A-Plus Moving & Storage
Moving and storage service in Boston, Massachusetts
Google rating
4.8
Ratings counted
596
Are 1 or 2 star
4.5%Around typical
The rating breakdown
27 of the 596 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for A-Plus Moving & Storage are one or two star.
Against other movers in Boston
3.1 percentage points higher than the middle of the 21 movers in Boston we can publish a rate for.
Google’s published star breakdown
| Rating | Distribution | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 star | 555 | 93.1% | |
| 4 star | 6 | 1.0% | |
| 3 star | 8 | 1.3% | |
| 2 star | 5 | 0.8% | |
| 1 star | 22 | 3.7% |
Counts as published by Google in its star breakdown, not the reviews we have read. Google also publishes a review count, which does not always match this total. Each row is rounded on its own, so the shares need not add to exactly 100%.
- 0–5%
- 7,048
- 5–10%
- 1,993
- 10–20%
- 1,265
- 20%+
- 454
The marker is A-Plus Moving & Storage at 4.5%. The typical mover among the 10,760 we can publish a rate for sits at 3.0%.
Every company with at least 20 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown. Rates come from those breakdowns, not from the reviews we have read.
What the complaints say
Moving goes wrong in a small number of specific ways. These are the ones reviewers describe in the low-star reviews we have read for A-Plus Moving & Storage, counted by matching the words they used.
- Damage to belongings8 · 42%
- Price rose after the quote3 · 16%
- Items missing or never delivered3 · 16%
- Crew conduct3 · 16%
- Late, delayed or a no-show1 · 5%
- Claim or refund went nowhere1 · 5%
Counted across the 19 one and two star reviews we have read for A-Plus Moving & Storage. A review can describe more than one problem, so these do not add to 100%. Each share is rounded on its own.
In their own words
At what cost do I post this WARNING? (read on...) Over many years we used this company multiple times: Stupid move, indeed. What has A-Plus not screwed up for us? They went to the wrong pick-up location which was about an hour away from the correct spot. They ripped the beautiful woodwork off of an expensive sofa. They scraped the walls of our brand-new home... and then later we discovered even more furniture had been broken.
WARNING SORT THE REVIEWS BY NEWEST!!! Notice whenever they get a bad review within a day or so they get about 5 random exaggerated good reviews from ppl who have made no prior reviews on anything. They make fake accounts to stay at 4.9 stars. It’s not real, they steal and damage things. I moved from a three bedroom to a three bedroom. Explained everything that I had to move including my grill and appliances which were a washer and dryer.
You’ll be better off using a different company. I was quoted that my move would take 2-3 hours (I don’t have much stuff and was living in a tiny studio), and I ended up being charged for 5 hours. I was also last minute pressured into increasing my move from 3 guys to 4 guys, which then increased the hourly rate. This was the absolute slowest move I’ve ever had.
We are sorry you felt pressured to have the fourth mover on your move. That was far from our intention. Sometimes, we suggest that it may help having four movers if there are many stairs, like with your move from a 2nd to a 3rd floor.
UPDATE: Interestingly enough, three reviews were left in one hour increments after my review. All three of the reviews follow the same format and pretty much say the same thing. They also give the company 5 stars. If I were you, I would question how the company is maintaining it's perfect 5 star rating on google... This was my second time using the company. The first time was great, so I decided to use them again. That was a mistake. This time around, there were many, many issues...
I stored my belongings with this company this past summer and when they delivered my things from Boston to New York, I was missing a large, expensive, and personally significant work of art. During packing, I had told them multiple times to be extra careful with that particular one and after noticing it was missing upon delivery, I contacted them multiple times only for Mike to keep telling me that there was nothing in their storage unit and that I must have missed it.
To follow up with A-plus response to my review: Why don't you take some real efforts to find my green plant pot from your truck? Instead of hiring people to artificially make your google reviews 5x stars? ------- I will NOT use them again for sure. They did not wrap my bed frames and dragged it on the floor leaving scratches (metal frame). They left my big plant pot (it is huge and bright green color) in their moving truck.
Thank you for your business and feedback! We do our best to make all of our customers happy. We hope that you give us another chance in the near future.
A Plus Moving & Storage is NOT a good moving company. Take it from me, Do NOT use them. Stay away from them. 1. To begin with, they come at 9:30am and instead of the scheduled and agreed time of 8am and yet, still charged me NOT for the time they arrived at my home but for the time they left their home (8am). 2. I had ONLY 7 items (Sofa, Loveseat, 2 Tables, Bed & Mattress and Dresser). I was told it is a job that takes ONLY 3 hours.
Hello Alexander we don't see you as having moved with our company. Please try and find the company that moved you and contact them. Let us know if we can help you any further.
I have now used this company three times. The first two I have no complaints hence why I kept calling them. This third time, however, I was very unhappy with their service. I Had them move One small bedroom, A few kitchen appliances, And one living room. A 700 square foot apartment 2.5 miles down the road. The first location having an elevator. I was quoted three hours at $175 an hour. The other two quotes prior to this move were all accurate amounts of time.
Hi Carey, thank you for being a repeat customer and for trusting us with your previous moves. We're sorry to hear that you were disappointed with your most recent experience. While we understand your frustration with the final cost, local moves are billed based on the actual time required.
What satisfied customers point to
The same method, applied to the four and five star reviews. Most movers are praised for the same handful of things, so what is missing here is often as telling as what is present.
- Professional and courteous139 · 46%
- Worked hard and fast129 · 43%
- Careful with belongings64 · 21%
- Turned up when they said61 · 20%
- Kept in touch27 · 9%
- Price matched the quote10 · 3%
Counted across the 302 four and five star reviews we have read for A-Plus Moving & Storage. A review can mention more than one thing.
In their own words
Fast, careful and professional movers. Great communication and fair pricing. Highly recommended!
Thank you, Oana! We really appreciate the great feedback and your recommendation.
A Plus Moving company was easy to contact, in fact, every time I called, Mike, the owner/manager, picked up my call or called me back almost immediately. He was extremely courteous and flexible and able to work with several changes and multiple locations in our plan. The three terrific people who came to move were outstanding, capable, kind, efficient, practical and able to roll with the details of the move and the multiple locations.
Thank you for moving with us. We appreciate your business and we wish you all the best.
This weekend, we hired A Plus Moving and Storage to move a fireplace surround from our beloved family home in Brookline to my house in Watertown. We have used this wonderful company many, many times over the past few years after both our parents passed away within 15 months of each other, resulting in our having to sell our beautiful family home that we lived in for 63 years. It was a big house and we required a lot of support as we moved items from the house in stages.
Thank you so much, Lisa. We’re grateful for your trust over the years and always happy to be there when you need us!
When my fiancé and I scheduled movers we didn't realize we also need to schedule the loading dock at our apartment building(one were moving out of). We just thought it was first come first serve. But someone else scheduled the dock during that time. So we were arguing with management, the A-plus mover guys had already started moving our stuff to the truck, it took some time but they were able to somehow convince the management to allow them to stay and finish the job, thank God!
What Google’s own summary highlights
Google surfaces topics it finds across a business’s reviews. They skew positive across every mover we hold, so treat them as a summary of what this company is praised for rather than a balanced picture.
- estimate44
- professional movers36
- careful handling of furniture14
- fast movers8
- local move7
- short notice move4
- efficient packing2
- punctual crew2
- overnight storage2
- office move2
What the company says about itself
Taken from A-Plus Moving & Storage’s own website. These are statements the business makes, not things we have verified — we have no way to check them, and neither claim nor absence should be read as a finding.
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Where else this company appears
Pages elsewhere that name this business. Matched on name and location, so a listing here is a lead worth checking rather than a confirmed identity.
- yelp.comreviews
- chamberofcommerce.comdirectory