Starving Students Movers

DO NOT USE THEM. They quoted me one price and sent me a bill for the balance. When I informed them that I had several things damaged including some collectibles, they told me to pay off the balance and they will open a claim and pay me for the damaged items. I paid off the balance and received a letter in the mail to let me know that they were not responsible for the damaged items however out of th $ 400 I filed in damages they will pay me $ 21 for the items that were not in boxes. All my items were in bubble wrap and secured properly. My daughter saw them throwing the boxes in the truck. I told them to be careful as those were FRAGILE and the boxes were marked FRAGILE. I hired them thinking I was actually helping some students but found out none of the drivers were students. Please do not hire them if you don’t want your stuff destroyed. And to make it worst they were 3 hours late and took 2 hours lunch break and I am being charged for all the time they were not working. I am also filing a claim with BBB which I suggest to everyone. It seems like they are getting away with this as they know people are desperate to move and will not read the fine prints they make us sign on their documents. STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Wish I had hired someone else.

These guys botched what should have been the easiest job ever. They missed their planned pick-​up time by more than three hours. Then they ran out of gas and had to delay delivery until the next day. Then they missed the delivery time by more than *five* hours, arriving after 10:00 PM.
The two guys that actually did my move were great. Model employees, hard-​working, articulate and careful. But something is *deeply* wrong at the home office. They’re horribly overbooked, and totally unreliable.

Horrible. Say they’re going to come between 1 and 5 don’t show up or give a courtesy call. Had to call them multiple times and each time we would call they would say «We’re on our way». The first day they didn’t even show up so we have to reschedule for the next day between 10 and 11 don’t hear anything from them have to call them at 12, they say they’re gonna be here by 3. 3 comes and goes we wait until 5 to call them finally by 6:40 they show up. They had to hold our stuff overnight and the next day we had to unload, mind you we had moved everything our self and now helping unload, they said we would be charged 84 dollars an hour 717 dollars later not to mention the $ 350 deposit. This place is a joke for them to rip people off like that is ridiculous. You couldn’t pay me to hire them. Waste of time and money. Definitely wouldn’t recommend them to an enemy even.

Be warned you will be quoted a price and end up paying double the price. Make sure all your stuff is packed! They will rip you off and not tell you about all the charges

If I could seriously give this company no stars I would. First, I was quoted for two hours. I’ve moved several times before and it only took approximately 2.5 hours max to pack up the truck and unload. These guys took over two hours just to load up a trailer and truck that barely fit all our stuff. I told them exactly what we had. No boxes, just furniture. I was also quoted a $ 250 deposit since we were only moving furniture. The guy who came, told us that it was going to be a $ 500 deposit! There were two guys, only ONE of them was actually going up and down the stairs while the other one fiddled around pretending he was rearranging the trailer. Then it took them an extra 20 mins to get to our new place, being that they WERE right behind us when we were driving there. At the new place they scuffed up my walls, dragged in dirt on our new carpet and took another 2.5 hours to unload. Overall… A horrible experience. I called and spoke to the guy who quoted me and he told me that he was sorry and that I can email corporate about getting some form of refund. It has now been a year and nothing… DONT USE THIS COMPANY!

These guys are a joke. Do to my job status I had to move to a different city. I called the company to handle my move I scheduled an appointment 3 weeks prior to my move. The time came I was ready to go boxes, packed up, etc. I was waiting and waiting they did not arrive. I finally got tired of waiting so I called to see what the hold up was? When I asked what was going on they didn’t have an idea of who I was. I said to the guy I scheduled 3 weeks ago this is not good am packed and ready to go I am On a time budget here. And the guy on the phone started to argue with me getting angry. So after going back and forth with him I gave up. I said screw these guys! I called a different company called skinny wimp movers told them my situation they got to my place within 30 minutes and took care of my move. To top it off there prices were a lot better. Call this guys instead of this other clowns.

AWFUL service!!! We made reservations for a move on a Thursday because it was cheaper. We were given the window of 8 am –12 noon, by 3 pm the movers were a no show. They just kept saying they would be there in 30 minutes. Then they called and said they could come to move but only had a pick up truck available and would need to make multiple trips!!! By 5 pm they still hadn’t shown up! I called and expressed my disappointment and canceled. Now on to finding another company!

WORST movers ever. Just a couple of young guys who don’t care about your things. Several items of mine we’re destroyed (refrigerator, washer, etc). They quoted me $ 600 for the move and ended up charging me $ 1300 at the end. Hidden fees! I even had to help them myself to make things go faster.
I’ve moved frequently and have never experienced such a nightmare and disaster such as this.
The owner of the company never calls you back, even when he says he will.
Worst experience ever
CONCLUSIVELY: if you want to avoid the headaches, your items being destroyed, hidden fees (A LOT), pick a different company.

DON’T HIRE THIS COMPANY. THEY LEFT ME HIGH AND DRY. I hired them
they did show up, 3 guys who looked like gang bangers. They walked in, walked out.
One guy finally comes back and says they are refusing to me. He had allergies and he couldn’t be around pets. Plus they said there was mold smell. That is true. Old house part of reason I’m moving. However they just walked off the job. Left me stranded with no one to move me, I had to be out that day. THEY SAID THEY HAD THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO MOVE SOMEONE. Then one guy said if I paid them double maybe they would move us. I was so upset. I called their organizer, he said he would send other movers. But no one showed, he never called back to let me know anything. I had to scamble at the last minute to hire someone else to help move me. It was a very stressful situation. All I can say is DO NOT USE STARVING STUDENTS MOVERS OUT OF VENTURA.

Horrible! They have TONS of hidden fees! They were not careful with the boxes that had «fragile» written on them and broke a ton of dishes and glassware. Just horrible. DO NOT hire!

Not happy with my move with this company. Watch out for all the charges added on at the end !! Felt like I was cheated. Was hundreds more than I expected for a short move within the same town. And my friends moved all the small furniture, boxes, clothes, etc to help me save money. Movers only had to move larger items like sofa. Still cost me over $ 700. Won’t recommend them to a friend !!

Movers did not have much experience. Needed much guidance.

Quick, efficient, and good value for the money. Although they did look kinda old for students. I would definitely recommend

Starving Students got me moved from SB to LA but not without being late, getting stuck into parking lot and leaving an hour and a half before me to go to LA with me getting there at the same time as them. Besides that the guys were quick and moved everything efficiently.

When the time came for us to move we called three companies for quotes, Starving Students came in fairly decently. The girl I spoke with on the phone said for the amount of stiff that I listed on the online form we would need two trucks so that is what we set up and quoted. I called back to confirm and ask some follow up questions spoke to someone different who told me she did not think I needed two trucks, but would have the local manager call me. He called back quickly offered to come to my home that night and survey the possessions and make the decision on the truck. He never showed up, never called. We needed to make a decision on what company to use so we contracted with Meathead Movers. The next day I tried calling Starving Students five separate times, I was transferred to voicemail for who I do not know, no one ever called me back. I finally reached the local manager who apologized for not showing up and advised him to cancel the quote. This was the most unprofessional organization I have dealt with in a long time. Their prices may be good, but their customer service is horrible.

If you value your belongs do not use this company. Every large piece of furniture they moved for me was either scratched, dented, or just crushed. It is obvious they do not employee professional movers. Then when we complained, I was told that I should have paid for the better insurance.

I have used Starving Students to move twice already and would use them again! Reasonable pricing and honest, kind movers… Carlos and Gabriel were great! Highly recommended!