What would you call a service that'll come and clean all the junk,

bertha katzenengel

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Mon Apr-25-05 12:30 PM
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What would you call a service that'll come and clean all the junk,

trash, and recyclables out of your basement and garage? I'm looking in classifieds and I don't know where such a service would be, uh, classified. Any ideas for the apparently braindead?

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Book Lover

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Mon Apr-25-05 12:31 PM
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1. Try "cleaning services"

or "Maids"; even if the maid service won';t hire anyone out to you, they may be able to recommend someone.

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BigMcLargehuge

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Mon Apr-25-05 12:32 PM
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2. look under "odd jobs"

there are some folks who do it just for the swag.

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Bunny

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Mon Apr-25-05 12:32 PM
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3. How about Hauling?

We have that here. Guys will come by and haul your junk away. I priced it once - a local guy with a pickup offered to haul away my junk for $150.00 per truckload. That was a little more than I was willing to pay, so I declined.

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Lisa0825

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Mon Apr-25-05 12:35 PM
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4. In my yellow pages, there is a category for 'house cleaning' (nt)

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mondo joe

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Mon Apr-25-05 12:40 PM
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5. You might check Craig's List for that service too

I always see junk hauling on there as a service.

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bertha katzenengel

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Mon Apr-25-05 02:12 PM
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12. Why didn't I think of Craig's List?! Thanks!!

You rock mondo joe. :7

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lavenderdiva

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Mon Apr-25-05 01:05 PM
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6. Professional Organizer?

I used one in the past, and she really helped me go through old stuff, organize it, then she knew where to take the stuff I didn't want, and arranged for it to get to its intended destination. I didn't have to take it there or anything.

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flamingyouth

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Mon Apr-25-05 01:12 PM
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7. I would try Hauling

We have a great local service here called Junk Boys - I don't know if they are a national chain or not, but they've been a life saver both at home and at the store. :hi:

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RedCloud

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Mon Apr-25-05 01:14 PM
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8. W=9/11 cleanup all damning evidence company.

They will even help recycle the stuff to foreign countries. You may even get a few bogus burnt out passports yet still in pristine shape planted somewhere.

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Bossy Monkey

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Mon Apr-25-05 01:47 PM
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9. You may find that some low-end antique dealers will haul your stuff

away and pay you a nominal fee against the chance there's something valuable. This was the case in Philly 20 years ago when I was in the self-service storage biz. Check yellow pages ads for phrases like "Cash for your trash," "Your trash is my treasure," etc.

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wideopen

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Mon Apr-25-05 02:06 PM
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10. 1-800-gotjunk

I don't know if their in your area or not but that is exactly what they do.

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MissMillie

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Mon Apr-25-05 02:07 PM
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11. I call mine

Tim and Lucas

I love having teenagers!

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bertha katzenengel

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Mon Apr-25-05 02:13 PM
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13. Heh. I tried to bribe Petey & Toby, but all they can carry is toy mice

and balled-up paper. :shrug:

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