A Clutter Story Big Stuff Equals Big Decluttering Hassle
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- I'm telling a decluttering story today that demonstrates the FACT that getting rid of big clutter is a big (REALLY BIG) hassle!
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Our HOA rents out big dumpsters once a year for the whole neighborhood. They fill up fast. ❤😂
Our trailer park typically does the same if they don't have large item pickup set up with anyone.
My community has what's called "clean up week" where you can put out nearly anything without paying extra for removal. Scrappers drive around and pick up things, people pick up items they're interested in (my whole first apartment was furnished from clean up week), rehabbers pick things to refinish, and the rest is hauled away. It's a fun annual event that helps the community in a lot of ways.
Wonderful wonderful idea. So many things could be reused by those who have much less. One person’s trash truly can be another person’s treasure. Let’s celebrate Earth Day by thinking this way, instead of just assuming everything has to go in the dumpster
How does one start this do you think?
@@Beepbopboop19 I would start by talking to your city sanitation department head, then probably members of your city council. A lot of cities have them so you can Google for information on how they're set up.
@@ashoalcraft4404 great ideas thank you
I hired a junk haulers to help me clean up random wood, an old truck canopy and other random stuff from my yard. It was the best day ever. My yard now can be mowed easier and faster and looks tidy and not like a dump. 😂
A game changer for me was realizing that I could take a minivan full of stuff to the dump for $20. Now, if I need to get rid of larger items that don't fit in my trash, but will fit in my minivan instead of holding on to them for years, I just take them to the dump. Sometimes, these things are way more cost effective than we realize.
Unless it's a giant treadmill which you can't lift, and wouldn't fit in your car if you could. Not contradicting you, just airing my own particular hefty problem.
@@thatswhatisaid8908 Set it on a curb (or a friend’s curb if you’re a country gal) and a scrapper will LOVE you. If you can’t manhandle it, ask around about scrappers. We pick up workout equipment, washers, dryers, fridge/freezers, and vehicles for people all the time. A motivated scrapper will haul metal items upstairs - or down - for you.
My late husband was a forklift mechanic & used to bring home scrap metal from various jobs (with permission) - and once or twice a year, took it to get money for it to pay for his hunting & fishing trips. After he passed, my son started adding to the pile but never got around to taking it to the scrapyard to cash it in. It was an eyesore on my property. I gave him a deadline, and warned that I was going to pay someone to haul it way. He missed the deadline, so I paid someone $100 to take away some garbage plus all that metal.. my son was upset that I wasted money. I told him I'd pay him another $100 not to whine about it. lol. I just wanted it off of my property. It was totally worth it!
Old as I am (78) I can often learn something new while enjoying your videos. I always look forward to hearing from Reid! ❤
Our waste management company lets you put one big item out a week for collection (you just have to call them first to give them a heads up). Love this service!
Mine too, but we can put out four items a week.
Love this feature of ours too!
Ours allows onoy 3 times a year but as many alitems as u want those 3 times.
Ours allows one bulky item once a year, and yet their rates keep going up and up. 😔
Ours allows two items every month, and again you have to schedule it in advance. Also as a block to getting rid of large things is not having anyone to carry them out of the house for you.
We used to split the cost of a dumpster with my parents each year in the fall to get rid of big things, well worth the expense.
Amen! Years ago I bought a very ornate mirror with no frame, just mirror cut into fancy shapes, surrounding the 40” oval mirror. It was beautiful and about $50, which seemed unbelievable, so I bought it immediately and congratulated myself for scoring such a treasure. In the store, the fancy and fragile edges were protected by lots of cardboard, which I immediately discarded when I got it home. I hung that mirror in our bedroom for a couple of years until I finally acknowledged that it looked ridiculous there. I then moved it to our living room, which we use when company visits, and it wasn’t the place for this “castle-like” decor either. I kept it there for several years-even though it again looked ridiculous. After far too many years of dealing with this “blasted thing” I finally cut up lots of cardboard (time wasted), taped the cardboard all around the perimeter (tedious to say the least), borrowed a truck (call a friend, make a date, drive there, drive home), loaded the truck with this even more massive mirror to take to donation place… actually three donation places because the first two didn’t take fragile things that were that big. Returned the truck. Learned my lesson… and now if I see a large ANYTHING I always remind myself that I am going to have to move or discard this thing at some point and that’s usually enough for me to walk on by.
Many years ago I rented
a dumpster. I walked around our house and yard finding things to toss. It was so fun.
We were not even in the midst of a renovation or project of any kind. Just dealing with our past acquisition life.
One thing in particular I recall tossing was my kids’ keyboard. Soon I noticed the keyboard was gone. I knew whoever had been dumpster diving would be disappointed because the keyboard was broken.
Next morning the keyboard was back in our dumpster! Haha. Smart person.
Having a dumpster party is so invigorating.
My husband is a contractor so we actually have a dumpster on our property for all the waste from his clients remodels. I can't tell you how nice it is to have a dumpster available to us all the time.
same!!!it does not look pretty but man it's nice!do u have yours concealed nicely?
It's a certain kinda gal who gets excited about a dumpster coming 😆. I'm in that crowd for sure! If it's a large metal object (dryer? file cabinet?) then you may be able to find a scrap collector to come take it away for free.
The embodiment of what was one of my mom’s favorite sayings…”One thing leads to another!”
When you give a mouse a cookie!
While we’re at it…
@@mglouise97ha ha! 😊 Cute!😄
I love love love this video but it is SOOOO worth it to hang around for Reid’s end credits! Decluttering is hard. Reid & Dana make it funny! 😂😂
I have done this with neighbors who had dumpsters (with permission!)
Offered to pay them & they refused, but let us use the dumpster anyway ❤
My town has monthly heavy item pickup day, for which I am extremely grateful.
Same here. I can actually have a bulk item weekly, as long as I call in advance and give them the measurements. They let me know if it’s too big for them. 😊
Our town in oklahoma does this once a year.
Here too
I don’t know if anyone has suggested this, but we are going in on a dumpster with our neighbors!!! We are all so excited!
We did rent a dumpster about 6 years ago and it was magical. I also recommend for when / if you have to move an elderly loved one.
This thing about big stuff is so frustratingly true! Thanks for sharing! And Reid’s comments are hilarious again!
A funny story. We rented a dumpster and our next door neighbor asked if he could throw some things in. We said of course and his stuff was in there even before ours was. Some time later, he rented a dumpster and we asked if we might put a few things in. He said, “Well, I have to wait and see. I’m paying to rent that, you know.” 🤣🤣
What?!?! Grrrr!!
Classic neighbor story 😂
Crazy 😜
Our neighbor asked as well and then dumped basically half his deck in there! Whut?
Neighbors! 😮😂
We had a dumpster when we remodeled our kitchen and my hubby decided to tear out the garage walls and remodel the garage as well! Crazy times but we wanted to take advantage of the dumpster! He also got rid of things from the garage as well! BIG WIN!
We had a recliner we didn’t need and I posted it on FB and someone wanted it and came and hauled it to their house, I would rather have the space than the recliner we didn’t use anymore! Great video!
The money spent is worth every penny. I paid the local junk company to remove 2 huge wall units of shelves, a steel beast of a bunkbed, several media units and other odds and ends... the $800 I paid was nothing compared to having those things gone. It is an investment in my sanity and home. Makes me think twice before I buy anything big to add to our home.
Our trash service offers "big item" pick up days. You have to call and get on the list but you only have to hang onto stuff for a week or two. Then when the day comes just make sure its on the curb and it disappears.
How timely! I just had a similar realization. My parents are moving and we were about to get the antique, huge, 800 lbs+ family piano moved to our small house. Figuring out the logistics of moving this piano accross cities and into our home was a puzzle and it would have cost thousands. Then we thought it over and declined. We would have that puzzle again in the future if we move. It also made the pressure of 'realizing the potential the piano' anxiety inducing. What if we didn't end up playing it and then still have to care for it and sacrifice space for it? I felt a lot of relief for not taking it!
Thank you for your great content, I can see that I am starting to be a lot more intentional with the things we bring into our home! 😊
Friendly PSA: Pianos aren't like moving a bed or a table and chairs. They need specific, tender loving care or you risk ruining them. *Folks, if you have a piano you need or want to move, please, for the love of God, hire a local piano technician to do it for you!!*
@@katie7748yes! ❤
@@katie7748thanks for saying this- much more succinct than I would have been.
I have a piano that needs to go. Huge, heavy, ancient, with a cracked sound board. I should probably put it in a dumpster. It's the kind of thing you can't give away for free and is unfortunately not worth repairing. If anyone has a brilliant idea of what to do with it, please let me know.
Last summer we finally got rid of the leaky hot tub that came with our house. We tried to be hot tub people but we just aren't. It's such a weight off our minds and our patio.
Twice a year our town has HIG or heavy item garbage pickup. Here you can get rid of appliances, mattresses, sofas, carpet etc.
The few days before is Trash to Treasure, where you put out the good trash and people drive around looking for treasures.
Next one is in a few days and time to review my collections.
Oh and our neighborhood has a guy who comes round in a truck picking up junk, if we’re lucky he takes it for us too!
Oh my!!! I have an old sofa that I need to get rid of. We bought it from the previous owner for a few pennies. It’s 23 years old and when we sit on it we sink down too low. We complain about it but getting it out will be a hassle with taking doors off hinges and this and that. Oy! We keep putting up with the stupid thing. I’m ready to get new and have them haul it away but we still will have to take the doors off. Ughh!
1-800-junk we went in with a bunch of neighbors and got rid of a bunch of heavy things none of us wanted to deal with. Used a coupon and divided the price. Very doable.
Have you thought about taking the legs off? It might fit through the door that way.
@@RadCenter
Yes. I’m lucky my husband is very handy. We don’t have standard size doors here. Honestly we had the matching chair and we ended up sawing it in half (looks funny to even type that but that’s what we had to do😀).
The hard part now is that I’ve been ready now I’m just waiting for my husband to get there. He uses that sofa mostly.
@@jeweldenile8995 I was going to suggest disassembly, but I thought removing the legs would be a bit easier! 😃
I guess I’m very lucky and didn’t realize it. In my neighborhood, we can put things like your recliner out on the curb, and someone will pick it up within a day or two; or it will be picked up on every other Wednesday by our local waste management company.
I can’t imagine having to rent a dumpster just to get rid of my big stuff.
Counting my blessings in Houston Texas
Perfect timing thanks Dana! Currently trying to decide which furniture items I will relinquish from my home, to help de-hoard it.
Big items, big hassle but also big empty spaces afterwards 🎉
If you have a recliner which is actually comfy, think THREE times before you get rid of it! I'm serious, sis!
I needed to hear this and it is SO true. We have a machine shed with a TON of farm trash that we keep saying we will put in our truck and take to a local dumpster. There is also a run down shack that the previous owner thought would be a great man cave; but it has no running water, electricity or septic, though it has a toilet and water heater. It blew down in a storm and has been sitting in a huge pile for over a year. Again, we thought oh we will take out the usable items and take the rest to the dump. The water heater, toilet and rotten boards are not going to be easy to transport. This is just the motivation I need to go ahead and spend the money to rent a dumpster and fill it with all this stuff and get rid of it once and for all.
I love Reid's response. As usual he is hilarious.
Our local council will collect big items but if the item is usable furniture then we have a local charity that is quicker and finds good homes for such items.
The Salvation Army also collects furniture. here.
I wish. We live in a rural area with no trash or recycling. None of the stuff we have is usable. Not sure what the previous homeowner was thinking.
I have never been so glad to pay for removal when it came time to declutter our ginormous CRT TV from the 1980s way before flat screens. Can't recycle them. Nobody wants them. They weigh a ton, and even on twice a year brush and bulky collection days in our town, they are disallowed for collection. That really opened my eyes to acquisition of and retention of big stuff.
I totally agree. I don't own a car, so large items are very difficult to dispose of. I usually wait until I have a few items, then contact a local guy who makes a living collecting things like that and taking it to the dump. Yes, it costs me, but it is worth it. There is nothing worse than looking around your space and seeing a load of furniture that you no longer want, but are now stuck with. The whole principle for decluttering is to bring peace into my home, and having a broken recliner screaming at me from the corner of the room is anything but peaceful.
One of the things I love about Auckland is that we have an annual inorganic collection by the council where you can throw all of the big stuff that you no longer want. And they get picked up from your front lawn if you book the service in. Yes, we can of course also bring them straight to the waste collection place and pay per kg but having it picked up at your front lawn for free is such a blessing. I haven’t had anything big to get rid of over the past couple of years but it does come in handy when I have broken stuff that needs to be gotten rid of. Yes, they are a major hassle otherwise.
Dana you crack me up! Your excited face at 40 seconds in describing the available empty dumpster had me laughing out loud. I'm the same way. Love these decluttering stories.
Such good points, Dana. We've actually paid for people to come haul mattresses, old futons, heavy furniture, etc that was in our upstairs. So worth it!
Dana is so right. Getting rid of big stuff is hard. Physically hard.
Just getting it out of the house can be tough for seniors, then what happens to it? It can be costly.
Think think think about this before you get it!
Those big old exercise bikes are the equivalent of the recliner for a lot of people.😄 Just a big ugly thing that holds a lot of other things.
So the contractor shows up the next day and the dumpster's already half full -- LOL. 😂
I love recliners, and they're all I sit in. I got a used recliner and it was good, so it depends. The people were moving.
Love Reid's remarks!
As usual you resonate with me as no previous decluttering or home management channel has.
Although I am less prone to decluttering than to organizing my non-minimalist apartment, I have taken many of your basics to heart, and I am gaining ground as never before.
The simplicity of your container concept, and your one item at a time sorting style without rigid time frames were both turning points for me, and there is finally hope that the moderate muddle with which I have lived for almost 50 years will finally meet my satisfactorily level of organization, and remain maintainable.
Pity it took till I was 70 to finally begin to gain true control of my environment but better late than never, right?
I also want to commend you on the end credits of your videos ... they always give me a giggle, so kudos to their author(s).
@TeIegram-me-MissDanaKWhite
Sorry but I'm a self proclaimed Social Media luddite and have no idea what Telegram is or how to use it.
Thanks anyway for reading my comment.
Lol, I was just contemplating renting a dumpster for a month after the rain stops.
Our city has an annual neighborhood clean up. During my allotted time I can put anything I want out to the curb. The interesting thing is that most of the things are picked up by individual people before the dump truck gets there. That being said I have found that all year long I will put things on the curb and it's gone very quickly.
We live in an apartment with a privacy-fenced outside entrance. On our patio we have a big bin we fill with anything that can’t go in the normal trash, recycling, or compost bins for our complex (fluorescent lightbulbs, old electronics, broken countertop appliances, batteries, dried up art supplies, etc). Whenever the bin gets full or something big needs to go we call our favorite local junk haulers.
Sitting here watching your video waiting for College Hunks to come and get the big stuff out of here. (Paid to get the stuff in here and now will pay to get rid of it. ) Will so appreciate the added peace in my home. Thank you for inspiring us!
For us, big items either went in a rummage if we were planning one or out by the road. 99% of the time, especially if out by the road, it gets taken. However, that's not always an option and some things are too big to throw in your car (or sometimes even a pickup) and haul off to donate. How wonderful you were able to chuck it in a very convenient dumpster!
Edit: stupid autocorrect lol
Great topic. Love the comments at the end. Reid is quite funny.
Our city has clean up fix up days twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. You can leave large items on the boulevard in front of your house and they will be picked up for disposal. This includes appliances, furniture, tree branches etc….sometimes it’s a pain to store items for several months until the next pick up day but at least you know eventually they will be gone!
I, too, have a wonky/kinda broken recliner and an old ceiling fan 😂
Ok, this is the video that lured me in because not only do I have big stuff, I have lots of medium and small stuff! So I subscribed in the hope I will not only watch and tell myself “what great ideas, suggestions, inspiration”, I will actually use them to get something done!! 71 and hoping there will be a miracle and housing prices will come down so I can afford a smaller place if I sell what I have. BUT I can’t even interview realtors to sell this place till an intervention occurs and decluttering happens. Hoping you can do that virtually through your channel. 😬 No pressure though. 😆
We've had really good luck with Load Up. They are fast to schedule ...it does cost but having the guys come and move it. For things like couches it's a dream!
I agree. We have a large family so the last time we got a couch I got the Home Reserve couch which comes apart in small pieces. I’m not a fan of sectionals but I’d rather have this than a huge sofa to move. We can split it into two sofas if we need to. Modular furniture and anything that is small is the name of the game.
I learned the hard way to not let sales people talk you into their color choices. I was okay with a deep, rich brown sofa and then when i went for two recliners, i let a sales person talk me into two gray ones instead of the two neutral beige ones i thought were more color compatible. Nothing wrong with gray if it goes with your scheme but i got seriously burned on that expensive purchase and have lived with a sad color scheme too long
In Nashville, you can call the bulk pick up office provided by the county and book an appointment to have them come with their special claw truck to pick up whatever bulky stuff you have. You have to have it out on the street by a certain day of the appointment by 6:00 AM. Poof it’s gone as soon as the truck comes to pick it up. It’s awesome. You can do it as often as you want as long as you only schedule and hold one appointment at a time. We did it three times before we moved and it was like magic best part completely free!
I second this motion entirely! As a long time yard sailor with my best friend, I have brought home many things that ended up being needing to get rid of. Then you appreciate how nice it is to have only what you have deliberately chosen close to you, and anything else should be in good storage.
LOL, “ yard sailor” I was thinking, so you must have a huge pond/lake on your property, but how does that mean lots of big stuff to dispose of? Then it hit me, yard sale-er!
I live in a rural area, but on a main road. When I want to get rid of something big, I just put it out by the road.
I put something out at 9am. By 10 it was gone. Maybe put bigger items by your curb. Works for me!!
We asked our grass cutting family if they wanted, for free, our old “tv armoire and matching bookcases” and they said yes! They had the manpower and trailer to take it away!!! Try it!
Great reminder that I have GOT to get an IKEA chair bed out of the house. It is the biggest pain.
This is so true!! My friend's garbage people have a bulk pickup every month and she lets me bring stuff over. I recently found out that our garbage people will pick up some big items from each house once a year. We just have to call them first. It's really difficult when you get older and can't carry big stuff out also. BTW your necklace and earrings are very pretty! Stay well!
My city has bulk pickup days 4 times a year. There are rules about what can and cannot go out on the curb, but its good for most big items that won't fit into the trash cans. Savvy people comb the richer neighborhoods for items to use to sell. You'd be amazed what people will put on the curb because they don't even want to deal with waiting for a pickup from Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity.
We have to separate all our things that are rubbish, 3 separate wheelie bins - household waste, cardboard recycling, plastic and metal recycling - and each one is only emptied every 3 weeks. I'm constantly trying to play catch-up and having to store rubbish in my house until the bin I need gets emptied. The pitfall of not being able to drive! We can't put out extra bags of rubbish either as that's considered fly-tipping and carries a fine.
1800GotJunk is expensive. Even though providing a service, they also prey on old/sick people who are not able to remove "big stuff" themselves. I paid $450 to remove a king sized bed, but, as Dana implies, often having the empty space was worth more than what it cost to get it out. (But, the cost of REMOVAL needs to be figured into each big thing purchased.)
We have put furniture by the road and people take it within a day or two (except for our filing cabines). My pink recliner was in good condition when we put out by the road. We only put it out because we had too many chairs in our house. That day it started to rain, so we had to move it into the garage. Someone took it off our hands and we freed up some space. That recliner, like yours, was a junk collector. I am glad that it was going to a better home. Love your videos!❤
Totally agree about recliners. So true. I have now purchased 5 in my life, and still sit mainly in the first one i ever bought, now about 12 years old and not that comfy. But still the best of the 3 i have left. Why is is SO HARD to get a good one?
I have used companies like "1-800-Got-Junk" in the past. You just point at the things you want to go away and they will take it out of the house and away. You have to pay for the service, but it's been fabulous when moving and realizing things we didn't want to take. Or just finally getting rid of those things you can't figure out what to do with. In 15 years, I've used 4-5 times and every time was a big sigh of relief and worth the cost. That being said, I think the price has gone way up, but renting a dumpster has a cost too, and with 1-800, I didn't have to pick anything up myself and get it anywhere.
I came home from work and my neighbors were moving out. I asked them if they had a recliner for sale and a dresser . I endend up buying both of them for $50.00
Yay🎉 I love it when you give us something new to watch
@MissDanaKWhite-TeIegram ??
Once a year, our city allows people to put a large something out with the trash. It is supposed to be something a garbage man can wrangle into the truck alone, but I've seen a couch disappear. (I assume the homeowner watched for the truck and ran out to help.)
Oh wow. The big stuff problem is so relatable. I'm going to have to try a junk removal service cause my local garbage service would only put a dumpster by the main road. My house is 1/4 mile away from the main road 😂.
This has been so very helpful, including the comments and suggestions from others…THANK YOU!
Excellent advice on big stuff! Your son's comments are charming.
Pretty sure Reid is her husband.
@@celestialstar6450nope! He’s my son!
@@DanaKWhite I stand corrected 😅
I guess I’m lucky where I live (and Houston before) we have monthly big trash days to set out anything! Usually curb divers pick up furniture long before trash trucks get by.
I FINALLY got the old washer & dryer out of my basement...so that the re-store place would pick it up. I had a loveseat that I'd moved from my old house. It weighed a ton (at least to me) & had seen it's better days. I took the opportunity to have them take that away too! Yes, opportunity to get rid of big things is a thing!!!
Makes so much sense. Sometimes we only think in the moment and not far reaching.
Yes! Great point. Sometimes I can more easily ignore/forget the bigger things
I know that this service isn’t available everywhere, but the Salvation Army in my area will come to your home and move furniture out for you. Then you have the added bonus of a tax deduction.
Love your videos, Dana. And always love Reid’s comments!
Where we live there is a truck that comes out weekly and picks up anything left at the curb. I have gotten rid of couches and other furniture. It’s fantastic!!!
Yes, yes, Yes! My MIL's boyfriend passed and I wanted to empty the garage while i was between jobs. She's a bit of a hoarder but since the garage was "his stuff" she was willing to let it go. We got the bigger dumpster because it was the same price as the smaller one but you could put bigger stuff into it. She & my husband didn't think we needed it but we filled it up in three days. She was also surprised how much stuff in there was hers. We'll need another dumpster or two when its time to empty out her house. Hopefully that wont be anytime soon. The waste service company in her area was awful to deal with and just delivered it and picked it up when they wanted but fortunately we were able to be flexible and the stuff was gone!
On a personal note, my curb service is also bad but i live in a rural area. We ordered and paid extra for pickup of a big sofa last week. It took them forever to pick it up even though the representative said it would be the next day. I'm going to need a dumpster when we move within a couple of years, after being here for over 20 years. There are many things I'm not willing to move into a new house that are large. Plus, I'm looking at it as my big opportunity to start over and get rid of things I am not moving. It will be a hassle but the relief will be worth it.
This is a great topic and needs to be addressed more. I loved reading everyone's solutions to the large trash problem.
I have found out the same thing with Big furniture.
I had 2 wobbly bookcases & desk I had replaced (think Walmart furniture), old VSH tapes where I recorded HGTV back in the day, old broken rolling suitcases, double mattress & box springs, and bunch of rusted house paint cans left over from previous owner. I called a local point-and-haul junk place; they recycle what they can. Cost a few hundred bucks but it was soooooo worth it!
Our local trash service has pickups as part of our service. I called to find out about the small dumpster.. it was a little over a hundred dollars the big one is close to $700! Ours offers one free pickup per quarter(That is 4 times a year and 4 items per pickup which equals a total of sixteen items per year!For free!) Some of you should may be look into this, versus the dumpster. It costs for the dumpster. The pick up is free for big furniture, mattresses , BBQ, old tv’s , etc… Anyways, something to check out. Hope this helps someone.
Thanks for this, Dana! I recently realised the easiest way for me to be rid of things I couldn’t donate especially an old big sofa was just hire a van and take it to my parents’ local refuse and recycling centre. Hopefully someone will want it but if not, it can go in the waste. It’s done great service for over 25 years. Once I realised the decision rid me of anxiety I’ve had for ages, it was a no-brainer.
Keep up the great work! ❤️
our town has dump day every 6 months with our normal trash day. as well as 4 times a year you can call 3 days ahead and schedule a pick up of large items
My gated community has 4 dumpsters for 120 residences. We also have 3 dumpster sized recycle bins (mostly used for cardboard). It’s wonderful to have the ability to get rid of awkward or big things.
I found the last time we moved house was a good opportunity to throw out big things. Someone brought over their trailer and brought a number of our things to the recycling centre/dump. We were able to fit a number of things in our small car too. It was a nice feeling!
If the item is still good, a local Habitat Resale Store or thrift store may pick up large items. I know our local stores do. I have also learned to stop bringing home "project pieces." If it needs work, it stays at the thrift store or on the curb!
A couple months ago we needed to have our old sofa hauled off to make room for our new one. I was also emptying our bonus room for a remodel. We hired a company that did a partial move (things going to storage temporarily) and would sell/trash/donate the rest based on their assessment of value.
I made last minute additions (more furniture, electronics including a large plasma TV) when they were there. I know we paid a premium for the convenience but it was worth every penny spent.
We call this “if you give a mouse a cookie” in my house. 😅 you did awesome!!! What a great opportunity.
I got rid of the 4 recliners in the divorce!😂 It took several years to talk the ex into getting a skip delivered and he wasn’t that co-operative in filling it up but we did it and needed another as the previous owners left a lot of rubbish. Of course we didn’t get a second one. I was so excited to get rid of it all. Our charity stores will come out and pick up large donatable items which is fantastic. I’m in the slow process of dismantling 2 large aviaries but am going to re-use some of it. Just made a firewood shelter out of wood I got in the divorce and some of the aviary wood.
Haha, thank you for buying a used chair! We dont have reclines, recently my mom in law stayed with us to recover from an illness & we brought her 2 recliners with to make her more comfy. She ended up claiming our sofa & my hubby & son became addicted to the recliners. It got my son away from his computer room & back into the fold. 😊 Nana & recliners are back in their home & I need ro find a couple recliners!
I was so excited when I realized that this is not a LIVE video and that means we get Reid's comments at the end!
This is hilarious because I don’t own a recliner and I’m wondering why….maybe I need a recliner.
I would love a dumpster! It's my dream!
lucky we have spring clean up day in our town. certain things won't go, like TV, and some appliances. but mattresses, most furniture like recliners.
If you have a TV to get rid of, check with your local Goodwill store. The ones near my home, and the ones in my previous state, collected used TVs and monitors for a recycling program. I've never found anyone else who takes them.
Thank you Always !!!😊
Our town has a pick up day for big stuff at a coat of $15-$30 per piece. It's well worth that if you don't have enough for a dumpster. They also have a hazardous waste drop off day. If you don't have enough for a dumpster, call your town hall and ask!
This is timely! We just got rid of a sofa & love seat we bought second hand last year for our basement but hated. Realized soon after we got them why they were selling them.. they weren’t comfortable! Last weekend moved them upstairs and posted for sale with a one week deadline. Sold/picked up today. Otherwise they were headed to the curb this weekend.
Yep ! Nothing excites me like a dumpster being delivered to my drive way !
You are the best!
Love the headlamp! It's the best thing ever.
Love the credits 😂
I love your channel, very beneficial to my life right now
great for you yay thanks again
Thank you for this! Checking out dumpster firms now!