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Claim Your BusinessPODS has a rating of 1.17 stars from 23 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about PODS most frequently mention customer service problems. PODS ranks 40th among Self Storage sites.
We contested a $350 charge because PODS left their pod out for longer than needed. They froze my pods account and sent the $350 to a COLLECTION AGENCY, so I had no choice but to pay the $350. It has taken several phone calls, lasting up to 1 hour each, to remove the freeze so they can tell the collections agency the account is already paid. It should have NEVER BEEN SENT TO COLLECTIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE! The total charge was $5,000+ (for a cross country move) and THEY SENT IT TO COLLECTIONS FOR $350. << NOT TRUSTWORTHY >>
PODS touts flexibility and convenience. Considering the inflexibility of NYC lease dates, I was sold. And duped.
We filled a POD in NYC on May 26 for a move to Chicago. As of June 9, the Pod was still sitting in NYC and they had no capacity for redelivery for another 4 weeks. Meanwhile, we already signed a new lease in Chicago and have the added cost of temporary housing while laying for an empty apartment.
Update after negative review: a customer service rep found a cancellation date for 1 week earlier. They also removed the $329 fee for "storing" the pod past the initial month, since it's their failed operations that is holding it past a month.
Summary: PODS was not flexible, not convenient, and not an affordable option due to their overbooked schedule preventing redelivery within a reasonable timeframe. Budget for delays and cost of temporary housing when booking with PODS.
Tip for consumers:
Do not book CityPods service. They take your possessions in a pod and do not offer redelivery in a reasonable timeframe, while they charge you for storage.
When I received Pods final bill for our move from Texas to Tennessee, I disputed with my credit card company a charge for insurance while the Pods containers were in their storage warehouse. Pods told my card company that the charge was for transport of the Pods and that it was a valid charge. We disputed the charge because via the phone we had told Pods we did not want the insurance and also pointed out that the total charge was clearly for insurance, not transport. When we tried to log into our online account to review the information and documentation that we had we found that Pods had locked us out of our account (is that even legal?). When we call them we reach foreigners who have no authority and who send us collection emails to which we cannot respond. I suggest that if you plan to sign a contract with them that you read it line by line; and, if you asked for or told them something different over the phone that you get Pods agreement in writing. The contract that you sign may have something entirely different than what you agreed on and Pods will hold you to the written contract, ignoring the verbal agreement.
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When you speak to a customer service represtative at pods they will mislead you to believe that the 16 foot pod can hold 3 rooms. By three rooms they do not mean normal rooms in a 3 bedroom home. I informed the representative of how much stuff we had in our "3 bedroom home" and was led to believe that it would fit. When they say 3 rooms they mean minature rooms. They do not mean rooms with large objects like dining room tables or other things that might be in a home. Expect to be able to put the amount of stuff you would find in a childs room. I called the day before our service to make sure our stuff would fit because the measurements just didn't seem big enough. I called at 7pm the night before and they said that because I called after 4pm they were going to charge me a $200 handling fee even though they had not delievered or done anything. They charged the fee and were unwilling to refund my money! Aweful ethics and service.
PODS is your moving and self-storage container solution for local or long-distance moving. Our portable storage units make moving and storing easier.
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