[784caroline]

I will let you all know how it works out for the PODS will be delivered in 1 week and I used Emove to arrange for local movers to load and Emove to have Arthur Martin to unload. The real hassle is all the preparation in getting ready for the loading and move....but by doing it yourself you get the opportunity to see what you really have that you will not be using in TV, I unload the PODS in TV on 7/25...Stop by in the am and see how it all works!!

[BigGuy]

how did the move with POD go?

[SteveFromNY]

It was last year already, but the move went well. The POD was delivered on time, the movers (Arthur Martin) came the next day, and the POD was gone the day after that.
Given the convenience of packing slowly (we had it in the driveway for around 2 months up north so we too our time packing), the low ground height, and the timely delivery (right on my driveway), I'd say they are definitely worth a look and would do it again the same way.

[ajdeck]

Does anyone know if PODS also have people who will load the pod???

[mokey]

I used a POD to move from Virginia. We had not bought a house here, and was going to rent for couple of months. I was looking at truck rental, gas for car and truck, then rent storeage(unload and load truck again when I bought house). The POD you can take your time to load and unload. It is right on the ground so no lifting up and down from truck. My wife and I did it with help from a friend. We also had them store the POD until we were ready for it. They can put them anywhere, and compared to other types PODs are lifted up and down level so there is no shifting. You can get 12 and 16 foot. We used a 16 and you would not believe how much it can carry. 8ft wide x 8ft high and 16 ft long. You tie off every 4ft. For move from Virginia with 2 months storeage was about $2300, but well worth it in our case.

[katezbox]

I am surprised in all of this that none of you mention TV relocation services. It basically works that they recommend realtors for you to use where you are selling plus a TV sales rep. Both ends rebate part of their commission and you get a 65% discount on your move.

We moved from Conn (about 5 total rooms) and had our stuff in storage for 3 months until our home was ready. We took some things with us to our condo in SC where we have been living while the new TV home was being built. PODS quoted me a price equal to about 1/3 of what we paid for the total move to bring our clothes and some other items from SC to TV.

In other words they moved about 95% less - including NO furniture - 33% of the way for about 33% of the price. That is way too high for the convenience of packing/unpacking at your own pace.

[784caroline]

PODS worked great for us with one exception..that almost got me thrown in jail. The delivery and packing in VA went fine and we used Emove to arrange for the movers to place the boxes etc that we packed ourselves. One thing that will make you packing easier for the movers is if you use standard size boxes.

For the Villages we made arrangements both PODS delivered on July 25 and also made arrangements via emove to have Arthur Martin unload the PODS on the next day 7/26....with POD removal scheduled for 7/27. Well here is where my problems started. When the first POD arrived they dropped it on my driveway and teh driver told me to unload it adn they would bring the next POD. I said no I had professional movers scheduled to come the enxt day and unload both PODS. The Driver told me he could not put a 2nd POD on my driveway for it would go partly (and I mean a very small part) on my grass and they would not be liable for damage. I wanted to talk to his boss and he said his boss would call me .....well I stood in front of the truck until I spoke to the Boss and the the driver proceeded to take pictures of the driveway etc. The boss agreed to call me back later that afternoon once he saw the pics. I was furious especially not knowing what POD I had for one POD contained heavy Dining room furniture that I could not move even with the best of help.
Well The boss did call and said he understood my concerns after seeing the pics........I mean this is a designer house with golf cart addition (meaning wider driveway than most) and he said he would send a more experienced driver with my POD and see if they can get it in. HOwever in teh meantime a neighbor ( I never met before) stopped by toask me to play golf and tehn learned of my problem....and we both unloaded the POD once we determined it was the easier one to unload. The new driver came with the second POD later that day and told me they could have gotten a second POD in but the new driver did not have the experience and did not want to mess up by causing damage his first week on the job.

Overall I was pleased with my POD experience with this one exception.

[chuckinca]

We looked into using pods but opted for a moving company that cost about a thousand more than a pod.

For the thousand, we got to direct four movers work 4 hours bundle up all the heavy furniture and loose items too big to fit in moving boxes in moving blankets, box up all the pictures and mirrors, load up the truck, store for a month, deliver to our door in Fla and unload and set up furniture where we wanted it - another 4 hours for two men. They lost one piece and delivered it two weeks later - a door to a garage storage cabinet that had a value of next to zero. We would have had to buy a few hundred dollars in moving blankets and clear wrapping tape to match what they used.

Best $1,000 we spent last year.

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[champion6]

I just saw this on television, but I haven't used them. It's a competitor of PODS.

SAM -- Store And Move SAM