Moving Container Company Charges For Customer Date Changes But Not Its Own
A customer describes repeated last-minute scheduling changes by a container moving company - including repositioning errors and pickup/delivery date shifts - while being charged fees for changing dates themselves but receiving no refund when the company changed dates on them. This asymmetric change-fee practice made planning the move unreliable and ultimately drove the customer to a different mover.
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