The night before the removalists in Runaway Bay
Dean Watson · Moving Out Rubbish Removal · Runaway Bay
The story
We've been in Runaway Bay for a while now, and this was the first time I'd paid someone to take rubbish away. The removalists were booked for 8am. At 9pm the night before, I realised we had a garage full of stuff we'd agreed wasn't coming.
A cheap flat-pack wardrobe, a broken outdoor setting, old mattresses from the spare room, a bar fridge, and about twenty boxes of stuff we'd decided we could live without.
Runaway Bay is canal-front homes with pontoons, boat sheds and manicured gardens, and getting things out isn't always simple. We protect pavers and lawns when carrying loads out from behind pool fencing.
I sent a couple of photos and got a call back within the hour. They gave me a rough idea on the phone but said they'd confirm a fixed price when they saw it in person.
They parked so the back of the truck lined up with the side gate, put a drop sheet down at the door and asked me to show them anything that was staying.
They were there at 6:45am, and by 7:40 the garage was empty and swept. The removalists turned up to a clean space and had no idea anything had been there.
By the time I'd made them a coffee, it was nearly finished. The price didn't change, and they even took a couple of extra bits I'd forgotten about without charging more.
I'd tried to do it myself twice before. Next time I'm just ringing straight away.