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3000

Lukas Archer
Apr 23, 2026
Long-distance move from Hartford, CT to Fresno, CA

Punctual, Careful and Completely Professional

From the moment the crew arrived to the last box being placed, everything felt well-managed and deliberate. They double-checked the inventory before leaving, handled my glassware with real care, and kept me updated throughout the day. Safeway Moving Systems runs a tight ship and it shows in every part of the experience.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4000

James Stone
Apr 23, 2026
Long-distance move from Bar Harbor, ME to Warner Robins, GA

Reliable and trustworthy!!

My last movers broke a mirror, so I was pretty nervous this time. These guys were a lot more careful and used plenty of tape and padding. Safeway Moving Systems sent a 3 man crew and they worked well together. Everything is in the right room now, and I don't have to lift anything else.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2750

Brenda Jobson
Apr 23, 2019
Local move within Maryland

Safeway Moving Systems.

Please notice that the reviewers giving 5 stars seem to be made-up names & negative reviewers seem to be legitimate names..Do Not Use this company! You will really regret using this company!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2100

Jerry Lee
Feb 03, 2021
Long-distance move from Houston, TX to Palo Alto, CA

Extremely late delivery

I sent my stuff with the contractor they hired mid December. It's currently early February and my stuff has still not arrived. Any estimates that customer service can give you cannot be trusted. Highly recommend avoiding this company.

Move size: Studio Service cost: $3000

Tracy Darbeloff
May 05, 2021
Long-distance move from Durham, NC to Watertown, MA

Horrible experience so far

We have found this company incredibly frustrating to work with. Our original rep (Frank) was actually really nice and easy to work with. However, that is where the good times end. They originally said they would give us 72 hours notice for picking up our stuff--they gave us less than 18 hours. Then they showed up almost 8 hours late. And we think a few things were stolen--which we reported to safeway immediately. I understand this is the contractors and not safeway (technically) but it is on safeway to ensure their contractors are reliable and trustworthy.

After reaching out to safeway numerous times, we found their customer service to be condescending and downright unhelpful. To add injury to insult, they must be wayyyy under quoting people to attract customers because despite insanely detailed inventory lists (which were almost identical to what the movers picked up, give or take a single chair), its costing us $1000+ more than original quotes. And they keep adding on charges. I am furious with this experience, with how much it is costing us, with how unhelpful safeway has been, and with how stressed I am that our stuff will ever even reach us. FIND A BETTER COMPANY.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4467

Tanya Brown
May 14, 2021
Long-distance move from Rockford, IL to Phoenix, AZ

Frauds

This company is a fraud and once they got you, they will not return your calls or emails. We booked our across country move with Frank. He was pleasant when we booked and we were quoted $8040.84 and after giving him our list of items to move, an estimated 1461 cf. We put a deposit down of $3216.33 and expected to pay $2412.26 when the movers showed up and the remaining balance on delivery. A couple of days prior to the move, we talked with Safeway to give our final count of items which included less furniture (sold to our buyers) but more boxes than intended. The person on the phone said since we are not moving several furniture items, the cubic feet estimate would be the same. Movers showed up on a Sunday and walked through and immediately said we have more items than 1461 cf - they would not load the furniture until we signed the new quote of $13,050 ($5009.59 more). Safeway was of course closed and did not answer the phone. We called and emailed Frank and others at the company who would not return our calls or emails. How convenient for them. At that point we had no choice but to agree since we had to be out of the home by Monday. How do you estimate a list and be sooooo far off? And then to not even call you back or answer your emails to explain. I would never recommend this company to anyone and will tell everyone I know not to use them. I should be refunded the additional amount of $5009.59 that I had to pay.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $13050

Katie Thompson
Aug 17, 2021
Long-distance move from Los Angeles, CA to Oak Park, IL

Do NOT Book

Horrible communication after booking was complete, was charged more for the move than was quoted (AND CONFIRMED AGAIN), AND they lost a box in the move. They contract out to other movers so trying to get in touch with someone to get my belongings back or even a claim form has been a nightmare. Don't book these guys.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4100

Jay Koe
Sep 22, 2021
Long-distance move from Pittsburgh, PA to Atlanta, GA

Lost items

We moved from Pittsburgh,PA to Atlanta, GA. Communications between us and employees were very bad. Most of the time they didn't receive or reply to ourcalls.

Worst of all we have lost several boxes. And they didn't care or ignored ourcomplaints when we complained about it.

Don't ever call this company for your moving!!!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $7500

Henry Ha
Mar 22, 2022
Long-distance move from Boston, MA to Houston, TX

Horrible Company

Safeway moving system is a horrible company. Below is the short version of all of the issues I had with Safeway. My advice -- pay for a major carrier. These guys are the worst and will cost you more.

1) They no showed during their pickup window and left me scrambling with

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $14000

Ophelia Ma
Jun 11, 2022
Long-distance move from New Orleans, LA to Denver, CO

Rude

Very rude and seems scammy. I’d go somewhere else. I’ve found plenty of horrible reviews for this company. Do some research before you pick your movers!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4000

Kym Nosbisch
Jun 29, 2022
Long-distance move from Oak Ridge, TN to New Hampton, IA

Gut Wrenching Move - "0" Stars!!

Unbelievable - Just horrible. To start with they quoted us 18K and then outsourced it to Global Moving systems, which were at our door ready to move us but oh, you owe 8K more. we ended up paying 26K to move from TN to Iowa. we have so much damaged, and to top it off we had to unload ourselves. I am trying to speak to their customer service and operations team, but they keep promising someone will call me. Still no call - the communication was horrible - our stuff was just thrown around and broke. I would think at 26K, I would have been taken care of better. we had 400 items and the quote stated it, Global stated at 18K it was only 192 items, which is not what our quote stated from Safeway. We are asking or a refund of the difference and labor charges for having to help unload. Damages will be another story, I am logging all of it through pictures, but it will take a bit to unbox it all. we uncover damages it seems every day! The saddest one is that we paid extra for a grandfather clock to be packaged due to it's sentimental value - we wanted "professional movers" to pack it. it doesn't work now and is broke due to they wrapped it one time in bubble wrap and threw it in a large box with other items. it just bounced around. our boxes were crushed and thrown everywhere. everything was so dirty, it is like they stored it in a hay barn or something. To pay so much - we don't have that kind of money to be throwing around - 18K was enough. They hold you hostage as you have no choice, your house is sold, you have a closing scheduled at the destination - you have to say yes.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $26575

Luis Fernandez
Jun 20, 2022
Long-distance move from Fort Myers, FL to Austin, TX

Bait and Switch

Was quoted for a 2bd apt at just under $4k. Two weeks before called and removed an entire bedroom, yet when they loaded up my now 1bd apt, the bill rose to $7500! Since I had to move out that day I had no choice but to agree.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $7500

Cheryl S Miles
Aug 05, 2022
Long-distance move from La Grande, OR to Kissimmee, FL

Horrible movers

Nothing went right. Had other people's furniture. 7 Weeks to get my furniture. Broken and shattered items. Threw boxes when unloading. Did not put furniture together as promised. Never return calls. Wish I could give a zero stars. Save yourself the nightmare. Horrible ,crooked company. 27 calls unrerurned.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $23000

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ICC MC number: 1335229
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US D.O.T.: 3756000
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Local State License: FLIM8313

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For Safeway Moving Systems, we estimate that their average long-distance moving costs will be around $5158, based on 219 long distance moving reviews.

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