Seaside Junk Haulers & Movers, LLC

I called Steve, the owner, approximately 3 weeks prior to my move to set up a team of movers and gave him an estimate on the amount of furniture I required to be moved and the number of boxes that I needed to be moved. Steve gave me a price of $300-$350. On moving day however he began to bully my pregnant wife (who was alone at the house because I had to meet contractors at the new house) by saying that there were far more boxes than he had expected and that now the price for his service would possibly double or triple. I had to return to the house to talk to Steve who at this time told me that they offered free estimates (this would have been valuable information prior to moving day). After much negotiating, and feeling backed against a wall since half of my belongings had already been loaded into the truck, we agreed to $450. The rest of the move went relatively smoothly, except that Steve kept asking me if I wanted my furniture put back together in my new house. I felt like I was upsetting him by expecting him to complete the job we were paying him for. As we began unpacking boxes we noticed that many boxes (20+) were not in their specified rooms, or even the right level of the house, even though all were clearly marked on two sides and I informed Steve and his crew of the labels before they began unloading. Many boxes were put in the basement even though they belonged on the main level. The laziness of the crew ultimately resulted in more work for them. We are also missing hardware to some furniture and many of our boxes that were labeled as fragile have broken items and were left upside down. My wife is convinced (and she may very well be correct) that Steve and his crew did this out of spite due to the discrepancy with the price early on.