Always Moving
Moving and storage service in Rochester, New York
Google rating
4.2
Ratings counted
92
Are 1 or 2 star
19.6%Well above typical
The rating breakdown
18 of the 92 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for Always Moving are one or two star.
Against other movers in Rochester
16.3 percentage points higher than the middle of the 21 movers in Rochester we can publish a rate for.
Google’s published star breakdown
| Rating | Distribution | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 star | 70 | 76.1% | |
| 4 star | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 3 star | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 2 star | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 1 star | 17 | 18.5% |
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 Always Moving at 19.6%. 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 Always Moving, counted by matching the words they used.
- Damage to belongings6 · 40%
- Crew conduct6 · 40%
- Items missing or never delivered3 · 20%
- Stopped responding3 · 20%
- Late, delayed or a no-show1 · 7%
Counted across the 15 one and two star reviews we have read for Always 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
I would not even give them one star. I'm writing this review on behalf of my mother and father. First, my mother had her move planned weeks in advance. The day of her move they call her to tell her the truck broke down and they will not be able to do the move. Meanwhile my mother only had that one day to get out and into her new house. So she calls me crying saying she has nobody now last minute. I told her don't worry my husband and his brother will come and help.
I left 3 messages over the course of 3 days, and never got a call back. So I guess they didn't need my business. I moved on and got a much better result from someone else. Based on that, I would not recommend these guys. There are other companies out there who value their potential customers.
What a waste of time. No show on moving day. Never answered none of my calls on move day. Me and my bro had to rent a truck last minute and do it ourselves. What a joke. I called them cause of the reviews. The people who posted those reviews must have been hired to give good ratings. I learned my lesson. Get real professionals or have family do it for you.
Do not use! Movers stole my $400 patent leather Jordan’s, broke my washer and grabbed my butt while moving me while I’m 9 months pregnant! Was rainy that day so they took an hour break to seee if the weather would lighten up but it didn’t and they still charged me the hour THEY took a break! $1100! I called the office to make the complaints and the man in the phone literally stated he would just send me a claims sheet to make a claim but told me over the phone that they would not be paying out anything.
Appointment time was 2-ish. When I contacted them at 2:30 He said "Our first appointment had way more stuff than they told us so we are going to be late and might be able to get to me by 5 (not sure). I asked if he could recommend another moving company. After calling the other companies I called Always Moving back to see if they could make it around 5 PM. He said it looks like it will be 6 or 7 and then after a heated conversation he hung up on me. I called another company to schedule for the next day.
I dont even want to give them a star. Very unprofessional. I was never told they charge for travel back to their home base only travEl time to my house so that was 15 mins tackled on my time on top of the 15 mins they decided to charge me from traveling from the last person they moved even though I was told I wouldn't be. So I paid them for 2 1/2 hours should have been only 2! The one mover was in a rush to leave because he had to move himself so my job was rushed. Things were just dumped anywhere in the house.
After emailing back and forth with the owner of Always Moving, I scheduled to move a piano on 3/26 at 1:30 pm. At 12:00 noon, the company contacted me, and told me that the movers were at the property and ready to move the piano now. Unfortunately, the home owner was not home or available until 1:00. The company refused to wait for our 1:30 appointment. They cancelled on the spot and sent their movers home.
I had a terrible experience with Always Moving in Rochester, NY. During our move, several pieces of furniture were destroyed, walls and doors were scraped, and several items went missing, including gaming consoles, video games, and two irreplaceable necklaces. On top of that, I personally witnessed the movers allegedly snorting a substance off my dresser, which was appalling behavior. Their conduct was completely unprofessional and unacceptable. I wish that we never let them in our home.
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 fast34 · 54%
- Professional and courteous34 · 54%
- Turned up when they said18 · 29%
- Careful with belongings18 · 29%
- Price matched the quote4 · 6%
- Kept in touch3 · 5%
Counted across the 63 four and five star reviews we have read for Always Moving. A review can mention more than one thing.
In their own words
We went with Always Moving after getting quotes from several other companies, and upon the recommendation of relatives who had used them five years ago. They actually answer the phone and get back to you, which is unusual in today’s world. Three men came to move our belongings about a fifteen minute drive away. They were prompt, courteous, and professional, not to mention extreme hard working. They did not stop!
We hired them to move a piano and they were truly excellent. Punctual, polite and professional. Also very responsive to communication along the way. They offered a very fair price. We will definitely choose them with our next moving project.
Always Moving has moved me MULTIPLE times! I love them and will always use their company for future moves as well. The first time they moved me was out of a rental where my upstairs bathroom ceiling fell into my living room and I had to vacate immediately for repair. Al got me in on a Saturday afternoon asking his guys to put me on the end of the day, making a short Saturday a long full Day for them! Some of my stuff was going to storage and some to families house.
These guys are amazing. This is my second time using them: the first one was a 2 bed going into a 3bed, and now it's a 3bed going into a 4 bed. They're so organized, they're super fast so I suggest you have everything ready to go bc once theyve arrived whatever is in a bag, box, or basket is going on the truck. You can tell they've been doing this for awhile and have fun working together. They break everything down for you and put it back up.
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.
- careful handling11
- efficient staff5
- polite staff5
- piano moving3
- last minute booking3
- fast work2
- professional crew2
- fast move2
- smooth move2
- friendly movers2
What the company says about itself
Taken from Always 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.
- Describes itself as family ownedsays on their website
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Where else this company appears
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