Editors Note (July 16, 2009):  This article was originally published with incorrect rates for Smartbox. The rates have been updated to accurately reflect the rates at the time of original publication. We’ve updated the text of the comparison to evaluate these new rates. If you haven’t seen one of those big PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) boxes in your neighborhood over the past few years, you’re living in the dark ages (or at least somewhere very far away from a PODS franchise).  They show up frequently around here... 

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Back in May we had our first opportunity to use one of those fancy new PODS containers (PODS is a clever acronym for Portable On Demand Storage). We helped two friends move locally from a townhome to a single family home they bought in a bank sale.  PODS really made the move easy, and prompted me to write this review of PODS’ service.  If you’re not familiar with the offering, here’s a brief overview to get you up to speed. « ads How PODS Works PODS drops off a container (a.k.a. a POD) at your... 

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This Saturday we had our first experience with one of those fancy new moving PODS (Portable On-Demand Storage).  Yeah, I know, we’re a little late to the game on this one; PODS have been around for a while, but this was our first chance to use one. Our good friends, Mary and Eric, just bought a foreclosure in a neighboring county and are moving out of their townhome into a 4 bedroom fixer-upper (good fodder for a houseblog).  Instead of going with the traditional moving truck, Mary and Eric chose PODS.  They had two... 

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