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$ 3453
Interstate move average
29% less than market avg.
$ 976
Local move average
1% more than market avg.
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Lori Garcia
Jun 22, 2021
Long-distance move from Dallas, OR to Montfort, WI

State to State Move

A MONTH LATER AND THEY STILL HAVE MY 3 MOVING CONTAINERS!!! NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHEN OR WHERE MY THINGS WILL BE SHIPPED FROM OREGON. THEY JUST KEEP REPEATING I'LL BE NOTIFIED. CANNOT GET IN TOUCH WITH THE LOCAL FACILITY. I'VE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB, OREGON DEPT. OF JUSTICE AND FMCSA. I'VE ALSO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AS I'M SURE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST OR LAST TIME THEY WILL JACK UP SOMEONES HAPPY MOVE.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $13000

Ericka Krantz
Jun 23, 2021
Long-distance move from Aurora, CO to Tucson, AZ

TERRIBLE

If I could leave 0 stars I would, please don’t ever use this company. Lied about size of shell, didn’t pick up or deliver on time and their customer service is HORRIBLE!!! Save yourself the headache and go with someone else

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3100

Michael Winslow
Jul 14, 2021
Long-distance move from Glen Head, NY to Van Nuys, CA

Love Surprises Go With Zippy Shell

My experience with Zippy Shell has been horrendous. Their customer service in my opinion is the worst when and if you can reach them. Erin Smith the sales person was in my opinion deceptive at best when explaining their contract. Wouldn’t recommend them to my enemy.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $4200

Zach Bartlett
Aug 29, 2021
Long-distance move from New Orleans, LA to Springfield, MA

Who knows what they do with your stuff

They lost my shipping container for a month, and when it arrived there was a different lock on it that they tried making me pay extra to remove.

I have no idea what they were doing with my stuff during that month but we'd packed a new mop in the container that was, mysteriously, used when it arrived.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3000

Alicia Howell
Jan 18, 2021
Long-distance move from Jamaica, NY to Carrollton, VA

Mixed feelings

Customer service was great but follow through not. Did not call me Dec. 13 to give me a time frame for my Dec. 14 move. Emailed me Dec. 26 saying my container had arrived. Called them with 4 dates: Dec 28, 29, 30 and 31. Received email saying Dec 30. An error. 11 days late. Only $300 refund.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3659

Scott Dornseif
May 14, 2021
Long-distance move from Florida to Indiana

DONT DO IT!

Worst experience ever! Days and hours on hold, "delivery" over a week late until they finally tell me they can not deliver my container. WHAT?!?!?! Then they hire someone to cut my lock off, unload, reload into a box truck and finally deliver 9 days after the already LATE date.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2222

Nunya Business
Jun 03, 2021
Long-distance move from Minneapolis, MN to Milwaukee, WI

Garbage

Couldn’t fit nearly as much as advertised. Still needed to rent a truck. Way overpriced and couldn’t meet the time frames promised. I will never use again.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $2500

Ruth Martensen
Jul 16, 2021
Long-distance move from Burlington, NC to Portland, ME

Zippy Shell

Poor customer service. At every step of the process they have failed to provide the service they originally said they could. They have charged us for a move that they are now saying they cannot complete despite having already charged our credit card and not completing refunds for the other failures. Avoid at all costs .

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $8000

Jenn Vai
Jul 29, 2022
Long-distance move from Philadelphia, PA to Albany, NY

Don't hire them!!

If I could give negative stars, I would. The moving experience with them was horrible. They made everything so stressful and I hate that they get away with being such a greedy, terrible company! Just don't hire them, save yourself the stress!!

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1800

Robert Jaroszuk
Jul 01, 2020
Long-distance move from Garfield, NJ to Cary, NC

Do Not Use This.

Zippy, packrat are the same company, and they SUCK, they made my move from NJ to NC a nightmare, failing to deliver as agreed and I had to wait a month for my things. if you are looking for worst customer service and experience then you found the winner here.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1700

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Their address is 3050 K Street NW, Suite 170, Washington, DC, 20007, but movers usually cover a much larger area.

Company Notes

Zippy Shell Incorporated is a national provider of portable storage and moving services. Through a network of franchise locations and licensed partners, Zippy Shell provides nationwide moving and storage services. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Zippy Shell has over 50 independently and corporately operated facilities in approximately 120 markets. Zippy Shell is an exclusively licensed trademark of Zippy Shell Incorporated.

Licenses & Certificates for Zippy Shell Incorporated

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ICC MC number: 935064
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US D.O.T.: 2574332
(US Department of Transportation number)

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What is Zippy Shell Incorporated cost for local moves?

We have calculated an approximate local moving market average price from 15 reviews of people moving within Washington DC to be $966.

From 12 local reviews for Zippy Shell Incorporated, we have calculated an average moving cost of $976 for local moves.

This could mean that Zippy Shell Incorporated is more expensive with about 1% from the market average.

Take note that these local moving prices may vary from the prices you will get if you contact the company, since these costs are based on reviews data and not the movers themselves. Move prices can vary greatly as factors like home size and time spent moving as well as supplemental services like packing and assembly could influence your individual price.

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What is Zippy Shell Incorporated cost for interstate moves?

From 9292 reviews of people moving long ditance, we concluded that the market average costs are around $4868 when moving long-distance.

For Zippy Shell Incorporated, we estimate that their average long-distance moving costs will be around $3453, based on 162 long distance moving reviews.

This could mean that long-distance moving services costs of Zippy Shell Incorporated for moving between states is cheaper with about 29% from the market average.

Note that these long-distance moving prices vary from the prices you will get if you contact the company, since these costs are extracted solely from reviews data and not the moving company. In addition, move prices can vary greatly because of factors like shipment size and distance between locations as well as supplemental services like packing and assembly. This is why you should compare competing moving quotes from licensed movers with our tool here.

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