Storage Company Bills Extra Month for Its Own Driver-Availability Delay
A customer proactively requested early container pickup to avoid a new billing cycle, but the provider's drivers were unavailable in time and charged an extra month anyway. Separately, careless handling left the container door jammed shut by upended furniture inside, a safety hazard only discovered on-site.
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