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Dan the Moving Man

Mover in Spokane, Washington

Google rating

4.8

Ratings counted

397

Are 1 or 2 star

2.8%Around typical

The rating breakdown

11 of the 397 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for Dan the Moving Man are one or two star.

Against other listings in Spokane

This company2.8%
Typical listing in Spokane3.4%

About the same as the middle of the 21 listings in Spokane we can publish a rate for.

Google’s published star breakdown

Distribution of star ratings as published by Google
RatingDistributionCountShare
5 star
37293.7%
4 star
102.5%
3 star
41.0%
2 star
20.5%
1 star
92.3%

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%.

Against every mover we can rate
0–5%
7,048
5–10%
1,993
10–20%
1,265
20%+
454

The marker is Dan the Moving Man at 2.8%. 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 Dan the Moving Man, counted by matching the words they used.

  • Damage to belongings3 · 33%
  • Price rose after the quote2 · 22%
  • Late, delayed or a no-show1 · 11%
  • Crew conduct1 · 11%

Counted across the 9 one and two star reviews we have read for Dan the Moving Man. 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 reviewKristen O.5 years ago
Over All Poor experience! So sad cause I really enjoyed Dan the Piano man! For the past 22 years I’ve used him/them to tune and service my piano, taken lesson and recommend them. I hired them to move my piano 7.6 miles. Easy pickup and drop off piano on wheels. I get hard workers are hard to find but after speaking with the manager Ray I would stay clear of their business.
1-star Google reviewFelicia L.3 years ago
Awful service so rude, so beyond unprofessional broke very sentimental items over charged me for their mess up. I would never EVER ! Hire “Dan the moving man” what a god awful experience, almost 30 minutes late. Worst in Spokane by far! With a personality to match! No stars
Reply from the business

This is a troll account. We've never done business with this person.

1-star Google reviewBarbara J.4 years ago
We were very disappointed in the way our furniture and other possessions were handled. Furniture was broken when removed from the truck with no offer to compensate., a piano leg was left out and was delivered a week later. Furniture was going to be left out of the truck on our back patio in the outdoors for a week ( They underestimated the trucks needed to do the job.) This included couches and wood furniture that surely would have been damaged if we hadn't stopped them from leaving it there.
1-star Google reviewAmanda D.a year ago
Was really excited to work with this company after a great conversation and quote. All i had to do was call back and verify the date of moving. I called back a little over a week later and the day i wanted was booked. Ok, that was on me since i wasn't sure what day i wanted to do this. But what really upset me was, after being on the phone for almost 20 minutes the 1st time, did the quote , recieved the quoted price for the work, she suddenly had no documentation of our conversation and the quote doubled in price.
Reply from the business

Amanda, I'm sorry to hear that you felt my company deserved a one-star review. Especially when we never got the chance to serve you. We charge by the quarter hour and so despite what your estimate was during either conversation, you would have been charged the appropriate price in the end.

1-star Google reviewM. C.4 years ago
Lack of communication between the front office, back office and the team in the field led to half of an ABF trailer being left unloaded in a storage facility. With a “sorry we have other customers, we won’t be able to finish. Our next available slot is 7 days from now. Not happy at all. Left me scrambling at 3:30 on a Saturday to find another company that could finish the job. There was no way the owner of the storage facility was going to let 2 ABF trailers sit and block his other customers for a week.
1-star Google reviewRyan R.5 years ago
I haven't used their service, could be great, but I'd be hesitant after seeing how one of their employees drives. Subaru with the Dan's wrap on it. Going at least 45 in a 35. Witnessed him cut off multiple drivers, including myself, and never once used a blinker when moving across multiple lanes. Somebody tell this guy not to drive like a bonehead in a vehicle that can be so plainly identified. Hopefully they don't drive like that in their moving trucks with your piano in the back.
2-star Google reviewKen H.3 years ago
Had the company move our household goods and really wanted to have a local company since we were moving locally. Really disappointed with cost overrun and the lack of professional attention. I think this was too big of a job. Nice folks but over there heads with this move.
1-star Google reviewCraig P.2 years ago
Called in to ask about removing items from dressers and was told that was their policy. I asked to talk to salesman to see if we might have any options. Was told the salesman MIGHT call me back and he has not called. Is that really the way to provide service? Disappointed!
Reply from the business

Hi, Craig. I'm sorry that you felt we deserved a one-star rating, even though we were never hired by you. Our evaluator, was concerned with the size of the dresser and the turn that it needed to make in order to come out of the room. We would have loved to place the contents into boxes for you.

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 courteous187 · 58%
  • Worked hard and fast121 · 38%
  • Careful with belongings70 · 22%
  • Turned up when they said59 · 18%
  • Kept in touch21 · 7%
  • Price matched the quote16 · 5%

Counted across the 322 four and five star reviews we have read for Dan the Moving Man. A review can mention more than one thing.

In their own words

5-star Google reviewAlison P.3 years ago
Dan and his team did an amazing job moving my great grandmother’s heavy, antique piano into our home. Walt, Chris & Anthony were very efficient and careful in the process of moving the heavy instrument up several aggregate stairs. Fair pricing plus friendly & clear communication. As a bonus, we discovered tuning services are available as well. Highly recommend!!
Reply from the business

Thank you so much for leaving the review! Yes, we still; tune, rebuild, move and even sell pianos! Please let us know if we can assist you with anything else, Alison.

5-star Google reviewThomas B.5 years ago
I recently moved from Spokane to Cheney and I called Dan to do the move. Originally it was set for April 1 St but I had to reschedule till the 8th. They were fine with the change and the office staff worked with me to find a suitable day. So the day of the move they showed up right on time and quickly loaded my stuff on their truck. The loading only took.at most 20 minutes with only two people. I followed the truck to my new house and again they got right to it and were done in no time.
5-star Google reviewRose C.4 years ago
Let me be honest. Before the actual completion of the move, I was only going to give this company 4/5 stars. So I called on a Tuesday and booked a move for the next Friday. They came out before to see what needed to be moved and to give me a quote. A few minutes later, I get a call from them to tell me they just realized they weren’t going to have enough guys that Friday and to see if I could change the move to the following Monday.
5-star Google reviewJohn W.a year ago
I am a little late writing this review (because I just figured where to leave it) but I would be remiss if I didn't write to say that I had a fantastic experience with Jose and his crew earlier this month. I needed them to pack my daughter's furnishings, including a spinet piano, into a Upack trailer for shipment to New York state. I have done lots of small moves locally but never a large, cross-country move, so I just did not know how to pack the trailer.
Reply from the business

Hi John, thanks so much for taking the time to recommend us! Jose and the crew really appreciate the kind words. We're so glad we were able to provide an excellent experience for you and Claire!

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.

  • piano selection99
  • piano moving53
  • polite staff44
  • professional crew26
  • careful movers14
  • furniture moving9
  • safe packing3
  • piano storage2
  • piano repair2
  • box moving2

What the company says about itself

Taken from Dan the Moving Man’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.

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  • yellowpages.comdirectory
  • yelp.comreviews

Before you hire Dan the Moving Man

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