EMC Moving

I’ve used EMC 3 times. The first two were amazing, they were nice, polite and worked quick, thus I gave them a nice tip. This last time I got the two worst movers. Both couldn’t speak English so I had to call their boss quite a bit to communicate, second, they left items at the old apartment when I told them to get all of it. Third, we’re missing items. Fourth, they demanded that I pay for their lunch, which I did to be nice. Fourth, one of them couldn’t go on into the 5 hour move because of back pain. I had to take over and help the other guy lift the heavy items and five, they asked for a monster tip and were rude about it.
When I’d help they moved much faster and the move could have been done in 5 hours but it ended up taking them an additional 2 hours since they had lunch and one guy was hurting.
If you have to help your movers move because they can’t go on, and we’re moving a 1 bedroom apartment you shouldn’t ask for a huge tip at the end. Unfortunately, I will not be using EMC in the future.
They only accept cash and don’t give a receipt.

This is not a review for their services but for their total disregard of neighbors of those they are moving. For 3 DAYS IN A ROW they parked their moving truck out side my building blocking 2 garages and the red zone by the entrance. Trying to talk to the movers, who seemed to spend most of their time hanging around on the sidewalk smoking, was useless as they spoke no English. A call to the company got no response.
For the past 2 days I called parking control to get them to move.

These guys are absolutely the worst ever. I scheduled them to meet my daughter at the house we were moving out of for some last minute items to be moved. She waited over an hour before calling and when she did, John the manager said they would be there in about 15 minutes — obviously a lie. They never showed up and when I tried to call, it went straight to voice mail at all three phone numbers. Never use them. They are flakes and liars. Plus, when I scheduled the move, John the manager said to be sure and tip the movers. Who says stuff like that?

It’s too bad EMC (Eastern Moving Co.) doesn’t have better reviews. This was the second time we used them to move — the first time, from one building to another in the same apartment complex, and this time, from one city to another.
We had pre-​packed most of our loose items in boxes or suitcases, which were ready to go. The only unwrapped items included a few pieces of furniture, which we asked them to wrap in plastic shrink wrap, and they obliged quickly and efficiently.
All of our items got transported well, and nothing was broken.
Despite not speaking very good English, the crew of two were hardworking and easy to communicate with. They didn’t stop to take a break, and completed our city to city move (inclusive of a 25-​min drive) within a 4-​hour period. They were fast and efficient (definitely not slow, as another Unilocaler described).
I definitely recommend these movers to folks who are moving within the Bay Area, and are looking for affordable movers who get the job done. If you are looking for a professional packing/​moving service or a more white-​gloved experience, then this is probably not for you.
John is easy to make an appointment with via phone, and he even confirms your move via text the day before.

We hired this company last minute to help my roommate move a bed, a couch, a chair, a desk, a dresser and some boxes 10 blocks down the road. They were incredibly slow, spoke no English, yet somehow made clear that they were complaining about having to lug furniture up to our 3^rd floor walk up (which we had mentioned when we called to book them). The move should have taken real professionals about 2 hours, but it took these guys 4.5 with us helping. They moved slowly, took breaks often, ate food, and damaged the walls. We had remind them that this should be a quick job and we were not paying them to eat after they’d been dragging their feet to slow the process and therefore get more money. They were more interested in arranging things in our apartment than doing the job they were hired for. We hired 2 movers at a rate of $ 65/​hour, and when they arrived there were 3 men and we were quoted 70/​hour. The third was apparently there as a translator or manager, and only one of them did the majority of the heavy lifting. They charged 70 per hour for 4.5 hours for a total of $ 315 and tried to demand further tip in addition to the $ 360 we paid, which they did not deserve given the inefficiency of their work and the fact that they damaged the walls in several places and had to fix it (poorly) the next day. We overpaid and they still wanted more, as if they were deserving of a BIGGER tip than what we generously gave to get them out the door. I wouldn’t use them again and I would strongly recommend against them.

Horrifying experience! Hired these guys to load a POD for our cross country move. They had no idea how to pack stuff. They just threw our items in leaving extra space which can lead to shifting and damage in transit. I asked them to use the blankets and plastic wrap I provided to cushion our furniture. They did not. I asked them to use the tie downs and rope I provided to secure our items. They did not. I had to climb in at one point to secure items that were unstable. I saw them repeatedly drop an end table. They left a gash in the wall where they ran in to it with a dresser. They were having trouble getting a chair in and instead of trying to move things they just tried cramming it in harder. I’m having nightmares about seeing how much damage they did when we unpack.

Read the recent reviews on EMC Moving. We had a similar awful experience.
We’ve used this company for years on multiple moves and they were good… actually they were great at the start. Friendly, fast, careful and organized. Now it’s completely different and we’ll never use them again.
The couple of guys looked hungover, were as slow as molasses — were they trying to pad out the time or just so weak they cant continuously move their body for more than 2 mins? The fastest they moved was when they were leaving.
They charged us a minimum 3 hours for a 1 hr job. We reluctantly agreed to that. It took them over 2 hours to move a couple of couches and chairs 15 mins away. They continually complained when I had them move some extra things around the house — yet we were still paying for their time. If only they moved things as good as they talked together or on their cell phone. One even picked up a container in the house and was looking underneath and inside — commenting on it to the other!
These guys just could not wrap plastic or walk slow enough.
The only good thing I can say was that they didn’t break the cushions.
We used to buy the old crews food and tip them well — it was worth it. No tip this time — they got what they gave. Don’t think they want to see us again and the feeling is mutual.

This is a great moving service. I had originally scheduled a move with one of the better known SF moving services (with which I had also had good experiences-​but more expensive). However, when my move in date got pushed back a week due to some mortgage snafus, I had to scramble to find a different moving company that accommodate me on short notice.
EMC to the rescue!
The EMC guys were professional, courteous, organized and hard-​working. I had a crew of 3 working on our move. All of the furniture was wrapped up really well by them with blankets and other padding. I couldn’t even recognize our piano, it was just a gigantic padded box by the time they worked their magic. Great thing is, this was the first time I’ve had a move where nothing was broken and nothing was missing.
I also had a large desk that I was having difficulties dismantling prior to the move. The EMC guys, seeing my problem stepped in and told me not to worry they’d take care of it. They did it faster than I could have done on my own and by the time they had reconstructed it, it was as good as new.
Even when they had moved in the last box from the truck they continued to ask if there were any other items in the house that I’d like to move from one room to another. They finished on-​schedule and pretty much on budget.
No lost items. No broken items. On time and on budget? What more could you ask for? I wholeheartedly recommend these guys for your next move, you won’t be disappointed.
Tip: Ask for John and pay cash. The lowest I’ve paid for moving service!

I have used this company twice. In February, we were very impressed-​young, strong guys who were very polite and fast. This time, the movers were an hour late, spoke minimal to none English and had us helping them the whole time. Then at then end, they had the nerve to ask for more tip (after I gave them 20%)… No bueno

I’m taking these guys to the court !!!
1. Two guys, they spoke no english, so it was extremely difficult to make even a simple conversation.
2. RECKLESS with my stuff.
3. This guy saw a couple bottles of wine in my package and told me that I was doing a good job by drinking (seriously) who the F are you?
3. BROKE the elevator in my new building because they COUNDN’T READ the sign that said «Do not try to open the elevator door before the elevator completely stops, or you will get stuck». They couldn’t read.
4.HIRED another guy without my consent (now there are 3 guys), didn’t wait for the elevator company to finish repairing the damage they did and started hauling everything four floors up.
5. CRACKED my 50″ TV screen in SIX different spots. Now my TV doesn’t even turn on, not sure what they did, dropped it or banged it against the wall, whatever.
6. CHARGED me $ 360 (even for the hour and half that they were just hanging out eating pizza, while the elevator company was doing their job) for moving a studio apartment worth of stuff, three blocks down the street and HARASSED me for tips. Excuse me?
7. I called JOHN, the company guy, the only guy who speaks english and asked him to help me fix my TV. I was still super calm and nice until he said that I should ask my landlord for compensation since the elevator broke, then I lost it.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???
I received no apology what so ever for my loss, only excuses. They took no responsibility for their recklessness, breaking the elevator and completely fucking up my $ 1000 TV.
HEY JOHN !! SEE YOU IN THE COURT. HOPE YOU HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE.

I called John at EMC Moving after a previous mover I had scheduled cancelled on me 12 hours before my move. John was very helpful and promised me a team would show up at 8am. Fast forward a few hours and Paul and another man showed up at 7:40am. Their English wasn’t great, I’ll give the other reviewers that, but they worked diligently and carefully to move my stuff. After packing my apartment, we asked them to go to two other locations to pick up things we had bought and they didn’t complain once. They moved as quickly as possible to finish the job. It was such a great experience. My fiancé, who had never used movers before, and was initially against it, was so pleased and swore we’d never move without movers.
THANK YOU EMC MOVING!

Overall, I had a pleasant experience with these movers and would likely use them again for another simple move (moved second story 2 bedroom condo to rental house about 10 minutes away). I recieved a response to my original inquiry within an hour from the owner, and I received a confirmation call and email the day before the actual move. The movers arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. They worked efficiently, and did a good job wrapping and protecting the furniture. Other reviewers have noted the language barrier, though one of my two movers was a younger guy in his 20s, and he spoke english fluently, so I did not experience this problem. They put all the furniture back together properly and seemed to be experienced in this area.
My only complaint was I was floored by their attitude at the end regarding begging for more tip – I have NEVER had anything like this happen with any sort of pay for service work. They demanded a 20% tip (which would have been the cost of an entire extra hour of work!) and acted as though they were not going to leave unless I gave it to them (which I didn’t). I politely informed them that first of all, tips are not mandatory at all, and while I appreciated their work and good service, the tip that I had provided them already was sufficient.
It sounds as though based on the other reviews there may be a bit of variation in the quality of the work depending on which guys you get. again, my overall experience was good, but the owner of the company really needs to address the movers professionalism regarding payment.

Pros — Were on time, easy to deal, honest
Cons — Very slow, took long breaks and did not have all the tools for making a fast move. Also «demanded» a hefty tip
Not sure if I would recommend them

HORRIBLE! IF YOU VALUE THE THINGS IN YOUR HOME– DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! RECKLESS, BEGGERS AND THIEVES!
They barely speak English– only the guy you contact to make an appointment with does. They lie when you confront them about breaking your items– stacked heavy items on my fragile items and dropped all of my serving platters (they did NOT read any of the millions of labels I put on the boxes) THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE YOU FOR DAMAGING YOUR STUFF! I just got off the phone with them– he hung up on me. THEY ARE OVER PRICED– THEN WHEN THEY ARE DONE THEY HARASS YOU FOR A TIP! THEN THEY WANT A BIGGER TIP! you mean $ 60 in tips for 4 HOURS of JUST loading a 1 bedroom apartment into a truck isn’t enough? Total cost was $ 420 for 4 hours of ONLY loading my items into a truck.
They also kept asking for me to give them a bed and one of my TVs. REALLY? I’m MOVING– not donating items! And to top it off– they tried to steal one of my moving blankets! The really nice thick ones! Good thing it was labeled with our name.
Wish I thought about looking on Unilocal for them before I hired them. Wish Unilocal had a rating of 0 stars because that’s what they deserve. I WOULDN’T EVEN WISH THIS COMPANY ON MY ENEMY!

This is the worst moving company I’ve ever had. :(
They confirmed with me of 2 movers but there were 3 people came. They were kind of asking me if I want 3 when they got into my house. The guy was already there, I had to say yes.
However, with 3 people, they were very slow, they totally used 7 hours to finish.
I wish I have chose another moving company. That was a very bad experience.

Professional and cheap!

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Not worth doing business with them again and not worth wasting my time for detailed review.

Quick, cheap, incredibly hard working movers.
May not be the best if you have tons of delicate items, but if you need heavy lifting done in a short amount of time these guys are great. Also, their truck was pretty ghetto, but they are legitimate.
Was impressed to get a call after making sure I was happy with the move.
I will use them again.

We used EMC this weekend to move from SF to San Ramon. These 3 guys showed up on time on a Sunday morning, happy and ready to work. They were efficient, courteous and careful. I was so glad we decided on 3 people instead of 2 because that one extra person just made the moving process that much quicker and painless.
They had all the material to pack, the blankets to cover up our electronics, plastic to makes sure our furniture did not get nicked or scratched, wardrobe boxes for all my crap and the right tools to take apart our furniture. they just worked worked worked, no slacking off, no breaks, nothing! i am extremely impressed with their work ethic and positive attitude.
oh, it’s a long drive from sf to san ramon, they left 2 minutes before me and i have a lead foot driving a sporty car, they must have been hauling ass to get there cause they were right behind me when i arrived. i was thinking this is where most moving companies get you, drag out the drive time, but not EMC, they were determined, love it!
the price was very reasonable and hopefully i tipped them to their satisfaction for all the work they did. i know u couldn’t pay me to do that kind of labor intensive work.
so all i want to say is THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
you guys did a fantastic job.

These guy were really crap, the only thing they did right was show up early. They didn’t speak English, so were not good at taking direction, couldn’t put my bed together and put my dresser in my bedroom upside down. Then I went to give them a $ 45 tip and they demanded $ 20 more.
On whole it was a very unpleasant expereince. I have never been so happy to see anyone leave before. I would highly recommend NOT using this company.