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The Moving Experience

Mover in Santa Maria, California

Its address is in San Luis Obispo, California. It appears here because Google returns it for Santa Maria.

Google rating

4.5

Ratings counted

117

Are 1 or 2 star

10.3%Above typical

The rating breakdown

12 of the 117 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for The Moving Experience are one or two star.

Against other listings in Santa Maria

This company10.3%
Typical listing in Santa Maria3.9%

6.3 percentage points higher than the middle of the 13 listings in Santa Maria we can publish a rate for.

Google’s published star breakdown

Distribution of star ratings as published by Google
RatingDistributionCountShare
5 star
10186.3%
4 star
21.7%
3 star
21.7%
2 star
10.9%
1 star
119.4%

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 The Moving Experience at 10.3%. 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 The Moving Experience, counted by matching the words they used.

  • Price rose after the quote3 · 33%
  • Late, delayed or a no-show3 · 33%
  • Crew conduct3 · 33%
  • Damage to belongings2 · 22%
  • Items missing or never delivered2 · 22%
  • Belongings withheld over payment2 · 22%

Counted across the 9 one and two star reviews we have read for The Moving Experience. 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 reviewScott H.a year ago
This is the WORST moving company I’ve ever dealt with. Like many others, they arrived late, half-finished the job, and held me hostage mid-move by demanding more money. ***Expect them to BLAME YOU for their failures, just like their response to every bad review on Google.*** I recently hired The Moving Experience to help with a move across San Luis Obispo, and I regret the decision. Despite accommodating a last-minute date change, the experience was disastrous.
Reply from the business

We’re very sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction with your move and want to address the points you’ve raised with transparency and professionalism. … More

1-star Google reviewBetha year ago
Avoid at all costs. Asked for them to load a 15 foot U-Haul. Charged 1300+ dollars. To load a truck. Experienced movers did not arrive at the move site due to over booking on the company’s end. Instead the dispatcher/manager and another new person arrived. The women showed up with only a broken dolly. Did not follow instructions, and broke over 1000 dollars of our belongings. Over another 1000 dollars of items we asked to be packed never made it to the destination.
Reply from the business

We're truly sorry to hear about your experience and the challenges you faced during your move. This is not the standard of service we strive to provide, and we take your feedback very seriously. … More

1-star Google reviewScott M.2 years ago
I'm a mover in Portland, Oregon. This morning two of us were called in last-minute to unload a truck from The Moving Experience. The customer paid for them to do a full move. Their crew showed up to pack & load, and assured him that there would be a moving crew on-site in Portland to unload. He came to Portland and waited for his stuff to arrive - he paid for 2 movers to drive, in shifts. Last night at 9 pm, one driver showed up with the truck, and nobody to unload it.
Reply from the business

HI Scott, this review is completely uninformed and not true. Please remove your defamatory review as it is not an accurate depiction of expectations set and the delivery of our service. The Client agreed to have movers scheduled at the … More

1-star Google reviewAlice G.2 years ago
Shameless price gouging- will move you out of state but then refuse to unload you once your things arrive at their destination. I was never told about this clause in our initial agreement. What moving company doesn’t unload your things upon arrival???? Then - they didn’t show up at the agreed-upon time TWICE so the laborers I had to hire to help unload had to be cancelled TWICE.
Reply from the business

Our pricing and expectations are clear all around. We offered you: loading a u-haul, an exclusive move, or a piggybacked semi truck move (cheaper). The reason we are able to do a piggybacked move much cheaper is because we are not sending a … More

1-star Google reviewPies M.2 years ago
There is nothing good that can be said about this moving company! BEWARE! Moving date scheduled for the 12th of sept, at 9 -10am they NEVER SHOWED UP WITH THE BOOKED SEMI TRUCK! NEVER CALLED TO EXPLAIN OR RESCHEDULE AND RAN MY CREDIT CARD FOR $2400 AND WILL NOT RETURN or reverse their charges! CURRENTLY IN A FRAUD CLAIM THROUGH MY BANK. This was to be an out of state move from calif to Oregon, and the apt MOVING OUT OF HAS ALREADY BEEN RENTED!
Reply from the business

Hi, Pies Mom: We would not charge for a move that was not performed by our error -- we take full accountability and responsibility for any errors or issues caused by us. However, if we have a truck and movers show up, including a Class A … More

1-star Google reviewStyled W.2 years ago
This company is a scam! Do not use them we were told our move would be $400. I called and paid over the phone to Nicole. She never said that they would be keeping my card on file. The next morning after the move I checked my bank account and they had charged 4 different charges. Totaling over $1300. No one told me there was any additional charges!!!!!!! I called and they said someone would return my call no one has called me back! This company is dishonest. We are making a police report and contacting our bank.
Reply from the business

We refuse to devalue other, more reasonable Clients, by giving you a free move. We charged you *exactly* as agreed, even after you added 10x to your move. We went above and beyond by doing work outside the scope of a moving company (carpet … More

1-star Google reviewVanessa-Ann M.11 months ago
Very unprofessional and didn’t help us and left us stranded with our moving stuff. Dylan was helping us and was very rude and sarcastic and Bryan took over and didn’t help us and hung up and they also called us 15 mins arriving time which 9:30 to 10:30 so they called at 10:15am. Would not recommend this company who’s very unprofessional and doesn’t answer the phone
Reply from the business

Hi Vanessa-Ann, We’re very sorry to hear about your experience, and this is absolutely not the … More

1-star Google reviewAlfredo C.8 months ago
Movers were good, but it was way overpriced. $1500 for 4 hours of work. The initial estimate given showed a max of 1600 but they assured me it wouldn’t be that close to the max since it was about 10 bulk items. It came out to over $300 an hour .
Reply from the business

Hi Alfredo, Thank you for choosing The Moving Experience and for sharing your feedback. … More

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 courteous10 · 59%
  • Worked hard and fast4 · 24%
  • Careful with belongings2 · 12%
  • Turned up when they said1 · 6%
  • Kept in touch1 · 6%

Counted across the 17 four and five star reviews we have read for The Moving Experience. A review can mention more than one thing.

In their own words

5-star Google reviewAmy M.7 months ago
I truly cannot say enough good things about The Moving Experience. From start to finish, this was hands-down the best moving experience I’ve ever had (and yes, they live up to the name!). Ryan the team were professional, punctual, incredibly efficient, and genuinely kind—something you don’t always get during a move.They treated my belongings with so much care, communicated clearly throughout the process, and worked seamlessly together.
5-star Google reviewLibby R.3 months ago
Best moving experience I’ve ever had! The team at The Moving Experience are incredibly hardworking. After a great experience using them to move our business, we hired them again just a few months later for our home. Even with rain on moving day, they had everything loaded, transported, and delivered in record time.
5-star Google reviewRay R.8 months ago
I'm very pleased with my experience. I appreciated that five big guys/movers arrived to help with my business move. They completed everything within an hour and handled my furniture carefully. Not a single item was damaged. I found the pricing to be fair. Overall, the experience was excellent, and I plan to hire them again for my next move, hopefully a long time from now.
5-star Google reviewSteven W.a year ago
Aaron and his crew have moved us twice. They worked with us on our last move as it was labor intensive with 2 pianos and a giant table in the contents. He was fair in the pricing and the crew worked hard to accomplish the move. I recommend Aaron and The Moving Experience for all your moving needs.
Reply from the business

Hi Steven, Thank you so much for the thoughtful review and for trusting us with two of your moves. Handling specialty items like pianos and oversized furniture takes skill and teamwork, and we’re glad our crew delivered the level of care and effort you expected.

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 movers11
  • efficient crew10
  • fair pricing5
  • estimate4
  • piano moving4
  • friendly office staff3
  • careful handling of furniture3
  • fragile item packing2
  • clear communication2
  • hot tub moving2

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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Before you hire The Moving Experience

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