People have no clue what it takes to haul their stuff

Just add a caveat to your ads that unless the load is of a certain size, there will be a transportation and loading fee associated with the pick up. Tell them that if they bring the items to you and load it on your vehicle, the fees will be waived.

Originally Posted by t00nces2

Just add a caveat to your ads that unless the load is of a certain size, there will be a transportation and loading fee associated with the pick up. Tell them that if they bring the items to you and load it on your vehicle, the fees will be waived.

Part of the problem with that is some people think they have a sizable load. Then you show up and see it could have been hauled away by a small child with a wagon.

I've had people describe what their "ton of stuff" is and it seems large enough to need to bring the truck and trailer, only to find out it would fit in a trunk.. Other times people are modest in describing what they have, so I come with too little to haul it away. Some are helpful to snap a few pics so I can see what I am dealing with. Others just move on to the next person.

Ain't that the truth. Had it happen both ways. I try to explain to people what that little pile is worth at 3 cents a pound but they won;'t hear it. They want me to drop what i am doing. Drive 5 miles for a hundred pounds of old lawn furniture and pissed when I won't. I flat will not make a drive to a pick up that is unknown anymore. People think they are doing me a favor giving me their old water heater that is worthless really except for when they leave a few brass fittings on it but they are basically worthless as well. During the summer I got a call from a lady who literally lives five blocks west of where I live. She said they had a pile of scrap and radiators they needed to get rid of. I have a dually truck with a 20 foot flat bed trailer. I can carry a lot but the load the lady said they had was way understated. I did get it all though. There were 7 brass radiators and at least ten aluminum ones plus transmission cores, rear axles, lots of scrap aluminum, at leest two 50 gallon drums full of aluminum cans and lots of scrap iron like brake rotors etc.

QUOTE=IdahoScrapper;272873]Part of the problem with that is some people think they have a sizable load. Then you show up and see it could have been hauled away by a small child with a wagon.

I've had people describe what their "ton of stuff" is and it seems large enough to need to bring the truck and trailer, only to find out it would fit in a trunk.. Other times people are modest in describing what they have, so I come with too little to haul it away. Some are helpful to snap a few pics so I can see what I am dealing with. Others just move on to the next person.[/QUOTE]