College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving

Note, still 5 stars for both guys, only 2.5 for the company,
1. I was amazed that the entire hunk hauling process was done by bare hands, no tools to assist finish jobs more efficiently.
2. The management either didn’t answer or return Joe’s calls, regarding my payment questions which is unsettling.
Joe B and Edward both were so nice, and done an outstanding jobs to get the junks out my basement. Thank you!

This was one of the easiest, most pleasant experiences I’ve ever had with a company. Setting up the appointment was really easy, communication was a breeze, and they did the most amazing job ever. They even texted me with pictures after they were done so that I could confirm that all looked good. So very pleased with our experience — we’ll definitely use College Hunks again next time we need help of this nature!

This was the second time we have used College Hunks for our move. The guys showed up early and we’re totally polite and professional. The whole experience was awesome and I cannot recommend them highly enough. Thanks, Shane, Damien, and Tony!

Called for an in –home estimate. The lady came out and was pleasant. She quoted me for 3 «hunks» and a large truck at over at $ 160/​hr. Came to $ 2100 for a 1500 square foot house. She said she’d send me an email confirming what she went over. The next day I did receive the email with the estimate stating 4 «hunks» and now $ 198/​hr. When I called her on the discrepancy, she just said her boss did it. I said oh, Please send me the estimate on what was discussed. Well, guess what? Never received the original estimate, or a follow up from her. Guess who I won’t be doing business with?

I’m a realtor in DC and my team has used College Hunks Hauling Junk on multiple occasions. The latest service was for an estate that we were prepping for the market and Job B and Danny helped us to get a houseful sorted and emptied in a timely way. They didn’t balk that I underestimated the amount of items that needed to be hauled and helped me to schedule the same day to get the job done. Thank you very much for all your assistance. We would certainly use your services again. Warm Regards, Crystal

I am going to try to keep this concise.
I LURVE College Hunks. SO worth the expense. Our mom passed away 3 months ago, leaving a hoarder’s paradise behind. My sisters and I slogged through 15 packed car trips to Goodwill in driving freezing and snow. Finally I scheduled two pickups, with Vietnam Veterans of America and Big Brothers and Sisters of Long Island for the same day.
Woke up at dawn to haul everything out to the curb, separated out all the things they won’t take. Waited all day as their window for pick up was 7am to sunset. Started raining on the stuff. Awesome. They never came. I called both places. «Oh we cancelled the pick up.» They both had excuses for not coming but I was furious– I worked so hard to explain where the house was and they just didn’t come. I know they pick up for free, but clearly that’s not a good incentive for their drivers and movers to actually do what they promise to do.
So then I dragged it all back to the garage in the pouring freezing rain. Then I found College Hunks and from the minute I set it up online, they were incredible! They explained everything and gave me an accurate price. They confirmed online and were thorough, polite and gave me a two hour window– 8am-​10am.
They showed up precisely at 8am, emptied an entire garage in 30 minutes and were thoughtful, polite and appreciative of our personal loss.

Darien and Devin did a fantastic job cleaning out our garage. They showed up on time, worked quickly and efficiently and were very professional. I highly recommend their services if you are looking to get rid of a truck load of junk.

Was very pleased with the service I received from Abraham and Devin. They showed up on time, were careful with everything, respectful of my house and very professional. The call center was great as well. Would highly recommend.

Picked up everything on time, politely and to the appropriate charities and recycling centers. Well done.

I got really fantastic service from Abraham and Jon — I was super stressed about moving states and needing to donate the rest of my furniture + on top of that, there was a mix up with the loading dock at my apartment. They helped me get everything figured out, were super professional and helpful in getting everything I needed loaded up, and were fun to chat with a bit, to boot! Strongly recommend!

CHHJ was fabulous. The young men were professional, polite, and thorough. It could not have been an easier process.

Thank you, thank you so much James B & Abdul. It was raining and miserable but you two were so sweet. I can’t think of anyone else I’d call for junk removal.

I had a free estimate visit to have a safe moved today, I honestly didn’t think there was a chance it could be moved out, it was so heavy. Joe B and Pat S quickly decided they could move the safe out of the building and did so while being both professional and friendly. I will continue using College Hunks for future moving and junk removal.

I had scheduled them to remove a few items from my apartment between 4 and 6 pm on a weekday.
That morning, it was snowing. Now, let me be the first to say I understand snow in DC and the problems it presents. With that said, please understand that this snow was very very light, that the government and other offices were completely open (not even an option for unscheduled telework etc. they were simply open), and that the snow was scheduled to stop (and did in fact stop) by 11 am, which one could ascertain by going to any weather forecasting site at all.
So, at 7:30 that morning (when I am not ashamed to say I was still asleep) they called my mother’s cell phone, waking both she and I up when we’d been up late packing (because, as I’m sure will be a shock to them, I was moving).
At that time, they unbelievably asked if they could come early because of the snow. I say unbelievably because as I’ve already mentioned, the snow was light and scheduled to stop by 11– one would think that, if they really felt compelled to move appointments, they;d be trying to move the morning ones to the afternoon when it was not snowing.
They informed me they wanted to come between 12 and 2. I asked it it was possible that they come any later, and they said «Can we come at 1?» as if 1 actually was later and not solidly in the 12 – 2 window they’d already proposed. I again asked if it was possible to come any later and was basically told no. At that point I asked if they could call back in a few minutes while I thought about it/​saw if I could rearrange my schedule (because, as I’m sure will also be a shock to them, people do have other things planned, and work, and that sort of thing).
When they called back I told them I just wanted to cancel. They seemed UTTERLY shocked by this and asked why. When I told them because the new time didn’t work, only then (despite my having asked twice in the initial conversation if they could come later) did they suddenly reveal they could come between 4 – 6 as originally planned after all. By then though, the bad taste in my mouth from the whole thing was so bad that I had no interest whatsoever in having them come.
Now, if they had even had the decency to call me at 9 am instead of 7:30, despite all the other issues I had with their calls and reasoning, I would not have bothered to write this review. But the business that thinks it is perfectly okay and normal to make a call at 7:30 am is not a business for me.

This company is far from college hunks. More like high school drop outs! They stole my huge bottle of money. Do not trust this company.

Great service. Kept us informed in a move that required coordination with building management, use of loading dock and security.
Very responsive to all our needs.

The move wound up costing me almost 50% more than what I was told to expect over the phone. The original time estimate given to me was «2 to 4 hours». When the movers arrived they confidently stated that it might take «up to 5 hours». I agreed to proceed — I didn’t have much of a choice at that point because we had a one-​day window to move into our new place. The final move time clocked in at 6.5 hours and that was with my father and I actively assisting the movers by carrying items into the hallway as well as completely out of the building to the foot of the truck for them. At the move destination, I had them unload most of my stuff onto my front lawn (10−20ft from where the truck was parked) and leave it there for me to carry into my new house in the interest of saving time (at this point I was getting very worried about the final cost). I would estimate that without contributing manual labor ourselves, the move would have taken at least another hour, possibly two given the slow pace set by the two «HUNKS». They were friendly and careful with our stuff, but they were just incredibly slow. It was not a «stress free day» for me given that I had to exert a lot of my own physical energy in a futile attempt to keep the cost down below what I was told to expect that day, on-​site, in-​person.
1.25 stars — Although the movers were friendly and (eventually) got the job done (almost gave them two stars for that), I would never use their services again because I do not trust their price quotes.

They moved us quickly, but sometimes didn’t listen. My wife told them that the other movers had had to remove the door to the bedroom to get a desk in, but they thought they could move it out without any problem. They did move it out, but they broke a side rail. Also, while I didn’t see them take anything, and can’t prove that they did, we had a Playstation console and a Nexus tablet that were in our apartment that somehow just never showed up at the house. As I say, I can’t prove they stole the items, but the only other alternative is that they somehow dissolved into thin air.
Their manager assured us that we were obviously to blame for the disappearance, because he had never had any complaints before. Clearly, they can do a good job; just make sure you box up your valuables and keep an eye on them.

I’d never hired professional movers before, and I’ll never move without them again.
I had the moving dream team of Eric, Chris and Aaron. These dudes were killers in the world of professional moving.
They called en route to my 8A appointment just to check-​in and let me know they’d be… on time. Sounds overkill, but in this day and age, someone calling to let me know he’s going to be on-​time — AS AGREED UPON– is noteworthy in and of itself.
I had it all planned out. I would give them helpful tips, suggestions and pointers on the move. I would help them wrap my breakables, and even give them a hand moving boxes, shelves, beds and paintings to their truck.
This was the plan.
The reality, however, is that yours truly was 100% in the way of these moving-​machines who all but pushed me out of the way to get on with their work.
These guys were efficient. As hell.
Within two hours of arrival, they had their truck loaded, and they were heading over to my new apartment.
Within and hour or so of that — while I enjoyed a beer with my fiancée — they were done. And I mean DONE. Shelves reassembled; TV set up; rugs laid out… it was awesome, and worth every penny.
I highly recommend College Hunks, even though a hunkette or two wouldn’t have hurt.
These three — Eric, Chris and Aaron — were moving monsters. You should be lucky to have their help on your next move!

Darien and Ron called 30 minutes before their arrival time to confirm.
They explained what their company was about as well as their rates. I agreed to the rate and they moved everything that I needed moved swiftly.
I give them a 5 – star rating because they were respectable, courteous and did what they were supposed to do in a timely fashion.
I must say the only thing that disappointed me was the size of the truck, since you pay by how much space you take up in their truck.
I think the philosophy behind the company is great. I feel good that I contributed to paychecks of college students as well as donated several items to local charities that help the community.