Avoid these CROOKS
These guys are crooks. They aren’t even a moving company. They get your business, give you an estimate, require you pay a 35% deposit, then push you off on the actual movers. The estimator never came to my apartment. I later learned that he lived in South America and that is why he would not show up. He told me he was very accurate with 19 years of experience. The estimate was $10,000. The packer came at 1 pm the day before the move. One guy. He said he could not do the move for the price. He needed another $5,000. I complained to JJ Van Lines so they sent another guy. He said $19,000 but he would knock $2,000 off. JJ refused to refund my money, so I was screwed. I agreed to pay the $17,000, 70% higher than the estimate. The Russian packers came the next day and did a pretty good job. Some items did arrive broken and the “comprehensive insurance” only pays 60 cents per pound. True value insurance would have doubled the cost.
When the van arrived in Virginia from Florida a bunch of “white glove” expert movers arrived. Only one had ANY moving experience. The others had answered an add on Facebook. They brought everything into the house but most of the boxes were not labeled so I did not know which rooms the should put them in. I had to pay the balance in CASH before they would start to unload.
So JJ Van Lines is a BROKER. They don’t tell you that. They send you pictures of moving van but the vans don’t belong to them. They get their 35% fee upfront and then they throw you to the wolves. They underestimate the cost and then it shoots up and they won’t give you your money back. They hire day laborers off of Facebook. Avoid this company at all costs. I learned the hard way.








