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Monthly Archives: March 2018

How To Negotiate For A New Car

Are you the type of person who is always on the lookout for a good bargain? Do you wait to buy something that is on sale? Do you coupons every time you go grocery shopping? Those are all good things to do to make sure you save money and get a good deal. What about buying a car? You should take that same cost-saving approach when you head out to negotiate for a new car. Here is some good advice to keep in mind:

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Save the Trade-In

Before you go to the dealer, you need to look up the value of your old car. You’ll notion there is a range of prices depending on mileage and condition. There is also a scale that is private sale vs. trade-in. It’s always good to err on the side of caution and embrace the lower number. If you plan on using the trade-in at the dealership, then wait until you lock down that final price. That is when you reveal you have a trade-in. If the trade-in value that the dealer is way off from what you think the car is worth, then you should consider selling it privately and applying that money towards the down payment.

Deal Online

Most car dealerships have a department that manages online inquiries. You’ll know the price of the car you’re considering from the information on their website but we all know that won’t be the final price. Try to make your first contact through email to get the deal making started. You might find that you get a lower deal through email because they want to bring you into the dealer.

Find Rebates

There are two levels of rebates: Those that come from the dealer and those that come from the manufacturer. Often those manufacturer rebates aren’t fully disclosed by the dealer. Why would they offer you less if they didn’t have to? That’s why you should always check on the manufacturer’s website as well.

After you’ve made the best deal possible for your car, you’ll be ready to bring you new ride home. Will it be going into the garage? It should but only if that garage is clear of clutter. That can happen with a quick call to Junk King Sarasota. You’re going to like how fast the Junk King crew can make its way through loading up all the clutter you’re clearing out. You just point and away it goes. The best home for your new car is a clean garage. Junk King can get that done fast.

Smart Spring Cleaning Tips

Spring is a traditional time for planting and cleaning. You’re also supposed to have a spring break but it’s hard to relax when you know you’ve got work to do around the house. That’s why you should schedule your spring cleaning session at the beginning of spring break. Once it is done, you can relax or head out to the garden. Here are smart spring cleaning tips you can put into action today:

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Refrigerator

You’ll want to take everything out of your fridge in order to give the inside a proper cleaning. There are probably a lot of expired condiments or other food items that should be tossed out. Once the fridge is empty, use a combination of salt and soda water to clean the shelves. The bubbles from the soda combine with the abrasive texture to make a great cleaner. One final wipe down and everything is ready to go back in.

Faucet

Are there lime deposits built up around your kitchen or bathroom faucets? Soak some paper towels with vinegar and lay them around the faucets. Let it set for an hour. This will soften up the deposits for a fast wipe down removal.

Windows & Screen

You want to let the fresh air in but it’s hard with dirty windows and screens. A scrap of carpeting makes a powerful brush to remove the dirt from the screens. Much easier than taking them all down and hosing them off. As for the windows, you need a pair of rags: One for soapy water wipe down and the other for drying. You can also pick up a windshield squeegee from an auto parts store and use that on the windows.

Comforters & Blankets

You might not need to clean your comforters and blankets as much as you just need to air them out. Get them outside on a clothesline and let the sunshine and fresh air work their wonders.

Rubbish

Cleaning every room in your home will probably reveal a bunch of things you could live without. These would be all the oversized things that you can put into the trash. You don’t want them cluttering up your home any longer. That means it is time to bring in Junk King Sarasota. It won’t take long for these professional junk haulers to clear you home of all your unwanted rubbish. You’ll just have to point to the things you want hauled away and Junk King will do the rest. The best way to finish off your spring cleaning session is some fast junk hauling from Junk King Sarasota.

Renting Dumpsters in Sarasota Should Be Easy and Quick

Renting dumpsters shouldn’t be a difficult thing to do. On the contrary, the reason for a renting a dumpster is usually to make things easier. Perhaps you are doing a renovation of your home’s lower floor and want a place where you can easily toss torn up drywall, ripped out carpet, or other construction debris. Maybe you are getting your business ready for a move and want to pare down inessential items. Or perhaps you are doing a clean out of your home and want to speed things up by avoiding repeated trips to the nearest trash or recycling center. If you are renting a dumpster, you are looking for speed, efficiency, and convenience.

Why Renting Dumpsters Is Harder Than You Think

Renting Dumpsters Too often, though, renting dumpsters in Sarasota is a complicated process—one of shopping around between dozens of companies and trying to find one that provides the kind of service you need. There are two underlying reasons that renting a dumpster has become more difficult than it should be: dumpster size and sorting limitations.

  • The Size

Trying to pick the right size for a dumpster rental is, for many people, an exercise in futility. Many dumpster rental companies offer half a dozen different sizing options, with the goal of suiting the disparate needs of different customers. In theory, this concept is a great idea. A big renovation might need a 30 or 40 cubic yard dumpster, while a garage cleanout might not need more than 12 cubic yards of space. Making sure that customers have the option to choose a dumpster size based on the extent of their project helps avoid situations where people are overfilling or underfilling their dumpsters.

At least, that’s what a range of choices accomplishes in theory. Too often, though, the practical result is different. Especially for first-time renters, it can be challenging to estimate how much space they are going to need. That pile of junk different in your garage might look smaller when it’s spread out in a dumpster. That wall you want to knock down in your living room might create more debris than you think. These mis-estimates lead customers to rent dumpsters that are too big or too small for their needs. Usually, people skew toward renting more space than they need, which means they end up paying for dumpster space they won’t ever use.

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Another problem is that bigger dumpsters, while they provide a lot of space for junk, are not always realistic options. Even if you have 30 cubic yards of junk to get rid of, you might not be able to fit a 30-cubic yard dumpster in your driveway. It’s important to consider the size of the bin not just in terms of what you will be throwing away, but also regarding where the bin is going to live temporarily while you are working through the stages of your project.

  • The Sorting

One big reason that renting dumpsters in Sarasota turns into such a headache is the sorting problem. When you decide to rent a dumpster, you probably start by envisioning a situation where you will be able to throw anything and everything in the bin. Anything you pull out of your basement or garage that you don’t want, it goes in the dumpster. The problem is that most dumpster rental companies have a lot of limitations on what you are allowed to throw away. Day-to-day household garbage is fine, as are all those old, rusted, broken bicycles and childhood toys in your garage. However, a lot of everyday items are not okay—such as electronic waste, broken appliances, or old mattresses. On a similar note, a lot of dumpster rental companies will make you rent special bins for certain types of waste. For instance, if you are doing a renovation, you might need to rent a container that is just for construction waste.

Obviously, sorting waste into different categories makes the entire idea of renting a dumpster less appealing. This process is supposed to be fast and convenient, and nothing about sorting garbage is quick or convenient. Furthermore, many customers rent dumpsters because they have big, heavy, and unwieldy items that they can’t transport by themselves. TVs, appliances, mattresses, other furniture pieces: these items are probably the things you most want to drop into a dumpster and forget about. You can’t fit your couch into your two-door Honda Civic to take it somewhere for donation. As for your old TVs or electronics, you might not even know where to take those items locally for recycling purposes.

Dumpster rental companies have their reasons for not taking these items. They are difficult to dispose of in safe, hygienic, or environmentally friendly ways. However, by barring users from discarding these items, dumpster companies have eliminated much of the convenience factor that drives dumpster rentals in the first place.

Making Dumpster Rentals More Convenient

The best way to make dumpster rentals easy, quick, and convenient once more is to eliminate the factors that are causing confusion or complexity. That means getting away from confusing dumpster size choices and junk sorting requirements.

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The good news is that there are dumpster rental companies—some of them active in Sarasota—that restore ease of use to the process.

One way that companies are simplifying matters is by not offering half a dozen different dumpster sizing options. Instead, the one size fits all approach is gaining popularity. While this path may seem limited, it is actually quite helpful for most customers. The freedom of choice in dumpster rental sizes has become stifling, just because very few consumers have the experience or knowledge to choose the right dumpster size. Everyone knows that a 12-cubic yard bin is smaller than a 20-cubic yard bin, but envisioning one of those bins is another thing entirely. The fact that most dumpster rental companies don’t offer meaningful guidance to help customers estimate junk quantity makes matters worse.

Having one dumpster size choice instead of five or six makes things a lot easier. It eliminates the guessing game and restores peace of mind into the mix. If your junk disposal needs align perfectly with the size of the bin, great! If you have more junk to throw away than can fit in the bin, just rent a second. The process is way simpler, which makes it easier to plan a move, renovation, or cleanout.

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Another way that dumpster rental companies are simplifying things for their customers is taking the sorting process in-house. These companies meet customer expectations by offering dumpsters that you can use for virtually any types of waste. Whether it’s a TV, a couch, a bag of garbage, or a bunch of old ratty carpet, you can throw it in the bin. The company then hauls your junk to a sorting center, where they go through a separate everything. Not only do these companies make life easier for you, but they are also often the greenest junk removal services. Instead of taking everything to the nearest landfill, they pull out anything that can be donated, repurposed, recycled, or reused and make sure it gets to the right place.

Next time you are looking for dumpster rentals in Sarasota, look for a company that offers these services. With a one size fits all dumpster rental service, you can plan your rental and lock down your project plans faster. With no restrictions on what you can put in the dumpster, you can execute your cleanout or renovation faster. Both perks are huge and will make your dumpster rental experience as quick and easy as you hoped it would be.

 

Junk King Sarasota
6260 Colan Place Unit A
Sarasota, FL 34240
Hours: M-F: 9A-6P, Sa: 9A-4P

Providing junk removal services to the Sarasota area, including:

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