Greg’s Handyman and Hauling Service

KEEP SEARCHING. This is an update, hopefully cancelling out my previous 5 star review. I used these guys a few years ago and was super happy with the service.
We recently bought our first home and needed to move out of our apartment. For us it was a no-​brainer on who to call…
My Fiancé had scheduled and confirmed our move date with Greg (two times over the phone, and twice via text) for a Sunday 9:00am move. On the day of our move, 9:00am came and passed. At 9:30am we texted Greg to check their status, because we absolutely had to move that same day (why we had quadruple confirmed). Greg replied that he was sorry but he dropped the ball and totally forgot to schedule us. Despite confirming multiple times. He said there was absolutely no way he could move us on the day we had agreed on, but offered to help find a replacement moving company, which we of course accepted… BUT THEN WE NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN!
On top of this, Greg has horrible phone etiquette and didn’t seem to feel at all bad about leaving us in a total jam. In reading other reviews, it seems like he has done the same thing to others. In our prior experience, the movers Greg employs were super nice and did a great job. The problem with Greg’s Handyman and Hauling Service is Greg himself. So, if you want to gamble, go ahead, use Greg. They may do a really great job… if they even show up.

Repeat customer here. I used these guys a couple of years ago and called them again for this move last week. They are very nice, professional, show up on time and the price is fair. Really, what could be better?

The handyman was a bit rough looking which made me nervous at first. But, I told him I needed a bed built & he got right to work. It was obviously NOT a fun job. But, he kept going. After a few well placed swear words and a lot of hard work my bed is together.
Good job Evan.

Showed up exactly on time and completed the job quickly and efficiently. Good value for the service provided. If you want quick reliable hauling service call Greg.

Great service. Affordable price. Just perfect!
It has been 1.5 years since I use Greg’s movin services and I feel bad about the delay, but I must say this is absolutely the best, easiest, most affordable moving experience I’ve ever had. His movers were friendly, helpful, and didn’t mess around.
I have three Lovesacs (kind of like oversized bean bags that aren’t filled with beans…) that were difficult to wrap in plastic and maneuver, but they didn’t relent and managed to wrap them perfectly. I also had a 73″ DLP TV that they secured firmly in their moving truck.
The next time I move, I will absolutely not hesitate to contact Greg once again.

Greg has moved me twice and I could not be happier! He and his guys are completely courteous and professional. They HUSTLE and yet carefully wrap everything. Cheaper than anyone, faster than anyone, and just plain decent people. I could not recommend him any higher or I would. I will never use anyone else and I always recommend him to anyone I know.
Greg organizes everything in the truck and protects all the items. No breaks, no slow downs.
I save so much money with these movers and really appreciate how thorough and professional they are!!!

Six stars. Greg’s crew (James & Tony?) showed up exactly on time on a Sunday. All hustle from the minute they got there. These guys were faster than a fat kid chasing an ice cream truck. I estimated about 3 hours for the total move. They got it done in half the time.
No upselling, no screwing around and it ended up being cheaper and much easier than renting a U-​Haul and hiring a couple of guys from the Home Depot parking lot.
This was the easiest move I’ve ever had. I will absolutely use them again.

I really questioned whether I should leave a poor review but thought I should warn others.
First, let me say that Brandon (the second in command) is a really nice guy and went out of his way to fix the horrendous mistakes of his boss. I appreciate him and would give him 5 stars.
Okay, the not so great news: Greg, the owner, will schedule a move and then not show up. He will return your calls and texts at first and promise that a crew will be there in an hour, then two, then five, then he will stop responding and you’re stuck with a house full of furniture on the last day of your lease, after having wasted your entire day and your landlord’s too. My move was scheduled between 1 – 2 pm on the 31^st and I contacted Greg at 2:30 pm and nicely asked if the crew was late or had trouble finding the place. After an hour I called and he admitted he had forgotten my move and had not scheduled a crew to come and told me he was having a rough day. I was nice about this startling revelation and he promised, he swore, he guaranteed he would have a crew move me that day. I won’t go into details but 27 unreturned phone calls to Greg later (he cut off communication at 5 pm saying his crew was finishing a job in Ojai and would be right over) it was 9 pm and I had no movers but a very nice second in command promising to take care of the move the next morning. Moving is stressful enough without movers who don’t show up and lie to you for hours on end. I was in tears by the end of the day from sheer exhaustion and frustration and I rarely cry. I don’t know if Greg ever thinks about the stress he causes to his customers?
Brandon moved me the next morning a little before 6am as I had to go to work and he did a good job but there was no word or apology from Greg. I sent him a nice text saying that we are all human and I would assume he had a dire emergency and I really hoped he was okay. No response, no apology, no explanation until I called him 5 days later to check in. He spent most of that conversation lamenting how horrible his customers are – they lie about the amount of stuff they have and their moves take longer than scheduled. I was dumbfounded that he would say that to me after putting me through a day of hell which occurred because he forgot to schedule a crew for my move, not because some moves went over time. I was also very calm and nice during the call but offended he was bad mouthing his customers when he was the one who had messed up. If he could have just said, at any point in this fiasco, that he was wrong and tried to make amends I would have been fine. My move, by the way was under two hours and I paid for the full two hours and tipped Brandon 20% because his hard work and care should be appreciated.
Unilocalers – don’t book with this guy. He is obviously in over his head and doesn’t know how to run a business and cannot learn from his mistakes. I see he stranded someone else on May 31^st and lied to her as well.

Greg is very unprofessional and unreliable. I called him on May 29 and was told that he’s currently driving and he suggested to message him the details of my move. And so I did. He asked me when even if I clearly specified the date and time I needed help. I replied and gave him the details again. I waited all day but he didn’t reply anymore. So I messaged him again the next day and asked if he’s gonna be able to help or not he said yes. I asked him, are you not going to ask my information nor my address? He said he’ll call me before the moving. Until now he has not contacted me and with the recent reviews from fellow Unilocalers I decided to just cancel. I don’t want to wait for him all day for nothing. What’s funny is he keeps on posting ads on another website but seems like he doesn’t have time to reply on his potential clients. SMH!

do not use!!! he never showed after stringing me along all day!!!
greg at phone number 8o5 7six5 o989 never showed up to move me!!! he never showed and strung me along all day saying he would! i then got on the phone with other movers that night and two different movers said they heard the exact same thing about this guy! one of the movers was actually in the process of moving someone greg stood up the day before!!!
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I hired this team over the weekend and this is my second move with Gregs company and I STRONGLY recommend them to anyone who wants RELIABLE, PROFESSIONAL, EFFICIENT movers! Greg was an amazing, responsive business owner who confirmed the move the day before (which is HUGE for peace of mind) the morning of he also let me know exactly the eta…(love the communication & confirmations) his team was friendly, helpful, hard workers and clearly, great guys who worked hard and had a great attitude! Excellent Job and will definitely RECOMMEND and use in the future!

Very fair and reasonable rates; however, they damaged 3, yes THREE, pieces of my furniture. That was the whole point of hiring movers! Tough guys to lift our stuff, blanket it, etc. Two of the pieces couldn’t really be repaired but my couch HAD to be. I hired an upholstry guy to come fix the bad scuff and even though I was reimbursed, it took 3 months to get my $ 100 back. Anyway, I wish I could leave a more positive review. They did work hard and show up on time — guys were friendly and courteous — just very rough with our very nice stuff! :(

You have to hire these guys!!!
Called Greg yesterday from his ad on craigslist for moving services… When you get anything on craigslist, it’s always questionable of the type of service you will receive but these guys were definitely impressive! He moved us today in 2 ½ hours! We filled the entire 24 ft truck and yes, it was 2 ½ hours.
They showed up EARLY which was fantastic. They got started right away and were so fast. I have had really bad experiences with every mover I have hired in the past but not with this crew. They were fast and efficient, nothing was broken, and they were super affordable.
Great prices and great service. Will definitely call them again in the future! Thanks Greg!

So, before anybody thinks that I am just one of those people that had a one-​time bad experience… I am writing this after not one, but two collosol failures on the part of Greg. The first would be moving day. As most of you know, moving day is one of the most stressful things anybody can go through, while managing children and a full-​time career — but nonetheless, it oftentimes must be done. Greg and his team were supposed to show up at 1pm for a move which I had scheduled a few days prior. The day of the move, I receive a text from him at 12:30pm which says, ‘Running late. Be there at 1:30.” No problem. I understand things happen. That’s life. Well, here is the conversation that transpired (verbatim) over text message for the next 5 HOURS!
HIM: 2:24pm (this is 2 hours after he said he would be there by 1:30pm): Sorry. Stuck in traffic down in LA. I can be there in 30 minutes.
ME: Ok. We will be waiting. If it is any later, just let us know.
HIM: GPS says 28 minutes.
ME: Ok. No problem.
(an hour passes at this point).
ME (3:38pm) Just curious on your arrival time. If is gonna be another hour or more we will drop a load off at our new place.
To which I receive a picture of a flat tire and this text:
HIM: Flat tire. Gotta send a different truck from ventura. I’m beyond overwhelmed. Everything that can go wrong has today. I can have a crew there at whatever time is possible.
**My first question is… at what point in time did the flat tire happen? Was it EXACTLY when I texted him? Again, my favorite part of correspondence is the lack of concern for his customer. It is always about him. This is a theme. Does he have any idea how overwhelmed WE might be… moving and needing to leave our current residence with a mover who is now 2 hours late and sunlight quickly fading?
My response: ASAP is best. We are under a tight deadline to get moved. How soon can they be there.
HIM: 45 minutes
ME: Ok. We are counting on that. Please let me know immediately if there is another delay.
1 hour later.
ME: Nobody has arrived and we are in a really bad situation. Where are they now? Are they close by?
HIM: They are on their way.
ME: Where are they?
HIM: 25 minutes away.
ARE YOU SERIOUS??? First he said 45 minutes. Then an hour later it is another 25 minutes.
Ok. So at this point I am about to scream. It is close to 5pm. I am beyond irritated. My husband urges me to go to the new place and begin unpacking and that he’ll wait for the movers. Finally, they arrive at 5:25 and the move goes smoothly. Greg is not there… but two other movers… whose story is vastly different than Greg’s as to why they are late. In fact, it seems that there was no move happening prior in the day at all, but that they were simply waiting on a truck and for another mover.
Regardless, my stupid, idiotic, bleeding heart — decides to give Greg another shot the following week to move our spa. Mind you, this after he fails to apologize for any of this or follow up via text to see how the move go. These are BASICS of customer service. If you screw up… you acknowledge and apologize. But, I’m an idiot… and this guy had a new business and I wanted to give him a shot.
Well, to save you the melodrama of booking through Greg… I’ll tell you this. We arrange to have a spa moved at 8am and at 8:30am he isn’t there. At this point I text him, asking where he is. 15 minutes later he responds. «We said 9am.» To which I take a screenshot of our text conversation in which I told him 8am and he said, «Perfect.» He then tells me he had a hard move the day before. Yadda yadda. Nothing but excuses.
I did hire a PHENOMENAL company in Temecula… Plan B Spa Movers… and I highly recommend them to everybody. On time. Excellent communication and customer service. HOW A BUSINESS SHOULD BE RUN.
My advice to Greg… there are always going to be days when things happen and shit hits the fan… but my advice is… ALWAYS BE HONEST. If he had known on that first moving day he was doing to be almost 5 hours late… it would have been SO HELPFUL to have known that right away… so I could be productive with my day as opposed to waiting for texts from him claiming he’ll be there in 25 minutes, 45 minutes, 25 more minutes. Seriously.
A waste of time and money. Would not recommend to anybody.

Greg and his team are professional and value-​priced. I’ve moved many times and they are perfect for local moves. Fast and very reasonable. Recommended.

Greg and his crew are fast, efficient and economical. If you need a move and you want it done right, then call Greg! Greg took our last minute request like a true professional and completed our move for less than half of the quoted price we received from half-​a-​dozen other movers. Thank you!

How wonderful was Greg and his crew! I was worried as a single woman hiring some strange men to come move me. I never had a thing to worry about. Greg and his crew were gentlemen. They arrived on time and got to work right away.
Greg was so incredibly reasonable, too! I was quoted some crazy prices and Greg’s quote was so fair. I almost felt guilty not paying him more!
I’ve already referred one friend to them and I will keep on referring. You can’t go wrong with Greg. :)

Absolutely Amazing! Very professional moving company and inexpensive. great value!
I had to move my mom’s furniture into storage… I called around and most other moving company’s & crew’s were very expensive and «booked» or unable to accommodate on the date and time. When I called, «Handyman and Moving» I spoke to Greg.
He was very courteous and professional. Greg, gave me a quote and informed me that he could do the job. The guys showed up with the truck and just got to work. They loaded the truck, drove to the storage facility & unloaded. They also helped in organizing the furniture to make it all fit into the unit.
Definitely, will call them again for any moving jobs. As it turns out Greg also does other types of handy work. Which I mentioned to my husband and we are going to call him for some home repairs.
Thanks!
Lizzy