PODS® Reviews
Still dealing with them. They failed at having an extra POD ordered & I had to rent a truck, move all my belongings that did not fit into the first POD to my parents garage while I waited for the next POD to be delivered. Then when I requested the size down from the largest size I had, I was not informed that the size they show online is only available in certain circumstances. It seemed that each time I called I got different information & more/new information, instead of all the best information in one call.
they did not come to our home to estimate how many pods were needed and despite having sent an extra one, we were short of one, which caused huge problems since we were loading on a Sunday and moving the next morning and they do not work or pick up the phone on weekends. Otherwise, the cost was a lot lower than any other quotes we got from regular moving companies.
When the POD driver dropped off the POD, he tried to get me to sign a waiver saying that I was accepting the POD against the express wishes of the POD company. When I refused to sign it, he tried to tell me that that verbiage "didn't matter". The entire model of the POD system is that they'll drop off the POD and let you fill it, why do they say that's against their recommendation? I crossed out that section and he still dropped off the POD. I had no other issue with the POD, but thought that that wording was extremely sketchy.
The only thing was I had to wait longer than I expected but they are quite efficient and the drivers are courteous. Had an issue with the door but they did send someone to fix it. The reason I chose PODS is the gentleman at the other end of the phone explained everything so well and was courteous I chose PODS. I would most likely use them again as they are affordable as well.
I will never use POD's again. I scheduled delivery 3 weeks out and they failed to deliver the day I scheduled. I had to reschedule movers and stay in a hotel. They wouldn't not even refund me the full hotel expense. They did not offer any other kind of compensation. Absolutely terrible experience. NEVER USE PODS.
Our delivery came on time, although we had some difficulty with the delivery and pick up time. We had paid for same day pick-up and found out at the last minute that a mistake had been made and it was not due to be picked up until the next day. The mistake was quickly taken care of. All in all, we were very pleased with this service.
Unfortunately we were not able to be on site when the POD's container was delivered but was assured that the pod would be placed in the location I specified unless there was a reason it couldn't be. If it needed to be placed somewhere else, I would be informed before it was placed. I just found out that they ended up putting the pod at the front end of our driveway making it impossible for and construction equipment, supplies, etc. Unfortunately, there was no time to call them to move it as the movers where showing up to fill it. I am going to give them an opportunity to make it right and can hopefully change my review.
The drivers were great and PODS made it really easy to setup the drop-off and pick-up. I did find that their sizing estimates for a POD based on number of rooms in your house severely underestimates the size of the POD you should use. I took a lot of things in my own truck, disposed of many things, had a very tidy one bedroom apartment and 5x5 storage closet, and still almost ran out of space in a 12' POD that was supposed to fit a 2-3 room place. I have an upright piano, but no dresser or dining room table / chairs, so I don't think I have an unreasonable amount of large items either.
