Oscar's Moving Company

Oscar's Moving Company works out of Newton, covering the Boston area for residential and commercial local moves, long-distance relocations, and packing and storage across Massachusetts and neighboring New England states — the company says it has been at it for 18-plus years, though it doesn't give a founding year. It's certified by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office as both a Women Business Enterprise and a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, and carries a Better Business Bureau A+. The written record runs from 2017 through today across nine sources — 4.8 stars from 266 Google ratings, 4.7 stars from 349 on Angi — and the last six months brought a dozen more reviews with none negative. What comes up again and again is care on the harder jobs: an apartment move from Massachusetts to New York City, a household's belongings shipped over from the UK and picked up at a New York port for delivery to Brookline, and a two-part move that split a family's home between South Boston and Vermont. Several reviewers say they've called the company back for more than one move. Two older complaints are worth knowing about. A 2020 review described an inexperienced packing crew that left boxes unlabeled and damaged a piano during the move, and a separate 2020 review reported two watches worth $13,500 going missing, with the company offering to file a $5,000 insurance claim toward the loss. A commercial-vehicle inspection tracking site also lists a driver out-of-service rate above the national average, worth a direct question about current safety and insurance practices. For a routine local move or a more complicated long-distance or storage job, the depth and recency of the praise here — especially over the last year — speaks for itself. Anyone moving valuables or fragile items should still confirm insurance coverage and ask about the packing crew's experience before booking.