All reviews of Usman Gbajabiamila
Review about: AnyVan
MOVING HOME
I would seriously advise you NOT (would underline, bold and put in italics if I could) to use this lot. They were awful. Seriously, one of the worst experiences I have ever had dealing with any organisation, business or company.
DO NOT make the same mistake as I did with their Trustpilot score. It's inflated with "invited" reviews. Wish I had paid more attention. Read the bad reviews and you will see a definite pattern of incompetence, awful customer care, tardiness and daylight robbery. Also, DO NOT believe their responses to bad reviews on here. THEY DON'T CARE. Once you have paid them, that's it. They know moving is a stressful experience and take advantage of the situation! Please please don't use them. I was so stressed and upset by my experience and I am normally an incredibly relaxed easy going person. In fact, I never write reviews, but thought it was a moral duty to warn people about this lot.
Moving home is stressful and can be an emotional experience. This lot only add to that stress and anxiety. They turned up late twice. The first time they only sent one person to do a home move! This was after I had explained during the booking process that there was furniture like beds etc. to move. The sole mover arrived late on Sunday, took one look at what was to be moved and left!! Spent 2 hrs trying to get hold of their Customer Service team. Decided to change tactic and call their Sales team. Surprise Surprise, they picked up right away! They blamed me for not telling them it was a two man job even though I had told them I was moving furniture like beds and sofas. They refused to give me a refund! I had no choice but to rebook, which was another cost - by this stage I was totally packed, no internet etc. and I was moving out of rented accommodation that needed to be vacated immediately because my landlord was completing the sale of the property the next day. I had no time to find another company. The next day, the second team arrived. This time two of them, but once again late! Then when they got to my new home - an apartment block, they complained my apartment was too far from the van, which was parked directly next to my apartment building. They couldn't have parked any closer and my apartment building has multiple entrances and lifts!! The concierge suggested the best spot and route to my apartment. It was a few minutes walk from the van to my apartment.
There were some fire safety doors to navigate, but that surely is nothing new! Subsequently charged me an additional amount to unpack my things. Basically held me at ransom! At this stage I was fuming. I was promised a call back and a potential refund. Its been two weeks and no one has called. The person was Andy from their Day team. Wouldn't give me his second name. When you add up all my costs, including having to pay rent for an additional night at my previous place because of the debacle of sending one person to move furniture, I was out of pocket by nearly £750. If you want peace of mind during a home move and don't want to get ripped off by a completely unprofessional outfit, I suggest you hire someone else.