Since I’ve been writing for this blog I’ve been thinking an awful lot about junk. Other peoples junk. Especially the amazing things my friends and acquaintances have owned over the years that I have coveted. A childhood babysitter of mine slept in a black lacquered waterbed that I fantasized about nightly while laying in my own pathetic little box spring deal. A good friend owned a fuzzy magenta sofa that featured completely mirrored ...
The Junkluggers are expanding our Customer Loyalty Center, and we’re proud to announce yet another member of our team!Hailing from Forbes’ 2009 vote for #1 Worst Small City for Job Opportunities in the United States (Give it up for Jackson, Michigan!), Andrew high-tailed it to New York City the day after his college graduation. Who could blame him? Luckily, we were able to snatch him up ourselves and add him to our team ...
Since the early 19th century Americans have been obsessed with dieting. We take extreme measures to shrink our waistlines and purge ourselves of toxins to create more healthy and happy bodies. We use mantras such as ‘You are what you eat!’ to help remind us to put down that second artisnal cupcake (or that second helping of squirrel pie perhaps if you were said early Americans). As I was doing a spring-clean recently -ok, it ...
On those sweltering summer days when you just can’t bear to leave the house, grab a cold drink and tune in to some of these great movies and TV series about junk.Sunshine Cleaning(fiction)Hilarious and touching indie comedy about bio-hazard lugging. Unfortunately, Junkluggers does not offer this service.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862846/Wasteland (documentary)There’s a whole village of people who live in the Rio de Janeiro dumps, called ...
A Scene from the Mean Streets of Lugger LandBy Adam WeissmanWhen clients ask if we can provide same day service, they don’t always expect that our response will be: “how about right now?” But, that’s EXACTLY what happened last Wednesday for our newest fan in Williamsburg! Our luggers were beasting through a massive estate clean out in Bushwick, Brooklyn; three grisly floors of wet junk due to a leaky roof, when we received ...
It’s sweaty, it’s exhausting and 43 million Americans do it every year. What are we talking about? Relocating! Packing up, shipping out, and moving on: millions of Americans move billions of pounds of stuff from home A to home B, annually. What is the impact of all that transit on the planet? Just think about all those moving boxes, not to mention the bubble wrap, packing peanuts and tape! We examined some facts ...
Moving out but want to do it Green? Or just want to reduce your junk and waste? Check out these great tricks and tips to keeping your move out experience fast and fun as well as green and environmentally friendly this summer.When Moving Out…1. Get PreparedLess stuff means a lighter, cheaper, easier move. Use sticky notes or colored labels to sort your stuff:Keep me! – set aside the necessaries and favorites that will ...
“Lug Stories”: a monthly series by Teal FrostBook clubs, team karaoke, and junk-themed Scrabble. We do things a little differently here at the Junkluggers.In my own first months with the team I was quick to discover that, as a company, the Junkluggers emphasize three core values: keeping it green, maintaining a strong company culture, and providing our customers with the best service possible. These values only became more apparent once we began the training ...
The above title is an unfortunate situation hoarders sometimes face if they are on a fixed income and need to refinance. In order to refinance, the homeowner must pass an inspection by the bank. The Junkluggers help people do more than dispose of junk and pass on donations – in many cases the Junkluggers even change lives! Chris Schuman, veteran lugger and his fiancé, Tara (a certified life coach), teamed up to share the love with ...
We’ve all been there—you bought one item one time at one store, and the cashier off-handedly asked you for your address. Without putting much thought into it, you dictate your residence, and off you go with your new purchase of the day. Before you know it, you’re being bombarded with catalogs from that very same store. Stacks of paper start piling up around your house, taunting you to buy a new laptop ...
