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Andersen Van & Storage

Moving and storage service in Santa Maria, California

Google rating

3.6

Ratings counted

18

Are 1 or 2 star

Not enough ratings

The rating breakdown

Google shows 18 ratings for this business. Below twenty, a percentage swings too far on a single review to mean anything, so we don’t publish one. 6 of those are one or two star.

Google’s published star breakdown

Distribution of star ratings as published by Google
RatingDistributionCountShare
5 star
1161.1%
4 star
15.6%
3 star
00%
2 star
00%
1 star
633.3%

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%.

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 Andersen Van & Storage, counted by matching the words they used.

  • Damage to belongings4 · 67%
  • Items missing or never delivered1 · 17%
  • Late, delayed or a no-show1 · 17%
  • Crew conduct1 · 17%

Counted across the 6 one and two star reviews we have read for Andersen Van & 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

1-star Google reviewBrianna F.7 years ago
If I could give zero stars, I would. So disappointed with a company that is suppose to be military friendly. Very rude employees who not only treated my husband and I poorly, but our belongings as well. Wrapping wall decor items in rugs? Seriously? Not wrapping up our box spring to which we were promised would be done “when we get to our warehouse”? Finding things that we asked specifically to be wrapped and packaged coming of the truck not up to par? We’re lucky our items weren’t damaged or lost!
Reply from the business

We hate the fact that this is the customers final feeling of our company. Unfortunately what they are not aware of, and should not ever have to be aware of, is the Actual Service Providers failure to cover this shipment properly. This was … More

1-star Google reviewAdam L.4 years ago
This company is absolutely terrible. I understand not all of these issues fall upon the company, but a majority of them do, namely and arguably the most important parts: inventory of your items, and proper packaging and shipping of these items. First off, they missed my initial pick up date, causing me to not even be in country when they picked up my items due to a military move. Secondly, they did a very lazy and terrible job of "inventory" on my items, if you can even call it that.
1-star Google reviewMelissa L.9 years ago
This company is appalling. My first military move was conducted with this company and I can not tell you how awful my experience was. On the day of my pick up, they attempted once to contact me that morning and it was until I called later in the evening did I get to coordinate a pick up. I wasn't given a window for the pick up prior and the movers arrived extremely late. Subsequently when my belongings were to arrive at my first duty station, the delivery date was pushed back days later.
Reply from the business

We were the origin agent for this shipment. We had absolutely nothing to do with the freight and these items were dropped at the wrong location. As this was a Military move we understand that the customer is not aware of the number of … More

1-star Google reviewReece M.7 years ago
Worst experience. I hired this company to move my items 2 miles down the street. When I called, a lady begin answering a few questions over the phone. She explained how I could hire two men for 140$ per hr minimum of 3 hours or 3 men for 175$ per hr. I called 3 other companies with better ratings but they were booked so I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. I called the lady back and scheduled for July 18th and ordered the 2 men service.
Reply from the business

This was an over the phone estimate. You declined to have us give you a free written estimate. The actual move was far beyond what was described. It was either add a man to make the job move along or leave two men who would have worked … More

1-star Google reviewMeike P.Edited 5 years ago
Original review: Lots of stuff broken in the move. Terrible customer experience. Take photos before and after. Beware! Reply to Anderson Van and Storage: I have your inspection report from the delivery to your storage facility. A chair (a designer recliner worth over $4000) was intact on delivery. I received it smashed; the solid steel pedestal base was a folded like a pancake. It is unsalvageable. This happened in your warehouse. From the photos I see you stack things high.
Reply from the business

We have tried to explain to you that we simply delivered what we received. We were aware that you had damages but all we can do is deliver them to you. We are truly sorry that you had such a horrible military move but just ask that you leave a review for the actual Moving Company that was assigned…

1-star Google reviewMarian D.3 years ago
Had a military move with them recently. Items were broken and all of my hanging clothes/uniforms they just stuffed in a box and are now wrinkles and need to be dry cleaned. For the parts box, they just put it in a box of tape and took me days to find where it was to set up my tables and furniture.

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 fast2 · 29%
  • Professional and courteous2 · 29%
  • Turned up when they said1 · 14%

Counted across the 7 four and five star reviews we have read for Andersen Van & Storage. A review can mention more than one thing.

In their own words

5-star Google reviewAudrey F.4 years ago
Love this family owned and operated company! The packers were efficient and super nice. They paid close attention to some of my weird requests and they weren’t afraid to ask questions on how I wanted something done. We chatted about life the whole time and it really put my nervous self at ease. The paperwork was complete (but I helped them with some itemization) well. A few things were skipped during packing, but I definitely could have done a walk through before they left, so I take the blame on that.
4-star Google reviewAbigail K.10 years ago
I had my things in storage with these guys and then moved to Grass Valley. Every call or concern I had was taken care of promptly and good humor.
5-star Google reviewDestiny H.9 years ago
I've been with company for a while : ( with storage , moving, etc) they have friendly employees. Jorge was very nice and very helpful. He's there everyday to make sure the job gets done. (Talk about the perfect employee!) the owners work tirelessly and I couldn't ask for a better company
5-star Google reviewElijah F.4 years ago
A very organized moving business love the way it operates. Get in and out as fast as they can.

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.

  • military friendly5
  • job3
  • family owned business2

What the company says about itself

Taken from Andersen Van & 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
  • superpages.comdirectory
  • chamberofcommerce.comdirectory
  • yellowpages.comdirectory
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Before you hire Andersen Van & Storage

Whatever this company’s numbers say, the same handful of things go wrong on a move. These guides are how to keep your side of it tight.

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