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PODS Moving & Storage

Moving and storage service in Wilmington, Massachusetts

Google rating

4.2

Ratings counted

296

Are 1 or 2 star

19.6%Well above typical

The rating breakdown

58 of the 296 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for PODS Moving & Storage are one or two star.

Google’s published star breakdown

Distribution of star ratings as published by Google
RatingDistributionCountShare
5 star
21472.3%
4 star
196.4%
3 star
51.7%
2 star
103.4%
1 star
4816.2%

Counts as published by Google in its star breakdown, not the reviews we have read. Google also publishes a review count, which does not always match this total. Each row is rounded on its own, so the shares need not add to exactly 100%.

Against every mover we can rate
0–5%
7,614
5–10%
2,324
10–20%
1,521
20%+
538

The marker is PODS Moving & Storage at 19.6%. The typical mover among the 11,997 we can publish a rate for sits at 3.2%.

Every company with at least 20 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown. Rates come from those breakdowns, not from the reviews we have read.

What the complaints say

Moving goes wrong in a small number of specific ways. These are the ones reviewers describe in the low-star reviews we have read for PODS Moving & Storage, counted by matching the words they used.

  • Late, delayed or a no-show6 · 13%
  • Damage to belongings4 · 9%
  • Crew conduct4 · 9%
  • Items missing or never delivered3 · 7%
  • Price rose after the quote2 · 4%
  • Stopped responding2 · 4%

Counted across the 46 one and two star reviews we have read for PODS Moving & Storage. A review can describe more than one problem, so these do not add to 100%. Each share is rounded on its own.

In their own words

1-star Google reviewCharlie T.Edited 3 years ago
Go somewhere else. This is one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with. Very expensive to get the service I received. They did not deliver a single POD to me on time and were extremely unprofessional when I called to ask where they were and why they weren’t delivered. I revived most of my pods at least 2 days late. UPDATE: I reached out to this email only to be ignored. I have yet to interact with anyone at this company who actually cares.
Reply from the business

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback, Charlie. We certainly don’t like to see this. If you’d like to chat, please email [email removed] with your customer ID and additional details.

1-star Google reviewR H.Edited 2 years ago
Price quoted was not the price that was charged.... classic bait and switch. I will NEVER use PODS again and tell everyone I know. I wasted hours on the phone opening a case and repeatedly explaining (and re-explaining) and was never called back a single time. They misled me the entire way that I would be credited the overcharge. I can't overstate how disappointed I am with the entire PODS experience. If I could rate 0 stars I would!!!!!
Reply from the business

Hi, there! We'd love to learn more about your experience to prevent it from happening again. Can you please send us an email to [email removed] with your customer ID and additional details? Looking forward to hearing from you!

1-star Google reviewNathaniel R.a year ago
Absolutely Appalled by My Experience with PODS Moving & Storage I am absolutely disgusted by the way PODS has handled my situation from start to finish. What should have been a simple, professional service turned into a weeklong nightmare of broken promises, damage, misinformation, and complete lack of accountability. I originally ordered a 12-foot POD but was told it was unavailable, so I was upgraded to a 16-foot unit at the same price. That part was fine.
Reply from the business

We appreciate your feedback and truly want to understand the specifics of your experience. Your concerns regarding communication and service quality are important to us. Please send us an email at [email removed] with your customer ID and additional details, so we can address this matter…

1-star Google reviewBrian V.a month ago
They cancelled the day of our move leaving us without our belongings in our new home. A moving company moved out big furniture but we were in our new home without linens, kitchen items, clothing…. Everything we thought we’d have on day one in our new home. Expected a happy day, unpacking over the three days I took off of work. I had to drive to my old house (that wasn’t mine anymore) and climb through the pod to find pillows, blankets, coffee maker and more.
Reply from the business

We appreciate your feedback and want to understand your experience better. Your situation is concerning, and we would like to investigate further. Please send us an email at [email removed] with your customer ID and additional details so we can address your concerns directly.

1-star Google reviewCorey W.Edited 2 months ago
Absolute nightmare using PODS! Made a cross country move from CO to MA. Drop off and pick up in CO went as planned. Scheduled date for pod drop off at new address in MA and was guaranteed a morning drop off. Scheduled movers to unload the pod the afternoon of that same day with the pod being picked back up the day after. Morning came and went and still no pod, never got a message about drop off window. Called multiple times, over four hours of my day.
Reply from the business

We appreciate your feedback and understand your frustration with the delays and communication issues you experienced. We strive to improve our service and would like to investigate this matter further. Please send us an email at [email removed] with your customer ID and additional details.

1-star Google reviewTony U.3 years ago
Terrible experience with PODS. Everything went smoothly scheduling the delivery, however the driver dropped the pod on the wrong side of the driveway. The instructions were very clear, "Facing the building, place on the left side of the driveway." Its ok, mistakes happen, and I called them and told them the situation. The rep I spoke to on the phone was very nice, and scheduled for them to come out the next day and move the pod. He also said I would not be charged for movement because it was their mistake.
Reply from the business

Hi, Tony! We'd like to connect with you to learn more and address your concerns right away. Can you please email [email removed] with your customer ID?

1-star Google reviewMark B.a year ago
We have had good experiences up until now until yesterday. We are moving and the pod was to be delivered yesterday. We were given a 3 hour window, have everything packed, staged, hired help arrived… then “Something happened”, the delivery window was nearing an end at 630 pm, which is after the managers at the Wilmington MA facility apparently go home and switch off for the night.
Reply from the business

We appreciate your feedback, Mark. We understand the frustration caused by this situation and want to learn more about your experience. Please send us an email at [email removed] with your customer ID and additional details so we can investigate and assist you further.

1-star Google reviewDiane B.4 years ago
I hired Pods to move from Boston to Orlando. They sold me a good package and the quoted time frame of 3-5 days which was great. Fast forward to 2 days before delivery, they tried to take out the $539 one month rentals fee from my account more than 10 times, apparently the money went in on there side as a credit and not a payment for the invoice due. This took 4 days and many wasted hours in the phone.
Reply from the business

Diane, we're disappointed to read you've had this type of experience. We want to be able to have this looked into further. Please email [email removed] with your customer ID so we may best assist.

What satisfied customers point to

The same method, applied to the four and five star reviews. Most movers are praised for the same handful of things, so what is missing here is often as telling as what is present.

  • Professional and courteous36 · 28%
  • Turned up when they said15 · 12%
  • Worked hard and fast11 · 9%
  • Kept in touch8 · 6%
  • Careful with belongings3 · 2%
  • Price matched the quote3 · 2%

Counted across the 129 four and five star reviews we have read for PODS Moving & Storage. A review can mention more than one thing.

In their own words

5-star Google reviewAlyssa L.4 years ago
I used PODS for the first time this summer/fall (2021) to move from Massachusetts to California. My experience was really great and smooth! Though PODS is expensive, it beat the stress and time taken up by having to pick up a U-Haul truck, park it and pack it as soon as possible, and drive it all the way across the country - accounting for parking and bridges and security and places to sleep/shower.
Reply from the business

We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, Alyssa! There are so many moving parts when it comes to a cross-country move. We're glad we were able to help along the way!

5-star Google reviewK B.4 years ago
Great communication with the driver. Right on time. My only complaint would be why is it more money to pick the POD back up than to drop if off initially. It was a $50 difference to pick up the same POD in the same condition as it was dropped off.
Reply from the business

Kudos to our stellar team! And thank you for acknowledging their commitment to delivering exceptional customer care! We're looking forward to working with you again soon!

5-star Google reviewBenjamin C.5 years ago
I needed some extra storage to work on a remodel project at my house. Pods dropped off the container in my driveway. I could utilize the extra storage and free up space in my home so I could quickly and easily finish my project. Excellent service & fair price.
Reply from the business

We recognize you have many choices when it comes moving and storing your belongings, Benjamin, and we're incredibly grateful you chose PODS! It was a pleasure working together with you! Let's do it again soon!

5-star Google reviewRita V.a year ago
WOW What a life saver! Our home is going up for sale in February and we are in a race against the clock to clean, reno, empty and move. We had a very complex reno that had been postponed for 14 years, and finally bit the bullet. A dirty job that required we empty the whole living/kitchen/dining/family area. Don't let ANY contractor try to convince you that their process is "dust free" - no job is.
Reply from the business

We recognize you have many choices when it comes to moving and storing your belongings, Rita, and we're incredibly grateful you chose PODS! It was a pleasure working together with you! Let's do it again soon!

What Google’s own summary highlights

Google surfaces topics it finds across a business’s reviews. They skew positive across every mover we hold, so treat them as a summary of what this company is praised for rather than a balanced picture.

  • ease of use14
  • containers12
  • rescheduling5
  • online scheduling3
  • drop off3
  • transparent pricing3
  • easy ordering2
  • courteous drivers2
  • extra storage2
  • pod placement2

What the company says about itself

Taken from PODS Moving & Storage’s own website. These are statements the business makes, not things we have verified — we have no way to check them, and neither claim nor absence should be read as a finding.

  • States how long it has tradedsays on their website
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    “R. Stored Aug. 2024 As we traveled for over 2 years we put our possessions in a PODS contai”Raw text captured from the page, including any surrounding navigation.

Where else this company appears

Pages elsewhere that name this business. Matched on name and location, so a listing here is a lead worth checking rather than a confirmed identity.

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  • yelp.comreviews

Before you hire PODS Moving & Storage

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