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Pritam Joshi
Sep 18, 2023
Long-distance move from Jonesboro, AR to Jonesboro, IL

Moving from Arkansas to Chicago

Worst moving company, Every single person working at this place is fraud, they are not even a moving company and I only came to know when [NAME EDIT] who is basically a goon from "Platinum shipping" called us but by then we had paid Initial deposit which was non refundable, [NAME EDIT] only took couple times saying that he don't have enough space to fit all our stuff and we need to pay more, we refused , he had no packing material no boxes NOTHING, he wanted CASH NO CARD and Southern don't tell you this so in middle of all my husband had to run to ATM to get money and he left with 25% of our stuff,

we had to find the local mover who was a life saver , [NAME EDIT] broke our washer too, Southern Guarantee should be out of business.

NEVER EVER HIRE ANY MOVER WHO GIVES ESTIMATE OVER THE PHONE, FIND LOCAL

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $7500

Michael F Lupo
Mar 01, 2022
Long-distance move from Chicago, IL to Ecorse, MI

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. The first agent I spoke to really talked the company up and gave me a decent quote of $1799. I was told that my price wouldn't change and that I was good to go for a March 1st move. I paid a roughly $600 deposit and was assured by Paris that he would be in contact with me the entire process (a lie). The next day I called and spoke to him again because I had left a few significant items off of my inventory, but Paris assured me that everything would be fine, and would not let me tell him the additional items I had.

On 2/23, I received a text from a Mathew asking me to contact them about my final inventory. I provided my final inventory (adding only 5 boxes, a computer chair, and nightstand) and was told my new estimate was going to be much higher and I needed to pay out another $550. Reluctantly I did, even though Mathew insisted the bed frame was not on my inventory (I did tell Paris about it). Again I was told I was good to go for March 1st and I would receive a call the day before.

Today is that day. I called them 3 times today because the carrier had not checked in with me. After speaking to no fewer than 3 people, I was told that my belongings would not be picked up until MARCH 2ND.

I have appointments this week, a rental car reservation, and someone new moving into this apartment on the 1st so this is completely unacceptable. After an hour on the phone and fighting with 3 different people about my pick up date, they were able to find me a truck for the 1st but the damage was already done. This is the ABSOLUTE WORST MOVING COMPANY I'VE EVER DONE BUSINESS WITH. THEY WILL SAY WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO SO YOU'LL SIGN AND ONCE THEY HAVE YOUR MONEY THEY COULD CARE LESS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU OR YOUR BELONGINGS. I AM NOW OUT $1200 AND STILL HAD TO RENT A SELF SERVICE MOVING TRUCK BECAUSE I REFUSE TO GIVE THEM A SINGLE OTHER DOLLAR. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2600

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Teri Curtis
Dec 31, 2021
Long-distance move from Cincinnati, OH to Austin, TX

Move from Cincinnati to Austin

The movers were awesome! Ben Mallard our Moving coordinator was awesome. have heard horror stories about prices being changed and people not getting their things. Ben made sure we planned perfectly and led us through the inventory process and we had a perfect move. The movers themselves were so nice and took care of our things including grandma's piano which means the world to me. Honestly I would suggest anyone hire these guys . After the movers were done I ordered them pizza and they were so grateful. Hire these guys!

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5800

Brooke Wiberg
Mar 07, 2022
Long-distance move from Layton, UT to Pensacola, FL

Terrible SCAM company- AVOID!

This is a classic bait and switch scam operation! Research common moving scams and you will see Southern Guarantee fits the bill. The short version of my story- I'm moving from UT to FL where my husband is currently stationed with the Navy. I hired what I thought was a moving company- Southern Guarantee to handle my move and found out they are actually a broker and not a moving company. they were supposed to come on 3/2/22 at 7PM to pickup my belongings. They never showed and never communicated with me they were not coming. The lack of communication along with some other red flags I was only now realizing gave me a really bad gut feeling and I started to do further online research into this "moving company" and I found a lot of recent bad reviews, determined all the good reviews were fake, started researching moving scams and decided Southern Guarantee fit the mold for these scams. At this point I didn't know what to do because I had already paid this company $1844 in a deposit for this move and didn't want to be out that money but I did not want to be scammed further. Huge red flag here- I tried to look up my contract/ estimate that had been emailed to me by this company but the link in my email that I had used in the past to access it now went to a page that says "Congratulations on your move on 03/02/2022!! please contact customer service for any questions. So now I can no longer even review what I've agreed to! 7:30 AM 3/3/22 I get a text from the moving dispatch essentially saying my movers arrived at 9PM last night but didn't want to disturb me so can they come at 9AM today? I went back and forth with them a bit trying to determine if they were at all legitimate but ultimately told them I didn't feel comfortable with them handling my move and asked them not to come. About 45 mins later a Ryder moving truck (not the company I thought I hired) shows up and the gentlemen tells me they are here for my move I explain my situation to him tell him I'm sorry his services are no longer required he confirms he does not work for the company I thought would be arriving and confirms he does not know where my stuff would be taken states that sometimes he just takes it to a storage facility it depends on what the dispatch tells him and he does not know anything about what is stated between me and the broker. So again I tell him sorry but I won't be moving any items with them today. Now the dispatcher calls me angry yelling at me about how I could think they are a scam, they are not a scam and wants me to confirm I am cancelling rudely tells me nevermind she has it in the text and hangs up on me. (note they specifically want me to say I am cancelling so they can keep my deposit) I immediately get a call from Southern Guarantee asking what's going on and she's arguing with me that they are not a broker but a moving coordinator and then proceeds to tell me that that contract (which I can no longer access) states that they are a broker and not a moving company a (so basically it's my fault for not reading it, even though the sales reps promised me on the phone they own the trucks) at this point I was positive this was a scam operation and was not going to go any further into it and knew I'd be out my deposit but in the grand scheme of things I was happy to have cut my losses here and still have all my possession and not had to pay them any extra money besides the $1844 I knew i'd been scammed for. And the crazy thing on this call the woman never really tries to dispute the claims I've made about their company but just tells me they are inaccurate and says "the truck is already there so why not move?" as if! So now I will be renting a truck and moving myself- fortunately I am in a position to do this as I'm currently staying with my parents so it is not a big deal if I need to stay here longer and keep my stuff here longer but I can definitely see how it is not as easy for others to back out once they have reached this point. Thoroughly research a company before hiring and don't be fooled by all these fake 5 star reviews. This company has only been in business for a few months and according to FL BBB (call at 561-842-1918 to verify) has several complaints filed against them already. Do yourself a favor and stay FAR away from this company!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2600

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Vanessa R
Apr 06, 2022
Long-distance move from Los Angeles, CA to Nashville, TN

SCAM

I found souther guarantee by using Google and I got fooled by their good reviews.

When I spoke to an Agent, he asked me to kis ny items, which I did and I even told him how they looked like and their size, his name is Greg and he said he just needed to know amount of items, and estimate of amount of boxes, he NEVER said anything cubic feet, and he gave the whole explanation that his price was not an estimate, that it was a binding agreement for the items listed, so the price would NEVER change unless I added more items. He also said that I could select DELIVERY DATE for when I wanted it, NEVER said an amount of time.

I paid the Deposit because I liked that the price would not change, and the total of the move would be $4,500 and Deposit was $2,600.

A week later, after checking my items better, I noticed I needed to take off some boxes and add some items, so I called them to make sure all the items are listed; the price went up around $600 more and I said ok, fine, It was in that moment around $5,200. NEVER said again about cubic feet, and I explained that it was a 2 bedroom apartment, and I again said the items size and I also had already given address of pick up and address of delivery.

Day of pick up: HORROR STORY STARTS a guy from another company called Map Express Logistics shows up and says that the amount of stuff doesn't match, and I'm like: what do u mean? it's everything listed, exactly how I listed it; He says: no no, cubic feet says 600 and what you have is more like 1100. He leaves for a fee minutes and comes back saying: your new estimate is $10,800 ( it F$%& doubled!!!) and I just started to like cry and scream, I had to even take a walk to calm myself because I noticed how F$%#ed up I was by them, they have you between the knife and the wall basically, options: (this is a STATE MOVE)

1- I cancel, lose my deposit and I have everything boxed and have to give apartment keys that day, how can I get another mover the same day?

2- Pay the $10,800 and just basically give up money so easily and hardly earn

3- Don't pay more, but take off items and just take 600 of cubit feet then

I went for option 3, I told them: let's just not take it all, I'll leave things!; the guy says: oh well if you only take 600 cf then you have to pay shuttle, and with the shuttle it would be $9,800... im like: what? shuttle? why? if you were able to get in here, and he says that things have to be moved from one transport to another, and if I pay the $10,800 then shuttle its for free.

At this point, I'm like, for $1000 less, I was going to leave 1/2 of my apartment behind, I guess lest just freaking do the option 2!

2nd PART of HORROR STORY ohhh guess what? you don't select date of Delivery!, it's up to them, so then I get told it would take 6 to 8 days, and still I'm like sure! paying more money, having to wait more...

8 days pass and I call to see what's happening and I get told from Southern Guarantee: Honey, you just moved! you are the beginning of this, this could take from 21 to 30 Days!!!

I'm like: no one said this before!

Map Express picked up my stuff on 3/11/22 and they arrived yesterday 4/4/22 with my stuff.

3rd part of HORROR STORY having to deal with their horrible customer service, and getting hanged up by a Rep by Southern Guarantee and also getting hanged up by another third party company who did delivery, which I never knew the name of Company because I paid the woman directly Joy, no company name. They both screamed at me and hanged up the phone at me.

I was so traumatized, that by the time of delivery my family and I even helped to unpack all items (when it's part of their price to pack and unpack) because we just wanted to be done with the whole thing.

My carpet cleaner came with a broken wheel and my dryer has dents and a scratch and I still say to myself: there are worse horror stories on Map Logistics Yelp!!!

Don't hire this people!!! I cannot believe there are companies out there like this, it's surreal, I got scammed!

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $10800

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Badia Askari
Sep 27, 2022
Long-distance move from Tallahassee, FL to Dothan, AL

A scam and unethical company. Stay away

1. The sales person, Chris, who convinced me to contract with your company said they would be available for questions and to assist through the process. This was a lie. After I paid the deposit, they did not answer or return any of my calls.

2. When I called customer service for help, you either did not answer or I talked to someone who did not address the issues I was having with the movers.

3. You contracted out to a company without informing me that you were not the actual movers. You sent people to my house who held my property until I paid over $1000 more than was agreed upon.

4. The mover who came said they worked for a company called Logistic Movers and that the money I paid you for a deposit did not count towards my price. If this was not true, you offered me no support when I called to ask about this.

4. The movers charged me $375 to crate my television without telling me and then my television was returned with only a blanket around it and completely cracked and broken.

5. My furniture was not reassembled upon return as promised in your contract and the screws to my bed are missing.

6. I did not receive any of the updates or phone calls that you promise regarding my delivery and the dates kept changing with no prior notification. At more than one point, I thought I had been scammed and my belongings had been stolen.

You promise a service that you don't deliver. Your customer service is Bahamian non-existent and the way you contract out to unethical businesses and leave the customer with no support is also unethical. I pray that no one has to go through the experience that I have had to go through with your company. It's just not right.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2700

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Tolulope Adewole
Oct 08, 2022
Long-distance move from Georgia to Washington DC

LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE

I COULD MAKE THIS REVIEW VERY LONG BUT I'LL GET TO THE POINT TO SAVE SOMEONE FROM THE MESS I'M DEALING WITH.

If you value your time, money, and belongings, PLEASE do not book with this company.

First of all, know that they are a broker and do not move the items themselves so you honestly have no idea or control over what company will pick up your items until the day they show up.

The salespeople are great at selling you a lie. I told Kayden the contents of my 1 BR. Whatever system they use to gauge the amount of space your stuff takes up is flawed! The company that actually picked up my items basically doubled the estimated cubic footage and I was paying them 40% more than what I was quoted. And this is after re-confirming my items the week of the move.

If they tell you a delivery date, they WILL NOT deliver on that day. I was told my items would be delivered on a day and even set up a time. 1 month later I finally got a call from an independent driver that picked up my things and told me he was hours away. After having to call the subcontracted company every week and them telling me my items had not been picked up yet. Horrible communication from the company.

Finally, my items arrived A MESS. You can see in the pictures that boxes are completely destroyed, vacuum seal bags busted, and the corners of my metal TV console and wooden bar stools are worn. Nothing marked fragile was handled with care and they sent a random man with a truck to drop my items off. I also have to go and clean and sort through a storage unit now due to their carelessness. I'm stressed just thinking about it.

I wish I'd used a pod or honestly even done a uhaul on my own. It would've been $2000 much better spent. PLEASE BEWARE and learn from my mistake.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2000

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Ewelina Golan
Oct 22, 2022
Long-distance move from South Houston, TX to Chicago, IL

Stay away from this company!!!

They will contract a small unprofessional company like "WE pack Valines" that company is arrogant and rude. They will charge you almost double upon arrival , or threaten to cancel your delivery .They lost and broke half of my stuff. After contacting them via Email , I received a call from Mr.Anthony, explained the situation and was suppose to hear back from him. Never called back.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2600

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Jacki Adams
Dec 05, 2022
Long-distance move from Bradenton, FL to Port Orchard, WA

BUYER BEWARE: Shattered Belongings and Ever Increasing Costs

After using this company the whole thing seems like a scam. It all started out fine, making my reservation. I was contacted several days prior to my move to confirm the amount of items that I would be moving. As I’m very detail oriented, I provided the gentleman with a detailed list. (By detailed I mean 17 boxes that are 18”x16”x12” and so on and so forth. I had dimensions for every single one of my items. It was well under the space I had reserved: 286 cu ft.) At this point I also updated them with a specific delivery address.

Things started to go downhill when I realized Southern Guarantee isn’t a moving company but is a broker and that a different company, Moving Mania, would be doing my move. They sent me a summary of my order at which point I noticed that they didn’t have the updated delivery address that I had just given to the guy from Southern Guarantee a few days before. I figured it was human error, corrected it, and moved on.

When Moving Mania arrived for the move is when things went from fine to terrible. They eyeballed my stuff and told me that it was 345 cu ft. They got to this number by seeing that some of my boxes said “Medium” on the side and they used a pre-defined number of cu ft for a “Medium” box. Well, my medium boxes were smaller than that, meaning that they were going to charge me for cu ft that I WAS NOT MOVING. I even had all my items neatly stacked in an area that could be easily verified to fit into 286 cu ft, but regardless, after they loaded, they told me that I had to pay an extra $250 or they would unload my goods and I would lose my $500 security deposit. So now, I have no choice but to have them take the goods or I lose my $500 security deposit. Terrible customer service. And of course, both Moving Mania and Southern Comfort point the finger at each other claiming no responsibility themselves.

Then, upon arrival, I was given a window of 1pm - 5pm. When the driver called me at 11am to tell me he was 30 minutes out, I had to inform him that I wasn’t available until 1pm as I had scheduled a house showing at 11:30am. He seemed incredibly put off by that, but agreed.

When they arrived, the first load I saw them unload was a stack of 5 boxes that included a box marked “FRAGILE” and they rolled the dolly right off the edge of the truck and let it DROP to the ground. As you may imagine, most of the boxes were completely destroyed and I have so far found entire glasses shattered. Also, while I luckily received all of my items, I did also receive a box that doesn’t belong to me and they are not answering their customer service phone, so I have no idea how to return it to its rightful owner.

Overall, a terrible experience. Do yourself a favor and rent a U Haul and hire movers for the day. Cheaper and FAR better service.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: $2139

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Lori Appleman
May 15, 2023
Long-distance move from Pflugerville, TX to Jefferson City, TN

Theives, Liars, Crooks.

To start, this isn't a moving company, it's a brokerage. They sell your move. After charging big money to make a bid firm, they don't stop the actual movers from ignoring that and extorting more cash out of you. There's NO COVERAGE for damage regardless of what they tell you. They will jerk you around, send you to several different claim companies, none of which are actually insurance companies and none of which can get you paid. This is before the actual movers also screw you over in this fashion. Suing in Florida is a waste, you'll never collect. Put these crooks out of business. They disassembled my $2700 refrigerator for NO Reason (it comes out of the house without this) AND then lost half the parts and left it in pieces in my basement. This is now a total loss. I figure I'm out easily $14K between overcharges, damage, and lost items

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $12000

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Taylor Edwards
Jan 15, 2022
Long-distance move from Baton Rouge, LA to Elk River, MN

Ben was great

Our move went flawlessly. Ben Mallard our moving coordinator was awesome and made sure we planned everything perfectly. Ben was honest and told us what could and couldn't happen. We were wary because of a past bad experience and he made sure it didn't happen again. Their local agent and their workers were so good and packed everything very well. We had a full pack and unpack and in a 5 bedroom that's not easy. I applaud this company for making us believe in movers again . Call Ben and the guys. Thank you guys!

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $11500

Miguel Torres
Jan 15, 2022
Long-distance move from Massachusetts to Florida

Recommend to anybody

These guys did a great job moving me from mass to Florida. I wanted the exclusive use of a 26 ft truck and they made it happen. I had a company cancel on me and these guys showed up with a 2 day notice. Amanda my rep was a sweetheart and made it happen. The movers worked their rear end off and in 4 days I was in plantation Florida and moving in. Call them !

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $13500

Jose Castro
Jan 15, 2022
Long-distance move from Providence, RI to Pompano Beach, FL

They were so professional

The gentlemen were so professional. They moved me from Rhode Island to Florida and they performed amazingly. The workers worked so hard and were so polite. They really cared about my items which are very sentimental for me. They were also quick only taking 5 days from pickup to delivery when other companies told me 10. Ben my sales rep was awesome. Also customer service was very accommodating as I had to change my date twice. I would recommend this company to anyone who needs to boogie!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5100

Julienne Rencher
Feb 15, 2022
Long-distance move from Brooklyn, NY to New Orleans, LA

They stole from me

SG refused to terminate my contract and stole my money. I called to cancel their services and they extended to steal from me. Customer service knew what they were doing by refusing to acknowledge my that was calling to terminate services and not following up with an email or text so that they could take money for a service they knew I did not want. Southern G stole from me they are thieves

Move size: Studio Service cost: $2222

April L Tudor
Feb 09, 2022
Long-distance move from Altamonte Springs, FL to Genoa City, WI

Such a Scam!

I was given a quote by Chris to move my daughter out of state. I was very happy with the quote I was given and proceeded to pay my deposit. Mathew Higgins called my daughter to go over the move and gave her a final quote of more than double the original quote! I spoke to him and he said that the inventory was way different than what was originally written down. I had to pay the new amount(-$250 he gave me off) or cancel the move. I said I could not afford that and I needed to cancel and get my deposit back to move her another way. He said the deposit is non-refundable. They scammed me out of $1K and left my daughter trying to figure out how to move out of state in 7 days and $1K less in the budget! I wouldn't recommend this company to my worst enemy!

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2100

Deborah Hadley
Feb 12, 2022
Long-distance move from Wisconsin to Washington DC

1 Star is too high of a rating

So. many. problems. Firstly, be aware that there will be three payments made for your move: the first being the initial deposit, the second confirming inventory/establishing the final quote of the cubicfeet being reserved for you on the moving truck, the third upon delivery. With this company, Southern Guarantee, you are paying them with the first two payments, but the third payment will be made to the ACTUAL moving company picking up and delivering your items. This matters because when Southern Guarantee "calculates" how much space you will need to reserve on the truck and gives you a price estimate based on their calculation(which is laughable once the truck actually shows up) that is the service you are paying them for. This means if you have a situation like we did where the amount of cubic feet they quoted for you was literally hundreds of cubic feet less than what it would take to load your items, then you will be backed into a corner. What then happens is that now to load the items you told Southern Guarantee you wanted to move you have to create an entirely new contract with the, again, ACTUAL movers. You cannot get your money back because Southern Guarantee was paid to reserve an amount of cubic feet on the truck, which they did, so it is not their fault if the items you told them you needed to be moved don't fit in the estimated space they gave you.

This is not an issue of someone telling them they have xy and z and then when the movers show up it turns out they have qrstuvwxy and z. That would make sense to have to adjust the estimate. I am talking about telling the company you have xy and z and them selling you an estimate based on their computer software figuring out how much space xy and z will take up in the truck, but then when the movers show up the reality is that xy and z needs double or triple the amount Southern Guarantee "calculated". This results in having to create a new estimate with the movers who are actually there which does not factor the money you already paid to Southern Guarantee. If you call Southern Guarantee to try and resolve the matter, you will be given 4 options: 1. Cut your losses and don't move your stuff. You will not receive any refunds because they did what you hired them to do, reserve an amount of cubic feet on a moving truck. 2. Figure out what of your stuff is important enough to move that fits within the estimate you paid for initially, even though you already told them what you wanted to move expecting those items to be relevant when they factored how much space would be needed to load the truck. 3. Pay the new contract price for everything you want to be loaded, in our case a difference of over $5000. or 4. Load as much as you can and pay a charge per cubic foot for going over the initial estimate.

This is a scam operation.

A reputable business would acknowledge their mistake and attempt to make it right. Southern Guarantee functions as an incompetent middle man. Essentially you are paying them for nothing but headache and frustration. They are not moving your things, so any review that praises the ability to seamlessly handle moving from beginning to end by Southern Guarantee is a straight up lie. Learn from my mistake and do not trust them.

All of this to say, on top of the significant problems with Southern Guarantee, once we settled on how we were to move forward the actual moving company ended up not delivering highly important and sentimental pieces, including furniture items. Plus, important items that did manage to make it to the destination were broken, like the massive flatscreen tv. The movers who end up moving your things have MULTIPLE homes packed into one truck, so your stuff will get mixed up and misplaced. Also, the contracts are different with the different companies more than just cubic foot/space cost: things like elevator charges. A factor for us in choosing to go with Southern Guarantee in the first place was their inclusivity of costs, such as not having an elevator fee. That of course becomes irrelevant because Southern Guarantee doesn't use an elevator because they don't move you. The actual moving company does have these other fees and charges.

It is not worth it to do business with this sham of a company. Save yourself the headache and just DIY your move. It will be harder in some ways but at least it will be honest.

TL;DR

stay away.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5300

David Loor
Mar 13, 2022
Long-distance move from New York to Florida

Move from NY to Florida

This was the first and last time I use a moving service due to my experience with this company. Communication from top to bottom is misleading. They state different service from the actual service given. I was promised things that were not true due to them outsourcing Job to different company/companies for actual move. It is now almost a week and I am still waiting on my things to arrive.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: $2500

Kelly Doherty
Mar 14, 2022
Long-distance move from San Antonio, TX to Charlotte, NC

SCAM COMPANY!!!

Got a quote for 1599. Paid a deposit of 579 to Southern Guarantee from my bank account. No credit cards allowed RED Flag number one. The move was scheduled for two weeks out. Ben Mallard my broker promised no extra charges by movers. I have txt messages to prove all of this. I got a call from Mathew Higgins days before the move telling me I doubled my load and had to give him 1500 dollars that day!! I told him he was ridiculous and the mover had already reached out and they were picking up in a few days. ES VANlines another scam company. Tamira Parsons said all the right things on the phone.They Sent 1 guy with a budget truck who tried to double every price given. We agreed to pay 700 more signed the receipt gave him 600 cash. He got in his truck drove off with our money NO MOVE!! Southern guarantee Stacey responded it’s not their problem call ES Van lines. Tamira Parson has been linked to 4 different moving companies that scam people out of their money and belongings. Southern Guarantee low balls the estimate to get u to pay deposit with a bank account number. NO credit cards allowed. They send criminals to your home who then rip you off even further. DO NOT USE THIS BROKER IT IS A SCAM FRAUDULENT COMPANY

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1599

Jackie Tucker
Mar 04, 2022
Long-distance move from Missouri to South Carolina

Do not trust this company with your move

Dealing with Southern Guarantee was a nightmare from start to finish. I was misled and lied to. The carrier that they subcontracted was cruel and was about to leave me stranded with my belongings. I had to beg him not to leave. And then he had the nerve to ask for a tip. When I called customer service, the guy hit on me instead of helping me. Then I spoke to another rep who downplayed my concerns and offered no assistance.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2600

Customer Marshall
Feb 28, 2022
Long-distance move from Nashville, TN to San Diego, CA

SCAM ARTISTS: CEASE AND DESIST

The reviews that you see on this site are from people who work for this scamming company. Southern Guarantee Moving and Storage is not an actual moving company. Also, Ben Mallard, Matthew Higgins, and Debra Fox are just a few of the people who are writing these fake reviews along with the workers, and customer service reps.

Southern Guarantee Moving and Storage are brokers who find a "moving company" for you. The catch is, they do not actually find a legitimate moving company. What they do is only look for and accept emergency moves, require an immediate deposit at the time of the phone call quote, and will not accept any other payment besides ACH bank withdrawal, check, money order, cashier’s check, or wire transfer. Once they receive your initial deposit, they call or text in 5-7 days to do a surprise "final inventory" at which time they advise that the original space needed on the moving truck is not enough. They advise that you need to secure more space (per cubic square foot), and that you must pay for the extra space right then to secure your spot/space or the moving company can and will charge you more once they arrive on-site. Once you make another payment and it has cleared, they find a local driver to come pick up your items, and instead of moving it to your new address, they take your items to a storage warehouse in Georgia (or wherever they decide to take it), hold your items for ransom, and demand you pay more than the original amount quoted.

The additional moving company used is labeled as Handle With Care LLC in Tucker, GA. As of today, there are currently 25 registered Better Business Bureau formal complaints against this company. They also use TD Bank out of Oakland, FL to hold and process all monies. Both scam companies have USDOT numbers (3744057 & 3190967). These licenses need to be IMMEDIATELY revoked and these companies prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. As many people that read this review (if they post it) and are willing to take the time to call, write, and email to help people who have lost thousands of dollars and to recover thousands of personal items... please file a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau, US Dept of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a police report to your local Police Dept, and the Florida and Georgia Dept of Commerce. These companies and companies alike, MUST BE STOPPED.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3500

Wiley Kautzer
Feb 21, 2022
Long-distance move from Jackson, OH to Charlotte, NC

Big fan

Our Southern Guarantee Moving man was excellent in his communication and punctuality. He was perfect in loading and packing the items in his van and transporting and unloading them. We had no damage, no problems and he gave us an excellent service and excellent value for money. This company is undoubtedly recommended from my side to my friends and family.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4478

Kellen Kulas
Mar 17, 2022
Long-distance move from Barberton, OH to San Antonio, TX

Big fan!

I'll definitely recommend these guys for your next move. They were swift to respond (text or call), upfront with their pricing, and booked the move over the phone in less than 5 minutes. Packed all the furniture properly - used furniture pads, stretch wrap, etc. They brought their own truck and charged a small fee for gas. I'm going to work with them again for my next move.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3958

Mary Lund
Mar 21, 2022
Long-distance move from Auburndale, FL to Poughkeepsie, NY

Buyer BEWARE

Lesson learned too late for me but hopefully can help the next person..... Fast talking "moving specialist" will reel you in to paying a deposit on a "will-not-change" quote only to find out before the move that the cost is 4x the original cost with absolutely no change in inventory. I was told no less than a dozen times by Greg J. that communication was of utmost importance and then never heard from him again. Not sure what the actual moving experience would have been because I cancelled the move with them and cut my losses. Their customer acquisition practices are totally unethical. Do not fall for their scam unless you're willing to pay many times more than expected.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: $2200

Vicky Daley
Mar 22, 2022
Long-distance move from Liberal, KS to Orange City, FL

Liars and Dishonest! Run!

I recently shipped furniture from Kansas to Florida end of February. The entire process was a nightmare. Firstly, I contacted Southern Guarantee Company and they gave me a “reasonable quote” to do the move. About 5 days before my things were to be picked up, they called me back and $1000 went onto the original quote because they claim the first quote was incorrect and the items needed more space than was initially allocated by their worker. I said “ok I will pay the additional funds because I didn’t want any drama or surprises on the pick up day”. The pick up day finally comes and I suddenly receive a New Quote that is twice the initial quote even though I sent even less items than were on my initial quote!! I was so confused and distressed and had to be sending invoices back and forth between the two companies. The customer reps apologized for the confusion and inconvenience but I was already trapped into a messy and deceiving situation. The only good thing is they allow for the shipment to be paid in installments. However, when I paid the balance prior to delivery, they could not give me a set timeframe for delivery. They just called abruptly a week later and said “your furniture are coming in 1-3 days“. The driver called the following day and said they were coming the next day… I was working that night so I asked if they could push the delivery back a day, then I was told it would cost an extra $700 dollars (even though the contract says they store free for up to 30 days).

The moving guys were professional but everyone else and the companies Southern Guarantee, American Home Relocation and Logistics Moving Company (they all change up the names periodically) are dishonest and liars. They are only interested in your money and once you sign that contract the misery starts. Run from these guys!!! Hopefully you can find more ethical companies in this industry and have a better experience.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4300

Manny Monroy
Apr 01, 2022
Long-distance move from Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA

BUYER BEWARE!

Southern Guarantee is NOT moving nor storage. They are brokers who will quote you a very very incorrect amount. We were given a “100% guaranteed no change in price” price of $2,700 for move and $161/month for storage from Greg B. Turns out when the actual movers arrive we are charged an additional $2,400. So much for that “100% guaranteed”. When you call customer service you get very little help and the “supervisors” are quite honestly worthless. These individuals have no answers and only continue to make this confusing mess worse. So now we are out double that “guaranteed amount” and no one even knows what the storage fee is going be because lovely Greg B gave us a random unsubstantiated rate. So if you want to be lied to and then given 0 help at the end book with Southern Guaranteed, they’re your people. Awful excuse of a company.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5100

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ICC MC number: 1326480
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US D.O.T.: 3744057
(US Department of Transportation number)

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For Southern Guarantee Moving and Storage, we estimate that their average long-distance moving costs will be around $4579, based on 115 long distance moving reviews.

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