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1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC has 173 locations, listed below.

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    Business Profilefor1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC

    Storage Units
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2.05/5stars

    Average of 362 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    615 complaints closed in last 3 years

    131 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 9/1/2022

    Years in Business: 21

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC has 173 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      11640 Northpark Dr # 300, Wake Forest, NC 27587-4532
      BBB File Opened:
      7/14/2006
      Years in Business:
      21
      Business Started:
      1/28/2003
      Business Incorporated:
      4/11/2008
      Accredited Since:
      9/1/2022
      Type of Entity:
      Limited Liability Company (LLC)
      Alternate Business Name
      • 1-800-Pack-Rat
      • Zippy Shell
      • Zippy Shell Mobile Storage & Moving
      • Ace Moving & Storage
      • Forward Relocation
      • Storage Squad
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Gareth Taylor, President
      • Ms. Summer Evans, Manager- Customer Service

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Gareth Taylor, President
      • Mr. Kevin Barbour, COO
      • Mr. James Burati, Senior Vice President
      • Mr. Mark Kuhns, CEO
      • Ms. Summer Evans, Manager- Customer Service
      Additional Contact Information

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      Website Addresses

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Renting a storage unit

      Customer Complaints

      615 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      07/02/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Delivery Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      We ordered 2 - 16 foot shipping containers on May 7,2024 to be delivered to our home and then shipped to ********* and held in *********, until our home was ready to be moved in to. On June 15th, we scheduled our pods to be delivered to our home. The first was scheduled for June 26th, 2024 and the 2nd for June 28th 2024. Neither Container was shipped and neither arrived at our location. On June 29th, I was finally able to contact and speak to a supervisor, who assured me that both shipping containers, would arrive on July 1, 2024. We changed all our moving plans til July 2, 2024, giving us enough time to have the Pods delivered. The Pods were to be delivered to : 1048 ******* Place because there is a storage area for them. We were then hiring movers to unload the contents and bringing the contents down to our Townhouse unit at ****************************Today, the day the containers were to arrive, we tried to call 1800 PackRat repeatedly, to be sure our containers were still arriving at our home. After 10 attempts to call and speak with someone, I got fed up and posted on ********* warning everyone to never use their services as the entire contents of our home, has been missing for a week, with no resolve. It was only after my post that someone, finally called us back. Her answer to us was " There is no way your containers are coming today, and I have no idea when they will be delivered. But I promise, I will call you back at 3 pm"3 pm came and went with no phone call from Pack Rat, as to when our containers are arriving. We had to cancel our movers and now had to extend our Hotel stay once again, because we no belongings to move in to our new home. Whenever we call, we get a recording saying it will be an hour before we can speak to someone and the most horrible hold music ever.
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      Customer Reviews

      362 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Sage E

      1 star

      07/25/2024

      I was highly disappointed with my service from Zippy Shell/1-800-PACKRAT. I had a long-distance move and I did a lot of research into different companies for my move. I decided to use this company because I was able to choose the pick up and drop off date of my container. When it came time for them to pick up my container after I had filled it they were a no-call/no-show. My container was originally supposed to be picked up on Tuesday, June 25th and then delivered to my destination location on July 6th. I chose that Tuesday for pickup because myself and the kids werent leaving until the following Saturday and I had no plans for the remainder of those days but instead I waited around all day Tuesday for a phone call that never came, then on Wednesday woke up to a voicemail saying they would pick up Thursday instead without any explanation. So I rescheduled the doctors appointments and the couple fun activities we were going to do Thursday for Friday instead, keeping in mind that flights out were Saturday morning. Thursday came and I got a text that I was rescheduled again for pick up on Friday. Therefore, the remainder of our time in ********** was ruined because I had to cancel everything else we had planned. Then when I called to speak with a supervisor about it they said they usually give $50/day for late pickup but because it was such an inconvenience they would give me $100/day. When I called after the container was delivered 3 days late on July 9th, they denied ever saying they would give me $100/per day late and said they only usually give $50 period, not per day. They said they would go back and listen to our phone call and when they called me back said that the supervisor had actually said it was normally $25 but that they could give me $50 which was completely untrue. Im upset because I signed an agreement and I did so on the premise that they would follow through with their end and they didnt and with zero communication to me about what was going on.

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