S/o buying secondhand - Transport

amother

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:02 pm

This is a very practical question when purchasing second hand - how do you transport it? Most items (table, chairs, large appliances, couch, bookshelves) won't fit in a regular car. Most won't even fit in a minivan. Often, large furniture needs to be taken apart and reassembled.

So without spending hundreds on movers, how???

mha3484

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:03 pm

You can use the dolly app. Also you'd be surprised what fits in a mini van with all the seats down.

amother

Forestgreen

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:09 pm

Lugg is pretty cheap it's like an Uber for furniture.
Uhaul rentals with a dolly also very affordable

otstud

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:02 am

There’s also goshare and if in Lakewood area minimovers

LittleDucky

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:09 am

I rented a uhaul truck (they have different sizes).
I had tried to hire a few high school boys to help me but they were unable to/never got back to me. In the end 2 relatives came and helped.
It was cheaper than lugg app. If I had ended up paying 2 boys to help, it may have been about the same depending on what they charged. But I like flat fee rather than a per minute fee...

thankyou1 ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:30 am

Maybe you can ask around if someone wants to lend you a pickup truck for a few hours.
And like the other poster said, with all seats down in a minivan and/or take of legs from table etc you can fit alot of stuff in.

amother

Cream ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:39 am

We rent a Uhaul for a couple hours. It’s like $25

amother

Scarlet ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:42 am

OP - if you figure out a good way, please post. I’ve had the same question.

amother

↑ Cream

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:43 am

amother Scarlet wrote:

OP - if you figure out a good way, please post. I’ve had the same question.

People are responding with ideas

notshanarishona

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:48 am

We rent a uhaul and my husband asks a few friends to help if needed

amother

Mint ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:48 am

Most items fit in our minvan, with some squeezing and unscrewing where necessary. Otherwise we have rented a van for an hour or 2 to transport some larger items.

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 11:23 am

amother Cream wrote:

We rent a Uhaul for a couple hours. It’s like $25

$25 is very reasonable I must say Smile

I wish we had these things here in israel.

↑ thankyou1

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 11:49 am

I have seen noted on their trucks that they usually charge for mileage also, just something to keep in mind. - (uhaul)

amother

↑ Mint

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:55 pm

Someone once offered us their trampoline. We found a couple of bachurim who carried it down the block, which was so much easier than taking it apart and then rebuilding it.
Also if the item/s aren't so far away, then doing multiple trips is also an option.
I guess it depends how often you're replacing and getting things.

amother

↑ Scarlet ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:40 pm

amother Mint wrote:

There needs to be a local bachurim app.

amother

White

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:46 pm

amother Scarlet wrote:

There needs to be a local bachurim app.

In Crown Heights there's one called rentabro.com which is genius

amother

↑ Scarlet ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:57 pm

amother White wrote:

In Crown Heights there's one called rentabro.com which is genius

I need one in Flatbush.

amother

Maize

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 2:01 pm

When I lived in lkwd I found a guy like 30 mins away giving away bookcases, we rented a 15 pass van for 1 day and went to pick it up

amother

Acacia ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 5:06 pm

amother Scarlet wrote:

I need one in Flatbush.

There is a bein hazemanim chat for this

amother

↑ Scarlet ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 7:07 pm

amother Acacia wrote:

There is a bein hazemanim chat for this

Do you have the contact info?