Claimant says: "I solicited Father & Son's services for moving and storage. They gave me a quote phone quote for $650 for moving and storage for the remainder of September. Then a representative came to home to do an assessment and increased the quote to $850 after recording all items. I had to pay $850 in cash on the day of move. The movers arrived with several documents to sign. I was being charged a rate of $96/hour and they would not start loading the truck until I signed all forms. The forms were not filled-in nor did I have an op”
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Claimant says: "I solicited Father & Son's services for moving and storage. They gave me a quote phone quote for $650 for moving and storage for the remainder of September. Then a representative came to home to do an assessment and increased the quote to $850 after recording all items. I had to pay $850 in cash on the day of move. The movers arrived with several documents to sign. I was being charged a rate of $96/hour and they would not start loading the truck until I signed all forms. The forms were not filled-in nor did I have an opportunity to read them thoroughly. They did not disclose the fees for additional supplies nor did I ask them to provide additional supplies. My boxes were already packed and I did not choose to wrap my furniture. The movers wrapped every piece of furniture that I owned and I assumed that it was included in the fee that I paid. The movers started loading at 9am and were finished by 2pm. The storage facility was approximately 20 mile from my home; which means the movers arrived to storage facility no later than 2:30pm. In addition to the ridiculous fees for supplies, I was charged for 3 hours of overtime at time + half. My bill was $1,914.58 + $850.00=$2,764.58 + $75.00 for the requested tip and + $75.00 for the cost of the bundle that movers were giving me a so called deal on and $10.00 for the food and drinks that they requested. Lastly, an additional $50.00 for the check that I had to cancel because they had not cashed it by September 30, 2010. They would not allow me to move until they had total balance paid in cash; which was done via check on September 25, 2010 when I notified them I would be vacating the premises. So,I paid a total of $2,974.58 for moving and less than 30days of storage. I never received a signed copy of the contract. I was not allowed to see my items until I moved them out. This company has received several complaints. Please assist me in addressing this matter and preventing others from encountering this blatant form of extortion.*” ...Show less »