HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers
Moving and storage service in Greenville, South Carolina
Google rating
4.8
Ratings counted
259
Are 1 or 2 star
5.4%Around typical
The rating breakdown
14 of the 259 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers are one or two star.
Against other movers in Greenville
2.8 percentage points higher than the middle of the 19 movers in Greenville we can publish a rate for.
Google’s published star breakdown
| Rating | Distribution | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 star | 241 | 93.1% | |
| 4 star | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 3 star | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 star | 1 | 0.4% | |
| 1 star | 13 | 5.0% |
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 HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers at 5.4%. 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 HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers, counted by matching the words they used.
- Damage to belongings11 · 85%
- Items missing or never delivered6 · 46%
- Crew conduct2 · 15%
- Price rose after the quote1 · 8%
- Stopped responding1 · 8%
Counted across the 13 one and two star reviews we have read for HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers. 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
DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY! I have moved several times in my life and this was by far the worse experience I have ever had. Numerous items were damaged including an antique dining room table and china cabinet. Also damaged was a brand new Weber grille, a Craftsman air compressor, a stainless steel refrigerator, several plates, and a couple of stereo speakers. We attempted to contact Mr. Auston but spoke with who I believe to be his receptionist or maybe a family member. She was short and rude!
This company doesn't even deserve one star. After our move and storage time with this company, they delivered our belongings, many of which were damaged beyond repair as well as several missing large items , family antiques and also overcharged us a month of storage fees. With many months of the owner promising to make things right, they did not. We were forced to proceed in to Arbitration which we were awarded a substantial refund, the company has still yet to pay.
We used a high-end "small loads" company to move a family heirloom dining room set and china cabinet from Greenville across the country, and that company set us up with HD Auston for the local packing. The guys who came out to the house did very minimal wrapping/packing as they took the items and told us they would do a full protection packing job in the warehouse before loading the items into a crate.
Updated Post: Items were stolen during my move and we did not realize it until much later (that without a doubt happened during the move- have digital proof). When I brought this to ownership's attention, they did an "internal investigation" and found no wrong-doing. All of those employees still work there. I really enjoyed our experience, but having thieves within your mix is bad for business. Because of that, I would never recommend this company.
Horrible! They left an expensive computer on their truck unprotected for 2 days. It does not work-I reported that it was missing and they returned it broken! Dishes are broken due to poor packing, and precious heirlooms are broken. 3 lamps were broken. Scratches on my original wood floors, damaged, the front porch because they backed into it! Very unprofessional! I fear for my life because I am giving them bad reviews and have reported them to the BBB. They know where I live!
This company stole from me. I had a five gallon water jug I’ve been collecting change in for over a decade. It was somewhere in the range if $400 to $500 dollars in change. I was going to use this money to go on a trip one day. Wen I called the owner to confront him he insinuated that I was lying by telling me I need to file a police report for the “alleged” theft. Please help me in spreading the word.
Do not use this company! My daughter's furniture was ruined as well as my walls in my new home. When asked how they was going to fix it, they suggested I send my dresser with them to be fixed by someone they knew. I declined and asked if this person could come to the house to do the repair. They also said they would send someone out to fix my walls. This could have easily been taken care of by compensating for the damage or taking money off the price. I have not heard from them since the 31st.
Hardy is a nice man. However my property was loaded obviously with a blatant disregard for damage. My stuff moved from Greer SC to Fairmont WV. Not quite 500 miles. I was traveling behind the truck by a day. Im told by my son in law when the door was opened things started to fall out onto the ground. 5000 dollars to move my stuff like this? I have a broken TV, broken plant pots, broken furniture and many more. I dont recommend this bunch at all.
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 courteous105 · 49%
- Worked hard and fast47 · 22%
- Careful with belongings40 · 19%
- Turned up when they said38 · 18%
- Kept in touch21 · 10%
- Price matched the quote2 · <1%
Counted across the 215 four and five star reviews we have read for HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers. A review can mention more than one thing.
In their own words
Movers went to great lengths to be extremely careful not to damage anything. Polite, prompt and worked fast. Communication was great as well. Highly recommend this business.
HD Auston was simply awesome. Adam, Curtis and Rick figured out a way to fit everything in the truck, through the doors and where it belonged while taking care of both the items and our house. From figuring out how to fit a treadmill through 3 separate doors, to rebuilding beds these guys were awesome. Cannot recommend them enough. Great guys, great work, great price.
Hardy's 3 guys (John, James and Rich) arrived at 9:45 and immediately went to work evaluating the furniture and getting an idea of all the rooms. They loaded up our largest sofa first, using a black wrap around the entire sofa to protect it. This was not an extra charge, this was just included. They wrapped all major pieces of furniture with either black plastic wrap or blankets. Everything was packed very well and efficiently on the truck. The guys were very polite and quick.
So when it comes to a restaurant, a car detailer, or a dry cleaner, perhaps these are services that you are going to use repeatedly. If one of these service providers has a bad day or is a little off, there is a possibility you MAY give them another chance. Why not, right? It’s a steak that was a little over or a spot that was missed on your triple black Corvette. However, when it comes to house movers, how many chances are they going to get to “get it right”?
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 handling27
- kind staff19
- professional movers14
- efficient movers9
- helpful emails5
- prompt arrival3
- patient movers2
- piano moving2
- last minute move2
- punctual movers2
What the company says about itself
Taken from HD Auston Moving Systems - Greenville SC Movers’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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- Says it is licensedsays on their website
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“Hardy Auston directly: (864) 269-0073 Licensed Insured Locally Owned Since 1945 HD”Raw text captured from the page, including any surrounding navigation.
- Says it is insuredsays on their website
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- States how long it has tradedsays on their website
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“…served Greenville, South Carolina for more than 70 years. Our licensed Greenville local moving c”Raw text captured from the page, including any surrounding navigation.
- States a founding yearsays on their website
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“Greenville's Trusted Family Movers Since 1945 Greenville  Movers  Residential”Raw text captured from the page, including any surrounding navigation.
Where else this company appears
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