Working at a junk removal company at LoadUp has plenty of benefits, especially from a Loader’s P.O.V. Still, it can be an interesting job, with no shortage of surprises. It’s similar to working at a thrift store. You read about, and maybe look for, weird thrift store finds.
It’s no different with us at LoadUp, where there are constantly strange items we’ve come across that are certainly out of the ordinary, and some are just flat out creepy.
Let’s talk about some weird junk.
And without further ado, presenting: The top 10 weirdest junk items according to LoadUp.
- Large Teddy Bears 🧸
You love to see it. A giant teddy bear is a gift of love. But what happens when the love’s gone? Our Loaders sure do look handsome throwing these cuddly guys in their truck, usually around the first two weeks of February. Coincidence? We think not. - Foot Massage Machines 🦶
The luxury of the foot spa at home. Not something you see everyday, although it does happen. We guess that any massage service can be a little expensive these days, but broken machines won’t help you relax and take a load off after a busy day. - Bowling Balls 🎳
Yes, we’ve seen plenty of turkeys who want to throw out those strikingly heavy bowling balls. If you don’t have time to bowl, you probably won’t have much use for them. That’s why our Loaders can spare you the trouble. And yes, we take pins too. - A diamond ring 💍
Is the love gone? Whatever the case, as far as to why we have found diamond rings doing junk removal orders, we don’t ask personal questions. For us though, we’d prefer to keep our jewelry tightly secured in a safe, no matter the situation. - Old Tires 🚗
You’d be surprised, people ask us to remove old tires all the time. It’s obvious worn-down tires have no use on the road, but people must not like seeing old tires in their garage. These requests come so often that we’ve made it one of our main services. - Mountain bikes 🚵
The wear and tear of traversing those mountains can take a toll. But a broken bike serves little to no purpose, whether you’re scaling a mountain or not. It’s also illegal in some places to throw old bike tires in the trash, so we see this quite often. - Snowboards/skis 🏂
Listen, we love “shredding the gnar” as much as the next person but broken snowboards and skis just won’t cut it. Not unusual we see this with folks in the Northeast and Northwest, but down here in the South, it is certainly rare. - Taxidermy 🦌
Yes, we’ve had plenty of people ask us what to do with old deer mounts, but we’ll also see questions on what to do with unwanted taxidermy overall. We typically see this a lot in the South, especially during hunting season. But still, it’s really creepy. - Creepy Dolls 🎎
Speaking of creepy.. Whether it’s a a doll collection haunting a playroom or the kids are grown now and left behind their toy dolls. It happens. Still, a Loader might leave the house a little spooked after this job. - Cold hard cash 💰
Our Lucky day! Kidding. Cash can sometimes accidentally make it in bagged or boxed trash. We are a honest and transparent service so we’ll make an effort to get your money back to you. No need to worry.
A Grave Affair ⚰️: We do think it’s rather strange we even need to say this but… no, we will not accept a dead body or hospital BioWaste for removal. Yes, we have been asked about both.
There are also some strange finds we see when we’re asked to declutter.
Oh yeah, that junk drawer. Woo. Always full of surprises. Whether it’s Chick-fil-A sauces (which would probably be gone by now at our house), appliance instruction manuals, takeout menus, deck of cards and more, there is no shortage of weird finds.
Truth to be told, we could be here all day talking about the weird trash and other things we’ve seen in a junk drawer. As a general PSA, however, be careful with too clutter in your drawer, though, as you don’t want to approach hoarder levels.
Safe to say, at LoadUp, we are never surprised by junk removal requests.
After all, we’re everywhere your junk is.
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