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Old 11-24-2014, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Far NW San Antonio
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Has anyone ever had personal experience using craigslist or someother online help service to rent a truck or a handyman with a truck for a pickup and delivery? I just got a nice new recliner but to deliver it would be 130. It only needs to be driven about 5 miles but was thinking about looking into craigslist or a handyman with a truck to go with them and pick it up and deliver it. Is there such a service or is it best getting a small uhaul for a hour with a lift? Thanks
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Old 11-24-2014, 01:18 PM
 
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Lowes rents a pickup truck for $19 or something pretty cheap. If you have the ability to lift it and unload it that's probably a good option. I've used people off Craigslist for odd jobs but never for something like this.
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Old 11-24-2014, 09:48 PM
 
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I own a pickup and might be able to help, but I would need a second person to help lift it. You can PM me if you'd like.
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Old 11-25-2014, 01:14 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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We used to just rent the Home Depot truck for an hour. It's $20 and they don't charge per mile like Uhaul.
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Old 11-26-2014, 06:47 AM
 
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That's $13.00 a mile !!!

Lowes or Home Depot, $20.00 bucks all day long
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Old 11-28-2014, 04:30 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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$130 for a delivery? That's a ripoff, I would have taken my business elsewhere. I don't think I'd buy something unless I was certain how I'd get it home either. One potential problem with renting the lowes or Home Depot vehicles is availability.
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Old 11-29-2014, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Far NW San Antonio
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Thank you all for your suggestions, I was going to go with lowes truck rental but then my yardman ( whom I am never around to really see ) offered to do it and as I trust him more than a handyman I never would of met, I went that route.

And yes 130. delivery is a rip-off but I got the chair at an amazing deal so I figured I would just opt to pick it up.
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