Extremely disappointing experience with Burley Boyz Moving.
Extremely disappointing experience with Burley Boyz Moving.
We were promised an 8:30 a.m. arrival, but the crew didn't arrive until 12:30 p.m. and didn't begin moving anything until 1:20 p.m.—nearly 6 hours late. We had confirmed the day before that they would be on time, despite the company apparently already knowing they had been delayed overnight in Kelowna.
The move-out from our townhome alone took 6 hours with 4 movers. Previous moving companies completed the same job in approximately 3 hours with only 3 movers. The entire move ultimately took 9 hours.
To make matters worse, Burley Boyz increased the quoted price just 3 days before the move, after initially providing a much lower estimate (Initial quote $2194.66, second updated quote 3 days before move $2555.33, invoice received $2589.60).
I was also charged 1.75 hours of travel time, even though the movers were already passing by my home on the main highway and the actual drive from the highway exit to my house was only 12 minutes (2.1kms distance).
The delays (which were known by the movers prior to my move but never told to me, infact I was texted less than 24hrs before the move and told that everything was on schedual when clearly it was not and they knew this already) caused me to incur over $2,300 in additional fees and penalties.
Burley Boyz initially offered a $250 refund, later increased the offer to $400. The $400 refund simply reduces the bill to the initial quote price.
After giving the company multiple opportunities to resolve the situation fairly, I contacted my credit card issuer. After reviewing the documentation and communications, they approved a chargeback for the full amount, as they determined the services provided did not match the contracted terms. My legal team is also reviewing the matter for deceptive business practices and is filing complaints with Consumer Protection BC, the Better Business Bureau, and the Canadian Association of Movers.
The only positive aspect of the experience was the lead driver/mover. He was professional, hardworking, and genuinely tried to make the best of a difficult situation. Unfortunately, his efforts were overshadowed by the company's overall conduct.
Based on my experience, I would not only not recommend Burley Boyz Moving I would suggest you would receive better service for nearly any other moving company out there.
After revieweing BBB, reviews here and other places it has become abundantly clear this company is run like a clown show. I booked my move months before the move date to ensure things went smooth and all that I was left with was some banged up walls in my new home, and out $2300 because of the sheet incompitence that is Burley Boys Moving. The guy on the phone will say whatever is needed to sell the service but what he says is nothing short of a scam.
They DID provide a 4th body for the move, however the individual they provided moved at what can only be described as a snails pace. He was moving so slowly that both my wife and I began to become worried that he may be ill or injured. For every trip he made to the truck to get a single box the other 3 made 3-4 trips.
They attempted to say that this was a curtisy to us for arriving hours late to our move after confirming less than 24hr before the move that things were on time however the move INTO the home they moved us out of took another 3 man team 6hrs TOTAL to collect from a storgae locker and 2 homes to move into one home with far more contents.
Bottom line is, this company is beyond irresponsible with planning on consideration for peoples time or money. Their lack of planning and communication cost me over $2300 and their offer was a mover who they charge hourly for that simply could not do the job and a $400 refund. And this is why I have been told by CAM that they will be investigating this company. It seems they have countless identical claims from others as well.
The CVSE has also been involved as after the move the truck they used was broken down and left infront of my home for 2 days.
DO NOT do business with these people, they are nothing more than kids with a truck that have no respect for time or communication.

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