PODS repeatedly reschedules container delivery while still charging storage fees
A PODS customer had their container delivery rescheduled four times over several weeks with no reliable resolution, was told to retrieve their own belongings from a PODS facility instead of receiving contracted delivery, and continued to be billed monthly rental and storage fees for delays entirely outside their control.
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