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Grand River Moving

Mover in Kitchener, Ontario

Google rating

4.1

Ratings counted

410

Are 1 or 2 star

21.2%Well above typical

The rating breakdown

87 of the 410 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for Grand River Moving are one or two star.

Against other listings in Kitchener

This company21.2%
Typical listing in Kitchener3.2%

18.0 percentage points higher than the middle of the 20 listings in Kitchener we can publish a rate for.

Google’s published star breakdown

Distribution of star ratings as published by Google
RatingDistributionCountShare
5 star
29271.2%
4 star
245.9%
3 star
71.7%
2 star
82.0%
1 star
7919.3%

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 Grand River Moving at 21.2%. 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 Grand River Moving, counted by matching the words they used.

  • Damage to belongings27 · 35%
  • Late, delayed or a no-show20 · 26%
  • Crew conduct20 · 26%
  • Stopped responding14 · 18%
  • Items missing or never delivered9 · 12%
  • Price rose after the quote7 · 9%
  • Belongings withheld over payment1 · 1%

Counted across the 78 one and two star reviews we have read for Grand River 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

1-star Google reviewJordan M.4 years ago
*DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY* By far the worst experience I’ve ever had with a company! Extremely unprofessional, rude, ignorant scam artists. Showed up 2 hours late with no phone call that they would be late at all, damaged property, overcharged, left furniture unwrapped out in wet conditions and the list goes on. After trying to contact the office with no response for days, finally reached Nicole in the office only to be called stupid along with other vulgar names and getting hung up on.
Reply from the business

The police took action against you guys for harassment, not us. We will post a Facebook post revealing all of your lies. All I will say for now, is that you booked as a 3 bedroom townhouse with kitchen, and living room, but no basement.

1-star Google reviewBessy A.a year ago
We hired this moving company twice—once to move out of our old house and a couple of months later to move into our new house. While the movers were friendly and initially made us feel like we were in good hands, the experience turned out to be extremely disappointing. After the first move, there was a discrepancy in the price they tried to charge us, which we only resolved after back-and-forth discussions with the owner. We gave them another chance for our second move, but that was a huge mistake.
Reply from the business

Hi Bessy and Luke, After your first move with us, it is unfortunate to see that you did not share any feedback from your satisfaction at that time, yet wait until you have something negative to say before sharing.

1-star Google reviewAdam C.3 years ago
Wouldn’t recommend these movers as moving things myself would have gone better. -Sent a truck which couldn’t backup -After paying the movers and agreeing to an end time one mover tried getting more money out of us and we felt like they were going to hold our belongings hostage -There was infighting between movers and took 3 breaks in the first three hours -Ended up moving things myself and had to bring in additional help to get things moved Simply put I would not recommend using these movers.
2-star Google reviewColin G.Edited 6 years ago
Thought I should share my Experience with you in regards to the Move from Cambridge to Woodstock. Feb 2020. I called and requested a Quote in December. I did receive a quote over the phone and Email From Jesse who is the General Manager and not the Owner. I did explain to him that we would have all the small items moved, and all they had to worry about was the Large Furniture Items. Dressers, Couches, Beds etc, nothing small.
1-star Google reviewBrittany K.4 years ago
My experience with Grand River moving was very unpleasant. They were abrasive, unprofessional and did not care about my customer experience or satisfaction. The company “who hasn’t had a scratched floor claim in years” left multiple deep scratches in my refinished oak floors in my upstairs hallway and bedroom. I spoke to receptionist who asked me what I thought was fair compensation for the damage they caused. I had the flooring company (who had just refinished the floors) quote me 400$ to fix the scratches.
Reply from the business

I apologize you were not satisfied with our monetary reimbursement offer. If you'd like I can send over a copy of your signed agreement where you did not opt for additional coverage and signed agreeing to our standard insurance.

1-star Google reviewJames M.9 years ago
Don't use this company - sent an estimator to our house and when he arrived I let him know we were on a tight schedule (something came up at work) so if he could do this quickly that would be appreciated. I think this annoyed him. I am surprised they still have such a rude unprofessional individual on their staff.
Reply from the business

Customer allowed 6 minutes for me to do an estimate. When he was told it would be a gyessls and that the entire house to be moved was going to be 6 to 8 hrs for 3 people he argued and told me the last time he moved it only took 3 hrs for 2 men when I told him impossible he told me he did not like…

1-star Google reviewFernanda P.5 years ago
I wish my husband and I had the opportunity to see the great work that the movers do (based on these reviews) but after waiting 9 hours for the truck to arrive we called to cancel. Unfortunately for us it seems we scheduled our move on the worst possible day as their 4 trucks were stuck somewhere else finishing other jobs - which we would have understood IF there was better communication and service.
1-star Google reviewKaren S.Edited 9 years ago
The absolute worst movers that we have ever had....showed up with a small truck that was to move a four bedroom house. There were to be 3 guys and only 2 came. We had to wait for 4 hours for another truck and two more drivers. Drivers were very friendly but did a lot of cigarette breaks and talking. Driver Darius said do not be to hard on Lee when you call ( Lee is who comes out to do the quote) that he always under quotes....yeah no wonder so he can get the business contract signed Was supposed to have picture…
Reply from the business

They said movers were wonderful and worked very hard. They added extra items approx half a truck and added an extra delivery but did not want to pay for extra work. Just think we should get paid for extras..should not have to work for nothing.

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 courteous163 · 58%
  • Worked hard and fast121 · 43%
  • Careful with belongings60 · 21%
  • Turned up when they said35 · 12%
  • Kept in touch20 · 7%
  • Price matched the quote7 · 2%

Counted across the 281 four and five star reviews we have read for Grand River Moving. A review can mention more than one thing.

In their own words

5-star Google reviewIan B.a year ago
PERFECT EXPERIENCE! We hired Grand River Moving to move my elderly mother in law today, and I highly recommend this company. They were helpful with planning, on time, on budget, had reasonable pricing, and the team we had moving today were FANTASTIC! Honestly, they were just so professional, communicated really well, were careful, respectful with her things, helped place everything in the new home, and were really friendly guys. Thank you Dahir, DJ, and TG: you made it such a pleasant experience.
4-star Google reviewNadine D.3 years ago
In late December 2022 we sold our home and had approx 30 days to move out. Part of the sale included getting rid of 2 fridges, stoves and freezers, couch, loveseat, hutch and other heavy items in our basement/shed. We are seniors and needed help moving these items to the front of our house for a pick up. We were on a "time crunch" and called Grand River Moving to see if they could help. Thankfully they could. They sent over two excellent workers named Fuller and Luis.
5-star Google reviewTerri-Lee3 years ago
After speaking, and meeting with Nicole we were sold! Nicole was prompt in coming out to our home, friendly, honest and accurate with her estimate and pricing. Nicole is quick to respond to calls and texts. Which is so reassuring during what started out for us to be a stressful time in our lives. Nicole is so easy to work with and gave us a lot of reassurance and peace of mind.
5-star Google reviewAmy S.9 years ago
Forgive the long story but it explains why we are so very happy with Grand River Moving!...My husband and I travel for work so we have very little time at home. We had sold our home and hired a well known and well referred moving company to do the majority of our packing (to save us taking time off) and also our move. We were given a very pricey quote, however figured we were hiring a reputable company and they were, after all, going to have quite the job ahead of them.
Reply from the business

Thank you so much. Glad to help your last minute dilema

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 movers51
  • polite staff41
  • efficient movers24
  • fast job6
  • quote process3
  • hot tub moving3
  • accurate quote3
  • punctual movers2
  • piano moving2
  • box placement2

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.

  • facebook.comsocial
  • chamberofcommerce.comdirectory

Before you hire Grand River Moving

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