Starving Students Movers

My friend used this company and they were terrible. They were late 2 ½hrs late. They didn’t know what they were doing. They put the items in the living room instead of moving to the correct room. Which made the move harder for themselves. Why move things more than once. They charged her more than what she was quote. By adding in fees she wasn’t told about. They left with her credit card and called 5hrs later Oh I accidentally to you card. What the hell!!! Dont us this company they are super unprofessional.

The movers arrived more than 3 ½ hours after their estimated window time of arrival. There’s no discount or courtesy offered in compensation because there is no contract in existence until the movers arrive on site. However then you’re obligated into accepting their services because you still need to move. Very unprofessional organization.

I have not even used this company yet but already they have lost my business. I emailed to get a quote on particular items to move to my new location and a response from Dan was received from California. He requested I call him, but I emailed him back immediately saying I was better via email. I did get a quote… But had nothing to do with my particular move. So I called to leave a message on his phone. Still over a week later, and I am not hearing any responce. So I called again but for anyone. In the middle of the day (California time when I am on Eastern Time), no one answered and I still have yet to get a call back. I am done! If customer service cannot bring in the business, I doubt the movers could keep it. Glad I read previous reviews!

Professional, courteous and efficient. Great value for the money.

From the name, you expect a group of friendly college students to show up eager to help. First, they were two hours late, which wasn’t a huge deal because it was an early morning move. The guys who showed up were not students (they told me); more like an unkempt group of thugs, none of whom I would have let touch any of my things under normal circumstances. Instead of focusing on my move, one of them decided to have a ten minute phone conversation on his walkie talkie phone while my 70 year old father and I moved my dining room table by ourselves.
Once they got moving though, they were pretty quick. They had my two bedroom apartment completely moved out and into my new place a short distance away in about three hours in the boiling heat of August. I was pretty impressed, albeit this was their first move of the day so they were fresh.
I was not impressed though when they broke the leg off my desk and tried to convince my family that it was already broken. Pretty ballsy. Also not impressed by all of the extra fees they charged me. The move ended up being about $ 400 more than we were quoted because of these fees, most of which are not advertised anywhere and we had no way of knowing about. After about an hour of haggling the price with the very unreasonable manager on the phone at their office, we managed to knock $ 200 off the price… still $ 200 more than we were prepared to pay.
This was my first experience with a moving company, so I have little to compare it to. I hired Moxie Movers for an upcoming move, so we will see if it’s any better.

Called for a quote on a local move, and that experience made me never want to call them again.

I wish I would have read all these reviews before deciding to use Starving Students.
Upon scheduling our move, we paid the priority fee which we were assured would guarantee us the early morning move. The man on the phone reviewed their schedule and told us we were first in line for that day. He said we were «all set».
The movers did not arrive until 4pm the day of our move. Apparently the local branch has freedom beyond the national scheduling service line.
The two men showed up exhausted from their earlier move and seemed bewildered by the notion that they would be loading boxes onto a truck. The older of the two, who seemed to be the «manager», was visibly furious about having to help us with our things. He stopped frequently to sit down, which I found to be a novice mistake (When I sat down, it totally interrupted my momentum and made it harder to continue).
I felt bad for the younger guy; he was eager to complete the job, but the older one kept insisting on breaks. The younger one clearly did most of the work and I wish we would have tipped him twice as much.
They were careless with our boxes, throwing, rolling, and sliding them down each staircase. They ended up charging us for an hour of travel time; the location of their branch is less than two miles from our home. The price was nearly twice as much as we were quoted for the same amount of time.
Definitely will never use this company again.

They were over an hour late, took much longer than necessary, and many of my fragile items were damaged. I do not recommend them. The movers were also a little sketchy and poorly trained. The boxes were clearly labeled as to where they went… I found office boxes in my kitchen, kitchen in my bedroom, etc.

Let me be blunt, do not give these guys your money. Go with someone else and do your homework. Moving sucks but it shouldn’t suck as much as these guys made it.
I specifically called and spoke to the manager to schedule a move. The move was just to move down the street to a new apartment in the same apartment complex, usually I’d do this kind of move myself. However, I wasn’t able to be there because a prior engagement and explained this to the manager and told him that my girlfriend and friends would be there in my absence. We came to what I felt was a reasonable price, 300 – 350 for the entire move. That included moving blankets, truck, three movers and whatever brains they shared amongst the three.
After the move took place some very troubling things came to my attention.
They were late to arrive by three hours. Every time my girlfriend called they said they were on their way and would be there shortly. When they arrived they started making comments about the furniture and that they were hungry. The foreman also lied about why they were late saying they had another move, but when asked to one of the other men it came out that they were just running late because of the foreman.
They dropped my TV, cracking the top of it, and when confronted about it tried to say that it was already damaged. After some moving a few items to the truck the foreman insisted that they were to be given a lunch. And on top of that he then told my girlfriend that they refused to move certain items and said, «We don’t move ikea furniture or bags.» So my girlfriend and our friends had to move a shelf and TV stand. And several bags of books and other items we had packed the days prior. (By the way I understand the Ikea issue, their stuff is sometimes flimsy… would have been good to know before hand)
What these guys ended up moving was two TVs, our queen size bed, a desk, a futon, a mini fridge, dining table and five chairs, and five boxes of kitchen supplies and random stuff. Again, we were quoted around 300 to 350 for the move and by the end with all the time they took they wanted 500. My girlfriend argued, successfully, that they were late and that she’d be damned if she was paying them for time they weren’t there. They tried to say something about travel time and expenses I was never told about. In the end she gave each man 20 bucks, which I think is generous, and the an amount close to the agreed upon quote, 320.
I will also say that they pressured for a tip, after being late and dropping the TV.
One last thing, it was the foreman that was the real A-​hole. The other two movers from what I understand were quite nice and respectful. The foreman was the one who was demanding lunch, dictating the tip amount, and just down right trying to be intimidating to my girlfriend… it’s a good thing she’s tough and he was just a punk.
Also when I called to report that they damaged my TV the woman at the HQ, was so rude. I told her about the intimidating tactics and rude behavior of the foreman but she just said there was nothing she could/​would do. It was then that I found out that the foreman was the Alexandria Manager.

We didn’t have any issues with this company. The movers were friendly, very on time, called ahead and didn’t damage anything. I would use them again and I would recommend them. :0)

BEWARE. This co. is Bad news. They give you upfront estimates and dont tell you about the «extras» they add. I had a local move (3 blocks). What should have taken a few hours (max 4 – 5) took ten. I paid for 3 guys… only one knew what he was doing. they were like keystone cops and banging damaging nearly everything I had. They were pathetic. I moved from CA a few yrs ago so I have seen good professionals move the same stuff quickly and efficiently without damage. These guys did an inventory sheet and showed it to me AFTER the move! Each item indicated that it had prior damage or scratches, so they would be protected. Then they tried to add $ for fuel $ 200+ and wrapping another $ 100+. I wish I would have checked them out beforehand, but I was desperate and we called them from name recall only. They were also one of the few companies open on a saturday to book for later. There is a reason they are F rated with BBB and have been the focus of news investigations for their bad business practices. Cust service finally returned calls after 4 tries. Of course they quickly send you nast bills and threaten you at will with litigation and collections! I ended up paying way too much for awful expereince to boot. These students should starve and be ashamed of how they do business.

I will never use this company again. They were scheduled to arrive between 1 pm and 5 pm. They showed at 8 pm! Earlier in the day, I called the local office and got nothing but voicemail. I had to call the national number FOUR times before I talked to someone who could actually help. He called the local manger’s cell phone to get me an update!
I used them to move a one bedroom apartment from Alexandria to Springfield. This is a five minute drive. The only furniture they had to move was a queen size bed, two bar stools, and desk chair. The remainders were about 10 regular moving boxes, about 8 large Rubbermaid containers. They sent 3 people but apparently one had to stand near the truck at all times so actually 2 were SUPPOSED to be working. In actuality, only one of the guys worked and he worked hard until my boyfriend showed up. The lead guy’s cell phone went dead not surprising since they were working so late. He asked to use mine which was fine the many times he had to call his manager until one of the other guy’s phone rang. Then, he commenced to have a full out conversation on his phone… IN MY APARTMENT!
The worst is at 9 pm when all my items were packed in the truck. It would not start! It took 15 minutes for it to warm up and start! When we finally get to the new apartment, they left the majority of my boxes in my living room when they were clearly labeled to which room they went. They also left my boyfriend and me to put the frame and the rest of my bed together. This would not have been such a big deal if I was not told they would put items where I wish them to be and put thing they took apart back together.

I used this company to move from Arlington, Va to Capitol Hill. The guys were really nice and very efficient when it came to the move.
A few bad things, which is why I can only give them 2 stars:
1. they were eight hours late. Eight hours! I kept calling the company and they kept telling me they were on their way… for eight hours! It screwed up everything, since I was on a tight schedule and needed to get back to the old place to clean up. The move, which should have been finished by 11 am, was finished at 7pm, and I immediately had to rush over to do the best clean-​up job I could in my old apartment. Blah.
2. they got lost on the way to my new place. Not a big deal, but it was an extra 20 mins or so that I got charged for.

One of my worst ideas ever was to hire Starving Students Movers! They quoted me 3 – 5 hours over the phone to move my one-​bedroom (600 sq. feet) less than one mile away. Using three people, it took them 6.5 hours! I caught them taking breaks almost every time I walked outside. They just kept saying that they were almost done. Well since it was taking so long, we just had them leave once all the furniture was off the truck & did not have them take the plastic wrap off. Well the dented almost every piece of furniture in the house. We tried to call to complain over and over and over again but just keep getting a voicemail with no return calls.
So in summary, bad slow expensive service. Do NOT use them. Just because their hourly rate is the lowest does not mean you will save any money!!!

I just used this company to move from Baltimore to DC and had the worst experience. 1.) The company quoted me one price and the bill ended up being 3x what they told me. 2.) The movers were NOT students whatsoever and they complained the entire time since they could barely move my furniture. 3.) The first thing the head mover said was «just to let you know, we accept tips» which is totally unprofessional and should be a courtesy of the customer IF deserved. 4.) They broke so many of my beautiful glasses (Martini glasses, wine glasses, water goblets etc) along with my dresser!
If you want to have a smooth moving process, DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

I’ve now used Starving Students twice for in-​town moves, and I’ll continue using them. Their prices are reasonable, drivers are professional, and their customer service is very good with any follow-​ups. Best of all, movers arrive when they say they will, and have been, in most of my cases, almost early, coming right at the beginning of the arrival time slot.
The great thing about Starving Students is that you can order boxes and «moving kits» from them as well. They ship you your boxes flat-​packed, and various sizes are available. While I’ve had good movers, the last movers that I had damaged two pieces of my furniture — nothing too major, but they didn’t seem to be quite as careful as my previous movers. Go to
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