1-800-PACK-RAT® Reviews
Great customer service and price compared to other companies providing the same service. Container arrived on time to both destinations and drivers were in contact with us on their arrival times. We have used this provider a few years ago and was pleased with them then and were equally as pleased this time... so in other words the company has remained a five star service provider.
I found a lack of communication after the initial booking of the container. The container had a few holes near the top corners of the container. When I called to let them know and asked if that could compromise the quality of the storage, all they said was they will note the damage for when it comes back to the warehouse. They overcharged me and promised a credit. It is three weeks later and I have yet to receive the credit on my card.
Long distance move. Miscommunication and logistics issues on providers end resulted in late arrival, which in turn caused a juggling of other resources to complete the move. Disappointed, as this is the second move for which I've conscripted with 1-800-PackRat, and I'll likely shop around for options next time.
I am a female senior citizen, and the men at PACK-RAT did everything they could to help me, even going so far as to help me repack one of my containers when it overweight. They didn't cancel the move, they just stayed to help balance out my two containers. They went above and beyond their jobs to help me. I now recommend PACK-RAT to everyone I know.
Overall, our experience with Packrat was excellent. There were a few problems with communication with the dispatch centers, but all the operators I spoke with at Pack rat did everything they could to help us out. They bent over backwards to get permit issues sorted and refunded for services that didn’t go as expected. I would use them again and have already recommended them to others.
The company performed as promised. Everyone was helpful and very responsive throughout the whole process. I chose Pack Rat because they did not charge extra for the multiple drop offs and pick ups of our three containers. The containers arrived on time and were collected on time. The company provided locks for each of the containers. That was a real plus for me. I appreciate the fact that I did not have to pay any storage fee although there were two weeks between the time I moved out of my old home and into my new one. A full service moving company would have charged me a daily rental fee beginning with a first-day rental of $2000+ which would have involved unloading my belongings, storing them and reloading again for delivery to my new home. I loved that once loaded into the Pack Rat containers and locked, my things would not be disturbed while out of my sight and supervision. A relative who had a protracted move with a full service provider had valuable pieces broken, I.e. a custom-made cuckoo clock and 3 irreplaceable and expensive oriental rugs lost or stolen. We DID; sustain a few instances of breakage: one inexpensive chest of drawers was severely damaged, two ornamental pieces on a metal birdbath were snapped off, one leg on a chest of drawers was damaged so that it didn't stand and one wheel of a cabinet is missing. I think these casualties were the result of the way these items were packed by the loading helpers, for example, the chest of drawers was stored on its side in the container.
RECOMMENDED After several glitches with scheduling errors and administrative errors, and fuzzy price quotes, working with 1-800PACKRAT was great. The drivers on both ends of my move were on time, polite and good at their jobs. Given the condition of my belongings when I received them, I would also say that the storage facility did a good job taking care of my things. The $3000+ price tag was hard to swallow, my negotiation skills need improvement; and because the unit was stored 32 days I had to pay an extra months rental. But I knew that cost going in. All in all I can recommend PackRat for long distance moving and storage. Just be sure to be vigilant in the scheduling and pricing process. The employees who answer the phones are more like salesmen than service providers. And different representatives give different answers to the same questions. Not enough training perhaps. Your “estimate” does not include price breakdowns for the various moving expenses incurred, and pricing as a whole should be MUCH more transparent. This is part of where the moving industry gets its bad reputation. The move itself was relatively stress-free thanks to the guys who do the actual work. Great drivers, equipment and container handlers. Shout out to Hire-A-Helper for recommending excellent movers on both ends. Anybody want to come help assemble a house full of new furniture?
Company is incapable of scheduling and of communicating changes to their schedule on time. - Instead of agreed 12 days of transport, pods were delivered after 19 days - pods are neither delivered nor picked up at the agree upon time slot (don’t book a crew to unload at the day that the pod is scheduled!) - the pods were not not delivered in the order that was agreed upon - Packrat has difficulty to reach their trucking companies, so you wait on the phone just to learn that they don’t know where the pod is - Packrat puts you easily on the phone waiting line for 20-30min and never checking in whether you are still on the line. - Re-imbursement for extra cost of staying longer in a hotel are rediculously low to non-existent. In summary, a company that is not organized and basically doesn’t care. There must be better options out there!
