1-800-PACK-RAT® Reviews
The pod was delivered on time and placed correctly. Unfortunately, the moving blankets that were listed on the order were not delivered. Pack Rat offered to deliver the blankets but not until late the following day which was too late since the movers were coming in the morning. We had to go to Home Depot to purchase our own blankets which was much more expensive.
Transportation option worked well. Truck arrived on date stated, no exact time was given. Container was clean and in expected condition for its purpose. Customer service good, no discount offered despite showing one on website once initial enquirer made. No mention of admin fees, additional cost of fuel for travel, and it appears we were charged from date of ordering and not drop off! Also, no mention of inside warehouse fee, per prop recovery fee and license fee. They forgot to drop off the blankets that we had ordered but did manage to deliver them on the morning the hired helpers arrived to move us!
The 1-800-PackRat storage and moving company was convenient and worked very well for my needs. They were easy to contact to arrange pod drop-off/pick-up/storage services. Their customer service representatives were exceptional and easy to contact night or day. I would definitely recommend this moving company to friends and family.
The transportation company was very responsive about my questions, however they suggested a larger container than I needed in the end. I removed 1 star for this reason. The container was in excellent shape and the truck driver was very friendly. I would use this company again, however I would be more scrupulous regarding container size.
Pack Rat left my container on the day that they said they would, picked it up when they said they would ,transported it down from MA to FL and dropped it off when they said they would. You can't ask for better than that. There are so many things that could have gone wrong, but not one thing did. An excellent job, I am very pleased! Polite,helpful staff, too.
The containers were like new when we got them. Very clean inside and out. They are weather resistant and a fairly decent size, internal dimension 8x8x16. The reason I gave them only three stars was they don't allow their smaller units when moving out of state. We were told we HAD to get their largest container for out of state moves. Which is really a bunch of BS if you ask me. We ended up having to use (3) 16 ft containers. One of which was less than half full. It would have been nice to know that limitation before we made the choice to use their containers.
Pack Rat call center is not in touch with what happens in the field. I was told the 16' container will hold a 3 bedroom household. Which it did not. I had to order another 8' container that the call center sold me. Field then call and said they have not had 8' containers for years now. Moving is extremely stressful and all of the miss information from both the call center and field caused my move schedule to have to extend 5 days which threw everything else off and made for a very bad week.
Using the containers for our long distance move was a great value. The 800 number customer service was excellent, whenever I needed to call for questions. The drivers picking up and dropping off the containers were helpful as well, and on time. I heard about 1-800-PACK-RAT from a friend, and am glad I did!
Easy to work with on the phone when I set up my move. The person I spoke with was knowledgeable and courteous and answered all my questions. The containers were delivered and picked up on time. The containers were clean and in good condition. I chose this company after having issues with PODS not being able to give a straight answer on price.
We were unsure about using containers vs. the "traditional" approach. Everything occurred on-time as scheduled, with no extra charges and no other surprises. The drivers were excellent in gently picking up and dropping off the containers. No damage to our belongings. We used two 16' containers and had one of them stored for an extra month. Increased insurance for both of them. Would highly recommend using them for all future moves. Price was competitive.