Safeway Moving Inc.

The movers were absolute geniuses when it came to packing up my huge collection of art supplies. They were meticulous and cared for each piece like a painter's pallet.

We are extremely satisfied with Safeway Moving System. Moving took one days because of how far everything was. The movers were professional and personable.

Amazing service. Moving is tough, but they made it as stress-free as possible. They are reasonably priced, professional and efficient. I would use them again.

At that moving business, every individual I spoke with was pleasant, informed, and helpful. I'll recommend Safeway Moving System to my coworkers with assurance.

I had a great experience with Safeway Moving System their movers were polished pros. I had very little to do because of how fast and well they worked.

Matthew and his buddy were prompt in their arrival. The quoted prices were likewise in line with the actual pricing. I would happily use Safeway Moving System once more.

Safeway Moving System packed all our belongings in two trucks. After reaching our destination, the team ensured we were okay and our items were not damaged.

The six-person crew easily handled all of the requests. They did a special packaging which only a few movers know how to do. Everyone should hire them.

In a nutshell, Roman & team was a lifesaver. Guided us through the process and helped pack our belongings with care. You should make use of them, as they are offered.

This is a great opportunity to express my gratitude to the staff members who drove us about yesterday. They were a joy to collaborate with; were both helpful and kind.

Henry and Jackson & Crew were beyond amazing. They helped us move on two floors in one day and left everything spotless. I cannot recommend them enough.

The move went so well, so lovely, professional they have completed this a long time. They helped us with a few sudden and challenging situations! Thank you, Movers.

Great service. Got an appointment booked on concise notice. Punctual, fast, precise team of three got my three-bedroom empty in no time and moved into our new house.

They arrived early, explained everything to us, and we were very much in communication throughout the entire move. So worth their rate and every dollar.

This company is a complete scam. We were given a quote, paid a deposit, and then when the movers showed up, they suddenly added to the price. Not a little...the price went from $5900 to $8700! Then, we decided to cancel them, and they literally refused to leave the home. They initially said it was a per pound/mile move, and then the changed it to cubic feet when they arrived. We had to call the police to get them to leave, and as soon as they realized the police were coming, they hightailed it out of there! Turns out their DOT is not valid for moving household goods, and they also refused to show us their ID. SKETCHY!

I used Safeway Moving System first time . They were on time and kept updated the whole day, and Jackson and his co-worker were polite and helpful. I would hire them again.

They booked us at the very last minute. Assembled and de-assembled our furniture like a pro. Thank you so much, Max, for helping us at a crucial time.

Safeway sold us on being a veteran owned company, we are retired military. We were told them would give us white glove service and that they would complete the move and not broker it out. A couple of days before pick up we requested a facetime inventory to ensure the quote was on target. They told us there was no reason to do so and that they don't normally do that (not what we were told). The next day, we were told that the job had been brokered out but not to worry that they worked with GM Vanlines and they were their best movers. GM Vanlines showed up with a Ryder like truck. We were them told our belongings were being moved to storage in Ft Lauderdale until a truck was available. Once everything was loaded we were told the cost would be 4k more (this is after we added 2k more 2 days earlier during the non facetime inventory call). Upon delivery, the movers tried to charge us $75 each time they went up or down the stairs, they damaged our floors, we have about 20k in replacement costs for extensive damages including water and items delivered upside down, broken. We were charged for moving supplies that were not used. Told we packaged items that we did not-all 3 tvs are shattered and they packaged them them. They asked us to take them off the walls to allow them to package, which we did. They wrapped them in movers tarps (at least that is how they were delivered). All 3 shattered and they had the nerve to say they had no proof they worked when they picked them up. Basically all the items they packaged were damaged, Safeway had originally been acting helpful to resolve the issue. We were told that they fired the sales rep for misleading us about their services. They recorded all damages and said they would help resolve. Months later they will not return calls, they are rude and unprofessional. GM Vanlines offered $400 for all damages and have accepted no responsibility. I would not suggest using either company.

They handled my furniture carefully and worked efficiently. It made me move faster and less stressful for my family and me. Nothing was left for breakage. 5 stars!

Whatever you do, DO NOT use this company for your move. Our laundry list of issues is seemingly endless. I will preface this by saying that we have relocated cross-country four times now— this was not our first experience with a long haul move; however, it is by far our worst experience. It started with the movers arriving to our house 3 hours late, to then go through every room of our house for AN HOUR to “make sure” our things would fit on the truck… something my husband did over the phone multiple times, one resulting in us having to upgrade to a larger truck (of course at an additional cost). So now they are four hours behind on loading stuff out of our house and onto the truck, and after a very slow process, at midnight they told us that our stuff will not fit on the truck (after wasting an hour making sure it would fit). So they would need to go drop it off at a warehouse and come back to get the rest of it. They left our remaining items SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY while they went to unload, and did not actually complete our move until 3 o’clock in the morning. On top of that, they charged us for moving materials when we were told upon reservation that it was an “all-included” move. Fast forward to the delivery of our things in a new state— my husband called them 5 separate times and left messages (because of course nobody would pick up the phone) to inform them that our construction date was delayed and we needed to extend storage. Which was an option we were given upon reserving the move with Safeway. They shipped our stuff anyways, my husband received a call saying our stuff was in Florida and they needed a place to unload it or we would be charged a fee. So my husband had to scramble to find storage units, again AT OUR COST, so that they can unload our stuff there. And now we are going to have to PAY AGAIN to have all of our things moved into our home when construction is completed. My husband and I have both called multiple times and IF they answer it’s always “oh you’ll get a callback” which of course never comes. They’re quick to take your money but if anything goes sideways they’ll leave you in the lurch. The “philosophy and core values” they have listed on their website are nothing more than a joke and a ploy to grab your money. Not a single person I’ve worked with at this company has even pretended to live up to those values. As a veteran owned and run business I was hoping for better. They have all the call logs and have admitted they were in the wrong but refused to take responsibility and now are just ducking and dodging us. Bottom line: save yourself the headache and a whole lot of money— rent u-haul pods, pack them yourself and ship them to your new house. That is the only way to move cross country anymore. I will be reporting Safeway with the better business bureau, and consider this review your warning to stay far away.

Safeway Whatever you do, DO NOT use this company for your move. Our laundry list of issues is seemingly endless. I will preface this by saying that we have relocated cross-country four times now— this was not our first experience with a long haul move; however, it is by far our worst experience. It started with the movers arriving to our house 3 hours late, to then go through every room of our house for AN HOUR to “make sure” our things would fit on the truck… something my husband did over the phone multiple times, one resulting in us having to upgrade to a larger truck (of course at an additional cost). So now they are four hours behind on loading stuff out of our house and onto the truck, and after a very slow process, at midnight they told us that our stuff will not fit on the truck (after wasting an hour making sure it would fit). So they would need to go drop it off at a warehouse and come back to get the rest of it. They left our remaining items SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY while they went to unload, and did not actually complete our move until 3 o’clock in the morning. On top of that, they charged us for moving materials when we were told upon reservation that it was an “all-included” move. Fast forward to the delivery of our things in a new state— my husband called them 5 separate times and left messages (because of course nobody would pick up the phone) to inform them that our construction date was delayed and we needed to extend storage. Which was an option we were given upon reserving the move with Safeway. They shipped our stuff anyways, my husband received a call saying our stuff was in Florida and they needed a place to unload it or we would be charged a fee. So my husband had to scramble to find storage units, again AT OUR COST, so that they can unload our stuff there. And now we are going to have to PAY AGAIN to have all of our things moved into our home when construction is completed. My husband and I have both called multiple times and IF they answer it’s always “oh you’ll get a callback” which of course never comes. They’re quick to take your money but if anything goes sideways they’ll leave you in the lurch. The “philosophy and core values” they have listed on their website are nothing more than a joke and a ploy to grab your money. Not a single person I’ve worked with at this company has even pretended to live up to those values. As a veteran owned and run business I was hoping for better. They have all the call logs and have admitted they were in the wrong but refused to take responsibility and now are just ducking and dodging us. Bottom line: save yourself the headache and a whole lot of money— rent u-haul pods, pack them yourself and ship them to your new house. That is the only way to move cross country anymore. I will be reporting Safeway with the better business bureau, and consider this review your warning to stay far away.

One of the most unprofessional service companies I’ve ever encountered. They lowballed my estimate so that my total cost ended up being double the initial, waited until less than 16 hours before my move to confirm the time, and would not give me any updates on the status of my items. The quality assurance rep accused me of lying about the company’s attempts to contact me. They totally misrepresent themselves—they are brokers, not carriers, but the fee that you pay them doesn’t actually go towards “reserving truck space” as they claim. They also are not accredited by BBB, even though they claimed to be. I had to file a fraud claim against them to get them to give me a status update. The movers that they hired were actually great and very communicative, so I know it’s not impossible to do that in this business, but Safeway made the entire month+ process an absolute nightmare. Shoutout to Joann, the operations manager, for consistently mispronouncing my name, despite being corrected multiple times! What great service.

Punctual. Friendly, and efficient. I'll recommend them to all! Funny - as stressful as moves are, these guys kept up the banter and made it easier to deal with.

WORST. COMPANY. EVER. They are merely a middle man that find small contractors to move your stuff. We used them for a cross-country move from New York to Washington in May/June, and were appalled by the horrible experience we had. We had used other movers/companies in the past and had never experienced something this bad. Highlights: - It took them over a month to deliver all of our stuff - My husband had to change his flight last-minute to accommodate their delivery schedule, even though we told them many times we would be unavailable on that date - Both the pickup and delivery processes took 6+ hours (we have a two-bedroom apt in both places, not even a house), with the delivery occurred from 8:30pm to 4:30am (yes, overnight). - Multiple things were broken or damaged, and an entire box with expensive clothing was missing Here're the details: 1. They demanded 25% deposit one month before our scheduled pickup date, so huge upfront payment when they did nothing yet and makes it difficult to switch mover if you want to back out (another reviewer mentioned they just called the credit card and disputed the charge, which is a good idea) 2. They have a policy of never giving you the actual driver/mover's contact info, so there is no way to contact them directly for delivery/pickup, basically you're at their mercy, and there's nothing you can do if the movers are late etc. 3. We were told on the day of the pickup that the movers would arrive between 10am-12pm, with a call 30 mins ahead of arrival (we reserved the building elevator for this time frame). We got no call until 11:30 from the movers saying they already arrived, after calling the company staff several time and got no definitive response. The movers arrived with a rental truck, not their own truck. 4. For the first 1-2 hours after the movers arrived for pickup, the head person just sits at our table laying out multiple paperwork and on the call (likely with his boss). He wanted us to sign several papers, one of them has the "estimated first available date for delivery". We thought (naturally) this would be the first date that we can accept delivery, so we put down 1.5 week from the pickup date (as we had some travel planned). It was not until two weeks later we were told that they do not load our stuff onto the cross-country truck until after the indicated first date of delivery. Basically all of our goods and furniture were lying on the ground outside somewhere in NJ for 2 weeks when we thought they were on the way to us in Washington. 5. The movers were going to over-charge us for extra weight. My husband who is an attorney pointed out that the contract says no extra charge, after which they dropped it. 6. After two weeks of no updates, we called them and were informed that they had not even load our stuff yet, b/c they would only do that after the "first available date of delivery". 7. After many many futile calls of no definitive update, we were told that our stuff would arrive in the next week. That was the week before we need to travel out of state, so we asked them to make sure to deliver our stuff before that Saturday. 8. No updates for an entire week when we were promised our goods would be delivered. Our flight out-of-state was scheduled on Sat morning. Exactly 10 mins before our flight we got a call from the delivery mover saying they needed to deliver our stuff today (and had to be before Wed but we would be gone for an entire week). With little choice, my husband changed his flight and went back home to wait for the movers. 9. The delivery movers arrived at 8:30pm. They first brought in the wrong stuff, and then had to go back to get the correct stuff. I was not there (thank god), but my husband was basically up all night for the delivery process. It ended around 4:30am. 10. Pictures attached with broken furniture. An entire box is missing. 11. We are still in the process of filing claims with them. THIS COMPANY SHOULD NOT EXIST.

The whole experience with Safeway Moving System was wonderful. The sales rep, organizer, and movers were all nice, easy to deal with, and happy to help. Trustworthy.

I highly recommend this company for its excellent, professional, warm, friendly, and human service for international moving. Thank you, Juan ,Blow, and Safeway Moving System!

To say I’d give Nationwide Moving and Storage along with Shelby Brothers Moving and Storage a negative star if I could, would be putting things lightly. As soon as the contract was signed, there have been nothing but issues dealing with both of these companies with little to no response. From missed pick up deadlines, some of the rudest customer service reps and delivery people I’ve ever dealt with, disregard for any kind of call back or follow up, the difficulty of speaking to a manager that would take accountability for their shortcomings (both Nationwide and Shelby - neither happened), broken items, and smashed boxes. Madison, Alex, Matthew, and Ciera from Nationwide were anything less than helpful (especially Matthew and their manager, Ciera). Shelby Brothers Moving, Jasmine and her reps, had no resolutions to offer for all of the issues. Rustam with the delivery truck was a very unpleasant person and so rude (even the storage company employees commented on how rude he was). If you’re considering using either of these companies for a move, I advise you to reconsider.

My experience with Safeway Moving Systems and specifically Scott C there was shocking. When I realized how he'd scammed me and tried to discuss it on the phone, he hung up and never picked up again. No responses to texts. Nothing. The last two days of my cross country move from Dallas to Los Angeles were done completely in the dark without Safeway responding to calls. What was originally estimated to be a $9k job ballooned up to $24k in the last second. It was just a nightmare. Speaking to the driver when he arrived, I discovered that Safeway Moving Systems isn't even a moving company. They're brokers, skimming 30% off the top and hiring other moving companies to do the job. So I essentially paid Safeway Moving Systems and Scott C $7.5k to not return my calls. I'm scouring the internet to post this everywhere I can to warn people of these frauds.

I researched for quite some time different moving companies and I know Safeway was rated high. Getting it organized and the contract initiated was a breeze - but once they have your money, your move goes to whoever they can get and this is where it went south. Zero communication in terms of when I’d get my things. I would call, they would have the ‘dispatcher’ call me and they would tell me one day but then not confirm. When we finally got a date, they assured me they would let me know two days in advance and instead they contacted me the night before. Ok so that is minor compared to what comes now. They had my address and items for several weeks and then come moving day they want to tell me that they have to get another smaller truck for an extra 750 dollars - I found out later that this is what these companies do. Then, they bring the truck to offload for the smaller truck - with ONE GUY! So on a Friday evening I am going through the list of all my items - from California to NY State with one guy. He ended up not being able to take the truck that night to my new place and we had to do it the next morning. The following morning he had rounded up two other guys and they moved my stuff into my apartment. Not only am I still missing boxes but legs on furniture was broken off, literally any piece of furniture that could have been scratched was scratched, dishes are smashed. There were bins from another customer mixed in with my bins. I contact Safeway for putting in a claim and I talked to someone named Lauren, who tells me she will send me over the information the next day. Never got it. I called today and spoke to ‘Taneesha’ who was very rude and dismissive of the fact that I just paid these crooks cash and I’m missing things and have lots of broken items, telling me that I wasn’t listening and that I had to reach out myself to the actual subcontractors to file a claim. I know this - and I told her this- but Lauren was to email me the information on who it was and how to file it. I asked this person to send it via email - again. I still don’t have it. I don’t know how this is going to end up but I feel like I got scammed - between the lack of communication once they had my things, the extra charges the last-minute, the zero customer service now that they have my money- I would avoid these guys. I’m very disappointed with how it ended up. I consider myself pretty smart about not being taken advantage of but not this time - and their rude reps only exacerbates an already upsetting situation - which, if they had an ounce of empathy or care for the customer, they would try to be helpful instead of uncaring.

I used Safeway for a cross country move and was very disappointed. The men who packed my items definitely took advantage and said I owed either an additional $1200 or I could just tip him $600 and he’d forget the increased price. Many items were broken upon delivery and a few missing. The man I originally talked to was very helpful but then as soon as I gave my deposit, he was hard to reach. I thought this was a company to be trusted but I wish I went with a better company.

Do not use this company! Literally, they'll tell you everything you want to hear in order to get an contract and deposit. From this point forward the communications cease. You can't reach anyone by any number listed. From time of pickup of our household goods we've no communications for two weeks, no estimated delivery date. This is a east cost to Arizona move, which has turned into a nightmare for our family. Don't be taken by the all and good claims of this company or the fact they are Verterian owned. Pay no attention to the so called 5 star reviews, they are false. Years ago I was contracted with Bekins Van Lines, coast to coast, so I knew what questions to ask and they had the right answers. No surprise, they were many steps ahead me to get a signed contract. My regret is not going with a proven nationwide mover, a little more cost, but you can't put a dollar amount on peace of mind or reliability.

I was scammed by their delivery guy saying I had to pay cash for a “shuttle service” and that they were at uhaul unloading my stuff now onto the uhaul. I agreed to the charge: 600.00 because he said it would cost 1100.00 otherwise. He gets to my house with the semi (no uhaul). No papers from Uhaul. I paid the 600 which, by the way, I had to pay 3200 on top of it to get my stuff. I attempted to call Safeway but they refuse to answer my calls, my texts. To make matters worse, one of the movers comes back to my house asking how much I tipped. It was 200 for 3 people. He only got 30. The Safeway foreman made off with tips and 600 dollars cash. Why won’t Safeway contact me back? They know they hire unscrupulous criminals and don’t care. I’m reporting this to the BBB. They are scammers who shouldn’t be in business. Very unhappy. I paid these folks over 10K! I’m one person with 2 bedrooms. They are criminal scam artists

Wonderful Job!!! Brian gave me quote and a price and they stuck to it! Was so relieved after reading so many horror stories online. A+ job from California to Florida.

Beware - Extremely regret choosing this company I booked with Safeway moving systems for a recent move from Georgia to Florida (less than 500 miles). I moved a one-bedroom apartment and had what the company considered a small scale move. The carrier they engaged was Vango Van lines, which one customer service representative indicated was owned by Safeway. In summary, the move was disorganized, understaffed, and unprofessional, and I extremely regret choosing Safeway. My detailed issues were the following: (1) Longer than estimated move / items placed in storage over 1,000 miles from destination: In the sales process, Safeway said that my move would likely take 1-2 days due to the short distance and small amount of furniture and belongings I had. The total move took 13 days as the company re-routed my belongings from Georgia to New Jersey to wait for other moves to Florida. Upon pickup I was told by that driver that my move would be a direct delivery. After not showing up the next day, and over the course of the move, I ended up being told numerous times that my delivery would be in the next 2-3 days. Then after 2-3 days would pass, the team would revise the timeframe to be in the next week/several days. If you choose Safeway, be prepared to be displaced from your new residence for a long period of time while they re-route your belongings. (2) Lack of staffing: Safeway’s contract ensures a ‘professional move’; however, on pickup and delivery the company sent only one mover to handle everything (including my couch and bed). At pickup, it took the single mover approximately 9 hours to pack and load my things. After 8 hours, they finally sent a second mover because the first mover could not carry my couch or bed without assistance. Upon delivery, only a single mover came to unload my things, which took 5 hours only because myself and my family ended up putting my furniture back together ourselves and helped with the couch and bed. I’m not sure how the unloading process could have taken place without my family’s help with the larger items. My intention of hiring movers was to take the stress off myself and my family. (3) Extra fees: I ended up paying extra fines of ~700 dollars due to ‘long-walks’ done by the mover. Note no stairs were required in my move. Only a long hallway after using an elevator. Beware of this clause. (4) Unprofessional customer service team / no support during the move: While my move was in transit, the customer service team had little information to provide as to the location of my belongings or the status of the upcoming delivery. When calling Safeway or Vango, the team would not tell me status and provided little help, despite the contract stating that expert moving advice would be provided throughout the course of the move. I would recommend choosing a moving company that gives you the ability to track your belongings during a move. (5) Dirty and damaged belongings: Upon arrival, the mover removed certain protective wrapping from my goods before they were actually in my new residence, resulting in damage. My white desk is scratched and dented, and my cream upholstered couch and office chair have grease / oil on them due to not being properly wrapped for the complete duration of the move. In summary I would recommend staying away from these companies due to the reasons I’ve noted above. Their lack of professionalism, lack of execution , lack of communication , and costs left me well short of my expectations when I entered into my agreement with them. BEWARE !

100% scam please listen to the bad reviews, they are spot on. I paid them $4,600 broker fee (that I found out later) and they were so far off on there quote(and quality assurance call)after giving them very precise measurements on big furniture and over what I had in boxes. Not only did I have to pay $4,000 extra..... after pleading with the movers thar they brokered out, they wanted to charge more, I still had to pay for the two motorcycles to ship separately and I was forced to sell my xl tool box because they said there is no way they could get it on the moving truck because it was to long even though I gave safeway moving systems the exact measurements. There is no way they should have been so far off on square footage. THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT I PAYED THEM FOR! By the way after I made my complaint to them, zero response

This company is an absolute scam. When I called to set up a date for my move, their salesperson sound super nice to me trying to sell me their moving service. He gave me a quote of $10,000 which is very high but I understand that these days, everything went up, so I did set up the service with them. Remember, this company is not a carrier, they are only the broker. They will ask you to pay 33% of deposit upfront, then 33% on the date of the pickup, and the remaining will be paid on the date of the delivery. Once you pay that very first 33%, your soul is sold to this horrible company. Their whole attitude changed, they will be super mean to you, not answering your calls, wouldn’t reply to your email when you have questions. Long story short, I was promised that the person will come on a Friday morning, but I waited all day, they never came, didn’t even answer my call. When someone finally answered the call, his reply was hey you are not our only customer ok. Then, the mover finally showed up on a Saturday morning, he quoted me $6,000 more. So the new total is $16,000… This is ridiculous, he Threatens me by saying if you don’t agree to this then we will leave and you can’t get your 33% of deposit back. I was forced to sign that contract because I don’t have a choice. Then the big nightmare begins, once I arrived to my destination, I called them and told them to deliver my stuff, they promised that it will be 3 person unloading the stuff on the delivery and they will come on Thursday. LIE again, I waited all day, no one show up. So I called but no one answered. I have waited until Sunday, three days after what they have promised, the person that answered the phone never apologize and said you know that I can legally keep your stuff for 21 days right? This is crazy… Then finally, the truck came two days after, which is on a Tuesday. Guess what?? Only one mover was there, not three as they have promised. The only mover that showed up barely speak any English, have an attitude. He refused to move my massage chair to my room saying that it doesn’t fit and ALL of my computer desks were completely destroyed, 6 of my shelf were crashed, my expensive massage chair, bed frame, mirror, table were all damaged. (See photos) because of their careless, bad handling, and horrible packaging skill. Also, all their movers will ask you for tips at the end, so unprofessional!!! Even with their terrible service, they would even dare to ask you for tips!!! Unbelievable… When I called up their company, Safeway will tell you that they are not responsible to pay for the damages because they are just a company that sells your moving service. So I contacted the carrier and ask for only $1,000 for damaging my stuff, after 30days, they responded by saying I can only pay you $82, WTF… excuse my language but please DON’T use this company for your moving service, they are a scam!!! I am SURE all their 5 stars reviews are fake, no way it’s true… NO WAY!

At our initial call, they seemed decent but after taking my deposit for a cross-country move (~$11,000) there was almost no communication. I called multiple times but the customer rep I was assigned to was unhelpful and mostly unresponsive. They seem more focused on sales rather than aiding with moves, which seemed to be the whole point of a moving broker. My items eventually came after 30+ days of waiting, albeit with some broken and missing items. The biggest issue is that the moving company they selected was dissolved so my claims for broken items and missing boxes will remain unresolved. According to a manager, nothing will be done on their part. I cannot recommend Safeway Moving Systems at all. A side note: when I tried to get into contact with someone other than my customer rep (during the 30+ days of waiting), I was just told to call them instead (even though I couldn't get a response). I did get a callback but it was from another rep thinking I was a new customer. When they realized I wasn't, they were annoyed and hung up on me. This is part of why I say they seemed focused on sales.

This is the worst company I've ever dealt with. Hands down. Getting an estimate and the entire process leading up to the signature is smooth, "don't stress, we've got this" and then once moving day arrives the nightmare begins. All services are contracted out to multiple companies for the packing, the loading, the move, and insurance so any customer service needed is a matrix of calls and emails that go unanswered. So far I've had to deal with 3 companies and 10+ people just to try and get compensated for a fence the driver hit with the truck since he DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PARK IT, as well as a destroyed bookcase that ocurred during the move. Our contract promised unloading and furniture reassembly would be handled but neither were true. My 7mo pregnant wife and I had to assemble furniture and I had to unload the truck. I'm currently planning legal action since this company is a scam and there are plenty of negative reviews that warrant further investigation.

Think twice before using Safeway Moving Systems (Chicago) I have had nothing but problems with Safeway. 1. Broker: Safeway is a BROKER, who hires third party moving companies. Once Safeway took my non-refundable deposit, their customer service ended. My moving co. was OnTrack Movers (NJ), a small one truck operation with no customer service. Trying to set-up a new moving date (OnTrack failed on the original pick-up) and finding missing crates was a complete nightmare. I still have not received any insurance proceeds, even after leaving repeated messages. 2. Binding Moving Estimate is significantly below actual: Safeway uses cubic feet estimates from their own system, regardless if you provide actual dimensions. The cubic feet estimate/price was 25% below my actual, even though nothing changed. Once you give a non-refundable deposit, the movers show up and surprise, your actual cubic feet/price has gone up. Your only recourse is to refuse to move whereby you lose your non-refundable deposit and you have to start the moving process over. 3. Written Contract: There were verbal commitments made from Safeway's Joseph C including that I had additional space under my minimum space requirement of 450 cubic feet. However even when my move was below 450 c ft, Safeway charged me 25% more as there was no provision for minimum space allowance in the Binding Moving Estimate contract. Buyer beware. Words to the wise, choose a moving company which will be moving your items not a broker. Although Safeway had one of the cheapest price quotes, its not worth the additional cost, pain and suffering of dealing with this company.

Safeway Moving Systems is engaged in criminal fraud. Be very skeptical of all of these 5 star reviews that sound the same. I recommend taking a look at their Yelp page and BBB complaints. Those will offer a more accurate representation of Safeway. Safeway and its subcontractor, Van Go, together fraudulently misrepresented the size of the Penske moving truck they used for our move. We were overcharged by nearly $1000, and though we have proof of the fraudulent conduct--Penske corporate confirmed the size of the truck by its license plate number--Safeway has refused to remedy this issue. Upon pickup, Van Go attempted to charge us for 1,900 cubic feet by misrepresenting the size of the truck used as having a capacity of 2,000 cubic feet. This was a lie. We realized shortly after pickup that there is no 2,000 cf truck in Penske's inventory. After dozens of phone calls and emails, Safeway begrudgingly adjusted our invoice. However, David R of Safeway continued to insist that the Penske truck used for our move was a "special, manual transmission" truck with a capacity of 1,800 cf. He also promised to send proof of this with leasing documents. Both statements were lies. No such truck exists. Safeway blatantly and intentionally cheated us. On top of all of this, EVERY. SINGLE. ITEM. OF. FURNITURE. we had moved was damaged in some way. Several piece were completely crushed or destroyed beyond repair. Safeway refuses to take any calls or answer emails, so tough luck for us and anyone else that does business with them.

This company is shameless in how they run this business. The reason people will see good reviews is because after you are given a good faith quote over the phone, the movers arrive for your move and almost double the cost. They then offer to lower the price if you write 3 good reviews on different sites. They will then take screen shots of your reviews. They will not begin moving your stuff out until this is done and you've signed a 7 page contact. I personally had to wait 2 weeks to receive my furniture, clothing, cookware, TV, bath towels, etc. To add the cherry on the cake of this disaster, they managed to break an antique side board that was my great grandmother's. It was 90 years old and in my possession for over 30 years. In all my moves in that 30 years it was never damaged!. A picture and lamp were also damaged. Basically they loaded my things in Colorado Springs and unloaded in Denver where my things sat. Then finally loaded again in Denver to WA. Once here, unloaded again from the 18 wheeler and reloaded onto a U-Haul (which was another cost plus more money for the "extra" labor. Unloaded again. I'm convinced this is how my things were broken. In addition, the distance from the U-Haul to my apartment was exact half a mile up the road yet they managed to go to the other side of the city; 8 miles, which was more money on the gas and mileage. Since it was approximately 2 hours after they left the U-Haul, my theory is they used the truck I rented to drop off another load. The reason I was given for the delay in getting my belongings from Denver was because they didn't have any other moves scheduled coming out west. My things in no way took up an 18 wheeler. POS company

WORST MOVING COMPANY!! DO NOT HIRE!! Getting a quote and contract in place with Safeway Moving system for my move from TX to NY was smooth but after they picked up our stuff it was a total nightmare that I am still dealing with. I had multiple stops for delivery in NY within 20 miles, one of them being Manhattan. 2 weeks after the pick-up, multiple agents, drivers and dispatch contacted me on the same day within hours of each other, including Safeway, with different delivery dates and times. It took almost a day to get clarity on the final (or so I thought was final) delivery date and time as none of them knew what was going on. I was already nervous at this point. To start with it was barely a 24 hour notice of the delivery date & time. It was close to 8pm the day before when I got the last call about the delivery. I was told my stuff would arrive at the first location between 11am and 1pm. I had repeatedly reminded every single person I talked to well before and after my items were picked up about the time restrictions at the 2nd location and each time the agents reassured me that wouldn't be a problem as they have done plenty of delivers in Manhattan and are aware of these types of restrictions. The next day (delivery day), I got a call from the actual driver around 12:40pm with ETA at 1st location of 4:30pm. I explained to him that is not the window I was given and that we won't be allowed at the 2nd location for delivery past 5pm. The driver was honest and said he had no idea about the time restrictions and that he would’ve planned for my delivery first that day had he known. I called the agent who called at 8pm the day before and said this is what is happening, he said he will talk to the driver and call me back. Neither the driver nor the agent called me back. I called them both back and no response. I then called every single number that had contacted me the day before, including safeway, and no one picked up. Finally the driver called back 2 hours later and said he now won't make it till 6pm due to traffic. This was not ideal but I said ok let me see if I can make this work. I made arrangements with the Manhattan location to allow us to unload my stuff until 7pm and luckily they agreed. Around 5:00pm I called the driver again and no response. I left a message and asked to go to Manhattan first as we had only till 7pm to move-in. I asked for an ETA which again took some time to get a response back and he responded saying he was still 1.5 hours away. This clearly would’ve been past the 7pm limit. I asked to speak to the manager and the manager started off yelling and continued to be completely rude necessarily and basically said I can take the delivery today at whatever time they get there or forget about getting my stuff. I was literally shaking from that phone call and told the driver to deliver the stuff at the 1st location in the fear of not getting my stuff back at all. They finally arrived at 7:30pm and finished unloading at 9:30pm. I had to hire a second moving company to move my stuff to Manhattan. I was contacting safeway (it was a Friday) and got no response. I called again on Monday (left a vm) and again no response. On Tuesday I called again and finally got a hold of an agent, explained the situation and he simply offered an apology and blamed me for choosing a cheap company to move (which I don't know who thinks 6K is anywhere near cheap). This wasn't the end of it all, when I opened the boxes rats had eaten up bunch of my stuff and every box had rat poo all over. So DISGUSTING! Don't hire this company, they are unprofessional, their movers are totally rude and none of them take any responsibility of their actions or lack of.

We have found this company incredibly frustrating to work with. Our original rep (Frank) was actually really nice and easy to work with. However, that is where the good times end. They originally said they would give us 72 hours notice for picking up our stuff--they gave us less than 18 hours. Then they showed up almost 8 hours late. And we think a few things were stolen--which we reported to safeway immediately. I understand this is the contractors and not safeway (technically) but it is on safeway to ensure their contractors are reliable and trustworthy. After reaching out to safeway numerous times, we found their customer service to be condescending and downright unhelpful. To add injury to insult, they must be wayyyy under quoting people to attract customers because despite insanely detailed inventory lists (which were almost identical to what the movers picked up, give or take a single chair), its costing us $1000+ more than original quotes. And they keep adding on charges. I am furious with this experience, with how much it is costing us, with how unhelpful safeway has been, and with how stressed I am that our stuff will ever even reach us. FIND A BETTER COMPANY.

We booked March 4, 2021 for April 1, 2021 pickup in PA with a binding estimate of $4600, and paid the $1800 deposit; first available delivery scheduled for April 3. We were told it could take 2-5 days for our stuff to reach us in TN. Contract clearly states 14 day avg. for that distance, so we prepared for that length of time. On March 29, the new estimate was $5808; we could not cancel without losing our $1800 deposit, so we went ahead. On the pickup day, once all our stuff was on the truck, we’re told it would be $6389 based on volume. After we arrived in TN on April 2, we waited a week and didn't hear anything. We called and asked for an updated delivery estimate and were told to expect a call back in 90 minutes. Never came. We called the next day, were told the same, and a call never came. We waited one day, then called again. No call back. I called again the next day and insisted I receive a call back, and was told I'd receive, at the very least, an email. I never received the email, and I checked all of my folders. This email supposedly sent April 12. On Wednesday, we hadn't received a call to let us know our stuff would be delivered within 24 hours, so I called again to ask where our stuff was. Was told I'd get a callback. Never happened. On Friday, April 16, I called again. I forcefully explained that I needed a guaranteed delivery date NOW or I'd recall the payments until I had one. I apologized for my frustration to the representative because it was not her fault, but explained that I was done being given the run-around since we'd paid over $6k for this move. She said she understood and I'd get a call back. Within 30 minutes we were told it would be that Saturday or Sunday (4/17-18). Our stuff made it 4/18, and was badly damaged. Legs were broken off an $800 club chair, 3 of 4 dining chairs, and a secretariat. I clearly labeled boxes with fragile items as “Fragile,” but items wrapped in four layers of bubble wrap and cushioned with multiple items of clothing are utterly shattered and crushed. We paid $2k in cash for the delivery and asked for a receipt. The deliverers gave me the completed contract and the form upon which I report damages. The contract completion form just lists the remaining balance to be paid upon delivery, it doesn't actually state that it's been paid. The only way to know it's been paid is the "delivery complete" signature, and this was not sufficient for the reimbursement. So we called Safeway on Monday 4/19 and asked for a receipt that showed all $6389 had been paid. We were told the "request has been submitted" and the receipt would be sent when it was ready. On 4/21 we learned there would be no reimbursement unless the receipt was submitted by end of business 4/22. So I called Safeway again. My call was answered by someone who did not provide their name. As I explained that we'd asked for this receipt twice and had yet to receive it, and we needed it ASAP, the representative proceeded to talk over me and tell me that I couldn't just ask for a receipt same-day. He told me I had to wait for the receipt for $2k in cash until the driver returned to the warehouse, from CA to NYC. I told him this was ridiculous, we'd clearly paid since the stuff was delivered, and we needed SOMETHING, anything, that had the moving company's name and the full price of the move paid. The guy just talked over me slowly and loudly, explaining how moving works. I became irritated that he would not listen to me, did not seem to understand what I was asking for, and refused to hear my request. I started yelling over him, hoping he'd shut up and listen. He started yelling at me, called me rude, and scolded me for my tone and literally said "watch your language." I told him I would not, he was not listening to me, and he needed to be quiet and let me speak. I asked if the driver could submit pictures of whatever receipt he had that he didn't give us that proved we paid $2k in cash. The guy yelled that it was official paperwork, it had to be PDFs. I offered the names of free apps that allow people to use their smartphones to make PDFs with their cameras. He shouted "you think we know about those?!" I asked to speak to his manager and he said "I AM THE MANAGER THATS WHY I'M TALKING TO YOU LIKE THIS." His behavior was disgustingly condescending and thoroughly unhelpful. I have never experienced a customer service representative so uninterested in helping customers, especially one that had already been badly treated. The "military precision" they promise is a lie. They get 1 star for getting from point A to point B, which is the very least they could actually do. There’s thousands of dollars of damage to our belongings, and even though I followed all packing guidelines and heavily cushioned valuable items, they were clearly mishandled or manhandled.

If you're going to read any of these reviews for this company (most positive ones are obviously fake), let it be this one: IF YOU HIRE SAFEWAY, YOU ARE GAMBLING WITH YOUR LIFE'S BELONGINGS. I am a real customer (Move #5906691) and I want to make something very clear for anyone considering working with this "company". They are simply middle-men between you and actual movers. This means that when/if you hire them, this is what you're signing up for: 1. You will not know WHO will be moving your possessions until 24-48 hours before your move date when Safeway actually finds someone. Hell, you won't even know WHEN exactly they will show up to move your items and when exactly you can expect them back! 2. This means you will have no time or chance to set up insurance for your items, which is desperately needed since Safeway graciously only covers 60 cents per pound and ONLY on items you have not packed yourself - so if your flatscreen TV breaks, you'll be lucky to receive a whopping $10 of compensation. 3. This also means that you will have no idea of the reputation of the movers who will actually end up coming into your home, loading your belongings, and delivering them to you. TAKE HEED OF THE HORROR STORIES YOU WILL READ, they are very real possibilities when Safeway hires the lowest bidder for your move at the last minute. In my own experience, Safeway made me the following promises which were LIES and happily took my deposit and then ignored my calls as the move date came closer and I desperately needed answers: LIE: They have a partnership with Baker's International who would be happy to insure my items since their own insurance would cover pennies on the dollar. TRUTH: When I reached out to Baker's to set this up, they confirmed that they no longer had any relationship with Safeway. The only way I'd be able to set up insurance for my items was to scramble and do so through whatever company Safeway then decided to hire hours before my actual move date. LIE: They would provide me confirmation of the exact move date and movers they hired no later than 72 hours before my actual move. TRUTH: As mentioned above, starting around the 72 hour mark, my rep, Lisa, went radio-silent as I scrambled to figure out what to do for my cross-country move. LIE: I could update my inventory list at any time during the process, and the price would be adjusted accordingly, even up to the day of the move itself. TRUTH: When I finally got a hold of a rep through their 1-844 number and called to downsize my move since I could not insure my most treasured items, they made up a "minimum" cost threshold which would cost me the same amount as my original quote for a 1 bedroom apartment ($4,500), but with 1/3 of the items. NOWHERE IS THIS STATED IN THEIR BINDING ESTIMATE CONTRACT. NET-NET: You are rolling the dice working with this company and you do not know what you're going to get when it comes to your life's possessions. Worst of all, there is practically zero recourse if/when whatever random moving/logistic companies Safeway pawns your move off to damages or loses your property nor do they give you any time to even attempt to protect yourself.

On 2/12/2021 I signed a contract with Safeway Moving Systems LLC and paid 40% advance for my move scheduled for Florida to Pennsylvania. My stuff got picked up from Florida on 2/18/21. The first date of delivery  was 2/22. As of today, 4/12, 50 days later, I have not received my stuff (bed, mattress, cooking utensils, furniture, wardrobe items.......) and have no news of where it is. I have called the customer service regularly, emailed them regularly. The sales guys say talk to Dispatch Manager. The dispatch manager -Jeremy is either unavailable or on another call or sick. They say I will receive a call back but I never do. I have paid 82% of the total quote (40% upfront and 70% of the remaining amount on pick) so far. But, after 50 days of pickup, I still don't have my stuff or any idea of when it's going to be delivered. As I see it, this company took my items, took my money and delivered noting. I don't have any idea if all my house items are lost  or when they will get to me, I also have no assurance on reimbursement etc. As of today, the customer service today told me they have no update and I should receive a call back which, as usual, I didn't receive. Additionally, in these 50 days, they also made a wrong delivery of someone else's stuff to me which they had to then take back. Just imagine paying a handsome amount to move your stuff and then not having it for 50 days and no insight on when you will receive your stuff! I am hoping to see if there is any customer service representative or external organization who can help me escalate this to the right authorities so I can get my items back. Very disappointed and distressed by this event, basically uprooted my entire household.

THE WORST! DO NOT USE! TOTAL SCAM! Rude staff, broken glass, stolen items, hidden fees and drunk, unsafe movers! I have never had a worst experience with any business in my entire life, then I have with Safeway Moving System. From the moment I moved, through the delivery and well after it has been nothing but problems. They overcharge for a move and then hire the cheapest third party movers. Joe W. the customer service representative completely messed up the consultation and lied. He said it would be $3,575 which is extremely high for a one bedroom move. The movers showed up on the wrong day, they were rude, unprofessional and DRUNK. Yes, drunk! One of the movers reeked of alcohol and was stumbling everywhere. It was so bad, the lead mover had to yell at him. They were screaming and cursing in my apartment hallway to the point that my neighbor called the front desk to complain. No masks were happening either! In California this is illegal and unsafe given the pandemic. I made a comment, and they sighed and grunted and said they don't have any masks. I felt so unsafe I had to vacate the apartment. The one mover wiped his sweat with my bath towels and threw it on the ground. Then they said it would cost an extra $600 cash for a glass table they were never told about. I was never told there would be an extra fee. Very suspicious. They left the place trashed and ruined. So bad, the landlord billed me $600 for marks and damages on the floor and walls they made. Then they said it would deliver in 4-6 weeks and it came in 8 weeks. I called multiple times and they had no idea where the delivery was or how long it would take to deliver. When they finally arrived they told me the day of it would be $500 to shuttle the delivery. I was told specifically by Joe W. I wouldn't need to pay any additional fees especially a shuttle fee. I live in a new open neighborhood with no neighbors. Plenty of space for the truck to park. I was quoted at $3,575 and now had to pay well over $4,300 I did not budget for or agree to. After the delivery we noticed our large $1200 restoration hardware mirror was broken. Glass everywhere! It was conveniently placed in the back behind all other furniture with their $60 moving blanket left to cover it. They purposefully tried to hide it instead of admitting they broke it. Extremely unsafe! Then we realized our $7,000 restoration hardware couch was scratched, stained and damaged. A $1,200 brand new Samsung TV was cracked and destroyed, and ANOTHER $800 photography painting had broken glass everywhere. Who knows what else is missing and destroyed in the boxes. This isn't even including the $800 glass table I paid $500 for and had to leave behind. I called their customer service number MULTIPLE TIMES trying to speak with someone and always was transferred, ignored or told to call back. I then spoke to a manager who was the RUDEST and most UNPROFESSIONAL person I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. He was aggressive and confrontational on the phone. He said it's not their responsibility and all I can do is file a claim. I said this is ridiculous, half the property is destroyed, your movers exposed us to covid and injured us. There's broken glass everywhere. No apology was given, rather he hung up the phone and said "GOOD LUCK". They never even sent the claim. Whatever you do, DO NOT USE SAFEWAY MOVING SYSTEM!

Buyer beware, poor SF, CA > Virginia This company is the pits, I wish I’d done more research because they are not transparent but then act like their service is stellar. I should have known it would be bad when they assured me repeatedly that they’d give me 48 hours notice for the pickup, of which they give you a 3-day window, only to call me at 3:30 pm Saturday - literally the DAY BEFORE picking up my stuff. So they didn’t even give me 24-hour notice. Then, you’ll see that they rushed the pickup only to let my stuff sit in San Francisco for 4 weeks! They contract the people who actually come and pick up your stuff. Those guys were fine for the pickup in San Francisco. But I’m honestly terrified after reading these reviews of what it’s going to be like for my delivery. Which btw is another awful part of their customer service (or lack thereof). You talk to a person at Safeway who goes over your list of items and briefly covers the process. They ask you a question about when the earliest day is that you could receive your delivery. But they fail to explain that whatever date you give them is actually 21 days AFTER when they will be delivering your stuff. Ok so they picked my stuff up on 1/24 and I told them I’d be in my house by the 31st thinking there’s no rush and since I’m moving across the country, I’ll give it cushion. Wrong, that only has delayed the delivery even more! So here we are and now it’s February 19th. I call to find out when my stuff will be here and it’s been FOUR WEEKS since they picked it up. My stuff hasn’t even left San Francisco! I’ve been in Virginia for 4 weeks without my belongings. Their customer service agent told me today that they have until 21 days from the time you say your earliest available time to receive your delivery is to even SCHEDULE THE DELIVERY! Can you believe this pile of turd BS? So on Monday I’m supposed to find out when I’ll get my stuff I guess? I don’t trust a word that comes out if these people’s mouths. And if they EVEN try to pull some stuff with me about living on a country road and needing to change trucks I will lose my mind on them. I will update my review following the delivery. At this point I’m not sure how my opinion could be changed and what’s even worse is I recommended them to my manager who is also moving across the country and had issues with their quote being off by a large amount. Mine also ended up being about $2k over the initial quote. Lesson learned: sell your stuff, just get rid of it - you’ll be hating everything you own and thought you couldn’t live without if your move goes like this one and if you only need keepsakes and heirlooms I still say find something solid - doubt it’s this company. Finally, pretty sure all of the 5 star reviews are fake and oddly all moves to and from NJ... or “military family” - I call BS.

Safeway Moving Systems LLC (Chicago based) Chris - point of contact, completely ghosted us after signing the contract Prime Relocation Services (Sacramento based) Movers - Dani + Frankie (could have also been contracted out) Dispatch - someone horrible don’t know her name, hung up on me day of delivery Safeway will sweet talk you and provide you a contract that seems fairly straight forward. You should not trust this as the actual cost. You will be forced to sign separate contracts. The company that Safeway decides to contract your move out to, will not honor the Safeway contract and this will be used to get additional fees out of you. We weren’t aware of a second forced contract, and I say forced because we were in a position that we had no other option. They showed up the day of the move, claimed our cubic feet was 200 feet more than the estimate. Now I understand estimates, but to be off by 200 feet is not even a close estimate in my opinion, and this was after I’d described our inventory three times to two separate people. It was the day of the move, we only had two days left on our current lease, we had no choice but to sign as there was no time to find another option and we’d already paid a hefty deposit. Another couple of examples of the fee gouging, Safeway’s contract says a flight of stairs is 12 steps, Prime Relocation Services says 7, but this was not mentioned until drop off, so we were hit with another $300 additional for stairs at delivery. We were also nickel and dimed for packing materials, $67 for cling wrap and tape, which were supposedly included according to Safeway. The truck that arrives for your things, will not be the same truck that drops them off, so your things will be moved several times. We were charged an additional fee of $350 for this changing of trucks even though we weren’t aware until after our things were already on a smaller moving truck. This, naturally, increases the chance of damage and/or lost items. Several of our furniture pieces were dented, scratched and/or broken and many of the boxes arrived torn or shredded. But you won’t be able to do anything about this either, because the people who loaded our things marked nearly every single item on our inventory as “scratched.” How convenient for them now that all of our things arrived gouged, scratched, and dented. The driver who delivered our items claims they don’t work for Safeway or Prime Relocation at all and repeatedly asked to be paid in cash stating that otherwise, “we will ask for our money over and over if you don’t pay in cash they will not give us our money.” When I called dispatch to inquire about this, I was told to “have a nice day,” and hung up on. Scams for everyone involved it seems. When I asked what company this driver works for, he said his own LLC, but refused more than once to give me the name of his company because he didn’t want to be blamed for Prime Relocation Services. In the beginning, we were looking at a $3K move, by the time we were all swindled and ghosted, we paid over $5K.

We chose this company particularly because they seemed to be more serious and professional than the others, even though they were a lot more expensive. They convinced us by telling us that with them, there are no “hidden cost”, what you pay upfront is what it is. We were extremely disappointed by their service. The communication was bad, they did not follow up with us to inform us of when our moving would be delivered. We finally got our things 14 days later, but we had a really bad experience: they asked us to pay an extra amount of money, in cash (they would not accept anything else!), on a Sunday, and when we argued that we were not aware and did not agree with such an increase in rate (about $1000), they basically told us it’s either you pay or we keep your stuff. The customer service was absolutely terrible. A salesman told us over the phone in a condescending ton that we were aware of the extra charge and that it’s either we pay or we don’t get our things! They also mentioned that we were informed over over the phone that an additional charge may apply if the truck was too big for our street and a transfer needed to be done to a smaller truck. I asked them to send us the recording, since we absolutely did not remember getting this info over the phone. They never sent the recording. The truck they left with from NYC and the truck they arrived in in Nashville were completely different, so we did not anticipate that the truck was too big for our street. The worst part is that there was a huge parking lot on our street where they could have parked to avoid us paying a fee and then moving everything from a truck to another, and they refused to use it. They told us they were not allowed. How convenient! Finally, a few items were missing from the truck, and it took us almost 1 month to get compensation of $50! We fell trapped, robbed and that it was a complete rip off. Overall, moving a 600 sq ft studio apartment from NYC to Nashville cost us over $4,000! Don’t trust this company, they will rob you!