Father and Son Moving & Storage

I would not use them again they scam you they give you a price one the phone $ 109.00 3 men a hour and $ 100.00 to travel from the one move to the drop off. but when they get there they say there is a 20%ser charge on the full bill .Then a $ 10.00 a Roll charge for tape they use so if you still agree then they pack lyou up. They did take 2 breaks all of them in 2 hours on my time. so we get in the truck and we drive 30 min to the place we are moving we get in side Joe calls in to the owner to tell him it will be a 1 ½ hour to unload and the owner gives him the total of are bill which we expected at the most to be $ 500.00 for 3 ½ hours work but it was $ 772.00 they will not unload tell you pay them Cash. The finished 30 min early and I got no money back? I will say they was nice clean and very careful but I hate they lost there tip do to the higher chargers I had a $ 100.00 bill for each man? Sorry tell your boss

Father and Sons is a sham. While setting up the appointment, the salesman stated that the total cost would be $ 99 per hour including travel. In those exact words. The move ended up taking 2 hours, so naturally the bill should have been a little over $ 200. However, after the move was done, the movers totalled it to $ 375 because apparently they have a minimum. This minimum was never mentioned by the salesman. After explaining to the movers that we were never told this, the movers basically said the salesman could not have possibly neglected that information and that we must have misunderstood.
Do not trust these people. They WILL scam you.

The worst company Ever DO NOT do the same mistake I did they are bad they broke my table’s glass and didn’t replace me with another one as they told me they will, and they are so unprofessional I don’t recommend it to anyone at all. Also they charged me for 3 hours and it took them only 1 hour to move my stuff then he said they charge 3 hours minimum lol

Total crooks! Very unprofessional. Left half of the stuff we needed moved. They never answered the phones. Our trucks were delivered but almost a week past the scheduled date day. We also over paid and they never gave our money back as promised. One of the owners is super rude the other is full of it.

The absolute worst! In the morning the «boss» told us paying with a credit card would be fine. Then when it came to paying they changed their mind, locked our stuff in their truck and threatened to drive away if we didn’t bring cash immediately! I had to beg them to stop driving away while my husband was on is way! The worst experience I have ever had and I feel completely violated.

Thieves! Criminals! Shame on you Joe (owner) who over the phone sold himself out to be the nicest and professional moving company in the business. What showed up at my house were 3 delinquents ready to scam me as they have so many others. They quote you a great price over the phone and then the day of as they are wrapping the furniture they ask you for $ 600 cash if not they stop and leave. The moment my husband went to the bank and we have them the $ 600 cash they stopped working and according to their boss over the phone they were instructed to stop until another $ 600 in cash was given. Immediately I refused and they packed up & left. Only wrapped 8 items and left with my $ 600 CASH. Joe the owner was quick to tell me to ‘F*ck myself’ over the phone several times once he had his thugs collect my cash and leave. Avoid this company of merciless thieves at any expense.

HIRE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
I recently hired Father and Son moving Company to move me and my mother. Let me start off by saying they will rip you off. We were quoted a price between $ 350 to $ 400. Once they had loaded all of our things into the truck and had driven to the new location, they stated they needed $ 700. My mother stated, «That is not the price you quoted us.» The man stated, «I cannot unload your belongings until I receive all of the money.» I happened to be at work at the time and could not get away, so my mother was left alone to deal with these guys. She only had $ 500 on her because they already quoted her the price, so she had to leave the 3 men alone with our belongings so she could go to the bank to obtain more money to pay them. Meanwhile they forgot one of our items back at the old apartment. (We ended up having to load it ourselves). They damaged my brand new $ 1500 Thomasville desk and broke a door and didn’t even inform us. This was all discovered later after they had already left. Bottom line: Be careful with these guys.

the absolute worst– hire assuming your shit will get fucked up. this company lacks lacks common courtesy and professionalism & will 100% give you the run around. lol at natalia’s review before me. i should have read it because what is ironic here is the same thing happened to me. broken truck, late and messed up our furniture, scratched our just installed, brand new, hardwood floors. fast forward 3 months later and likely getting to sue them in order to simple get them to pay for our damages. do not hire this company.

I used father and sun moving service on 06/​06/​2014, moving from Pembroke pines to Weston.
If you choose this company, then your all unlucky will start.
This company service is worst worst experience ever. You can easily find this company’s ad in yellow page, however, all most of ad’s words are fake.
Movers and driver are rude and mean and if you do not watch them, they will took your staffs. My power water machine was gone and many staffs are broken and fall down, however, I would not try claim because I can not expect they will response.
All the words in this bad reviews are real.
Never never use this company service !!!

Couldn’t start a review with no stars, so I had to give them one, which would be a horrible misjudgement for their services.
My elderly mother contracted (without a contract) their services for a short move. A time was set and an amount was given as «$ 94/​hr. flat fee».
* The truck arrived 2 ½ hours late
* As the workers were beginning to load the truck, one produced a contract that stated:
$ 94/​hour … +
an extra hour, because they would charge for an extra hour in any event
a surcharge of 18% in addition, … because it was in the contract
NOT HAVING ANYWHERE ELSE TO TURN… we signed for my mother (elderly, remember?) They loaded one piece from an adjacent house (will come back to that later) and about 2 – 3 rooms of assorted items from my mother’s house. *** I was told that they would not take several lamps because «they were not sufficiently protected» … I said WTF and put them in my car.
They arrived (not exactly timely, mind you) at the drop-​off location, and after they had unloaded not quite all of the load, produced an invoice for their services, with more charges added, and demanded immediate payment. I questioned billing for an unfinished job and projecting a time cast and an additional $ 40 fee for «7 ROLLS of mover’s tape» (this was truly special — the tape was to wrap around blankets that were wrapped around SOME of the furniture… not all pieces were, in fact, wrapped for protection). The worker called the office and the owner, in summation, said «if you don’t pay, we will not unload the rest of your belongings and will return to the warehouse with the remaining items». We relented and paid just to get the move over (IN CASH, AS WAS DEMANDED)
When they were leaving (after not having assembled all of the sets that had to be dismantled for the move) I noticed that the glass doors from the entertainment cluster were missing. I had to stop them as they were leaving and demand to know where the doors were. They said to the effect (first) that they didn’t know and it was MY responsibility to make sure everything was loaded; if I was dissatisfied, i should file a claim against the company. I reminded them that this piece was loaded FIRST and from another house to which they replied, «Oh yeah, we set them aside and must not have loaded them. You know, you can go back and get them as easy as we could!» I contacted the owner once again who asked to speak to the worker … then, in effect, told me to go screw myself and hung up on me. The truck left.
I called the realtor who had access to the house who checked the residence and assured me that the glass doors were NOT left behind. So… what was i to assume??? That possibly they broke them in transit and that they were told to hide

The move was quick and nothing was damaged. But I did not like the way they pressed us for a good tip. They arrived half an hour early and said they were working off the clock to help us out… But that we needed to tip the really good… «We take care of you, you take care of us» but in a way kind of scared me to have other options… Through out the move he kept reminding me that they were moving really fast and that they needed to be taken care of… I did not like that. I ended up giving them a good tip and feel dumb because I was kinda scared not to. the move was small and I feel like they did average job but was pressed and scared into giving a good tip cause they «saved time».

They are dishonest to the core. They use a false DOT number in their ad, and farm out any out of state job to a firm that stole valuable art work from my Mom. Stay away.

This business is a total scam. They lure in people because they claim to have been around a hundred years. We moved a one bedroom apartment with them because they provided the lowest quote. On the day of the move, they showed up an hour early despite knowing the condo did not allow moves until 10 am. Then they jacked up the price by over $ 1000 once the furniture was on their truck!!! They threatened to put the furniture in storage if we didn’t pay. They were rude, unprofessional, and down right rotten liars. Do NOT use these movers. Next time, get an in home quote on a move… and in writing!

NO STARS!!! WORST company ever. They jack up the price at the end as they hijack your expensive stuff and the ex cons they have working for you steal your stuff!!! We had several things stolen and they wouldn’t do anything to help us!!! DO NOT USE THEM unless you want them to show up an hour early, catch you off gaurd and rob you!!! They were seen hours later selling out stuff on Hallandale beach blvd. And we tipped them generously. BAD company!!!

JUST DON’T USE FATHER AND SONS MOVING — NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE
I went cheap and got cheap. I am moving (note I said moving not moved) from South Florida to New Jersey. Booked with Joe at Father and Sons a month ago. Changed the date two weeks ago. Reconfirmed the night before AND THEY STILL DIDN’T SHOW UP. Couldn’t get anyone with authority on the phone so an «employee» said a truck would come first thing in the morning (already a day later). THEY STILL DIDN’T SHOW UP. Called again and was told by an employee that he would check and call me right back. Good thing I wasn’t holding my breath. I would not trust this firm with my belongings. No integrity. No customer service. I called a major moving company of good reputation and they are picking up my things within 24 hours and will deliver to me within 14 days. Father and Son totally messed up my move. And anyone who has moved long distance know how many moving parts there are. I had cancelled my electric, my apartment lease, and had a reservation on the AutoTrain that cost me money to change. I had arranged babysitting. Now I won’t be able to move into my new house until I get my furniture so I’m stuck staying with relatives. DON’T USE FATHER AND SONS MOVING– YOU’LL BE SORRY.

STAY AWAY. These people tell you a rate But, the gooney ghetto trash racked up my tab up with 50 dollar tape, Boxing up boxes in boxes and completely wasting utilities… I had Lamar and some other guy I can’t remember… although they didnt break anything add that up then I had to pay for 3 cigarette breaks. and they got lazy towards the end and just dumped my stuff in the garage THEN i mistakenly trusted them to pack my old apartment but they left 3 MAJOR heavy items.Perfect. Not only did i get quoted $ 400 But I had to pay $ 625 after that I had to rent a uhaul for the stuff they left. I will not recommend this place to anyone. Ever. You’ve been warned.

Let me put it this way, I am not even finished with my moving experience from these goons and they are already terrible. As far as I’m concerned, the father and his sons are a bunch of morons. They are super friendly on the phone, there is no doubt about that, and that is how they bring you in, but do not let that fool you. These movers are the biggest group of incompetent idiots that I have had the disservice of giving money to.
Problem:
They are inconsistent. Yes, you sign a contract with them to have your things there at a specified date, BUT in fine print it also says that this date is subject to change. Be completely aware that they take advantage of that! I scheduled a move with them on a specific date to be in accordance with my arrival at this destination. They altered the deal worse than Vader did. They called us and said «Oh we need to pick up your stuff early because our truck is here, but it will arrive at your destination earlier.» WELL, Mr. Genius, how in the world are you going to get my stuff into my house if I am not there? SO, because of that we had to receive our things at a later date, aka a week after our arrival. So that means that I had the luxury of sleeping on the floor, drinking out of one cup, and eating off paper towels for a whole week. Minimalist winning FTW! NOT. Did I mention I had a fever and I had to be completely uncomfortable? The only reason we didn’t pull out was because these turd nuggets have you locked in since I signed my life away via contract.
Now they are claiming to have trouble with their credit card system and are requesting cash on the spot. Oh, and that they are stuck in Virginia and won’t be there until 11pm. You know because I don’t have a job to go to bed for, and there is no other thing that I want in the world than strange men in my house at 11pm.
I can’t wait for the deplorable conditions my belongings will be in when they arrive, and to experience whatever scheme they will try to pull on me in person.
In a nutshell, do not hire this mover. You are better off renting your own truck, carrying it to your destination, or hiring a hobo.
Update:
I just received my furniture and there was no damage to it. So I give this company one star for not wrecking my things.

Horrible — never ever again: First, they didn’t show up on the agreed moving date (in writing!), and didn’t notify me either. I had to call them to find out.
The next day during the move, the owner of the company called me and wanted extra money for wrapping a sofa. Too bad for him — it was included in the contract.
Then, after approx. ²⁄₃^rd of my goods were unloaded, the owner called his foreman and ordered him to stop unloading, unless I paid an extra $ 100 on the spot. Left on the truck were the most expensive and the heaviest items.
When I called the owner, he told me he had upped the price and «just moved the goal post» because he miscalculated the time necessary for my move. Asking why he had sent an estimator to my place and why I had a signed binding contract for $ 635 in my hands, he answered that that was «not relevant». I should just pay the extra $ 100, and he would let his crew continue to unload.
Not knowing what to do, I called BSO (Broward Sheriff Office) who sent a police officer for help. The officer phoned the owner and was able to convince him to give up his hostage scheme this time.
The company should go on record for the attempted extraction, which seems to be a pattern.
BBB rating: F, as in Failure.

HORRIBLE experience!!!
I pretty much agree with the other BAD review 150%!
I’ll start saying that I’ve moved at least 7 – 8 times in the last 15 years, once internationally, 3 between states within the US and 3 within Florida. NEVER in all those years I had such a bad experience with a moving company. I was desperate when I called them and got stuck with them.
They talk to you on the phone like you’re part of their family, I guess that’s the way they make you feel comfortable about hiring them.
The person I had to deal with was «Bob», a rude and condescending individual that all he wants is to have you sign a contract and make sure he gets an advance in CASH, what’s up with that?!, of course he didn’t bother to tell me that before he came to see my place for the estimate, so I ended up looking in every purse, pocket, laundry room until I came up with the cash (less than the required 10%, but pretty good considering that nobody does business in cash these days and I just happen to have some around), it was either that or nothing, since they won’t accept any other payment method… yeah, no paper trail.
He vaguely said to pack all my personal stuff, so they could move fast «packing the rest» (glass, kitchen, electronics, etc). Adding that since I was moving between condos and the regulations are so annoying, we would be better off moving out of one place and in the other on the same day, instead of keeping my stuff overnight in a truck. That 4 men would do the work. Sounded doable!
Ten days later, day of moving. Up since 6am, unplugging electronics, linen of beds removed, etc, all ready waiting for the movers. Comes 9am, they don’t show up, I texted Bob at 915… no answer, called the Company at 920… they had NO records of my moving!!!
Nobody knew what I was talking about, like I never signed a contract, gave money up front, nothing!
Within TWO HOURS and many phone calls, they finally find «me» in their records and call some guys that happen to be off that day to come to my place by 1130, offering to keep my valuables in their truck overnight, since there was no way they could do the whole thing in one day now.
The movers finally came, and those are the only ones that actually saved the day. Three instead of four, like Bob promised, they moved fast, really fast since they walked through the door.
But, NO PAPERWORK, NO INVENTORY, NO WAY TO KEEP RECORD of them taking my stuff away. They said «if you want inventory, do it yourself and I initialize it. what???
At that point I realized I wasn’t going to let them keep my stuff overnight!
And I was informed that if I wanted to be out and in that afternoon, I better start packing the rest while they loaded the truck, unbelievable!
I did my best, but I ended up leaving behind and moving all my glass/​fragile stuff myself later days later, since it was out of the equation that they would pack/​deliver all that the same day, even though I had packed 90% of the whole place myself, per Bob’s suggestion.
When we finally made it to the other end, without uploading the truck, I was asked (and harassed) at least 6 – 8 times by the driver about the rest of the CASH, really?, even though half of the job wasn’t done? and I was (NOT) looking forward to finish the moving myself in the following days.
Everything made it at least, but I’m not sure about the outcome if I had let them keep my belongings overnight, maybe the review would be even worse and longer.
Bottom Line… STAY AWAY, even if you have to do your own moving!!! PLEASE STAY AWAY!!!

(954) 762‑9440 and/​or (954) 573‑6997
11/​27/​2009
Stay Away! Stay Away! Warning! Stay Away!
Never again!
1. Uncoordinated (could not get our moving schedule correct before, during and after the move)
2. Misleading claims of service (feigned ignorance about described complete packing services upon arrival on moving day)
3. Unreliable (failed to complete packing and loading and the client was forced to complete the packing themselves and wait for the next day to have the remaining items picked up)
4. Extortion (Once the property was picked up on the first day, the following day the owner used said property as leverage to extort another $ 1, 500 more (after increasing the cost by $ 400 the day before) from their 80 year old retired client by threatening to hold her property hostage if she didn’t pay up, in cash! [No paper trail I presume])
5. Damage to property (Water damage to furniture, crushed and stained lampshade)
6. Failure to complete job and delivery (over three weeks from moving date and portions of property still not received to this day. Told it may be another two to three weeks.)
7. Untrustworthy (Status and story about when the remainder of the clients items will be delivered changes almost every time they are contacted with no evidence indicated that anyone can clearly account for the whereabouts of the clients property)
8. Punctuality not forthcoming (clients moving/​travel schedule was severely delayed, inconvenienced and costly due to lack of coordination, reliability, and comprehension thereof by the movers)
9. False representation (Everything is all candy canes and lollipops until they have your property in their possession)
Full statement at the following link:
Other complaints filed with consumer affairs at the following link:
UPDATE
December 1, 2009
Just finally received the rest of our property that was on the second truck on which our items were placed the day after we were supposed to already be moved out via a Salsa trucking semi-​tractor trailer. So far most of all the boxes were wet. Our VCR was damaged (had something loose inside). Upon opening it I found that one of the tension regulators had been broken. Not just loose but the clasp that holds the tension spring was completely broken off so it is utterly worthless now.
Still no sign of the of our hand-​truck (dolly) or the bulk of our DVD collection that went missing from the first truck. Gone.
Will continue if I learn anything more.