1-800-PACK-RAT® Reviews
The container was delivered on time but the lock that came with it was difficult to operate so I wound up using my own. At the storage facility where the container was delivered in Mt. Prospect IL I arranged for access to some items in it. I arrived at a huge warehouse and wandered around for a long time looking for someone to help me. Finally I yelled "HEY" and a man who seemed to be having a very bad day came out and directed me to another building. There should be some signage posted or a bell to ring to get some service.
Good to excellent, HOWEVER - our move timing was up in the air, and when I called to have the pods delivered on November 4th, (earlier than Nov 30th) they said they could not deliver them between November 4th - November 17th! They found a way to get us our pods to move in on November 3rd, but pods are now here until Nov 17th when they can move them out. Didn't understand during the sales pitch that there would ever be a "we can't do that then" scenario so likely they need more helpers perhaps. We understand and it worked out really well - these are crazy times, and we would recommend them over and over again - very pleased.
At first very professional, plenty of communications, first container delivered as promised but then - swap out of first and second container a day late causing a reschedule of movers. The container driver was only told to deliver the empty container, he was told he was picking up a full container. After less than 24 hours I got a call they wanted to pick up the second container, a day before it was scheduled for pick up. Second container is supposed to be picked up today, we'll see what happens. Hopefully things are smoother at the other end.
The container was good. The big problem that is not clear when you reserve is the fact that they need a lot of open parking spaces on the street to drop the container. This is likely an issue in most areas where there are a lot of cars parked on the street. blocked off 2 parking spaces back to back, but when teh driver showed up, he said he needed the front or rear spot at the end of the street in order to drop the container. This was a huge issue and as a result we needed to park the container a much further distance away.
Don't use them. I set my move dates in May. The container was a day late arriving, it was picked up in Ohio on Sept 23 to be delivered on Oct 9 in Nevada. Oct 7 we received a call saying it was still in Ohio and would not arrive until Oct 14, 6 days late. We were stuck without our furniture for 6 days. They had no plans to get the container here on time. The worst, don't use.
Everything went smooth and I expected some surprise billing at the end, but there wasn't any. It was a long distance move from CO to FL. All the coordination was very easy, they stayed in great communication. The storage price did go up about $11 a month due to increased costs of COVID. Container was stored at Denver/Aurora indoor facility for 9 months. Used the recommended Hire-A-Helper svc and that was really smooth and worth it. I sold most furniture before moving, so few big items. As far as damage, a display case had a broken glass shelf, probably $25 to replace, and 2 large plastic totes had the tops cracked from too much weight stacked on it. I'm not complaining, it's so minor. Very happy with the service, believe me I was nervous from all the bad reviews for moving companies. I'm Happy, happy, happy!
