Adept Moving
Mover in Pasadena, California
Its address is in North Hollywood, California. It appears here because Google returns it for Pasadena.
Google rating
5.0
Ratings counted
2,088
Are 1 or 2 star
0.7%Unusually few
The rating breakdown
14 of the 2,088 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for Adept Moving are one or two star.
Against other listings in Pasadena
About the same as the middle of the 16 listings in Pasadena we can publish a rate for.
Google’s published star breakdown
| Rating | Distribution | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 star | 2,058 | 98.6% | |
| 4 star | 11 | 0.5% | |
| 3 star | 5 | 0.2% | |
| 2 star | 4 | 0.2% | |
| 1 star | 10 | 0.5% |
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 Adept Moving at 0.7%. 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 Adept Moving, counted by matching the words they used.
- Damage to belongings2 · 17%
- Crew conduct2 · 17%
- Price rose after the quote1 · 8%
- Items missing or never delivered1 · 8%
- Late, delayed or a no-show1 · 8%
Counted across the 12 one and two star reviews we have read for Adept Moving. 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
If you want people that don’t care about your time or schedule hire them. They take forever and were two hours late. Not a serious company. Not recommend them. They threw off my whole moving day. Of course they charge by the hour! But how unprofessional behavior. Oh, I forgot and rude!
I’ve moved every 2-3 years and these were the worst movers I’ve ever hired. They were slow and took MUCH longer than they needed to. The total job time for our move the last two times has been 5.5 hours and 5.0 hours flat, both with a crew of two men based on my previous records. We’ve since downsized to a 2 bedroom and had moved all but our largest furniture. My expectation had been that with less than half of our belongings to be moved, they should take less than 5 hours.
Dear Danielle, We sincerely apologies for the experience you had with our moving services. Your feedback is highly important to us, and we take it very seriously. We value every customer and take all feedback seriously. We always strive to resolve any issues promptly and effectively.
I used these guys about a year ago but was afraid to write a review at the time. I was charged three times the quoted amount and the movers moved like snails. Everytime the took my moving bends to the truck they took a break and so they kept running up the hours. In addition they were kind of mean and scary so at the end after doig a horrible job they extorted a big tip out of me.
Once we got rid of all of the boxes, we noticed that it wasn’t only one piece of forniture that broke. Two bookshelves were broken and part of the wooden floor has been badly damaged. I wouldn’t have minded if I weren’t forced to pay extra for the insurance and for a lot of wrapping materials. The way to get a reimbursement is to send a mail (yes, not an email!) with pictures (printed pictures?!?!) to their office.
It’s the worst company ever and they ripped me off. First of all they are very slow and taking their sweet time, imagine 3 guys took them more than 15 minutes to find out how to take out a piece of furniture plus they don’t have tools, the funny part we provide them tools and asked one of the guys why you don’t have your own tools, said my company doesn’t want to spend money 😡 Seriously you are charging thousands of dollars and don’t want to spend a couple hundred dollars to provide your employees with tools???
Dear Joeseph, We are terribly sorry to hear about your frustration. This incident is not typical of us and we are disturbed about this as much as you are. Unfortunately, we cannot identify you in our system by the name shown on this review.
I had really bad experience with this company. During moving they lost a box with our belongings and did not want to acknowledge this. No compensation was offered and even apology. Besides they added to the final bill $76 for parking ticket they received since they did not have a valid permit to work in West Hollywood. I was told this was a company policy to charge customers for parking tickets, but they did not inform me about this policy in advance, just after the fact.
Don't use this company if you value your belongings. They take their sweet time packing and wrapping to charge as much hourly as possible. A simple 2 bedroom moved took almost 14 hours. They are unprofessional, rude and have zero remorse when destroying your property. I beleive that speak an Eastern European language.. and pretend they don't speak English until it's time to pay... Never again with this company.
Dear Michaela, We are sorry for the faced inconveniences on your moving day, please allow me to apologize to you personally for the issues you had to face during your move. I completely understand your confusion.
The pricing is a bit sneaky: they advertise a low hourly rate, but that doesn’t include the automatic $85 “service fee.” Also, they use a ton of shrink wrap and charge $70 a roll for it. While the movers were punctual, they moved extremely slowly stretching a small, short move into 3.5 hours. I used Oz Moving a couple years ago, and they moved much more stuff in exactly 3 hours.
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.
- Worked hard and fast294 · 57%
- Professional and courteous221 · 43%
- Careful with belongings119 · 23%
- Turned up when they said94 · 18%
- Kept in touch37 · 7%
- Price matched the quote10 · 2%
Counted across the 517 four and five star reviews we have read for Adept Moving. A review can mention more than one thing.
In their own words
I had a great experience with this moving company from start to finish. The team, Alim and Alex, arrived on time, were professional, and handled all of my belongings with care. They worked efficiently while still making sure everything was packed, loaded, and unloaded safely. I really appreciated how friendly and respectful everyone was throughout the entire process. Moving can be stressful, but they made it feel much easier by communicating clearly and answering any questions I had along the way.
Dear Kayla! Thank you for sharing such a detailed review. We’re grateful that the crew’s punctuality, clear communication, teamwork, and careful handling helped turn a potentially stressful day into a smooth and positive experience.
Great move, found adept via Reddit and I was not disappointed. I had Aibek and Max who communicated every step of the way, what their plan of attack was going to be, and then went after it. They were extremely helpful in not only moving but graciously being open to swiftly packing and disassembling desks/bed/tables without taking their time. I have a 77” razor thin tv that they moved with white glove service. Great experience, good people, great value.
Dear Samir, Thank you for such a detailed and thoughtful review! We’re glad you found us and even more glad that your experience lived up to expectations. Clear communication and having a solid plan from the start make a big difference, so it’s great to hear our team kept you informed every step of…
I am more than pleased with my experience with Adept Movers. When I made my appointment, they gave me a full summary of their rates and also of the charges that would not be included so that I would be prepared. Afterwards, they sent a confirmation email stating the same in detail. Ilia and Serge arrived promptly at 8 o’clock and went right to work. They were efficient and careful.
Dear Carrie, Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed and thoughtful review—we truly appreciate it. We’re especially glad to hear that everything was clear and transparent from the very beginning, from the initial quote to the final price.
I can’t say enough great things about Adept Moving! They showed up right on time and got straight to work — these guys move fast but are super careful with everything. We had a three-bedroom house to move, and they handled it perfectly, even though some items went to storage and the rest went to our new apartment in San Pedro. Our new place is on the second floor, and we had some really heavy furniture, but they carried everything up smoothly without a single scratch or complaint.
Dear Justine, Thank you so much for the thoughtful review and for sharing the photos. We’re glad our team could make your move from your three-bedroom home to storage and your new apartment go smoothly.
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.
- friendly staff569
- careful handling280
- kind staff128
- professional movers87
- smooth move76
- fair pricing55
- smooth process52
- careful movers50
- efficient movers48
- quick movers36
What the company says about itself
Taken from Adept Moving’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.careviews