College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving

If I could give this no stars I would. Was very disappointed with my experience. Contacted the call center and they committed to next day service during a specific timeframe and I was thrilled. The next day I received a call, from the person claiming to be the owner of this franchise, stating that they would only be able to deliver on their commitment of being here when they said they would at double the rate! Or they would come in two days for the originally agreed on rate. Ridiculous!

For decades, I was the depository for all the stuff in the family that was perceived to be valuable (whether monetarily, sentimentally, or both), but nobody wanted to keep for themselves. Over the course of my adult life, I became the «protector» of all kinds of furniture, lamps, artwork, mirrors, rugs, etc., all of which was unusable in some way. Every item was in need of repair, reupholstery, restoration, refinishing, etc. Many items were beyond repair. But I clung on to them as if my life depended on it because I had been brainwashed into thinking that these relics were not only valuable — they were also a lifeline to my family.
Over the last several years, I wasted a lot of time consulting with upholsterers, lamp repair shops, a metalsmith, a woodworker, and an antique dealer. Each stop along the way brought more bad news. It was going to cost a fortune to fix all this stuff. In one case, regarding an antique rocking chair thought to be a Stickley, I was told not to bother. It started to sink in that what I was holding onto was nothing more than a bunch of junk. It was time let it go.
Thankfully, I found out about College Hunks through the Goodwill. College Hunks has partnered with Goodwill and it’s a win-​win-​win arrangement as far as I’m concerned. The way it works is College Hunks comes to your home at a scheduled time. When they first arrive, they take a look at all the items you want to get rid of. They determine what can be donated and what cannot. For the items that can be donated to Goodwill, they pick up free of charge and give you an itemized donation receipt (from Goodwill) right there on the spot. The rest of it they quote a very reasonable price to haul away. If you approve, they take it away immediately. They loaded up ¹⁄₃ of a box truck in about 30 minutes. It was amazing.
What a HUGE relief! Our house looks normal for the first time in quite a while. The best part was feeling instantly unburdened by having this stuff out of my house and no longer fretting over what to do with it. My only regret is not calling them much sooner!

There comes a point in every girl’s life when she realizes that she has just three days until her lease is up, and while all the boxes and furniture destined for the new apartment have been moved already, there’s a pile of well-​intentioned «donation» boxes, plus a couch and a coffee table, sitting in the living room.
There comes that point in this girl’s life, anyway.
So, having no friends with trucks to press into service, I hit the local Goodwill website to see if they do pickups … and learned they have a partnership with a junk removal service called College Hunks Hauling Junk.
College Hunks Hauling Junk? OK, you’ve got my attention.
So I called them up and asked: Can your hunks haul my junk? (I might not have used EXACTLY those words.) Incredibly, they were able to fit me in the next day. (Even the guy on the other end of the phone was surprised about that one.)
I was given a 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. window, and we all know how those work, right? Guy calls at 5:55 p.m. to say he’ll be another half hour? So imagine my shock when I get a call at 2:30 — «Hey, we’re running a little early — we can be over in 20 if you’re available.» Heck yes, I was available!
So here’s how the partnership with Goodwill works. CHHJ surveys your castoffs, gives you an estimate for hauling based on the volume (anywhere from around $ 100 to about $ 500), with $ 15 knocked off the top because it’s a donation. If you accept the estimate, they truck your stuff to Goodwill and give you a receipt so you can write off that old microwave. Anything not donation-​worthy is «recycled in the greenest manner possible,» I was assured by the phone rep when I made the appointment. (I decided not to ask for examples of the greenest possible manner of recycling something.)
My estimate to haul my couch, coffee table, and stack of boxes to the Goodwill half a mile down the street? Around $ 200. So yeah, obviously it’s more cost-​effective to make friends with someone who owns a truck and a massive set of deltoids — but it was WAY cheaper than forfeiting my deposit. The guys were quick, friendly, and efficient, plus they accept credit cards — but of course, what you really want to know is: how hunky were they? Guess you’ll have to hire them yourself to find out.