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  • 1800 Pack Rat has 1.3 star rating based on 64 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.

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  • Pros: Truck driver was nice, Price, Great service.
    Cons: Conflicting rule from sales agents which costs us more money, Idiotic responses, Poor customer service.

  • Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Save yourself the headache. Go with a different company.", "Don’t", "DO NOT USE THEM", "Don’t use them, they are unprofessional and will not contact you when issues arise", "Go with someone else or throw your stuff away and get new for cheaper".

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"Save yourself the headache"

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At first, our experience was great. We had a pod delivered, filled it and had it put in storage until we make the move to our new house. We decided to get a...

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ADrewes

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| map-marker Kenner, Louisiana

Save yourself the headache

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At first, our experience was great. We had a pod delivered, filled it and had it put in storage until we make the move to our new house.

We decided to get a second one. This time, the experience was horrible. Once again, we specifically stated we needed the pod as far over in our driveway to our neighbors house and near the doors near the grass by the fence. The female driver that came out to Marrero, LA around 1:30pm not only ignored these instructions, but when I pointed this out, she was rude as *** and refused to adjust the pod at all.

My husband met with the manager to show on the security cameras the issue and essentially they didn't care. The driver who delivered was bragging about getting off early to go somewhere. No wonder she dropped it in the MIDDLE of our driveway so we can't even park in it - as I stated we needed to be able to do. Go with another company.

This one is clearly garbage with incompetent people working here who can't follow directions. They want to charge you for a service, but do not fulfill it - yet the original driver who delivered had absolutely no issues the first time.

The lady who came today only cared about dropping it INCORRECTLY and leaving. Save yourself the headache.

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Pros:
  • Makes moving easier if the employees do their jobs
Cons:
  • Charge you excess fees but dont follow delivery instructions
  • Management doesnt seem to care
  • Rude employees

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: Save yourself the headache. Go with a different company.

Heidi Y Iuv

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Delivery driver is great but everything else has been horrible, this has been a expensive lesson and you get the pod fast than you can not get ahold of them the charges are crazy customer service suck

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Updated by user Sep 07, 2024

I have contacted themThey picked up but did not reach outU will never use them againJust think the customer service is not great and movies pretty stressful without dealing with this

Original review Aug 31, 2024

Trying to cancel is terrible and trying to get it picked up they are not responding

Moving is hard enough without have the help when you think you can depend on them

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Loss:
$282
Cons:
  • Great delivery driver

Preferred solution: Refund of last charge and a apology and pick up container

User's recommendation: Don’t

Heidi K Uuw

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Took my money

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Was told to give a credit card to hold a quote. Did not use the service.

They charged my card $500.00 and said they would only give me back half.

When I asked for their policy in writing, they said there isn't one and that they were keeping my money. SCAM!

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Loss:
$500
Cons:
  • All

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: DO NOT USE THEM

Ryan G Cbl

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| map-marker Phoenix, Arizona

Worst moving company.

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Original review updated May 28, 2022

Update: A manager has contacted me and a container was found. I was also just told the pickup would be today as well so on the same original timeframe.

I verified with him there would not be any additional hidden charges and the full amount I payed is all I will pay. It seems they are making it right. I will update and re review once the full move is completed.

reserved a 16 foot container in march for a long distance move that was scheduled for today. I have to be out of my current apartment in 3 days which is why its scheduled for today.

I called and confirmed 10 days ago my pickup and drop off and make the just about 3500 dollar payment. I called this morning to get a estimate time. They tell me someone will call an hour before. I call again after 12 due to no call.

The rep then tells me I wont be receiving a call because there are no containers! When were they going to let me know! Ive already paid 3500 and bought things I would not have if I new they would not be able to be shipped. How can you wait until the day of my preplanned move to tell me you dont have the container.

And they didnt even call me, I had to call them twice today to find out!

Now I have to leave my items cause I cant sell them in 3 days and I cant afford another mover because I already paid pack rat and a refund takes longer than 3 days. I need this full amount refunded and to be compensated for items I would not have purchased had I known that pack rat would not be holding up there part of the deal.

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Loss:
$5000
Cons:
  • Refund policy
  • Did not pick up pod or deliver one after they called to confirm
  • Customer service or lack of

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don’t use them, they are unprofessional and will not contact you when issues arise

Justina K Fhr

Dishonest Rip-Off and will break your stuff

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We chose pack rats to move our stuff from California to Tennessee. We chose then because they claimed to be the cheapest and fastest option compared to quotes from Pods and other such moving companies.

They delivered them fairly promptly and we had to purchase brand new locks for them that were ours to put on and protect our stuff.

We loaded up our units and had them ready to go on pick up day and they came to get them and then said one of them was too heavy so we would have to get another unit or move stuff from one to another. We had 3 units and they said they had already loaded the lightest one on their truck so they won't leave that one and we would have to figure it out with the other 2. We of course had no way of knowing how much every box and everything weighs so we took pretty much everything out of both, got rid of any bigger heavier items like our fridge and freezer which was half of the reason we wanted to have our stuff moved, so we could like keep our stuff, and mixed them evenly between the 2. At this point, it was just a few days before escrow closed on our house since we obviously had them picked up right before we moved so we'd you know, have beds to sleep in as long as possible.

I had to spend hours, literally, on the phone to get them to pick them up again before escrow closed on my house. After they finally picked them up, they were supposed to take them straight to their Nashville location and I was to call them with an address as soon as we got to Tennessee to schedule them to be delivered. They said it would take 3-5 or so business days for them to be delivered after scheduled.

We got to TN and I called them with an address and they said that they hadn't even shipped the units to TN and it would take about 5 weeks before they could schedule for them to be shipped here and delivered. After spending about 5 literal hours on the phone on hold and being transferred around, I finally talked to someone who said they could have them delivered in 14 business days, so about 3 weeks.

We were in a completely empty house with nothing at all for 3 weeks with 4 children under the age of 5. We had to spend thousands of dollars buying things to get by when we already spent $12,000 for them to send our stuff.

Fast forward to the actual delivery, when they arrived, they gave us a new set of keys, saying in California for some unknown reason they had to cut off one of the locks and get into one of our supposedly private units and they couldn't tell us why they were in our stuff. Then, even though they claim they keep the units flat when loading and unloading, and we tightly tied everything down, they had shaked them up so much that most of the tie down straps were broken or came off and most of our stuff was broken. After spending over $12,000, a huge chunk of our stuff went in the trash.

Finally, the price we had originally agreed on was $9,000 for 3 units.

After all was said and done and they added extra fees and this and that, we ended up paying about $12,500 total for the privilege of having all of our broken stuff nearly a month after arriving at our destination.

We could have bought everything we own all over again for the cost and it would have been much less hassle and we wouldn'thave had to sleep on the floor for a month. I would definitely never recommend Pack Rats.

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Loss:
$6000
Pros:
  • You have your own stuff

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

User's recommendation: Go with someone else or throw your stuff away and get new for cheaper

Resolved
Lorraine G Vqf

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Resolved: Unreliable Company

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Updated by user Aug 14, 2021

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. My issue with 1-800-Pack Rat has been resolved. They compensated me $50/day for 6 days the POD was delivered late..

Original review Jul 15, 2021

We contracted with this company, and are regretting it. They lie.

They said they would email a contract, but never emailed it. If you are a new customer, they answer immediately. If you are under contract, you CANNOT reach them.

You are on hold for hours, listening to their loud piano music, until you can't take it any longer and hang up. They confirmed pick-up and delivery of a POD and no-showed.

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Loss:
$500
Cons:
  • Charged my credit card for a pod i have not received
  • Unreliable
  • Did not pick up pod or deliver one after they called to confirm

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Do not contract with this company or you will regret it.

Courtney D Llr

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MISSED DELIVERY

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We have occurred multiple damages and losses because our pack rat did not arrive in the allotted time. We moved with two babies and had to buy new stuff, obvious reasons.

Due to our pack rat not arriving. Every customer service representative has lied to us. No one is able to locate our stuff.

We want reimbursement and refund. In fact the only way we were able to get any info was actually driving to the warehouse.

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Loss:
$3000
Pros:
  • Truck driver was nice
Cons:
  • Poor customer service
  • Conflicting rule from sales agents which costs us more money
  • Keeping reservations

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE HIRE 1800 RATPACK

Kyrell Bwe

It is exactly a year and I’m still waiting for a full refund on my first container. As per a Brandon Smith.

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To much to write.But are a few reasons are. The second container I received look like it is in a war.

Openings all around bottom the black weather strip was not secure a big tripping hazard. It was trash.

Supposed to pick Up on 9-14-2020. No show someone cancel it never called

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User's recommendation: Very nice when ordering. But it changes when a problem happens

Jerry K Gdo

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HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY WILL NOT PICKUP PODS FROM MY HOUSE STAY AWAY

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They will not pick up my empty pods I had scheduled a pickup on a their calendar. On the day of pickup I get a call saying they wont be picking up the boxes and both are still in my driveway.

I cannot get a return call back or speak to someone regarding a pickup. STSAY AWAY this happened on delivery as well.

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Loss:
$500
Cons:
  • Customer service or lack of

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: STAY AWAY TERRIBLE COMPANY

Cura J

Poor customer service and a rip off

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DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!! Pay the extra money for another company and save yourself the headache.

As I am writing this review I have been on hold for over an hour. They are trying to charge me an extrs $206.00 of which they did not speak of in the beginning. My troubles started last week when they rescheduled my pick up and pushed it back 5 days which means my delivery was pushed back 5 days. When they called to tell me the CSR told me that my final price at pickup would be $1675.00 and I would have a $0 balance.

Now after they pick up the container they want to charge me more. This company is not worth the headache.

Please do yourself and family a favor and go with PODS or UHaul. anybody but these people.

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Loss:
$206

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: DO NOT BOTHER WITH THIS COMPANY

Jennifer W Rgq

I had a great experience with Pack Rat

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Original review updated Mar 20, 2021

The employees were very professional and helpful. I had 5 units delivered and picked up and stored until a new home was ready.

Then the same units delivered to new home, in perfect order.

I cannot compliment the people with Pack Rat, Wilmington, NC enough. They were absolutely great to deal with.

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Pros:
  • Great service

User's recommendation: If you are in the Wilmington, NC area, definitely use Pack Rat.

Brian F Pfr

Worst Company Ever

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If youve ever seen the Seinfeld Reservation episode, that is what happens in dealing with 1-800-Pack-Rat. They do not understand the concept of a reservation.

I reserved a container for delivery on July 2 as I need to clear multiple areas of my house for a renovation project starting July 7th.

On July 2nd, the following happened: At 5PM, I called to learn the status of my delivery and was told they typically deliver into the evening and it will be arriving as scheduled.

At 8:30PM, I called again and selected an option for an agent to call me back when available. At 9PM, having received no call back, I called again and got through to an agent who informed me that the container would not be delivered that day as scheduled as I was on a list to which they could not deliver that day due to overbooking. Infuriated, I asked why I had not been contacted to inform me that my reservation would be delayed and asked when I should expect it to arrive the next day. He told me he agreed I should have been contacted and didnt know why I wasnt.

Then he proceeded to tell me that he didnt know if the delivery could be made July 3rd because he wasnt sure if deliveries were being made that day and it may not be delivered until July 6th! He said he would contact me as soon as he learned of a revised date it could be delivered.

On July 3rd, the following happened: Having never received any follow-up call to update me on the status of my order, at 7:34PM I called to get an update. I was again informed that it was uncertain when my container might be delivered. I then asked if that meant it may not even be delivered by July 6th?!

I was then assured it would definitely be delivered by July 6th. After speaking to a manager, the customer service rep told me I would be extended a $50 credit for the inconvenience and an email noting that would be forthcoming. At 7:42PM, I received my revised quote details of $180 monthly rent and transportation costs of $118.13, ironically still with a delivery date of July 2nd. But thats not even the best part...

My original quote was $169 monthly rent and estimated transportation costs of $110.79. Not only was I not provided a revision with a $50 credit, but the costs to my now LATE container delivery actually went up!!! Oh, and were not done. At 7:45PM, another email came with a revised delivery date of July 7th and transportation charges of $147.98...

so an even later delivery date and even higher cost. I called back again and asked why the date was scheduled even later. I was told thats the first available date and the customer service rep tried to tell some story about the drivers time allotment or some nonsense. Lets put aside the fact that date selection should not even factor as the company should be bending over backwards to fulfill a reservation ASAP for a delivery date that was already missed.

I told them that I could literally go online right at that moment and change my delivery date to July 6th. As I clicked the button to select July 6th, the customer service rep claimed that it was not an available date on her computer and argued that the 7th was first available. I then said I was literally staring at my confirmation revision for the 6th that I had just selected, to which she then noted she did see had changed. I then asked her if I could be guaranteed morning delivery for July 6th and have any fee waived.

(FYI: 1-800-Pack-Rat charges an extra $50 if you would like to have your container delivery confirmed for a morning or an afternoon delivery... at this point, Id like to trust that Id have a actual delivery at all!!!). She said she would speak to a manager and call me back to confirm a morning delivery and waived fee.

This company is a joke. 1 Star in this review is 5 too many!

The concept of a reservation means nothing to them. They put no urgency on actually providing their service for the customer. Their communication is atrocious given that they wont proactively provide any status updates to an order not meeting a reservation, and, even worse, they cannot provide accurate updates to an order past due. Their internal system isnt coordinated with online ordering.

And they seem to think that raising a quote price is a good idea after missing their reservation date and causing a customer nothing but hassle and headache.

Ive seen the company responses to other reviews asking for order numbers and phone number to investigate. Let me save you the trouble... my order number is 558**** and phone number was provided on the many number of the customer service calls that I noted above when I was told (falsely) that I would be notified via phone of a status update. The honest truth, however, is that nothing can actually be done to rectify this situation properly.

I needed the container July 2nd so that I could use July 3rd - 6th to pack it with my stuff in preparation for my home renovation starting July 7th. I can never get the time back that I missed.

No coordination. No accountability.

No service. NEVER USE THIS COMPANY.

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Cons:
  • Customer service
  • Keeping reservations

Preferred solution: Deliver container, price reduction, & pay for movers to make up for the lost time they cost me by not delivering my storage container on reserves date.

User's recommendation: Never use 1-800-Pack-Rat

Anonymous
map-marker Peoria, Arizona

We were robbed by this company

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They unlawfully sold our unite.

They kept making promises to get it back that turned out to be empty. We had to file for our stolen goods because they breached contract and we put so much money into the storage kept raising our rent.

I cannot prove my identity because it was sold off to some strangers to who ever bought it. My kids and I have zero clothes. They have no toys no beds and no dressers. We lost our business that was in that container as well.

Our autograph memorabilia was in there. Magazines from the 60s antiques. The ps4 drivers wheel along with all our electronics was in there. This company does not care about their customers or attempt to make anything right.

My family's photos were in there along with my kids school projects we held onto antique silverware from the 1800s was in their and kept safe in a army bag. All the kids books and my school books were in their . personal documents our entire life was in there now we have absolutely nothing including identification.

Thanks pack rat for screwing your own customers over and still do nothing about it! This was your error not ours.

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User's recommendation: Do not go to 1800 pack rat you will get robbed

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Heather P Ivx

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| map-marker Denver, Colorado

Resolved: Packrat never showed up and cost me thousands of dollars

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Updated by user Feb 07, 2021

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with partial refund. Pack Rat after two letters, refunded me the additional costs incurred from them missing my appointment!.

Original review Aug 12, 2020

Packrat never showed up with my pod. They never called me back to resolve, and has over 2 hour hold times.

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Loss:
$1050

Preferred solution: Price reduction to account for movers, elevator rental, and parking, refund for unused services, and a solution.

User's recommendation: DO NOT USE!!

Anonymous
map-marker Phoenix, Arizona

My experience with Pack Rat’s extremely bad customer service

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My experience with Pack Rat’s extremely bad customer service

We are planning a cross country move and wanted to use a 1-800-Pack-Rat container for moving some of the boxes and possessions conveniently. It was anything but convenient and turned into a nightmare fiasco.

I reached out for a quote from Pack Rat on June 24th, two weeks before our move.

I got an online quote offering rates for the move from Tucson, AZ to Indiana. I finalized the details on the phone with a sales representative on June 29th and gave them a credit card for the charges. Delivery of the container was set for Friday the 3rd of July and then to be shipped to Indiana.

On Friday the 3rd, we waited all day and the container did not arrive. At 5pm, I called Pack Rat customer service and was told it could be delivered as late as 11 pm.

I waited up til 11 pm and it never showed.

Saturday morning the 4th of July, I called Pack Rat customer service and was given no explanation, but was told they would reschedule it for Monday morning the 6th at no extra fee. I was given no explanation as to why it had not shown. At this point, I had lost three of the six days I had planned to use for loading the container (evenings after work).

Come Monday morning July the 6th, no sign of the Pack Rat container delivery. It was promised by noon that day.

At noon, I called and was told it should be on its way and they would check and get back to me. I never heard from that Pack Rat employee again.

At 1:30 on the 6th, no sign of the Pack Rat container. It was promised by noon. I called again and was told it should be on its way and they would check and get back to me.

Again, I never heard from that representative.

At 3:00 pm, still no sign of the Pack Rat container. Third call of the day, I was told – again - it should be on its way and they would check and get back to me. Again, I never heard from that representative again!

Finally, at 5 pm, after waiting all day, I called again. This time I was told that the Phoenix 1-800-Pack-Rat franchise dealer had curtailed his service to Tucson and the representative was told to quit calling him.

No further explanation, but a weak apology from the corporate representative.

At this point, I have wasted four days with no clear answers and I am four days from the date I planned to move and left with no container and no time to find a replacement. I need to re-think my plans and find another alternative, but I have only three days before we leave and there is no time to pack. At this point,I have been left high and dry by Pack Rat. Why could no one tell me earlier that the service was not available?

Were they going to continue to be unresponsive until my Friday deadline!?!?

This is extremely poor customer service. Five times I was informed that the container was on the way with no further follow up. On the sixth contact, I was told that the service Pack Rat had booked just a week before was no longer available. Why did the Pack Rat system offer me a quote for service and why did the Pack Rat staff confirm this reservation for a service that was not available?

And then ask for my credit card information to secure a non-existent service!? The customer service representative with whom I finally spoke quoted an email from the Phoenix franchise dealer to several of the other customer service reps saying he had told them repeatedly that he was no longer servicing Tucson. Why was the order placed in the first place if this was true?

Now I have days to find an alternative plan for a move!!!!! Great Customer Service!!!!

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Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

User's recommendation: Do Not Use!!!!!!!

Anonymous
map-marker Hampstead, North Carolina

Useless guaranty

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Supposed to be delivered 8-11-2020 just informed it wouldnt even be to the facility until tomorrow. Then they gave me a line of what I think is *** that there truck was I.

The shop and depending on what time they get it back Thursday is going to determine if I get it on Thursday. Which if I wasnt old and could unload it myself wouldnt be a big deal but my sons are taking off work Wednesday from there job and driving here from Ohio to unload this thing and help to get it all set up. All these plans were based upon the guaranty we were given.

And this truck in the shop thing sounds like another stahl tactic. Please help me get this resolved or I will sue for lost wages and inconvenience.

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User's recommendation: Depends on how this all ends up.

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1800 PACK RAT is a portable mini storage container business in which we bring the storage unit to you! ... 1800 PACK RAT offers units with ground level loading and tie down ...

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1800 Pack Rat is ranked 135 out of 570 in Moving and Storage category

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