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[xadhominemx]

>There's lots of reasons that you have beyond the normal amount of garbage or difficult to deal with garbage. It's really hard to get it removed if you need it on a short notice.

Why not use 1-800-GOT-JUNK or a similar service?

[qwepoiru → xadhominemx]

Apps are the "1-800-cheesy-mnemonic" for the new generation.

it is 100% the same formula. Start by hiding your real cost in weird price schemes. Advertise like crazy. ???. Profit.

It is a proven method. And it revamped for every generation. 1-800, app, "as seen on tv", catalogs, etc. And now you have subscription services of tangible goods for the millennials.

[EADGBE → qwepoiru]

Weird price schemes are easy to cover up when a lot of your service fee handles the loading and recycling of said junk.

Although I laugh at the name, there's no one else doing anything like 1-800-Got-Junk for overrun garages, overcrowded basement storage, etc.

The only thing I notice is that each region has a 1-800-Got-Junk operating under a different name.

It's also not a subscription service (?)

[cjrp → xadhominemx]

That's the first thing I thought, doesn't this exist? Side note, the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK was on an interesting episode of NPR's "How I Built This" podcast (http://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=523277830:523967624).