Getting rid of a sofa

[Cas_P]

Anyone know the best way to get rid of a sofa, chair and footstool in Reading or does anyone want them free? I'm getting a new corner unit Friday and need them gone. I tried british heart foundation but now answer and they're damaged so I'm not sure they'd have them. They're only a year old from SCS and wernt cheap at all, however I took the covers off to wash them and the seams on the covers all tore and they shrunk a bit. you can't see the tears really badly when they are on the sofa so they're not that bad and could easily be sewn up so if anyone wants some for a garage or something you're welcome to them if you can take them away tomorrow.

Otherwise as above, what other methods of furniture removal (cheap) are availiable?

All a bit late notice but I wasn't expecting the new one untill end of August and they called today to say it was in early!

Cheers in anticipation

EFA: It's in Reading

Edited by Cas_P on Wednesday 14th July 15:27

[morebeanz]

To just get rid, book a takeaway with the local council. They all do removals of old large items for a small fee.

We've tried giving away stuff in the past, and almost every charity and hostel is so picky about regulations and condition that it's not worth the aggro.

[LC926]

i use free cycle for giving away stuff. my local one is no good to you, but sign up for your region. You just send an email to the yahoo group and its amazing how many people will grab it off you
http://www.uk.freecycle.org/

[twiglove]

Just stick em outside with a for sale sign on, and they WILL Vanish quickly....

...You are in Reading aren't you

[Cas_P]

Yes, I'm in Reading. I can't really just put them outside, They need to go down stairs and I can only just move them when I vacumn lol. I'll try freecycle but is it really that quick they need to go tomorrow.

Council sounds the best bet though, thanks

[Nidjit]

LC926 said:

i use free cycle for giving away stuff. my local one is no good to you, but sign up for your region. You just send an email to the yahoo group and its amazing how many people will grab it off you
http://www.uk.freecycle.org/

That's what I was going to say...

[anonymous-user]

heres an idea

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8156948.So...

[shimmey69]

my mum put a leather office chair on freecycle and had call within 10 minutes of going on and was picked up and gone within the hour, sometimes it can be very quick, if your lucky!

if not cas ill give you a shout when im free today

[Lakelord]

Why not keep it as a daily runner?

[zhead]

Stick it in snoid weekly (if it's exists..!) - be gone in a jiffy.

Just don't shake their hands on the sale.......

[Don]

Maybe these people can help?

http://www.cfpnewbury.org/

We've just got rid of a coffee table.

[wackojacko]

Torch it ?

[Cas_P]

haha loving the daily runner idea, DFS are now coming at 8:30am this morning, which is a fking pain in the arse as I need to be in Basingstoke for work at 9 (did not think they would deliver so early!) my own fault as I double booked. Typical being the first day in a long long time that I've had to be out so early!

Apparently they will put them outside for me, then *touchwood* Shimmey is going to help me take them to the skip at some point

[Puggit]

We just tried to Freecycle a 7 year old sofa on Reading and Basingstoke Freecycles - no one wanted it!

Ended up in the tip...