Review by April W.

This was a slightly bumpy ride that all turned out well in the end, thanks to truly exceptional customer service from NorthStar Movers’ headquarters.

Before I get into the details of my experience, the main takeaway here is that you should not hesitate to tell the crew manager if you’re unhappy and/or call the main office, who assured me that they take customer feedback so seriously they will even send out a new moving crew, mid-move, if you’re not thrilled with your current team.

While I wasn’t unhappy with my team (I certainly wouldn’t have swapped them out for a new crew!), I wasn’t blown away by them either. Although my movers were super nice and careful, I did have to point out things they had not yet packed — entire cupboards and drawers — and I found a few things in the house at the last minute, before they pulled away from my old address, which I managed to sneak into the back of the truck just before they closed the door.

Somehow a couple of things also went missing, I discovered as I was unpacking — nothing of great monetary value, just things with sentimental value to me. Once I discovered the missing items a few days later and called them, NorthStar managed to track down my misplaced garden statue, which had been left on the truck, and generously compensated me for the other two missing things: a winter coat and a back massager.

I told them at that time, while I had someone from customer service on the phone, that I had been unimpressed by the general “hustle” of the team, which wasn’t as drill-sergeant-ready as some crews I’ve used in the past, who have a super clear system and assembly line-esque matrix in place. I also mentioned that I felt the crew did a somewhat illogical packing job, in places, which I discovered as I was unpacking. For example, the components of a stand mixer from the kitchen was somehow packed in two (or maybe three) different boxes. This made unpacking and putting things away pretty annoying at times.

But NorthStar also compensated me for an hour of move time, since I was unhappy with the overall speed of the move, and told me that they’re always happy to give you a “not to exceed” price or flat rate, if you call an estimator to come by before your move. That way, you never pay for the crew’s slowness — they do. This was great advice, which I will definitely use moving forward.

So, all in all, NorthStar Movers is an imperfect moving company (like all of them) that really cares, and I trust a company that takes your feedback so seriously that they do everything possible to make you happy in the end.