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Chris MacintoshYarralumla 2600, ACT
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Great Move and Service
In January 2020 we engaged OSS to manage our whole house move from Halifax Canada to Canberra Australia. From the first survey through packing loading, offloading and final delivery and unpacking everything was great. The service was exceptional, clear communication, timely responses, delivery on time and great quality service from everyone we engaged. This occurred during the Covid19 challenges, and we were never impacted. I will engage OSS for our return
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Cannot fault this firm
Moved from nsw to South Wales, UK.Have moved home between Australia and UK several times over the years and I can honestly say this was the best one.Staff from start to finish in every department were friendly helpful and efficient and the move was completed bang on schedule with no damage to our goods.Excellent and highly recommended.
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Mila H.Illawarra, NSW
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Do not use these people
We used oss movers for 2 tool boxes from Sydney to Vancouver. They were picked up in March 2022 and we still have not received our items. The manager [name removed] is not responding to any emails and we still haven’t received confirmation if they even still have our tool boxes or if they went missing. We also requested several calls back from senior members of staff which we have never received. And also asked for a new moving coordinator which was also refused. We’re now forced to take legal actions against oss movers - can not recommend under any circumstances. [name removed] the Manager is absolutely rude, incompetent and horrible to deal with.
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Hi Chris, thanks for the reply - this is actually the first reply we have been receiving from anyone in your company in other a month!
I’m regards to the wait in the shipment and with our visa issues... Read more
Chris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Mila,
The initial discussions you had prior to accepting our quotation were with Marie, not Melissa or Colleen. At that time you indicated that the receipt of your visa for Canada was imminent. An... Read more
y discussions or advice in relation to collecting your effects can only be based on the information supplied to us by you. The collection of your effects with your visa due in a matter of weeks was not an issue. However as this did not eventuate, with your visa taking months not weeks, your effects required storage for an extended period of time that was not foreseen by you or discussed with us. Ultimately the decision to have your effects collected with your visa status pending was yours and not ours.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Haslefree relocation
We organised and moved from a three bedroom townhouse to an Appartment in Dubai. A consultant came to meet with us to assess our needs. We have relocated many times but this was the easiest move we have done. The packers arrived on time and carefully wrapped, moved and packed every item. They were so efficient that any help we offered was not needed. Several weeks later our 'treasures' arrived in Dubai in exactly the same condition they left and the team of unpackers proceeded to unload, move, unpack and position all our furniture and belongings. They removed all the used packing materials and it was done! I have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending the OSS team.
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Great move, no drama
This was a small move, as I was to share a container with others from Sydney to the US. At no time was I treated as a small customer as everyone at OSS was so professional and yes, friendly. All understood the importance of these things to me, far beyond treating them as household goods. The packers were efficient and packed the art, the China, and furnishings with such care. I was well communicated with during the filling of the container and the movement to sea. Once arrived, everyone was so responsive. The movers arrived as did all my ...Read more
things, in perfect condition. Most important about this move were the people; all so patient, communicative and kind. They made a move away from a place and people I loved to a new start that much easier.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Jevon KSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Very good.
Moved a 3 bedroom townhouse from Sydney, NSW to Wellington, NZ. Overall, the move was very professional. I would use them again. The only anomalies were a lack of communication as the move date approached, and a surprise 'handling' fee from the NZ movers that seemed to be about the cost of a local move. But everything arrived - nothing missing or broken. That's worth 4 stars alone.
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Absolute Shambles, Real Let Down - Definitely use another shipper
Moved a three bedrooms of a five bed house from Sydney NSW to Auckland NZ. Our items only arrived from the UK five weeks beforehand, so about a third was still in the boxes and had not been unpacked. However, the rep came and totally over estimated the move in the first instance, so we had to negotiate though that. At the initial visit (29/07/2019), we advised the rep numerous times that we needed to have our items delivered no later than the 2nd of September as we have family (my mother- 81, sister-in-law - 55, nephew - 21) arriving from the U...Read more
K on the 3rd. She confirmed that it would not be a problem each time that we asked if it could be done. However, they told us that they would need to pick up on the 1st and 2nd of August, which we agreed to as long as it was going to be delivered on time. Long story short, the container didn't arrive until the 5th of September, we are out of pocket by $3000 as we needed beds, bedding, something to site on, cook with, drink from, you know, the basic household items, we were lied to about the ship movement and delivery dates by NZ Movers and by OSS, and when we've complained to them and escalated it to Michael Dunstan - Sydney Branch Manager, who committed to look into the problems we had and feedback to us two weeks ago, but hadn't bothered. Once they've got your cash, they no longer want to communicate with you, which is evident from their responses on this site.6 comments
Chris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Dave,
I am sorry your experience has not been as positive as we would have liked. Please could you advise your shipment reference number so we can investigate further. ... Read more
Regards OSS World Wide Movers819310 there are specific things that I’ve asked you Branch Manager to come back on, which he has not:
As you customer, I’d like you to respond to the following:... Read more
When did our items/container leave your possession, bearing in mind that it was picked up on the 2nd of August and we had guarantees that it would be in the next ship out, which would have been the 10th? At what date where you made aware of the delay? Why were we not informed about the delay? Why, given the evident rising frustrations, were we not kept updated? Why, given that you were fully aware of what was going on, did you not feel the need to pick up the phone and speak to your customer (us)? How are we going to be compensated for the stress, anxiety and additional expense due to this issue?Chris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Dave,
Thank you for clarification of your shipment reference number. ... Read more
Having reviewed your shipment I can understand your frustration given your family situation. However we do feel that the criticism of OSS is somewhat unjustified as the source of the delay was entirely at the hands of the shipping line and your consignment was still delivered to you at the earliest opportunity and within 5 weeks of the initial packing date. Your consignment was surveyed 22/07/19, packed and uplifted on the 02/08/19, loaded at our warehouse 06/08/19, transported to the wharf on the 07/08/19, and departed on the 10/08/19. These dates were exactly as promised and without delay. You accepted our quotation based on us shipping your effects at the earliest opportunity via a shared container service and this was done. You were advised on the 05/08/19 of the container number your effects were loaded into, the expected departure date (ETD) 10/08/19, the expected arrival date (ETA) 21/08/19 and that clearance and delivery following ETA would take a further 7-10 days. On the 14/08/19 the shipping line advised us of a slight change in routing but did not advise of an amended ETA. The container did not arrive into the port in Auckland on 28/8/19 much later than originally planned and advised to us. Normally the shipping line would send out automated emails when there are expected delays into the ports but on this occasion no notifications were received regarding the extended late arrival only the change as mentioned above. Normal transit times were outlined by us multiple times during the quotation process, along the following lines: Shipping Details: The standard transit time for a sole use container service to New Zealand is approximately 3 to 5 weeks door to door. Please note estimates are given without guarantee and subject to change without prior notice by the shipping line. Once you have firm service dates we will be happy to present you with sailing schedules for your selection. We regret if you had interpreted the information that we supplied to you as meaning your effects would be available to you on the 21/08/19. This was never going to be the case and this date represented the expected arrival date of your effects into port into New Zealand. Following arrival the effects needed to be cleared through NZ Customs & Quarantine so final delivery was always going to take a further week to 10 days depending on the Customs and Quarantine/MPI clearances timeframe. We do apologise for any gaps in communication, some information provided by shipping lines is ambiguous and we are often in the same situation as you awaiting updates from not just shipping lines, but customs, and quarantine departments as well. We are conscious of this potential frustration and do what we can to expedite the process. This is not always visible but it is what occurs behind the scenes. Despite the delayed arrival of the vessel of 1 week, overall as mentioned earlier, the door to door transit time was less than 5 weeks and within the time frame we indicated in our quote. We shipped the goods when we said we would on the vessel we indicated. Naturally we are not happy if the vessel delay resulted in some discomfort to your family but we feel we fulfilled our undertaking and whilst the understand your frustration at the vessel delay resulting in a slightly delayed delivery, this was something somewhat beyond our control. RegardsSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Steve
- 2 reviews
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Efficient and professional crew, decent transit time
The crew for packing and unload the boxes were professional and efficient. Transit time door-to-door was around 4 month (expected).
Communication prior to departure was good - weekly emails. Once it was on the ship communication dropped off. Staff responds to status update requests quickly so it wasn't a huge issue.
Recommended.
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EmilieSydney, NSW
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Efficient stress free move
Really good organisation for the delivery.
The date was picked by me quite in advance the movers confirmed the day before and showed up on time.
Everything was perfectly handle and stress free.
100% would recommend too anyone who’s wanting a professional, reliable, honest and ongoing informative company Felicity and the team there @ OSS are fantastic.
Thank you!
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Disappointing
I had 20 boxes of personal belonging that need to be shipped to Spain, After 3 months the shipping partners they teamed up with told me my belonging arrived in the Spanish ports. I would take another 3 months of me waiting and complaining for me to receive my boxes. When I did they lost 2 of the boxes. They found 1 box a month later and then I had to pay the Spanish authorities importing taxes and I had to go and pick up the box as well. After complaining to OSS that I couldn't because I was assisting my (late) husband with cancer treatment they organised DHL to send me the box after I paid it and they reimburse me the cost . The other box was never found and they pretty much abandoned looking for it.
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Stress Free Move
We moved a 6 bedroom home from Sydney to Auckland, including 2 cars and one dog. To complicate things, we sold our home 6 months prior to departure and moved to a smaller home in Sydney before departing Sydney for Auckland. OSS split the contents, stored most of it and moved the remainder to the temporary Sydney home for us. They then came back 6 months later, moved us out of the temporary home, aggregated all of our contents and shipped them to NZ for us. The packing and moving crews in Sydney were great people and did a good job for us. ...Read more
OSS hit all of their time frames in Sydney and no damage was done to the homes. We arrived in Auckland very close to Xmas and the Auckland team weren't as good as hitting their time frames and we had a bit of damage but the insurance recovery process was very professional and effortless.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
10/10 from Start too Finish
Moved 2 different Consignments with OSS from Sydney too New Zealand over the last 2 Years, in a nutshell they were both as perfect as you can get.
Right from the initial contact, the on going communication, the estimates, the on time arrival too pack goods, the WAY your goods are professionally internationally Wrapped bye experienced staff, the careful loading of your goods and the way they leave everything tidy when leaving.
My goods arrived today in Nz not 1 Scratch on ANY of my goods that were wrapped bye the OSS team, everything arrived safely all accounted for, 100% would recommend too anyone who’s wanting a professional, reliable, honest and ongoing informative company Jessica and the team there @ OSS are fantastic.
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Shane FoxHunter Region, NSW
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
The best moving experience you can have
We are moving from Newcastle to Singapore, OSS were so professional and helpful right from the first call. Their team who travelled up and packed everything were amazing. Recommend it!!
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Ash
- 4 reviews
- 6 likes
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Arrived in Finland in one piece!
We've found that dealing with OSS has been a great experience from start to finish. We dealt with Colleen and Joanne in the Sydney office, as well as local partners Niemi here in Finland. The removal crew (Fred and Neil) who came to our house in Sydney were very efficient, professional and friendly and everything was packed with masses of paper and wrapping to make sure it was all protected. As a result, out of the whole house of goods, only a single glass broke. (And it wasn't even a glass we really liked!). OSS were able to store our goods wh...Read more
ile we waited for the Finnish immigration to get their act together and provide our residence permits and almost as soon as we had them, OSS were able to send our container on. They provided a container number so we could track the shipment all the way from Oz to Helsinki. Their local partners were also very good and even came back to collect the wrapping materials. Overall a great experience.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Fantastic service. Very fast and efficient.
We recently moved from NSW to Poland. OSS packed a 20ft sole use container for us with approximately 18m3.
The two packing guys arrived onsite on time and ready to go. They packed 71 boxes in four hours. Everything was packed extremely well in solid boxes and well inventoried. Upon arrival in Poland there was not a single squashed box or damaged item. Even the unpacking guys commented how well it was packed.
I would definitely use OSS again and recommend them to anyone who plans to move long distances.
Overall fantastic experience.
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DanSouthport
- 5 reviews
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- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Find another option! Do not use! Misinformation and LONG LONG time to send goods
Packed our belongings in August - unprofessional packing to say the least - boxes not full and employees don’t wait to see wait to see what you want packed - no packaging materials in between bikes when they pulled apart - had to pay extra when the people packing said we would be under the cubed feet allocated!
Paid more only to wait longer - packed August, our stuff sat in Sydney until Nov 19 - we were told it would be leaving end of September. Now there is finally a date to land in Vancouver we are told it is now weeks later as it is being ...Read more
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Chris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Dan,
Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry if you are now waiting on your effects. The transit time you are quoting does seem longer than we would usually expect even if it was a shared con... Read more
tainer service where the timeframe is variable and not guaranteed. So we can investigate further, please can you advise your move reference number or the surname it was booked under.So after speaking with the moving company in Ontario - the rest of the container was not only going to Ontario! There are other belongings gong to Edmonton Alberta. Why on earth does the container nee... Read more
d to go from Vancouver to Toronto - other than your company is not aware where Toronto is in Canada in relation to Vancouver! Now after waiting 5 months for our belongings to arrive in Canada - we now are looking at at least another 3-4 weeks making it 6 months since you collected it! If anyone is reading this - use another company that will give you all the facts!!! This is insane! When we moved to Sydney - it took 12 weeks total with all clearance to arrive! That is acceptable - not over 25 weeks!!!! Last name Clement - I am sure you can look up the reference number!Chris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for your feedback on the service you have received to date from OSS. We understand that you are keen to receive your effects but we are surprised that you feel that there has b... Read more
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ShelleySydney, NSW
Never use, didn’t wrap our belongings and damaged a lot and now won’t pay
We moved from Australia to New Zealand. Our belongings were in storage as we had been living overseas, the contract stated re packing all our belongings to ship to New Zealand and they didn’t . Because they didn’t we have had lots of breakages and damaged goods. They have been wanting to claim with our insurance but I believe we shouldn’t be claiming insurance and that OSS should be replacing everything that was damaged. Please note we have moved 2 shipments from Spain to New Zealand including glass tables and lots of valuable belongings and we...Read more
have had everything arrived safely with no damage at all. The person we have been dealing with we have had very rude emails with incorrect facts, he said we obviously didn’t care about our belongings as they were not important enough to have in our lives in NSW!!!! We were living overseas not in NSW. This company has made our life hell for months why we try amd sort things out. Some of the things they were to get fix was expensive frames of our children and they painted over the silver frames and now they are grey. I have tried contacting the head of the company but he has not even got the decency to reply to emails .all they are doing is passing the buck THEY DID NOT PACK OUR BELONGINGS TO SHIP AND ALMOST EVERYTHING WAS DAMAGED OR RUINED. DO NOT USE9 comments
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Dear Shelley,
Thank you for your feedback, however we feel is not an accurate or a fair assessment of the service that we have provided.... Read more
Our dealings with you have been extensive and ongoing so they are somewhat summarised below. You contacted OSS on the 8th February 2018 in regards to your stored effects with a removal storage company in Bowral. You requested that a consultant visit the storage location to quote you based on the effects being stored and then shipped to Christchurch, New Zealand. On the 13th February 2018 an OSS consultant visited the storage facility where your effects had been stored since 2013. Our consultant viewed the 4 storage modules from which our consultant determined your effects were 24 cubic metres and could be sent via a 20ft sole use container. Our consultant noted at the time of survey that the items in storage were poorly stowed/stacked in the modules and extremely dirty with cobwebs and dust throughout. Our consultant took photos of all of the modules with one in particular showing the load had collapsed. Our quotation was provided to you on the 15th February 2018. Subsequently we proposed collection from Bowral on the 20th February. On the 16th February you accepted our proposal. On the 19th February we contacted your husband Neil via email confirming the service; we also contacted the storage company to advise we would be collecting your effects the following day. We received an email from yourself on the 19th confirming the insurance amount and you advised that your friend would be making payment on your behalf for the move and insurance costs which was received on the 20th February. On the 20th February our crews travelled to Bowral to collect your effects, they unloaded the 4 storage modules given to them by the storage company and proceeded to pack and wrap all of the items presented to them. During this process our crews dusted off your effects, cleaned the items of cobwebs and packed and wrapped all raw items of furniture. The crew did not repack some of the items that were in original packaging as they were deemed to be packed sufficiently for international transit. Our inventory created on the day totals 93 packages were packed/wrapped with 14 items noted as badly worn and soiled. Your items were loaded directly into the shipping container on site in Bowral and subsequently that container was delivered to the wharf on the 27th February 2018. On the 21st of February we received an email from Neil with the storage documents from the Bowral storage company and the final insurance application, with the final insured amount increasing from the initial indicated insured amount. Neil also commented in this email he was unsure of what items were at the facility in Bowral, we acknowledged this email and confirmed we would send through the final packing list once received from our operations team. On the 26th of February a confirmation email was sent with the sailing schedule and estimated arrival time into New Zealand along with the invoice for the additional insurance premium of A$31.72 which was acknowledged by yourself and indicated the you would pay via credit card. Our coordinator sent you the link to our payment page on our website, however to date this amount has never been paid to OSS. On the 3rd March 2018 your container departed Sydney and arrived in New Zealand on the 15th March, due to the port strike in Lyttelton the container was discharged in Timaru. Neil was advised that due to this an additional cost would be payable for the required transport from Timaru to Christchurch. On the 3rd of April 2018 your effects were delivered by our New Zealand partners. Upon delivery you contacted our office and theirs as you had discovered items were missing – you had 10 wrought iron chairs and we had only packed 5, you had received all the cushions but no sofas (these were never on the packing list). On the 3rd April our New Zealand partner contacted you via email following your contact via email regarding missing items. Our partner advised you the following: Good Morning, Our truck has just returned to the depot. Please find attached a copy of the delivery docs from this morning. When your container was unloaded on arrival to New Zealand we unloaded directly into our container that was bought to your home this morning for delivery. There was no Quarantine inspection ordered upon your goods so nothing came in via our warehouse. On the inventory attached the first row of black ticks are when we checked everything out of the container. The second row of blue ticks are the ticks into your home this morning. Everything has been sighted on both unloading and delivery and there were no extra packaged out-turn from the shipping container that weren't listed on the inventory. There are two couches on the inventory (#'s 9 and 10) which Horis has said were placed in the lounge. The dining chairs listed on the inventory are #'s 73 and 74 based on the inventory each package should have 2 chairs. If there are items missing there is a chance they weren't picked up in Australia, just strange that everything on the inventory is accounted for. On the same day they further advised: Hi Shelley, I referred to not having a carbon copy of the inventory when you said Neil didn’t get left a copy. I said that once the truck got back to the depot I would email a copy of the delivery docs through. We did have a copy of the initial inventory however as that copy doesn’t have the checks from unloading the container or delivery so we needed to check the actual final delivery paperwork. This is why I was advising I was waiting for the truck to get back to the warehouse so I could check the paperwork and discuss with the delivery team. When we booked in the delivery date with Neil I run through our delivery process and how it works in regards to unpack and unwrap. Our delivery crew has advised that he didn’t want anything unwrapped which is why this wasn’t done. I’ve just spoken with Neil and he’s confirmed this. I have offered to send staff back around to do this but he’s happy to carry on as he is. I believe Colleen is looking into the missing items and will be advising outcome of that. She will also be able to advise the process of claiming upon your insurance cover if you have taken this with them. On the 3rd of April we received a further email from Neil with photos of the sofas that didn’t arrive (and were not on the packing list or handed to us). On the 11th April we received an email from you advising the following: Hi Colleen Thanks for your email. I have sent a very detailed email to Will (Bowral Storage Company) as it seems the rest of our belongings weren’t picked up. He had sent me an email saying couches are there and I am waiting to hear back from him re the rest of our belongings. I have in writing that we had 4 modules of furniture and that is what we have been paying for. He has said the sofas were with our outside dining table but that’s a complete lie as we have it. We have cushions for sofas, 3 out of 6 dining chairs. The 3 we have are broken and like I said coffee table glass tops but not the tables. Our turntable we got but broken and cannot be fixed and this is because it wasn’t packed properly as were glasses and some serving plates. We are not happy with Will at all and he is trying to cover himself. I have asked for packing list, yet to receive told me he didn’t have one as he said I didn’t want one. This is untrue as it is standard practice they do this once picked up and stored. Very unprofessional. Please email once you have heard from Will. I too am awaiting a response. I will email you more details later re problems like your company did not repack everything some things were still in bowral packaging boxes. One rug your company packed has had to be burnt as was damp and full of moths. If they had packed it they would have realised, lucky it was not checked by quarantine. I fly back to Sydney end of next week and want all this sorted before I get there. Regards Shelley 4th May our Customer Service Manager reached out to you to advise the process to claim for the damaged items. 11th May Neil sent through the claim documents of which you were claiming damage to 13 items out of the 93 packages sent to New Zealand, in Neil’s email he had advised photos were to follow. 30th May you have written an email of complaint regarding the progress of your claim our response to your email was as follows: Dear Shelley We were surprised to receive your email regarding the lack of progress on your insurance claim. The reason it has not progressed further is that we still appear to be waiting for photos of the damages you are claiming for. Yes, we received the forms within the time limit so that is fine, but Neil was going to follow-up with some photos as the Insurers require them to progress the claim further – please refer his email below. So far they do not appear to have been received so if you would email them to me we can make some progress. Many thanks and regards On the 31st May we received the pictures we had been waiting to receive from you. On the same day our New Zealand partner sent us a concerning email in relation to a phone call received regarding the missing items (which were never on a packing list, never collected by OSS and never given to OSS by your storage company – which you were aware of at this stage) Hi, I’m aware of the items supposedly missing she rung me from Spain literally screaming down the phone at me wanting to know where her missing couches and chairs were, I’d asked her to let me to get back to her once the crew and the truck got back to the depot and she just lost it saying they’re not on the truck so I don’t have to wait for them to get back, she couldn’t quite understand that I needed to check over the paperwork that the crew had with them. She ended up hanging up on me. There was no inspection on these goods so everything came direct out of the shipping container into our container that went to residence for delivery. Nothing came via store. I’ve attached our out-turn report, devann inventory and delivery docs and the email correspondence with Shelley after delivery. On the 6th June we were asked by you to collect outstanding items that your storage company had subsequently located and not given to us on the day of collection. We reached out to them to organise shipment of these items on your behalf, however they were still struggling to locate the missing items. On the 25th July our Sydney Branch Manager was made aware of your shipment issues and the Bowral storage problems you advised to him via email the following: Hi Michael Thank you for your quick response. Yes this has been an absolute total nightmare they have lost misplaced about $10,000 of our belongings. They initially tried to put the blame on you but after going through inventory these things were never picked up. How our sofas got left behind is another question. Could I ask that these be checked before you send them to check that they are in very good condition? There was absolutely nothing wrong with them and they are very good leather sofas. Kind Regards Shelley Caswell 26th July the Bowral storage company delivered two missing sofas to OSS and OSS organised these to be sent to New Zealand for you in the next available groupage container. The Sydney Branch Manager given the situation offered to oversees the receipt and the condition of your sofas as they arrived, once they arrived you were promptly sent photos of the sofas and the following: Hi Shelly, See attached photos of the lounges, they have just arrived in our warehouse (amazingly during hours) As you can see from the photos I wouldn’t say they are in pristine condition, marks here and there and a lot of folding of the leather - I will send through the unmarked photos so you can zoom into the unmarked photos and see for yourself but in this lot I have tried to circle as many as the marks as I could find. There are a few hand prints on them which should come off easily but not knowing the original condition I have tried to find as many marks as possible in the pics. Thanks Michael Again in good faith these were shipped to New Zealand at no cost to you (but a cost of OSS of $700-$800), you were simply asked to cover the destination expenses incurred on arrival (NZD300). During this period there were several exchanges with our insurance team and we had a restorer visit your premise in New Zealand to assess the alleged damage. From this report we organised restoration of several of the items and summarised your claim as follows: Dear Shelley Sorry for the delay I have had a number of phone calls and emails today and have also spent some time in the Warehouse monitoring container movements so not at my desk all the time. Anyway its best to put these things in writing, that way there can be no confusion as to what has been denied or agreed. Having discussed this claim with the Insurers, OSS Sydney and other parties acquainted with your move we advise as follows (in order of your original claim form): PAINTING not covered for mould/mildew but as a goodwill gesture we stand by our offer to either repair it or cash settle at NZ$550. TURNTABLE: not covered for internal electricals/mechanical issues. ZERO SOFA CUSHIONS: Bellamys upholsters attending to and will bill us direct. CAKE MIXER/VARIOUS GLASSES: Not insured. ZERO STATUE BROKEN TAIL: repaired by Portobello and will bill us direct. DINING CHAIRS: repaired by Bellamys and will bill us direct. PLATE/BOWL/CANDLE HOLDERS: Not insured. ZERO PICTURE FRAMES: repaired by Bellamys and will bill us direct. RUG: not insured, pre-existing damage noted, mould etc ZERO All other items were beyond the time limit for claims (30 days from date of delivery, later extended to 30 days from when you received the claim paperwork from us for completion) including the damaged edge to the mirror that has only recently been brought to our attention. If you wish Bellamys can take the mirror to Portobello to see if they can repair it and quote you direct to do so. The above is our final position and agreed after discussions with our Insurers and OSS Management in Sydney. Due to your insurance application only having selective cover (you have only insured certain items and not the entire shipment) there were parts of your claim denied due to this and we are sorry you feel that you have received a satisfactory outcome although we believe given the circumstances and your limited insurance we OSS have come to the party on several aspects of this insurance claim as stated in the above email and done the right thing by yourself as our customer. A further email was sent regarding your claim on the 16th November following a restorer no longer wishing to do the restoration for you so our email to you was our final insurance settlement Hi Shelley Yesterday we were advised that the art restorer in CHCH who quoted to restore your artwork is now overseas and is no longer available to do it nor wishes to do so apparently. That being the case it will be cash settled at NZ$550 which was the mid-point of the quote that was previously provided to us and Steve Bellamy will return it to you unrestored. We have also been advised that your mirror cannot be restored and Steve Bellamy will return that to you too. Attached is the Release Form for the cash settlement part of your claim NZ$550. As a goodwill gesture apart from the NZ$550 above we have absorbed the AUD200 excess that would normally be applied to the final settlement as has been agreed with Michael Dunstan in Sydney. Neil needs to sign the form Shelley but you or anyone else can witness it and it can be emailed back for payment. Please include on the form the bank account details you would like the settlement paid into, either in AUS or NZ. You can ignore the references to routing number and swift codes as they are not required for AUS/NZ bank accounts. But please supply your bank branch’s street address. The address we have for you in CHCH on the attached form should match the address your bank has for you: if your bank has a different address for you, please advise and we will amend the form and resend. Upon receipt of the completed form we will arrange payment. Shelley we feel that the major of issues raised here relate to the storage of your effects with the Storage Company in Bowral. If a comment was made that as you had lived without your effects for 5 years that that somehow diminished their importance to you, that should not have been made, and we unreservedly apologise. We always regret when damages occur however we believe your insurance claim has been processed fairly and in accordance with the policy choices you made. We await the receipt of your completed release form so we can finalise your claim. Regards, OSS WORLD WIDE MOVERSWhat a complete joke!!!!!As per your contract you were to go to our storage and repack everything to be shipped. This has nothing to do with the things that Bowral Removals have lost. This is all abou... Read more
t you not packing our belongings and the things that have broken is because you did not do your job as stated in the contract. Belongings in storage are not packed to be shipped. You seem to have missed out quite a bit. We have never asked to claim on anything that was related to storage this is about our belongings that you never packed that were just taken in the existing packing. Examples are our turntable that was not repacked and then turned in its side therefore breaking it. My kitchenaid which is dented scratched and broken because it was not packed it was just loose in a storage box. Your excuse for that was it was old! I have had that kitchenaid mixer fir years and it was like new in perfect condition without a scratch. I am happy to attach your extremely rude emails stating that we obviously don’t care about our belongings because they were not in our everyday lives while living in NSW? We were living in Europe didn’t even have that right. I have emails stating things were to be repaired your guy came to pick up 4 very large frames of photos of my children that were all badly scratched gevtook them to be repaired they were expensive frames we had done in Sydney Wood with silver he has painted them grey ! Absolutely disgusting I am happy to attach photos they are Completely ruined. There was many frames that were badly scratched because they were not packed. Leather sofa cushions were not wrapped and therefore they had tape all around them that has stripped the colour we were told they were going to take these and dye them that has not been done. Painting we had been told was to be repaired it hasn’t we agree that this painting has mould from storage but if you had done your job correctly and repacked it we would have known before it left. We gave one off statues again worth a lot of money that were broken they have been repaired but you can see where so obviously not the same and certainly not worth the same.There is more My grandmothers platws and cup and saucer broken again not wrapped expensive glasses most broken again not wrapped shall I post photos and lists happy to. Your company has caused me endless stress trying to sort this out from overseas. I have from the beginning said that OSS should be paying for all repairs not insurance because all damages and breakages are simply because you did not do your job and pack our belongings. My complaint has nothing to do with the schedule it’s about you trying to go around and around in circles hoping we will back down. You have broken things that are irreplaceable simple. all you are doing is trying to make excuses. As I said nothing about the schedule or when we paid or how. It is simply you broke and damaged our belongings and there fire you should be replacing and fixing them proper. PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE SHIPPED 2 DIFFERENT CONTAINERS AND BOXES OF OUR BELONGINGS BACK FROM EUROPE THIS YEAR AND IT ALL ARRIVED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR BREAKAGE SO FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD ARRIVES SAFELY PERFECTLY PACKED. BUT FROM AUSTRALIA TO NZ NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE. YOU DIDNT DO YOUR JOBChris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Shelley,
We understand and empathise with your distress at receiving your effects in poor condition. Even with the best packing and handling your effects can incur some level of damage in transit. ... Read more
In your case, it appears that the majority of the damage was pre-existing. At the time of survey we were concerned with the general state of your effects (after 5 years in storage) and advised you that their condition was poor. This was highlighted to you again at the time of preparing a quote and further reiterated during the move process. The process of identifying what was to be sent and their condition was complicated by your absence at the time of collection. Had you been present you would have been able to witness the condition of your effects and ensure everything you wanted was included. In your absence, the condition was recorded on the packing list and we packed the items presented to us. Examples of noted condition were; rug # 14 soiled and badly worn, mirror # 25 and pictures # 26 scratched and soiled. All items were recorded as packed and wrapped. Cartons would have been checked and repacked as required. The signed delivery documents confirmed the condition and your receipt of all the packed items. Your insurance claim includes items that were fairly clearly damaged prior to collection and packing by us. The photos you supplied of your damaged Kitchen Aid (Kitchen Aid advised that your model claimed was discontinued in 2005) did show a number of scratches. However all of these scratches are significantly corroded suggesting the scratches are not new or related to the transit of your effects. The photos of the damaged Le Cassoulet pot were even further corroded and you were advised the same: The exact dialogue between yourself and our Claims Manager is below: Shelley - Mike sorry missed this one has big chunk out of bottom French brand casserole dish. Mike - Hi Shelley, I cannot see the Insurers accepting that one: it is rusty so that hasn't happened in the most recent move. Shelley - It is not rusty at all it has a big chunk out of it Mike - Sorry Shelley, No. The enamel has been chipped off exposing the cast iron beneath it. We have one at home: I am very familiar with Le Creuset products and even if the enamel is chipped it does not go like that in a matter of months! It has happened a long time ago and in the meantime the iron has oxidised and rusted. Perhaps it happened whilst in storage way before we shipped it but there is no way it would have got to this stage between Feb when we packed it and April when we delivered it. And not even until now in Oct (which is irrelevant as it is now far beyond the date to add extra items). The condition of your sofas was recorded prior to export with multiple abrasions, marks, and scratches. These photos were also supplied to you. If the sofa cushions were in poor condition that is consistent with how your effects were handled whilst in storage with your selected provider. Our relocation consultant, move managers, and packing crew took reasonable steps to advise you of the condition of your effects. Whilst we are making good on your damaged painting, it is also likely that the damage was not actually related to the export of your consignment. There are areas of your move which we could have handled better. Insisting on your presence (or your representative other than the storage company) at origin would have been an obvious starting point. However we believe we have acted fairly and our company has contributed to your claim and shipped your additional effects at our expense. Your claim can be finalised on receipt of your signed release document. RegardsSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
PeterBarton
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Professional Moving Services
We moved to Australia from Colorado USA after living in our home for over 25 years. OSS packers in Canberra treated our belongings as they would their own. As it became apparent some goods were damaged during transit, OSS employees and consultants treated us with compassion and supported efforts to file the proper paperwork. Whenever I called OSS with a question during the entire move, I was always provided a prompt and detailed response.
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GhaverSydney
- NSW, Kings Park
- Verified customer
Good communication, thoughtful crew, clueful handyman
Erin your emails were on point and guided us well to receive shipment delivery of our 3 bedroom apartment from overseas.
Thanks Luis and Fred very thoughtful way of stacking the cartons (when you delivered the shipment) with labels visible so unpacking becomes easier.
Charlie you are a champion handyman - marvelous the way you put together so many pieces of furniture by just a quick look at the stacked separated parts.
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- NSW, Kings Park
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Would use again!
I recently reached out to OSS about moving 1-2 rooms to France from Australia. Right from the start, I found OSS to be professional, timely, and incredibly service-oriented. Just a few days after I arrived in France, my belongings were promptly delivered, so I was able to set up my apartment fairly quickly. During such a big and stressful move, OSS provided outstanding service - I am thoroughly impressed and would reach out to them again.
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Chris F.OSS World Wide Movers
Hi Mila,
Thank you for your feedback. We are surprised by your comments as your shipment has not been delayed and has been handled as you requested. As you were aware, we were waiting on you to suppl... Read more
y your visa to enable us to dispatch of your consignment to Canada and that your effects were being stored at your request.