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PODS Charges Customer for Roommates Unpaid Container and Threatens Their Belongings

PODS billed a customer for their roommates unpaid container debt and threatened to sell the customer s own stored belongings to cover it. The company refuses supervisor escalation and routes all calls offshore.

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