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kenzie · Chanel

PODS

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

My sister used them about 3 years ago. She didn't have the best experience (had to wait for like an extra week before her stuff got down here), but I think the idea of PODS is really good. Most people I have heard from had a fine time with them.

Elle · Hermes

Yeah, I think the drawback is that they're slightly less flexible with travel times and are a little expensive, but you don't have to drive yourself and they're more flexible than moving companies that throw your stuff in a segmented truck with other peoples stuff and take a month to get there.

And, for the love of all that is holy, do no use Uhaul. Please - save yourself the misery! We had a much better experience with Budget, and Penske is even better (but more expensive). You could also hire movers on both ends to help you load/unload stuff if you wanted (we did). And to be honest we really enjoyed our semi-cross-country moves done in moving trucks. They're pretty comfortable to sit in, the scenery was new, etc. Just food for thought!

jj · Kate Spade

We used PODS to move from DC - Arizona. We chose PODS because

- we didn't want to drive a Uhaul and our car/tow it

- we didn't want to drive a Uhaul

- 2 PODS were MUCH cheaper than a moving company

- it took about 6 days to get here (we spent two extra days sightseeing) and our PODS arrived about 4 days after we did!!

Drawbacks:

- We had to sell a few things (a couch, queen size bed frame) because they were too big for the length of the POD. We didn't have a lot of furniture at the time - if we did, we would have needed 3 PODS

- Wrap and pack EVERYTHING carefully to prevent damage from shifting during transport, including furniture

- You have to pack it up yourself

kenzie · Chanel

Thanks, everyone. I've actually never used a moving company (and neither has the bf), so we're fine with packing it up ourselves. Actually, I trust us to pack better then some moving companies, I think.

We might need two pods, but then, we don't really have that much stuff and I'm fine with getting rid of our bed and buying a new one once we get out there (the thing is so uncomfortable, it makes my back hurt).

We really want to do a little site-seeing, so driving in a truck isn't all that appealing. Ideally, I'd like to take at least a week to drive cross-country. And we'll have the dogs with us, so I'm not sure where they would go in a truck.

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Just adding to the DO NOT USE UHAUL! We had a horrendous experience with them on both ends of our move.