1-800-PACK-RAT® Reviews
This move with Pack Rat was not a good one for me at all. It started out that when I was supposed to have the second container delivered, and it was on a Saturday, I called to find out when I was getting it and they didn't have it on record that I was getting one. The drive pulled some strings and was able to get me a pod within two hours. No lock, no blankets, no moving kit, but I got the container. That was helpful. The next thing that happened was that my containers were delivered ONE WEEK LATE!!! I was receiving the automated calls that I was scheduled to receive a container. But after not receiving it/them, I called to find out where they were. Well, lo and behold, the containers which were scheduled to be delivered in Minnesota were still in storage down in Georgia!! Wow. I had taken six days plus a weekend off work to get settled in my new place. That didn't happen! I containers were then expedited here but too little, too late. I only had a day and a half of vacation once they were unloaded to get settled into my new place. I was not happy. I had to make at least two dozen calls to Pack Rat to get answers, have them arrange movers for me (they paid the movers since they screwed up), etc. I almost went over this month on my cell phone minutes - due to all my calls to Pack Rat! Then, the last couple of things that happened is that when the first container was delivered, the drive was inexperienced and ended up digging up major holes in the lawn across the street. Not good!!! And lastly, the second container was scheduled to be picked up on a Friday but Saturday morning it was still there. I had to call, yet again, to get it picked up. The owner himself - Randy - personally picked up the container and apologized so all was good, but it was yet another call to remedy a situation. I did NOT enjoy my experience with Pack Rat and probably would not recommend them to anyone moving long distance. I will hire a moving company next time.
This is still leg one of a two leg move, but so far PACK-Rats is easily on par with PODS. I've used the other guys two times before and decided to try PR this time. The logistics and support team; that is, the representatives tagged to follow my move from door to door and solid! They called me two times before the container arrived and once during the load out. The driver was professional and fast. The storage price seemed high, but I don't expect to be in storage for too long. More to follow. Thank you.
Worked for me, especially since I have to move in stages. The drivers were very friendly, knew what they were doing and were competent in getting it done. I gather each case is different, but I had to do careful planning because the time between container pick-up and delivery can be awkward if there is only one of you and you have to be present at both ends. However there was good communication and the coordinators worked with my schedule within their restrictions.
Haven't yet completed the other side of our move. Pack Rat was much nicer and more helpful on the phone organizing the move than other companies. Felt like the pricing was a little arbitrary in that there are different promotions all the time so you could get a much better deal a day after you book and they can't really do anything about it. But overay, they were very responsive and easy to work with. Delivery of the pods at our starting location and transfer to storage went smoothly and as planned.
No problems in my experience moving cross country to California. Drivers in both cities were great and very accommodating. I was referred to PACK RAT over Pods by a friend due to their prior experiences with both, I'm glad I went with PACK RAT. I heard Pods containers are not made of metal and smell!