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  • Report:  #356191

Complaint Review: Nationwide Relocation Services - Ft. Lauderdale Florida

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- Amelia, Ohio,
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Nationwide Relocation Services
6245 Powerline Road Suite 202 Ft. Lauderdale, 33309 Florida, U.S.A.
Phone:
954-776-6436
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Wow, where do I begin. First off, I found NRS via 123movers.com. Will never go there again. I was contacted by Leigh Sanchez. He seemed very friendly and figured I would see if I can get a decent moving quote. I explained to him that I have approx. 3000lbs worth of items to move. No big deal, I got a quote of about $1900, which is very good compared to all the other movers.

I know I should have looked at my storage unit a little bit better to makes sure I knew the exact contents. These guys put on the "Binding Estimate" that I will only have 40 total items.

I was told that I needed to pay $700 up front for the deposit. Ok, still no big deal considering that I will still only be paying $1900. They gave me a date range for when they will pick my stuff up. It was very reasonable. They said to expect a call from the movers as to when they will be here.

I contacted NRS to see when the movers will be here. I was told they will be here on Saturday, which is great. I called on Saturday to find out what time the movers will be coming, the lady told me they will be here in the evening. Ok, kinda late, but I can deal with it. The movers called me at 8pm to notify me that they will arrive in 20 - 30 minutes. They show up at 9pm.

Ok, time to get things moved, right? Wrong...they could not get the big truck in the storage compound. I was told that I will have to pay a lot more now, because they will have to move things over 75 feet. But, they also said they could "work" with me. The guy said if I pay them $500 up front, there will be no issues with the extra fees.

I told the guy, ummm..no! He then contacted his "boss" and came back with a new estimate of $1290 on top of the $1220 that is owed. Told them no, and they put all my stuff back in to the storage unit.

I guess the whole point is...DO NOT HIRE NATIONAL RELOCATION SERVICES for anything!!!

Eric

Amelia, Ohio

U.S.A.


5 Updates & Rebuttals

Rocksright

Miami,
Florida,
U.S.A.
The Truth about NATIONWIDE

#2UPDATE Employee

Tue, July 29, 2008

First off, let me state that in the moving industry there are NO guarantees, EVER. I don't care what company you go with, just like in any industry, anything can go wrong, unfortunately that's not the case with all employees, some of us, and most of us rather, actually care about our customers and take ownership by monitoring their moves from start to finish. It's easy...as long as the furniture is accurate and you as a customer will have plenty of time to review the list and the actual weight before you actually are asked to reserve, then there is NO reason why you should pay more then quoted. As far as the mover NOT showing up, well that can happen with any company, anything can go wrong, a lot of this depends on your rapport with your SR. Moving consultant, it also depends on how much your willing to spend on your move, if your a cheap person, then you will get cheap service, I understand every one wants to save as much as possible, but lets be honest... Here's an Example: What's the difference between a Mercedes and a Camry beside close to $50,000, I mean they are both cars and are designed to take you from point A to point B... I don't care what company you choose, you can always fall victim to a scam, The A rating we have with the BBB is based on over 90,000 moves, out of 90,000 moves we have had only 670 complaints, which is a less the 1% complaint ratio and if you research further, you will see that out of those 670, '0' went unanswered... In conclusion, realize that the SR. moving consultants at Nationwide are BROKERS and just like any brokers in any industry, they make a small percentage of the reservation, a mortgage broke, sports broker, commodities broke and moving broker makes a living by commission, they are trained to monitor the move and get you the best rate as possible, but lets be honest....The customers that are not price conscience will get the 'A' rated service they deserve, the customers that want everything for free, well, this doesn't really motivate any moving consultant to go above and beyond the call of duty.. I mean would you work for free....? So, just remember that not everyone at Nationwide is a scammer, one thing I can attest to is that the management at NATIONWIDE doesn't play and they have 0 tolerance for any type of deceit, this is the truth...They will fire someone on the spot if they are to hear of a any type lies, scams or people not following policy and procedure. So, don't believe everything you read, a lot of these stories are written by disgruntled employees, competitors, even owners of moving companies that can not compete with Nationwide overall service... I honestly wish you guys the best on your moves and remember there are actually good, kind hearted employees that want to provide customers with a good experience and take pride in their work, as I do...


Rocksright

Miami,
Florida,
U.S.A.
The Truth about NATIONWIDE

#3UPDATE Employee

Tue, July 29, 2008

First off, let me state that in the moving industry there are NO guarantees, EVER. I don't care what company you go with, just like in any industry, anything can go wrong, unfortunately that's not the case with all employees, some of us, and most of us rather, actually care about our customers and take ownership by monitoring their moves from start to finish. It's easy...as long as the furniture is accurate and you as a customer will have plenty of time to review the list and the actual weight before you actually are asked to reserve, then there is NO reason why you should pay more then quoted. As far as the mover NOT showing up, well that can happen with any company, anything can go wrong, a lot of this depends on your rapport with your SR. Moving consultant, it also depends on how much your willing to spend on your move, if your a cheap person, then you will get cheap service, I understand every one wants to save as much as possible, but lets be honest... Here's an Example: What's the difference between a Mercedes and a Camry beside close to $50,000, I mean they are both cars and are designed to take you from point A to point B... I don't care what company you choose, you can always fall victim to a scam, The A rating we have with the BBB is based on over 90,000 moves, out of 90,000 moves we have had only 670 complaints, which is a less the 1% complaint ratio and if you research further, you will see that out of those 670, '0' went unanswered... In conclusion, realize that the SR. moving consultants at Nationwide are BROKERS and just like any brokers in any industry, they make a small percentage of the reservation, a mortgage broke, sports broker, commodities broke and moving broker makes a living by commission, they are trained to monitor the move and get you the best rate as possible, but lets be honest....The customers that are not price conscience will get the 'A' rated service they deserve, the customers that want everything for free, well, this doesn't really motivate any moving consultant to go above and beyond the call of duty.. I mean would you work for free....? So, just remember that not everyone at Nationwide is a scammer, one thing I can attest to is that the management at NATIONWIDE doesn't play and they have 0 tolerance for any type of deceit, this is the truth...They will fire someone on the spot if they are to hear of a any type lies, scams or people not following policy and procedure. So, don't believe everything you read, a lot of these stories are written by disgruntled employees, competitors, even owners of moving companies that can not compete with Nationwide overall service... I honestly wish you guys the best on your moves and remember there are actually good, kind hearted employees that want to provide customers with a good experience and take pride in their work, as I do...


Rocksright

Miami,
Florida,
U.S.A.
The Truth about NATIONWIDE

#4UPDATE Employee

Tue, July 29, 2008

First off, let me state that in the moving industry there are NO guarantees, EVER. I don't care what company you go with, just like in any industry, anything can go wrong, unfortunately that's not the case with all employees, some of us, and most of us rather, actually care about our customers and take ownership by monitoring their moves from start to finish. It's easy...as long as the furniture is accurate and you as a customer will have plenty of time to review the list and the actual weight before you actually are asked to reserve, then there is NO reason why you should pay more then quoted. As far as the mover NOT showing up, well that can happen with any company, anything can go wrong, a lot of this depends on your rapport with your SR. Moving consultant, it also depends on how much your willing to spend on your move, if your a cheap person, then you will get cheap service, I understand every one wants to save as much as possible, but lets be honest... Here's an Example: What's the difference between a Mercedes and a Camry beside close to $50,000, I mean they are both cars and are designed to take you from point A to point B... I don't care what company you choose, you can always fall victim to a scam, The A rating we have with the BBB is based on over 90,000 moves, out of 90,000 moves we have had only 670 complaints, which is a less the 1% complaint ratio and if you research further, you will see that out of those 670, '0' went unanswered... In conclusion, realize that the SR. moving consultants at Nationwide are BROKERS and just like any brokers in any industry, they make a small percentage of the reservation, a mortgage broke, sports broker, commodities broke and moving broker makes a living by commission, they are trained to monitor the move and get you the best rate as possible, but lets be honest....The customers that are not price conscience will get the 'A' rated service they deserve, the customers that want everything for free, well, this doesn't really motivate any moving consultant to go above and beyond the call of duty.. I mean would you work for free....? So, just remember that not everyone at Nationwide is a scammer, one thing I can attest to is that the management at NATIONWIDE doesn't play and they have 0 tolerance for any type of deceit, this is the truth...They will fire someone on the spot if they are to hear of a any type lies, scams or people not following policy and procedure. So, don't believe everything you read, a lot of these stories are written by disgruntled employees, competitors, even owners of moving companies that can not compete with Nationwide overall service... I honestly wish you guys the best on your moves and remember there are actually good, kind hearted employees that want to provide customers with a good experience and take pride in their work, as I do...


Rocksright

Miami,
Florida,
U.S.A.
The Truth about NATIONWIDE

#5UPDATE Employee

Tue, July 29, 2008

First off, let me state that in the moving industry there are NO guarantees, EVER. I don't care what company you go with, just like in any industry, anything can go wrong, unfortunately that's not the case with all employees, some of us, and most of us rather, actually care about our customers and take ownership by monitoring their moves from start to finish. It's easy...as long as the furniture is accurate and you as a customer will have plenty of time to review the list and the actual weight before you actually are asked to reserve, then there is NO reason why you should pay more then quoted. As far as the mover NOT showing up, well that can happen with any company, anything can go wrong, a lot of this depends on your rapport with your SR. Moving consultant, it also depends on how much your willing to spend on your move, if your a cheap person, then you will get cheap service, I understand every one wants to save as much as possible, but lets be honest... Here's an Example: What's the difference between a Mercedes and a Camry beside close to $50,000, I mean they are both cars and are designed to take you from point A to point B... I don't care what company you choose, you can always fall victim to a scam, The A rating we have with the BBB is based on over 90,000 moves, out of 90,000 moves we have had only 670 complaints, which is a less the 1% complaint ratio and if you research further, you will see that out of those 670, '0' went unanswered... In conclusion, realize that the SR. moving consultants at Nationwide are BROKERS and just like any brokers in any industry, they make a small percentage of the reservation, a mortgage broke, sports broker, commodities broke and moving broker makes a living by commission, they are trained to monitor the move and get you the best rate as possible, but lets be honest....The customers that are not price conscience will get the 'A' rated service they deserve, the customers that want everything for free, well, this doesn't really motivate any moving consultant to go above and beyond the call of duty.. I mean would you work for free....? So, just remember that not everyone at Nationwide is a scammer, one thing I can attest to is that the management at NATIONWIDE doesn't play and they have 0 tolerance for any type of deceit, this is the truth...They will fire someone on the spot if they are to hear of a any type lies, scams or people not following policy and procedure. So, don't believe everything you read, a lot of these stories are written by disgruntled employees, competitors, even owners of moving companies that can not compete with Nationwide overall service... I honestly wish you guys the best on your moves and remember there are actually good, kind hearted employees that want to provide customers with a good experience and take pride in their work, as I do...


Eric

Amelia,
Ohio,
U.S.A.
They will not pay back the deposit no matter what.

#6Author of original report

Tue, July 29, 2008

Customer service called me back to find out how the move went. I told them it was horrible. The movers showed up late, didn't have any packing materials, and tried to swindle me out of $500, and told them that I had to send the movers away. The dude asked if I would like a refund, and of course I said yes. He tried to transfer me to Leigh Sanchez, the rep who set up my appointment, Leigh wasn't available. I then called Leigh a few more times and finally got through. He said I was the one that was in breach of my contract because I sent the movers away. I explained to him the situation and he was "very sorry" and that he will send another moving company out ASAP. I then said, there is no way in hell I would ever want them back here or would I ever recommend them to anyone. I asked if there was anyway to get my refund back....NO..."you were in breach of contract by sending the movers away...the contract says all refunds will be kept if you try to cancel the contract within 5 days of the move." I was informed by Atlas that it is illegal for a moving company to get a deposit for an interstate move. So, I decided to use Atlas as my mover and hopefully everything will be nice and smooth. Atlas was pissed because it sends a bad message out to all the good movers out there! Hope everyone else that has issues with NRS had better results with other movers!

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