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If you just use it as a pick up a few times a year, it could be worth it. I have furniture that I want to get rid of, and if I had a pick up I would have done i

If you just use it as a pick up a few times a year, it could be worth it. I have furniture that I want to get rid of, and if I had a pick up I would have done it already.

evan_ 10mo ago
you can just rent a u-haul for $35 or whatever the four times a year you need it
- seanmcdirmid 10mo ago
  U-haul doesn't offer those in my location. The only place that would work is home depot, but honestly its a prep so I haven't bothered yet.
  - ssl-3 10mo ago
    For somewhere between 25 and 100 bucks, you can hire some dude with a truck to make furniture disappear for you.
    - seanmcdirmid 10mo ago
      This is Seattle, anything that involves people is expensive. Also You’ll see furniture left on the corner and it will just stay there forever, it’s not like Austin where all the junk is combed though ever morning.
      - ssl-3 10mo ago
        https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/collection-and-disposal/recycling/special-item-collections https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/collection-a... In Seattle, it costs $30 per large furniture item to make it go away using official methods. How much do you have? (And how does that compare to the price of buying and keeping a pickup truck?)
        seanmcdirmid 10mo ago
        Ya, thats actually quite reasonable. And no, I'm not thinking about buying and keeping a pickup, just because I have nowhere to park it :). But maybe one of those kei trucks that are so popular recently might be worth it, if I can just get used to the steering wheel being on the left.
        ssl-3 10mo ago
        Yeah, indeed. There's a couple of Honda (I think?) Kei trucks around me. 4WD, low bed, fold-down rails. I don't know about taking them on the highway with a load of furniture, but they're the most versatile-looking 'round-town vehicle I've ever seen. I really wish we could have something like that, that's less than 25 years old.
  - evan_ 10mo ago
    I just meant rent a box truck from U-Haul, not specifically a pickup

If you just use it as a pick up a few times a year, it could be worth it. I have furniture that I want to get rid of, and if I had a pick up I would have done it already.

evan_ 10mo ago

you can just rent a u-haul for $35 or whatever the four times a year you need it

seanmcdirmid 10mo ago
U-haul doesn't offer those in my location. The only place that would work is home depot, but honestly its a prep so I haven't bothered yet.
- ssl-3 10mo ago
  For somewhere between 25 and 100 bucks, you can hire some dude with a truck to make furniture disappear for you.
  - seanmcdirmid 10mo ago
    This is Seattle, anything that involves people is expensive. Also You’ll see furniture left on the corner and it will just stay there forever, it’s not like Austin where all the junk is combed though ever morning.
    - ssl-3 10mo ago
      https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/collection-and-disposal/recycling/special-item-collections https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/collection-a... In Seattle, it costs $30 per large furniture item to make it go away using official methods. How much do you have? (And how does that compare to the price of buying and keeping a pickup truck?)
      - seanmcdirmid 10mo ago
        Ya, thats actually quite reasonable. And no, I'm not thinking about buying and keeping a pickup, just because I have nowhere to park it :). But maybe one of those kei trucks that are so popular recently might be worth it, if I can just get used to the steering wheel being on the left.
        ssl-3 10mo ago
        Yeah, indeed. There's a couple of Honda (I think?) Kei trucks around me. 4WD, low bed, fold-down rails. I don't know about taking them on the highway with a load of furniture, but they're the most versatile-looking 'round-town vehicle I've ever seen. I really wish we could have something like that, that's less than 25 years old.
- evan_ 10mo ago
  I just meant rent a box truck from U-Haul, not specifically a pickup