Moving-Container Rental Overbilling for Under-30-Day Usage
A customer reports being charged for two months of container rental despite having it for less than 30 days, describing this as a recurring billing practice rather than an isolated error. This reflects a broader risk of proration mismatches in moving/storage container rentals.
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