PODS Portable Storage Delivers Damaged Goods With Shifted Contents and Stuck Doors
PODS delivered a portable storage container where the entire load had shifted in transit, damaging contents and jamming the door shut. The moving storage experience resulted in widespread damage with no clear resolution process.
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