PODS® Reviews
Some good, some not so much. PODS need a flat driveway left to right; ours was slightly sloped to the side, so they had to park the POD in the street and that requires permits. Be cautious. Also, an 8' x 8' container is really 7' 10" or 11". Oops. The containers also vary in what sort of flooring they have, whether there are tie-down rings in the container or not, etc. They're much more flexible about when they can take away a POD than when they can being one; plan well ahead! But overall, being able to pack things into (and then unpack out of) two large containers over several days was worthwhile. And the PODzilla machine is fun to watch.
My pod was supposed to be delivered on 12/17; however, due to weather they sent me an email that they would reschedule. Fortunately, I actually checked my email otherwise, I would not have known. I believe, that they should call the client and let them know that their order has been rescheduled. They should either make a phone call or at the very least sent a text and ask when a convenient date would be to reschedule.
Everything went really smoothly with PODS. The pod looked exactly the same inside when it arrived as when it was packed and our items were all in good shape. All of the appointment times were kept as expected, the container was in good shape, and the drivers were friendly. Also watching the pod loading machine is fun. The other container companies I talked to were either booked, more expensive, or slower.
On time and ready to work upon arrival, these two gentleman worked flat out emptying a 16' POD in less than 60 minutes. This included carrying an adjustable king size bed down to the basement apartment and setting it up (as well as the triple bureau & mirror). Carrying a 300 pound elliptical exercise machine upstairs and through two tight corners into the room. They never took a break, and documented their move with pictures of heavy/awkward items. They listened carefully as to placement of each box and piece of furniture. Truly amazed at the amount of work they achieved in such a short time. Three words: careful, thorough, energetic. Would hire "BEST MOVERS" again - well worth the price, you definitely get what you pay for with these guys!
It went fine. We underestimated how high the trees needed to be trimmed back and the drop off person destroyed several limbs. The pickup guy needed authorization because he was running the frame on the grass near the sprinkler heads but the drop off guy didn't say a word. The pick up guy dug up the grass on the edge pretty good. PODS sales underestimated by an entire POD how much we needed to store all our goods so we ended up renting a trailer and storage building. Just glad it's almost over.
