The last thing before the final inspection in Paradise Point
Rachel Pearce · End of Lease Rubbish Removal · Paradise Point
The story
We've been in Paradise Point for a while now, and this was the first time I'd paid someone to take rubbish away. I was moving out of a share house, and somehow I was the last one left holding the bag, literally. Everyone else had cleared their rooms and left the shared stuff.
A broken outdoor setting, a stack of boxes, a busted vacuum, an old microwave and garden bags of general rubbish.
Paradise Point is a quiet northern waterfront village of family homes and renovated beach houses, and getting things out isn't always simple. Kerbside loading works well on most streets outside school pick-up times.
When I rang, the person who answered asked a few simple questions about what it was, where it was and how to get to it, and said they could come and look that afternoon.
The crew pulled up, had a look, and told me the price straight away. No surprises, no 'we'll see how it goes'. I said yes and they got started within five minutes.
The bottles went in the container refund scheme. They said they'd drop them off and knock the refund off the price, which was a nice touch.
What I appreciated most was that nothing was rushed and nothing was a hassle. They explained where everything was going: charity, recycling or the tip. I felt good about it.
It's a small thing, but having someone else carry it all out made a much bigger difference than I expected.