PODS reclassifies in-state move as long-distance based on routing
Customer hired PODS for a 28-mile in-state move; PODS is now classifying it as a 107-mile out-of-state move based on its own routing through a storage facility, with disputed surface and attempted-move fees PODS refuses to drop.
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