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Starving Students Movers is a company that provides shipping services. The company has been in the business since 1973. For over 35 years the movers have moved more than 965,000 families. Starving Students moving company operates 35 branches in 9 states. Starving Students Movers is the largest local mover in California and Nevada. Starving Students moving company provides local, long distance, and office moving services to 1,000 families each week. The company provides two movers, a moving truck, and all the necessary moving equipment.

Starving Students Movers office of the company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Please try to contact Starving Students Movers Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - My neighbor was ripped off by Starving Students

My neighbor (against advice) hired Starving Students to move a heavy armoire from her upstairs living room to a downstairs bedroom. The two original movers she hired said the job w...

#290043
Jan 18, 2012
48

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - OVERBILLING

I contacted Starving Students regarding moving me from one building to another in the same apartment complex. We discussed the fees of the move and I was told the cost would be app...

#286917
Jan 06, 2012
52

Moversbe...
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students Co is horrible

How can they have a star rating of 5, they are horrible do not use this company, rancho area is like a nightmare as well as many others that I read about.They are slow, boss is an ...

#274524
Nov 12, 2011
70

Bthurber
Starving Students Movers - Starving movers- don't use

The worst move ever, I used Starving Students years ago and had wonderful results. This time was horrible, they were incompetent and the guys kept going back and forth to try to f...

#273421
Nov 07, 2011
82

MrMoton
Starving Students Movers - I will get my money back

Starving students of Maryland suck I just moved a one bedroom apartment and was charged 258.00 for what ....my items are from Ikea which means most of my stuff was featherweight. I...

#268470
Oct 16, 2011
259

Moversbe...
Starving Students Movers - I only wish I had read this before hiring them

STAY AWAY FROM THESE MOVERS LIKE THE PLAGUE. THE SUPERVISOR IS A TYRANT. Starving Students was the biggest ripoff of the century. The supervisor for the Rancho Cucamonga 91701 area...

#267336
Oct 11, 2011
128

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Never Use Starving Students - Theives!

To all persons trying to decide whether or not to use Starving Students Movers......I unfortunately employed Starving Students to move me 1 mile from home. They had only a few lar...

#264428
Sep 27, 2011
167

BSalem
Starving Students Movers - Boycott this company like the plague!

The North Hollywood branch of Starving Students moving company recently “helped” my wife and I move from our home in one side of the Valley to the other. I chose the company b...

#257736
Aug 25, 2011
178

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Disguisted

My experience was very simular to everyone else. They arrived very late I called them to see when they were coming. My move from a one bedroom to a two bedroom took 8 hours. They c...

#252699
Aug 01, 2011
233

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - LIARS - Scheduled move, signed contract, THEY canceled day before move

We called to get a quote and spoke with sales no less than 4 times confirming the move date, quantity of items, quotation and move destination. After getting and signing a contrac...

#249966
Jul 19, 2011
222

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - They packed in such a way that almost everything was damaged

We had Starving Students pack our household items in a POD for storage as we made a move from one area to another. They sent 3 movers, only two of which did any work. I had packe...

#247394
Jul 06, 2011
210

DrGlen
Do yourself a favor and don't use Starving Students Movers

These guys were scheduled to arrive at 8:30AM and showed up at 2:30PM and informed me that I had not packed enough and they would return the next day, since they claimed to be fast...

#244625
Jun 21, 2011
189

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Nightmare movers

They made an 8 hour move into a 14 hour move and damaged a great deal of furniture and accessories; the person who comes to see the damages tries very hard to intimidate you and cl...

#244360
Jun 20, 2011
265

DrGlen
Starving Students Movers - Stolen Property, damages, and insulting claims dept.

These guys were scheduled to arrive at 8:30AM and showed up at 2:30PM and informed me that I had not packed enough and they would return the next day, since they claimed to be fast...

#244036
Jun 18, 2011
320

DRHS
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students Stole and Lost Irreplacable Items

I'm glad this site exists to warn people away from Starving Students. To make a long story short, they stole items out of a carrybag that I had already moved to my new place. T...

#239168
May 23, 2011
249

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Starving Student Movers tried to rip me off.

Starving Student Movers quoted me $1600 to move my one bedroom apartment from Chicago to CA. They loaded all my goods, and then the driver said the load was larger than expected an...

#237929
May 16, 2011
662

Blueback1
Starving Students Movers - Starving students broke items, left items on wrong floor

Starving students.... WARNING... broke items and left boxes and their dolly on the 2nd floor. My condo is on the 3rd floor. the items were there for a week so the boxes were pilage...

#237205
May 12, 2011
320

Cynthiak21
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students - Rip off - Stole - Damaged Goods

Words can not describe my frustration for Starving Students...Several issues arose at close of services: 1) Estimate (despite giving a complete run down of every uni...

#221060
Feb 11, 2011
595

Anonymous
Don't Use Tempe AZ Starving Students Movers

A word to the wise--don't use Starving Students Movers in Tempe AZ unless you have money to burn. They moved six items from one house to another one mile away. Charged us ove...

#216570
Jan 15, 2011
729

Chrissyr...
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students Moving

I used Starving Students in Phoenix, AZ to do a local move, from North Phoenix to Tolleson, AZ. They arrived late, were understaffed, refused to move all of my stuff so I had to r...

#212646
Dec 21, 2010
353

Jjp1@opt...
***Support Legal Action Against Starving Students Movers in VA***

Currently suing Starving Student Movers in N. VA, (Loudoun County General District Court), in October 2010. Supporters are encouraged to contact jjp1@optonline.net for details.

#197719
Sep 09, 2010
712

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Better off using grandma in a wheel chair!

Starving students are not starving. Worker, Dale, was slow and did not want to work. Does like to cuss, talk on cell phone, and stand around. Spent time on his cell phone instea...

#186854
Jun 22, 2010
389

Mrs.Ozzy
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students will steal your stuff

I had a HORRIFIC experience and I would caution ANYONE to stay far away!! I have used them before in the summer of 2007 and thought they did a fine job, and were very reasonably pr...

#182381
May 17, 2010
816

Moseypet...
Starving Students Movers - Ripped Off by Starving Students

They lied about the charges in the bill, almost tripled the cost of the move with hidden fees like workers comp (they tell you it's included then charge you for it). Workers tried ...

#181627
May 11, 2010
821

Captainm...
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students Move Slower than Frozen Molassas Running Uphill & Charge You By the Hour To Do It

This was by far one of the WORST experiences I have ever had with a moving company! First, my appointment was confirmed for noon; the driver called me and asked me where he was su...

#180216
Apr 29, 2010
340

JFR
Starving Students Movers - Get a Professional Moving Company

I recently used Starving Students Moving. I selected Starving Students based on price and the expectations set with me by their scheduling representatives. My experience with Sta...

#168625
Jan 22, 2010
484

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Starving College students are a rip off

I lived less than five miles away from the office. The movers called and said they were leaving the office, it took a half hour. Then it took a half hour for them to review paper...

#159958
Oct 23, 2009
224

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Duplicate Billing - Cannot get money back! They Duplicate Charged

We hired SS for the 4th time to move us here in Las Vegas. I really didn't want to use them again but convinced to do so. Team of 3 came,did a fairly good job, but left items...

#155446
Aug 19, 2009
589

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students Saved the Day for us!!!

My husband hired some cheap local movers that never showed up on the day of the move! They didn't call, didn't show, didn't answer our calls, nothing! I was screaming at my husban...

#152067
Aug 09, 2009
700

Anonymous
Starving Students Movers - Starving Students was great for us!!!

My husband and I used starving students for our move in April 2009 and they were amazing! We had previously used a company called 2 men and a truck and was a scary experience, and...

#150845
Jul 08, 2009
437
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