Reviews of Lawton Moving & Storage (Moving Company)

gisselly patrinakos

BEWARE!!!!!!!!!! They are the WORST! HORRIBLE! I will be filing a complaint with the better business bureau! DO NOT hire or contract this moving company. First, it supposedly took the company almost 40 minutes to drive 2.4 miles (which I was charged for). I understand it was raining but it does not take 40 minutes to drive 2.4 miles in the worst conditions. Then, I prepaid 3 hours for 3 men and only two showed up. The manager/owner gave me this sob story about how two of his employees were in a car accident and couldn’t come to work (which was a lie because I overheard one of the movers saying that they called out bc they didn’t want to work), but miraculously, about an hour later a third man showed up. So while I was trying to clear this situation time was running on my dime and no one was doing anything (another 30-35 minutes wasted). Since I only prepaid for 3 hours, they only wanted to work for that time. They said they had another job scheduled at 11:00 and had to go. THAT’S NOT MY PROBLEM. I paid them to move me not to tell me you only paid three hours. We can’t take this we can’t take that. Long story short, they worked for a total of about an hour and 15 mins and only moved my bedroom set! I PAID almost $400.00 to have a bedroom set moved about a mile. They also ruined the ceiling at my new place, ruined my neighbors sprinkler. I was furious. I called demanding to speak to some, but could not get anyone to listen to my complaint. I was refunded a measly $40.00. Moving is hard enough and they made my experience horrifying. So I paid for an almost 40 minute “joy-ride) another 30 to 35 minutes of back and forth because they can’t get their story strait. I paid for 2 men the first hour (and only one worked for about 10-15 mins of that hour and brought down bed railings). And for 3 men the next two hours and only 2 worked. After all of this, I had to hire another company to move me and pay $350.00 to have them move me. a moving company should never tell anyone we don’t have time we can’t take this. I was told it was a two hour minimum and any extra time would be more. I was fine with that. I wasn’t fine with being told you only paid 3 hours and we have another job so we can’t take your stuff. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are dishonest, unprofessional, and just the worst company ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa Maynard

I've used Lawton Movers to move me twice over a 10-year span. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Tremendous continuity, with one crew head employed for 20-25 years. They delivered, both professionally and figuratively. No drama, no surprises. Provided the option of a 3- or 4-man crew and a timeframe and price estimate that was spot-on! I moved last on 1/24/17

Bobby B

These guys did a great job. Very professional and very speedy! I turned around and they were almost done. Would recommend them to anyone. Good job, thanks

RICCO ROYSTER

MOVED ENTIRE 3 BED ROOM HOUSE FROM WARWICK TO COVENTRY. VERY DEPENDABLE, GREAT CREW, HARD WORKERS, EXTREMELY HAPPY. GOOD PEOPLE!! RICCO

Al Foster

Very professional and competitive cost. Prompt and courteous.

VMF 1963

Lawton Moving & Storage provided excellent service! In advance of our move, administratively, they were communicative, easy to work with, and transparent. Thank you Tom! On the day of our move, the 3 movers - Rick, Matt, and Ukeme - arrived on time and were absolutely fantastic. They were efficient, careful, gentle, kind, and both serious and had a good sense of humor. They finished in less time than expected, they charged us fairly, and nothing was damaged. In fact, once we saw them get started and how well they worked together, we were quickly put at ease and just tried to stay out of their way. We had a 100% positive experience and are extremely grateful to Lawton, Tom, Rick, Matt, and Ukeme. I highly recommend Lawton Moving & Storage.

Paula Solomon

I used this company in May to move. They were outstanding. I called several times to ask questions about the move and there was somebody always there to answer my questions. The four movers I used on this day were exceptional. They were very hard-working, courteous and accommodating. This company met all my needs and I would certainly use them again.

lance nelson

Lawton moved us about 2 weeks ago. I want to thank them for a great job they did moving us from Pawtucket to Warwick. The men were polite and professional. We will definitely use them again the future.

Sheila Fox

I moved from a basement apartment to a 1st floor apartment. Joe, John & Jesus were fantastic. Polite, & professional & pleasure to work with. Got all my furniture in without problem. Truly amazed me

TediousJaguar

I hired them to move my bedset, and it was just wonderful, they brought lavander and rose petals

baily smith

Lawton moved us on 2/19/16. We moved from W. Geenwich to Warwick. The 3 men that moved us were very professional, and quilted all our furniture. They worked very hard and quick, we moved to a 3rd floor apartment. I would definitely recommend Lawton Moving & Storage. I also used them 2 months ago from Warwick to Lakeville, MA. They are a very professional moving company.

mike taylor

We moved on Jan, 13 of 2017. I rarely post reviews online but felt compelled to do so after our amazing experience with Lawton Moving and Storage company. We had an extremely complicated moving situation. We had to move out of a large house in RI (4 stories high), and organize and store things in two categories; half the things would eventually go to a condo in Boston, the other half would go into a storage facility in Needham. The movers handled this seamlessly and everything was labeled and organized perfectly. When we finally moved into our condo, the movers had to bring the things going to the condo, stop at the storage facility first and pick up things that were going to Boston and then handle a move in the heart of the city. They were amazing and it took them less time than we expected. We also had Lawton Movers empty out our storage facility and repack it correctly since it was a mess and we couldn't get to any of our things. I would highly, highly recommend this company and if we ever have to move again, we would use them in a heartbeat!

Dan M.

First time using hired movers and all I can say is FANTASTIC JOB. Two man crew moved my 3 bedroom house in record time and not a single item was scratched. Very professional and holy cow were they strong. I will be using Lawton movers again and will highly recommend them to friends and family. Thank you for a successful move. Sincerely the Mumme's.

Livia Freier

Lawton Moving & Storage provides awful service. We received our furniture damaged and many smaller times that were packed professionally in wrapping paper were yet broken. There was a very solid coffee table that survived many previous moves undamaged (including one transatlantic move) but Lawton managed to knock of two of it's legs and scratch and splinter the wood all over. Upon contacting Lawton they simply rejected any sort of responsibility and the manager was frankly just rude. Never again.

Chris Wilson

Lawton did my move this past weekend. I set the move up on relatively short notice with Frank who was a complete professional and made everything clear to me including the price of potentially having to store my property pending my exact move in date. He actually misspoke about the cost of storage which would have ended up costing me more but corrected himself so that goes along way as far as honesty. I wouldn't have been any wiser but it potentially saved me money. Joe and Tom did my move and they arrived right when they were supposed to. As soon as they got there they got right down to business and wasted no time explaining to me about liability for items and what not and started my move right away. They were both very personable and friendly and a pleasure to do business with. They busted their asses and saved me money by not going over the time I had already paid for with my deposit. Based on my interaction with Lawton, I would highly recommend them.

mary smith

I had a pleasant move that occurred on Friday and Saturday of this past week. I had sold my home in Narragansett and was moving to Middleboro MA. I was given an estimate by Bill who came to my home in Narragansett. He was a very polite young man and very thorough. The men arrived at my home to pick up my furniture on Friday and the furniture stayed overnight on the truck until the delivery on Saturday morning to Middleboro MA. I have moved many times in my lifetime. The guys did a fantastic job on moving my furniture and were very careful with it. I have many antiques and was very satisfied how they quilt wrapped all my belongings and took care of them. Thank You Lawton Moving for an easy transition to my new home.

Jeanette Dantuono

Great people, they can take can take care of all your storage and moving needs.

Bert Humberto

Had a great moving crew arrive at my house promptly and ready to work. Did not hear one complaint from any of them while moving some very heavy pieces of furniture. All went above and beyond to insure that none of our furniture or the old/new house were damaged . Would not hesitate to use them again or recommend them . Great job!

Paul Schwartz

Guys were goods! Careful yet worked quickly and safely. Very pleased and would not hesitate to use again.

Todd Salvas

Beware, this company is the worst moving company I ever used, they scratched and broke lots of my stuff and refused to admit up to it. Than just gave me the runaround on fixing the damage items.

Marc Deitch

I used Lawton about 10 years ago , and about to use them again! No need to even look up another mover-

zack green

Lawton moved my family 3 days ago. I was very impressed with the crew, Jeremy, Joe and Lou. They did an outstanding job and were very hard workers. We had a lot of furniture within 3 floors in the home and it was a very tight staircase. They were able to move all our belongings without a problem. I also took out a window on the second floor, because I wasn't sure if one piece could go down the stairs. I was very happy it didn't have to be hoisted. They completed the job in 7 hours. I was expecting it to take long than that. Overall, They did an excellent job and would rehire them at any moment I would need to move. I will refer lawton to all my friends and family. Thank You Lawton!!

thevincentincident 666

Extremely good job. Hardworkers and they were very carful with our belongings. They really knew how to handle my package!