1-800-GOT-JUNK

I am curious too.

I've used them but I was getting rid of a TON of crap from a deceased relative's house. I think they start at $150, which, isn't bad when you consider they come get it and take it to the dump.

I've hired people to move around furniture for my parents and that generally starts at $120 for two hours, and that didn't include taking anything away.

Salvation Army will of course come get it for free, but on their schedule, and it is kind of a dick move IMHO to unload bad stuff on charities as they will try to sell it.

Do the VCR's work? I think there might be a market for that on E-Bay.

Is the TV a "tube" TV? Definitely pay someone to get rid of that.

I am curious (yellow).

I have used them multiple times. Unless something has changed since last fall, they charge based on volume (what % of a truck does your junk fill), with some minimum. Current pricing should be on their web site.

I've used them a couple times. As posted above, they charge according to the size truck they have to use. There was no 'hourly' charge when I used them. the cost was built into the 'size of the truck'. I provided them with a list of 'stuff' I needed to get rid of and that's how they decided the size truck they needed. They were very efficient.

You can take the electronics stuff to recycling centers.

For big stuff, your own garbage company probably has a service that will take care of it. Or look on Craigslist or Nextdoor. There are a lot of people with trucks who are looking to make some money.

I thought their rates were a bit spendy. When I needed to get rid of stuff in Chicago, I went with a local company. Much more economical and good service, I would imagine there would be local options near you.

I found them really efficient but pricey.

Use local people. Help your community

OP here. I don't want to be bothered listing anything on Ebay or carrying stuff to a recycling center.. Just want to get it out of my apartment.

r7 What company did you use in Chicago?

[quote] it is kind of a dick move IMHO to unload bad stuff on charities as they will try to sell it.

Huh? How is that bad?

Salvation Army has gotten picky about what they will take and what they wont

I mean to unload ripped up ratty couches, non-functioning electronics, books that are beyond reading, etc. R12.

The Salvation Army and Goodwill are not places to dump your trash. They are places to donate stuff that other people might find use for. Dishes and clothes can always be washed (more or less), but donating a 40 inch tube television which weighs 150 pounds and no one would buy is abusing their "good will" and mission. If it is trash, toss it, don't make them take it from you and then toss it on their dime.

[quote]I've decided on stuff to get rid of ...a chair, TV, two VCRs and some electronic stuff.

OP's house:

Well, it saddens me that a functioning tube TV is considered junk.

as R8 said efficient but not real cheap. I have stopped trying to repurpose every last living thing.

Facebook Marketplace has ads for local people who will haul off stuff to the dump

Most cities offer bulky item pickup for free, usually about three items per year. Look up your trash company's website, or it will be a city service website. There will likely be a large item pickup policy and you set an appointment the same as your usual trash pickup day.

Goodwill is NOT a charity! Its a for profit business! You are giving them free inventory!

Two large pieces of furniture cost me around 400 to get rid of.

In my town, I can call the city sanitation department and schedule a bulky item pick up for free once a year. They tell you a date to have the stuff out on the curb and they come a pick it up.

Nobody wants your roach couch!!!

I have a sofa bed I need to get rid of. I bet it will cost me more to haul it away than what I originally paid for it.

They determine the price by how much space they estimate the item will take up on their truck. I had a treadmill that I wanted to get rid of. I called and the price seemed high. BUt in retrospect it is probably worth it. (I still have the dead treadmill taking up space.

Roaches!!!

Put it by the road with a sign on it saying "free" and itll be gone in 10 minutes.

Some of you are determined to pay for what could be free.

[quote]Some of you are determined to pay for what could be free.

Some of us don't have the ability to haul our junk to the curb so that sanitation can pick it up.

R29 and apparently are so hated by your neighbors you cant even pay one to haul crap out to the curb for you .

r20=moron

Place an ad on Craigslist for free stuff. Place items at the curb and people will come get them.

Oh, when you referred to "junk" I thought you were talking about something else. I was ready to call and order me a hot man for the evening.

Several years ago there was an expose on Goodwill. The CEO making a huge amount of money, while they deduct pay from employees, who put hangars on a rack in the opposite direction. Many of their employees have emotional and physical disabilities.