Hello,
Hmm let's see, I dealt with this company a while back (October 2013) for a UHAUL truck. Service was great, two blondes helped me out, one was a mother so we bonded, the other was younger and was a sweetheart. They did not leave a bad taste in my mouth.
I wish I can give a zero, but one star for the miricale that happened at the end of the story.
My husband got a storage unit in February of 2014 and forgot to list me as a user on the account. We were planning a big move to Los Angeles so a long term storage option would have been a good idea to set up shop (find a home) and then move our stuff down. This means big money for a storage company. I called with $400 ($ the unit was only $125) on my card to make a payment on our account in April since we had the second month free. I was denied to make a payment over the phone because my name wasn't on the account. WHO TURNS DOWN MONEY FOLKS? I then asked if there were any other options to pay, the employee named Eric said "You and your husband need to come in and sign a form" again ancient practices. Eric was condescending over the phone and very unhelpful (The whole time I was unaware that there was an online service for paying your storage bill called emove.com Eric never told me this) I am bewildered at this point, and being a mother of three kids, with unexpected expenses, that money was spent before I ever got a chance to get to the storage place. Between me working, my husband working and not having a car, there was no way. I had to move down to Los Angeles after this because it was just time to go and start finding a new job. My husband stayed behind to finish up his term with his job.
I found out that the storage unit was up for sale 5 days before the auction. I guess they sent a notice to the place we moved out of???? Again I am gobsmacked! No one called the number on the account, that was ALWAYS active or sent an email. I called the store asking for the manager because I was honestly out of options with Eric. The manager wouldn't give me his last name (who does that! I can go to any business and just find the managers last name on a business card or in an email, who would deny a person over the phone that information?) The manager did finally give me an alternative option to paying because he said "I don't want you to see you lose your stuff", After I pleaded to him that my husband kept giving me the run around due to his work schedule, and I had A LOT of sentimental items in that unit including my babies 1st shoes and photos that were irreplaceable. He said I can fax you a Credit Card Authorization document and you can fax back to me your info. I said, "I will call you back with a fax number". I did not call back because I realized that the online tax service that I use only has an outgoing fax option, so I did not call back. I desperately looked through all of the paperwork my husband had when he rented the unit after I started crying on a phone call with my aunt while mentioning that I was going to lose all of my stuff if I don't do something quickly. In the paperwork I found a paper stating that I had FULL ACCESS to my account online with emove.com, I can add and edit authorized contacts or users, and pay my bill online. If I would have known this eons ago, I would have NEVER BEEN LATE!! My aunt paid the balance for me because she loves me. I asked my husband to call the day after the storage auction and miraculously my unit was not on the list to sell, I thank the manager or a sheer act of God for saving my stuff. I paid the balance and I was in good standing.
I told my husband that I did not want to leave our stuff at that place because that one employee is either shady, hates his job, hates his customers, or just isn't trained. Time to move out of the stone age FOT KNOX, notify your customers about their option to pay online, notify them by phone not by an address they MAY have moved from, start emailing documents or requesting secured signatures over email. And have a list of alternatives for remote customers that is not "COMING IN THE STORE TO FILL OUT A FORM"
My irate husband and his father picked up all the stuff and it is on its way to Los Angeles where I will give someone else my money. DO NOT DO BUSINESS HERE UNTIL THEY TRAIN OR FIRE ERIC AND IMPROVE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS OVERALL, OH AND MODERNIZE THEMSELVES.
Oh and the review saying that us saying the customer service is horrible is probably based on who we are.. I think not, I am a very soft spoken and understanding person, I know that businesses in this area or others with a high poverty level, have to deal with very rude customers and just develop a defense mechanism for all customers, even the nice ones. I see it all too often. If this were in Pleasanton or Beverly Hills, I bet the customer service would be excellent. Every issue would be addressed by the manager. I have lived from the slums to the most expensive places, I always see this happen. read more