1-800-PACK-RAT® Reviews
Great service and containers. Their online system while easy to use I was frustrated that my pickup address was changed to match my business address. Why? Because they're both different. Business address was soley for the billing part NOT the actual pickup. So when driver called to confirm I had to instruct him as to were to really deliver. He by the way was great and put the containers exactly where and how I wanted them. The online I had to call in and get that fixed and customer rep said he corrected and when I went online it was correct however this wasn't communicated to the driver.
I had 2 16' containers that were delivered more than 2 hours late. The containers were in fair condition. I had to supply the locks and insurance for securing the container items. Then, the containers were not picked up on the agreed upon date as the truck broke down delaying the pickup until the afternoon of the following day.
I feel totally ripped off by this company - I have a Zippy Shell and needed another pod - apparently Zippy Shell merged into 1 800 pack rat and that's when customer service became non existent. Pack rat has no customer service skills - their consultants lie about the rates and you are powerless to get what you were promised after they already have your stuff in their container - I will never use this company again - never recommend anyone to use them and go out of my way to let everyone know about their bait and switch pricing tactics. - I have already contacted the better business bureau and the attorney general.
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.
