4 years ago
I purchased a container from this company with the...
I purchased a container from this company with the following condition rating: surface rust, wind and water tight. I spoke with Lexie at Container One on the 30th to arrange delivery for that day or Thursday or Friday. We had to cancel previous deliveries due to weather. She said she would call her driver and get back with me in 30 minutes. I never heard back from her that day. I called Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I never got a call back. She finally called me back the next week. She said that the delivery would be Thursday. I told her ok but would need to watch the weather. She said the driver would call 4 hrs before leaving and I would be able to talk with him. Well, sure enough it was raining on Thursday which would not have been a problem if we had it delivered the week before. Well, I called Lexie and of course, no answer. I left a message that it was raining and would be too muddy to deliver. She didn't call back. I left town to visit the grandkids when I get a call from the delivery driver saying he is 40 miles out. Ridiculous situation because he should have never tried to deliver. I had to turn around and head home to even see if he could try to drop the container. Well, he did try really hard to make it work. He ended up getting stuck more than once and I had to use my truck to help pull him out. He finally had to just drop the container 600 feet from where it goes blocking my driveway. Now I am told it will cost me $250 to get it moved. Not only that, but Lexie was dishonest and made false statements that I know she knew was inaccurate.
CONDITION: This is not the first container I have purchased so I am familiar with WWT with surface rust. This container is the worst out of the 3 I have had direct exposure to. We had to use a pry bar to get it opened. The doors were stuck on the rust at the bottom and the corrosion on the handles. After we got it opened, the front floor around the door was wet from the rain. Clearly, this thing is not water tight. To close it was almost impossible. It took two full grown men to force it closed. My expectations are reasonable when it comes to a used container but this thing doesn't simply have surface rust, it has condition issues beyond that. I have contacted the salesperson, Christine. She has not responded yet. I will wait another day. If eel as though I am owed at least the $250 it will cost to have it moved.
MY RESPONSE TO THE OWNER'S RESPONSE: 1ST-I was told that the container was coming out of Houston and I would receive a call around 8 am before they leave the "yard" by Lexie(logistics rep). Lexie was fine with this because of the weather concerns. You keep bringing up the weather as though it wasn't already discussed prior to the delivery but that is not the case.
2nd- The driver was who told me he was out of Dallas and not Houston. He also told me that Lexie was upset with him for telling me that since she denied it to me. He said he told her would he not lie to me for her and it upset her. (he used the word, "lie") I have no problems with the driver because he did his best under the circumstances.
3rd-At no time did anyone with Container One or the driver say anything to me about being charged for a reschedule. You are the only one to say it in this post. So, another example of you making up "so-called" notes because that conversation never happened.
4th-The driver got stuck on the road and not in my yard. He put his tires in the ditch across the street and lost traction. The trailer also bottomed out. He did not need me to pull him out of the my yard to leave.
With all your constant misrepresentations of the facts, I can see that your "notes" are just made up as you go. You have shown once again that you do not operate with integrity. We are in this situation because Container One did not honor its arrangement with me. Your "looseness" with the facts tells me, and anyone who takes the time to read this true complaint, all they need to know.