PODS® Reviews
All PODS containers are not built equally, so you have to take that into account when packing, even if they are listed as the same size. Also, since this was long term storage, we came to regret not having one with doors on both ends. It meant that the boxes in back were completely inaccessible for the duration of storage. Customer service was hit or miss. Some reps were excellent--friendly and knowledgeable. But it was often difficult to reach someone, and some reps were of extremely limited assistance.
PODS was great! They communicated everything well and the POD had plenty of room for my stuff (2 bedrm apartment). The customer service was amazing and they communicated in advance with each step of the move (drop off, pickup, drop off at new place/pick up at new place). The drivers were professional and respectful of my property (I did not even see the driver that picked up the POD at the old place). This option worked well for me to be able to move in stages and have the option for storage if needed (in case my house closing were delayed, etc). I would consider doing this type of move again for a longer distance move. I moved 3 hours away.
The delivery of my empty POD was great. Good communication, timely, etc. The pickup of the full container was delayed due to weather. And thats where the good communication ended. I was not notified when it was picked up or how long the travel cross country was delayed. I had to call and reschedule the redelivery at my new residence, which was then cancelled/rescheduled twice without informing me. I made several phone calls to PODS to get answers, which was pointless. Nobody would/could answer my questions. The actual people doing the delivery and pickup of the PODS have been super, especially the guy in Asheville NC (Luke, maybe??) who delivered the empty POD into an awkward space.
I was so disappointed in PODs and would NEVER use them again. They have HORRIBLE customer service. I was promised a delivery date by one guy and then was told that they could not meet that date by more than a week. Then the date was changed again. Their confirmations emails were REALLY confusing. They should write the drop off date large and in red at the top of the document, not 3/4 of the way down. When I set up the delivery of my POD no one said anything about scheduling the final pick up. I later found out that they could not pick it back up for 4-5 days, which is a huge problem. Why wouldn't they initiate that conversation at the same time that the customer is setting up the drop off? When I asked to speak with a supervisor the agent had to text someone to get permission to even ask if they could request a supervisor. We probably spent 30 minutes on the phone while I waited for the agent to fill out paperwork so that I could get a supervisor to call me back 24 hours later....that tells me that they have a lot of problems and make it very difficult to even speak with a supervisor. THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE in this time of bad customer service. Also, we spent over 30 minutes trying to get the door to open. Contents had shifted and prevent the door from opening, they should have a box enclosure that protects this space and would prevent this from happening.
