PODS® Reviews
The POD was great for what we needed. Customer service that helped us book the service was great. But the call the day before delivery to tell us the time window of delivery never happened. We had been explicit about needing a hour drive time for our people to be there when it was delivered. NO call, and the day of delivery we received a call saying the driver had started early and would be there in about 20 minutes.. That was a problem for us. The POD itself was exactly what we needed along with the great packers/movers made a almost perfect move for. us. We are a church and needed to coordinate several people to monitor the move.
Transport personnel who delivered our POD in PA for loading and delivered in Portsmouth NH on agreed upon date for unloading were very experienced and efficient in the process. We appreciate this service very much. It was our first time moving with a POD and we will recommend to others as a convenient moving experience. It is also more economical for the POD rental and pro movers to unload than a traditional moving company. Thank you for this service.
Everything was good until it came time to redeliver the POD. It had to be rescheduled because the driver couldn't find a place to drop it and I wasn't here yet since I moved across the country. It was delivered a week later and not scheduled to be picked up 3 weeks after that. That was very inconvenient as I live in an apartment complex and the office was asking when it was going to be removed because other tenants needed the spots. I kept trying to have it picked up earlier but they wouldn't budge.
Overall, not a bad experience. I paid my $4k+ fee for my Pod but didn't realize there was an online agreement that I had to accept and approve even though I had already paid for two of the three payments for service. You get so many emails from Pods.com about various additional services, supplies, etc., that they provide that I didn't realize I needed to approve this agreement. Because I wasn't aware of it, my Pod will take at least an additional week to get to me. Not too happy about that. It would've been great had they told me on the phone when I booked that I needed to look out for that specific email. But, aside from that, the people on the phone were, for the most part, great and helpful. The driver who delivered the Pod initially was brusque and curt and acted like he was doing me a favor. Given that he was the first person from Pods that I met in person, it wasn't a positive reflection on the company. On the other hand, the guy who picked it up once it was loaded couldn't have been nicer. Props to him. Overall, if I didn't have to wait an entire additional week for my Pod to show up, I'd be happier overall with the process, etc.
The first PODS container arrived damaged, the movers out of Pittsburgh brought it to our attention. The nearest PODS did everything possible to exchange it out in a timely manner. We primarily only moved 80 boxes, most of them large. We moved a few accessory glass items, cabinet and tables. Everything arrived without damage. we wrapped everything ourselves.
The POD delivery and pick up were seamless. The drivers were communicative. The three stars are for the SIZE of the POD. When I ordered the POD, I went through everything I'd need to store with the agent. She said that, based on everything I have, I'd have plenty of room, with room to spare for 40+ boxes if I went with the smallest, 8' POD. HOWEVER, I did NOT have enough room for everything and several pieces of furniture did not fit. I had to scramble to figure out alternative transportation and storage for my remaining items. My movers said this happens with PODS often. Disappointed I didn't go with the next size up.