College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving

awesome service from beginning to end! if I had any complaint it would be that it’s a little pricey… but worth it!

I’ve worked with these guys a couple of times and continue to do so. I’m always more than satisfied with their services, starting from the time you first give them a call, to when they have the junk sitting in their tuck ready to be hauled away. They are very professional on the phone and do a great job on-​site for you. You just point to what you want removed and they’ll do the work without leaving any marks on your walls, straits, etc. If you are on a budget, they will show you what can be removed according to the price you gave them.
*If you know them well enough, they may slide a small piece of furniture or an extra box as their courtesy just for working with them ;)*
Great service! You will not be sorry if you hire them. Thanks HUNKS!

The guys were super professional. Very polite and kept in touch via cell phone. They did a great job dismantling the larger items and left our house neat. Would highly recommend.

So I’d give 5 had this not happened–
Called as I was referred from goodwill being I don’t live on first floor-​was donating a sofa.
Anyhow they gave me a quote of 225 – 275 with a $ 15 discount from goodwill. Not too bad!
A week later before they were coming, the guy tried to requote me stating it would be $ 400-​$ 475
I told him, sorry no you said 225 – 275
And a discount.
He also asked to come earlier at 9am
They arrived at 9:35am– removed my sofa, scratching up my walls (it’s fine I had the paint retouched after they left)
Than he charged me the full $ 275 with no discount that was promised from goodwill. It was only one sofa being donated. After doing some research I found other companies who charge much less for furniture removal. Next time I’ll just try and sell my stuff first!

Friendly, efficient guys who did a great job. We needed to get rid of some big furniture pieces quickly and couldn’t wait for a Goodwill truck pick up. For a very reasonable fee, they picked it up for a Goodwill donation with less than 24 hours notice. It’s great that Goodwill is partnering with the College Hunks Company– it’s a win-​win for everybody.

I used these guys to haul away unwanted office furniture from a downtown high rise. They were efficient, friendly, responsive and professional. They provided their insurance certificates to the building management without hassle, and they even had to come back to re-​quote what we needed hauled away and did so without hesitation or complaint. I would definitely use again if needed.

I used these guys to haul away a large tv and move a heavy piece of furniture upstairs. They did this without complaint and did a really good job even though they had to disassemble and reassemble the piece of furniture. The price was a bit higher than what I was quoted over the phone by about $ 25 or so but I figured that it was because they had to do so much extra work. They were prompt and polite. My only concern now after reading these reviews is was I supposed to tip them on top of the $ 200?

Very easy to schedule and the truck arrived within the time window promised. The staff was friendly, professional. My items were hauled away quickly, including a king bed which had to be dis-​assembled. Excellent and would definitely recommend to others!

The guys were on-​time, but they called ahead of time anyway. That was very reassuring since we booked them the evening before. They were very professional and courteous, and they got things done quickly, even carrying a sofa down a flight of narrow stairs.
We’ve used College Hunks once before, and that experience also went well. It’s good to see that it wasn’t only a one-​time occurrence. We couldn’t be happier, and I know we’ll be using them whenever the need comes up again.

Great service all around! From the ease of scheduling an appointment online, to the professional employees, I would highly recommend their services. They give short windows of time which is great because they don’t have you waiting around all day. They will even recycle your old bulky electronics!
I have already recommended them to my friends!

These guys were awesome! Friendly, courteous and fast and no hassle! Will definitely use them again and recommend to friends.

I booked a pick up for Goodwill donation on line, which featured a $ 10 off promotion. Price for a whole truck was quoted as $ 445. The day before the appointment, got a call to confirm. The morning of the appointment got another call to tell me they were just leaving south San Diego (I was in north San Diego). Truck arrives a little after the scheduled window. Crew leader walks in and immediately ups the quote to a high/​low range. He can’t tell me how much until the truck is loaded. Huh? I’ve never heard of such a business practice, but agreed since I needed everything gone.
I reminded them the items (mostly furniture) were to go to Goodwill, which has a cooperative agreement with them. Truck was loaded fairly quickly as everything had beef staged for them in one room. Go to do the paperwork, the price ends up on the highest quote range, even though the truck was not full. Then he asks about a tip… Really? Still waiting on a donation receipt one week later. Never got the advertised $ 10 off.
Personally, I’d never use them again, but as I said, I needed the items out and had no wiggle room. They did take everything, including a TV I was going to have to take to an electronics recycler. Seems to be a disconnect between Florida, where calls go, and the local operators, who seem motivated to max out prices after the booking.

So, I had to make an updated review. The Manager contacted me on the issue and went out of his way to make sure my next experience was superior. I think it says a lot about a Company when they make an effort to make something right. We’re all human, and sometimes things happen, it’s the way that we handle it that says a lot about our character and in this situation, the Company. I was pleased and will definitely use them again!

Their representatives were courteous and quick. They showed up one day after I called and cleared away our donations and junk in a few short hours.
It is not easy to donate items like big screen tv’s or mattresses, or to know what to do with them. Additionally, we live in Jamul which is outside of the service area for many companies. These issues were not a problem for them.
They gave me a quote and stuck to their number even though the truck load seemed to grow as they loaded. I would recommend them and call them again!

NIGHTMARE!!! SCAM!!! STRESSFUL!!! (0 Stars is more accurate!!!)
The scheduling went well! I was told I would be getting an empty truck sent and the pricing was based on volume. A full truck would be $ 525 and would be equal to 8 sofas and 2 washing machines. I agreed to this. I received a confirmation number and email.
HOWEVER, when the two young men came to do a pickup today, nothing was as stated! The men came with no paper work and a truck that was already more than half full! I told them I was told I would get an empty truck! They asked me to show them what I needed hauled away. After I showed them what I needed taken, one of the men asked if I had been given a price. I could tell there was a motive behind his question. I said yes and told him what I had been quoted. He immediately said, «NO! That was the price for a dump truck.» He quoted me $ 1,200 for the truck they brought! I immediately said that is ridiculous! That price was NEVER quoted and neither was a «dump truck!!!» I even asked what is a dump truck!?! He said it was a much smaller truck than the one they brought. After a few minutes, he said they could fill the remaining space in the truck they brought and charge the same price, but a third or more of the things I needed removed may not fit! I repeated what I had been quoted! I even asked if they thought 8 sofas and 2 washers would fit in the remaining space. They said MAYBE 8 sofas. I said no! I was paying for what I had been quoted!
I called to speak to the person I had scheduled the appointment with and explained the situation. He assured me it was not a scam! While I was on hold, one of the young men rudely said it would not do any good because the people who gave me the quote were in Florida and the company is a franchise like Carl’s Jr. He continued to say that the people in Florida don’t have the pricing for the work here in San Diego! I was on hold with the «Florida» guy at the time. When he got back on the line, I told him how unprofessional the guys were being and that I was even more convinced that this was definitely a SCAM! I asked if he was in Florida. He said yes! I told him that the guys were bad mouthing the Florida people! He said yes he was in Florida, but that had nothing to do with pricing and he apologized. He asked me to hold so he could get ahold of the San Diego supervisor twice. However, he was unable to get ahold of him! He said he would have him contact me. I said don’t bother our business was over because I felt like this was a bait and switch scam!!! I told the young men from the company to leave because our business was done!
STRESS FREE??? A NIGHTMARE!!! BEWARE!
I ended up having another company, 1−800-GOT-JUNK, come! What a difference! This company had their pricing on a nice, colorful and laminated sheet. The pricing was explained. They were able to take everything for slightly more than the $ 525, but so worth the STRESS-​FREE and professional experience!

I would like to be giving this place a good review but sorry, I can’t. My experience of calling initially and getting things set up was great. People I spoke to were professional and courteous. The day of the move the driver called to ensure we were still meeting. We met at the location downtown San Diego where the two movers were there to move 1 sofa and 1 chair (both heavy). The movers were professional and courteous, at first. The wrapped the furniture in moving blankets and took them to the truck. I let the movers know that the two pieces were expensive and nice and to take great care with them.
When I met them back at my residence, the took off the chair and brought that up first. Then they started struggling with the sofa and they didn’t bother with wrapping the sofa which was red leather. Guess what? The red from the leather was scrapping against the white walls Hmmm. Not ideal for the walls or the leather. When the job was done, I asked the mover in charge why they hadn’t wrapped it and he said there wasn’t room to maneuver the sofa if it was wrapped. I think he was wrong but by this time the damage was done.
It doesn’t stop there. The job took 1.5 hours to complete and I was paying for the minimum of 2.0 hours. No problem, but the two movers left my stairwell very filthy dirty from their hands and sofa marking up the walls. They let me know that they were sorry for marking up the walls but neither of them bothered to offer to clean the wall even though they still had 30 minutes left on the clock. Perhaps, they felt like they were there to do the moving and not the cleaning but they certainly weren’t there to mark up my walls either and a more professional mover would have padded the expensive sofa BEFORE moving it up the stairs.
I hired this company because they had been reviewed well and were advertised well. I also felt that by hiring this company I was helping a couple of college students working their way through college. But when I asked the two young men if they were in fact college students, the both said «No».
I called the company to complain of the service provided and to complain that I had to clean up after these guys and all I got was a half-​hearted «Sorry».

The customer service over the phone was great and very detail oriented. The estimate I got seemed really pricey just to remove a twin bed post (not the mattresses or anything else), which I’m actually going to end up keeping and decided to a few hours after I canceled my appointment. They said they would have someone come by to evaluate what needed to be removed and I specified I would only be free only after 2 p.m. due to dropping my spouse off at work and errands I needed running. My appointment was set to 3 to 5, which was perfect.
The next day, the day of the appt, I get a phone call that woke me up on a rare day I was trying to sleep in on, so I ignored it and no voicemail was left. I was called back an hour later — it was the person who was supposed to be coming by after 3 p.m. saying he was running early, so he’d be by at 12:45 if that was okay? While I appreciate the punctuality, that is not convenient to my schedule and I really get bothered with inconsistencies that no one relayed the message to him that I was only available after a certain time.
I expressed that I was going to postpone my service to another time, but we will see if I even will call these folks again. They state in their phone call that they help you have a «stress free day» but that was a little ridiculous. I almost expect another phone call, since it’s now after 3 and before 5, of someone saying they are outside of my gate and they want to be let in, even though I canceled for today.

I am so impressed with this company. Gone are the days when local charities come and pick up gently used furniture for free. I called the college hunks and got estimates. They were reasonable, nice, fast and I in turn will get a tax right off for the furniture and the cost of the pick up. Thank you guys.

Honestly the best experience ever. They did exactly what I needed. Very friendly. Very fast. Such a stress reliever to use them. I will use them again and highly recommend to other people.

Just used College Hunks to haul away a couch and some patio furniture that was beyond repair.
Nothing but good things to report:
(1) They came on time — called twice, once to estimate their arrival and a second time to advise me they’d just gotten off at my exit — and were prompt, efficient and quite nice (despite the fact that they had to park a half block away due to surprise city work on my already narrow street).
(2) Very fair price as well compared to some other places I checked out.
(3) Finally, the franchise owner, Ryan, is a pleasure to deal with. He clearly takes pride in his service, right down to explaining the content of the email receipt.
Considering that I called two other supposedly 5-​star local outfits per Unilocal reviewers’ recommendations and never got so much as a call back, the fact that I could book my two-​hour window online through the CHHJ site on Friday, get email confirmation right away, and then receive two pleasant phone calls to confirm exact times today was a real treat. Made the entire process effortless.
I won’t waste time calling other junk/​move outfits and then crossing my fingers for a call back again. Thanks Ryan & CHHJ!