1-800-PACK-RAT® Reviews

Frank S

Phoenix, AZ
Wrote a review on 6/6/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

They were good for moving the bulk of our household, still will need to use U-Haul for the remainder.

Distance: 1,200 mi
Cost: $3,300
Per. Mile: $2.75
SqFt. Moved: 1,850

Cindy L

Raleigh, NC
Wrote a review on 6/6/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Excellent way to move!

Distance: 8 mi
Cost: $250
Per. Mile: $31.25
SqFt. Moved: 2,000

Charles R

Rochester, MI
Wrote a review on 6/6/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(2 out of 5 rating)

We loved how Josh of A.B. Industries LLC moved our stuff into the packrat. I hired three people for 4 hours and Josh was so good they were done in one hour. Hire a helper did refund one hour. Hire A.B. Industries LLC and you will be very happy with the results and hope you have Josh ans his crew as your movers..

Distance: 15 mi
Cost: $1,000
Per. Mile: $66.67
SqFt. Moved: 1,800

Linda M

Canton, OH
Wrote a review on 6/6/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

So far.....GREAT service!

Distance: 425 mi
Cost: $2,000
Per. Mile: $4.71
SqFt. Moved: 1,300

Lori B

Brandon, FL
Wrote a review on 6/5/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Great experience, no worries

Distance: 600 mi
Cost: $1,625
Per. Mile: $2.71
SqFt. Moved:

Alicia S

Uxbridge, MA
Wrote a review on 6/4/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

easy to work with and responsive

Distance: 750 mi
Cost: $2,000
Per. Mile: $2.67
SqFt. Moved: 1,200

Becky P

Corinth, MS
Wrote a review on 6/3/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(1 out of 5 rating)

U-Haul came through for me from the disastrous Pack-Rat container not holding any of my furniture. I was able to find a 26' U-Haul truck at the last minute, store my things in a U-Haul storage for 2 weeks in Texas and was able to rent another U-Haul truck to have the movers move me into my new place in TX. Thank goodness for U-Haul. All in all Pack-Rat was useless, was told the wrong info for holding a 4 bedroom home. I would never use 1-800-PACK-RAT or any type of container again.

Distance: 700 mi
Cost: $3,500
Per. Mile: $5.00
SqFt. Moved: 1,850

Carollee W

York, PA
Wrote a review on 6/3/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Excellent communication, on time, organized. Would use again.

Distance: 25 mi
Cost: $1,200
Per. Mile: $48.00
SqFt. Moved: 2,000

Janet W

Shawnee, KS
Wrote a review on 6/2/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Excellent Joshua and cory and Danielwere very professional and their job and arrive timely and completed everything loading perfect

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Dave C

Spring, TX
Wrote a review on 6/1/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Only way to go.....prompt, VERY customer friendly.

Distance: 1,000 mi
Cost: $2,200
Per. Mile: $2.20
SqFt. Moved: 3,000

David W

Labelle, FL
Wrote a review on 6/1/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

They did good. Office worked well with me when my plans changed.

Distance: 2,000 mi
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SqFt. Moved: 1,300

Haley H

Los Angeles, CA
Wrote a review on 5/31/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Awesome service. Steve was phenomenal. They were willing to run through a whole number of options to pull different levers on price, timing, space, storage/transport, to find the option that worked perfectly for me.

Distance: 2,000 mi
Cost: $3,000
Per. Mile: $1.50
SqFt. Moved: 800

Cheryl D

Winter Haven, FL
Wrote a review on 5/31/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Great service all around from both sides Georgia and Florida. Thank you thank you god bless each and everyone who helped with our move.

Distance: 430 mi
Cost: $4,000
Per. Mile: $9.30
SqFt. Moved: 1,900

DIANNE J

West Jordan, UT
Wrote a review on 5/31/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Is working out great so far. We can move and take our time.

Distance: 3 mi
Cost: $141
Per. Mile: $47.00
SqFt. Moved: 4,422

Karen K

Prairie Village, KS
Wrote a review on 5/31/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Containers in good condition. Able to correct mistake of missing lock within the hour. Very timely in all communication. We ended up needing an extra container and during very busy time for them, they were able to arrange the delivery and pick up in time we needed. Have already recommended to a friend.

Distance: 10 mi
Cost: $3,000
Per. Mile: $300
SqFt. Moved: 3,200

Trudy E

Mckinney, TX
Wrote a review on 5/30/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

1800Packrat and hireahelper is the way to move long distance when you don't know the area, and haven't made friends yet to help unload your belongings. Simple. Would do it again.

Distance: 1,625 mi
Cost: $3,500
Per. Mile: $2.15
SqFt. Moved: 900

Ben K

Durham, NC
Wrote a review on 5/30/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(2 out of 5 rating)

PackRat was cheaper than other competitors, but there were just a bunch of careless mistakes all along the way. The driver who delivered the container did not write the serial number of the container down correctly. The driver who picked up the full container thought he was picking up an empty container because the wrong color of hi-lighter was used on the form. I was billed twice for the initial deposit. The "move coordinator" didn't communicate very well, and failed to tell me anything about when my container actually left the initial warehouse and arrived at the other, or anything about final delivery or retrieval of the empty container. Granted, none of the above are very much of a big deal on their own, but when applied in combination their power to erode the confidence, reputation & professionalism of the company should not be overlooked. Sure, you get some cool stuff like a bunch of packing blankets & a lock. But I'm of the opinion that those are no substitute for a firm that has their act together.

Distance: 1,200 mi
Cost: $2,600
Per. Mile: $2.17
SqFt. Moved: 850

Bob W

Canandaigua, NY
Wrote a review on 5/30/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

So far Rat Pack has lived beyond expetations, but it is yet to be delivered. This will be complete when the move is complete.

Distance: 330 mi
Cost: $1,550
Per. Mile: $4.70
SqFt. Moved: 1,500

Richard W

San Jose, CA
Wrote a review on 5/29/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Have used pack rat twice and very happy with their service and communication very professional

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Cost: $6,000
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SqFt. Moved: 3,000

Debbie H

Denver, CO
Wrote a review on 5/29/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

I would recommend pack rat easy way to move

Distance: 2,000 mi
Cost: $3,500
Per. Mile: $1.75
SqFt. Moved:

Laura M

Bellingham, MA
Wrote a review on 5/28/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

Very good service. Would definately recommend

Distance: 30 mi
Cost: $600
Per. Mile: $20.00
SqFt. Moved: 900

Blair S

Saint Paul, MN
Wrote a review on 5/28/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

Pack rat had the most affordable portable storage unit out there for our local move. We underestimated how much stuff we had and had to rent another - the 16' pod was way too small for the things we were putting in storage! Took several days to schedule another. The driver had trouble unloading the pod on the city street in front of our house - he needed more than the 3 car lengths we had reserved.

Distance: 20 mi
Cost: $200
Per. Mile: $10.00
SqFt. Moved: 1,800

Rose H

Anaheim, CA
Wrote a review on 5/28/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Pack- Rats was an excellent company to work with up until the payment side. On the day I set my appointment the woman on the phone was extremely customer service savoy. She worked hard to earn my business. She was so good that I canceled my move with "PODS" because of their lack of customer service and her willingness to make me happy. I had unusual requests and Pack- Rats accommodated me with everything. The drivers were courteous, thorough and made you feel good about using the company. The only thing that was frustrating was the end when we tried to do a third party payment and was told that we could take a picture and send the info via e-mail by a gentleman which seemed easy enough but Deborah B who was the payment advisor said she couldn't except this because it wasn't in a PDF format. This is were things got extremely frustrating because everything was packed so we had only our phones and being it was in the middle of moving going to a computer or fax place was difficult. I felt that Deborah was at a computer and as the gentleman had said earlier he could change the file to PDF on his end if needed. I am not sure if Deborah just didn't know how to do this or she didn't understand how stressful it is to move across state. We just wanted to pay them so our items could be on the way. In the end we paid to download an app on our phone to send Deborah B a PDF of signatures and ID pics so that we could get the move going. It was too bad that this happened at the end as everything before this experience with Deborah was very easy, friendly and topnotch for "Customer Service". I can tell you Deborah didn't care about retaining my business like the first Gal I spoke on the phone with and scheduled my service with, moving is stressful enough and we just didn't need the "attitude" on top of everything else that was going on.

Distance: 3,400 mi
Cost: $920
Per. Mile: $0.27
SqFt. Moved: 1,200

Sara J

Williamsburg, VA
Wrote a review on 5/28/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

Container was delivered and moved on time. Unfortunately due to pick up scheduling had to pay for about 9 days for it to sit in my drive way empty.

Distance: 35 mi
Cost: $600
Per. Mile: $17.14
SqFt. Moved: 2,300

Emily D

Alpharetta, GA
Wrote a review on 5/27/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

My move is yet to be complete. I can't review Pack Rat yet.

Distance: 2,000 mi
Cost: $2,500
Per. Mile: $1.25
SqFt. Moved: 1,000

Rose Marie V

Spring Hill, FL
Wrote a review on 5/27/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

I have not received my belongings yet but will let you know after I unpack.

Distance: 2,000 mi
Cost: $3,500
Per. Mile: $1.75
SqFt. Moved: 850

Amanda B

Carpentersville, IL
Wrote a review on 5/27/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

The delivery of the Pack Rat was easy to schedule online. The container was clean. The employee moving the container was always polite and professional. If I could of changed one thing it would be to schedule a shorter window of delivery time. I was able to request before 1:00 pm, but my container arrived at 9:30 am and I needed to wait until 2:00 for the movers I hired.

Distance: 1 mi
Cost: $250
Per. Mile: $250
SqFt. Moved: 1,650

Alex K

Fredericksburg, VA
Wrote a review on 5/26/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

Considering I hate moving and having done that several times during the last 10 years this move has been alright so far... The helpers did a good job and the pack-Rat Containers arrived in time. I would use the Hire-a-helper guys again and the containers from 1-800-Pack-Rat

Distance: 2,000 mi
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SqFt. Moved: 2,700

Richard Z

Villa Park, IL
Wrote a review on 5/26/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Professional, timely and clean trailer...very helpful with the move and all my needs

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SqFt. Moved: 1,987

Karen D

Peoria, AZ
Wrote a review on 5/25/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

1-800-PACK-RAT worked really well for us. The driver Gene made the service something we would use again and recommend to our friends. He was professional and took the time to ensure our concerns regarding placement of the pod were meet.

Distance: 20 mi
Cost: $250
Per. Mile: $12.50
SqFt. Moved: 1,400

Reed H

Sugar Land, TX
Wrote a review on 5/23/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

The container is always a little dirty and needs to be "swiffered " but other than that everything was good.

Distance: 1,800 mi
Cost: $3,500
Per. Mile: $1.94
SqFt. Moved: 3,450

Janis B

Holiday, FL
Wrote a review on 5/23/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

Not sure why, but the driver for 1-800-PACKRAT took a very long time when he came to pick up the empty container. Since my street is narrow, he blocked the road completely with his truck while he positioned it to get the container. It made me wonder if he knew how to do it.

Distance: 1,500 mi
Cost: $2,500
Per. Mile: $1.67
SqFt. Moved: 1,500

Terri N

San Diego, CA
Wrote a review on 5/23/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(2 out of 5 rating)

2nd container was defective in that the doors did not open and close properly, in fact we suffered some injured hands due to it. They send out someone to fix but only helped a little bit. Driver in Seattle was great tho! On the San Diego end they screwed up the pick up schedules on both containers. Initial shedule was perfect then they last minute changed it which was very inconvenient.

Distance: 1,300 mi
Cost: $6,000
Per. Mile: $4.62
SqFt. Moved: 2,500

Maria S

Pewaukee, WI
Wrote a review on 5/21/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

PODS have not arrived yet so cannot fully rate the Pack rates for this move -- last one was good and we used them again -- most cost effective solution.

Distance: 710 mi
Cost: $2,100
Per. Mile: $2.96
SqFt. Moved: 3,800

Cindy L

Raleigh, NC
Wrote a review on 5/20/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

No problems with Pack-Rat containers. They delivered when they said they would and made sure they placed the container in a location to my satisfaction.

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Cost: $250
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Cheryl G

Marble Falls, TX
Wrote a review on 5/20/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

This was great, my move could not have gone smoother.

Distance: 20 mi
Cost: $2,000
Per. Mile: $100
SqFt. Moved: 2,800

Domingo V

Orlando, FL
Wrote a review on 5/19/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Professional and flexible. Great service.

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Michael D

Toms River, NJ
Wrote a review on 5/18/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Used for temporary storage while house is being renovated. Very convenient.

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Michael D

Toms River, NJ
Wrote a review on 5/18/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

We did not move away but used the pack rat for storage while our house was being renovated. Very convenient and easy to do and affordable.

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Moses M

Clayton, NC
Wrote a review on 5/18/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(3 out of 5 rating)

Packrat did not supply the blankets we ordered so had to use our bedding. ..

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Jim D

Grove City, PA
Wrote a review on 5/18/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

These guys were great. They checked in the day before, alerted me an hour before the arrived and were very accommodating in both placing and picking up the unit. Nice work Fred and Chad.

Distance: 1,400 mi
Cost: $3,000
Per. Mile: $2.14
SqFt. Moved: 900

Lynne N

De Leon Springs, FL
Wrote a review on 5/17/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Loved using pack rats. Highly recommend

Distance: 50 mi
Cost: $800
Per. Mile: $16.00
SqFt. Moved: 1,500

Carollee W

Harrisburg, PA
Wrote a review on 5/17/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Excellent Quality Service. It was recommended that I use 2 pods. It was accurate. The pods were very clean and appeared to be brand new. I was offered to purchase locks, which worked out very well. Customer service was superb. All details were discussed up front, and the crew made sure everything was perfect. I found this company through an advertisement sent via mail.

Distance: 20 mi
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SqFt. Moved: 1,945

Jess M

Renton, WA
Wrote a review on 5/16/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

The container is constructed well so I don't have to worry about weather or vermin getting into it and damaging my items. It was easy to order and everyone from the folks on the phone to the guy delivering the container were very helpful and friendly. They also recommend movers to pack the container and the ones I chose were very familiar with the containers and how to best load them. It was all very easy.

Distance: 2,200 mi
Cost: $4,500
Per. Mile: $2.05
SqFt. Moved: 1,800

Myron L

Shawnee, KS
Wrote a review on 5/15/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Very convenient and efficient way to move, especially long distance. The flexibility of pick up and drop back timing makes a long-distance move much easier.

Distance: 700 mi
Cost: $4,600
Per. Mile: $6.57
SqFt. Moved: 3,600

Susan R

Kansas City, MO
Wrote a review on 5/15/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

When my pod left Chicago all was good --- when the pod was deposited at my new house it looked like someone tried to break into the pod. About 6 to 8 inches from ground level it looked like someone tried to take a crowbar and pop it open. Luckily for me the locks they give to secure the pod REALLY WORKS --- Other than that problem 1800packrat is at the top of the list of referrals from me --- THANKS FOR TAKING SUCH GREAT CARE OF WHAT FEW PRECIOUS ITEM THAT I CALL MINE!!!

Distance: 600 mi
Cost: $1,440
Per. Mile: $2.40
SqFt. Moved: 1,200

Gina M

Kingston, MA
Wrote a review on 5/14/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(4 out of 5 rating)

1-800-Pack-Rat has a great customer services. The only draw back was waiting on delivery of the POD(which is the case for all PODS) but their delivery estimate was pretty accurate from the beginning.

Distance: 720 mi
Cost: $1,600
Per. Mile: $2.22
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Brandi G

Grayson, GA
Wrote a review on 5/14/2014
1-800-Pack-Rat Review
(5 out of 5 rating)

Superb quality service!!!

Distance: 380 mi
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SqFt. Moved: 1,200

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