The weirdest junk we hauled in 2023
The top ten for this year was particularly hard to create. You won’t believe everything we hauled away in 2023. Check out the weirdest junk here.
When our teams head out for a day of making junk disappear, they truly never know what they might come across! Over the years, we’ve removed all kinds of junk, from the typical things like mattresses to the truly weird, like a truckload of bricks made of salmon (Yes, that really happened!). Buckle up as we are about to share our wonderful finds of 2023 with you, and trust us, it gets weird.
Countdown of the Top 10 Weird Junk List 2023
10. Wilson the Volleyball
We could hardly believe our eyes when we came across Wilson the Volleyball in a junk pile. Why would anyone want to Cast Away something as cool as this? Thanks to our Virginia North franchise for sharing this one!
9. Turtle Lantern
We were shell-shocked to learn that a customer wanted to get rid of this little guy. Before we loaded it into the truck, we couldn’t resist snapping a few shell-fies. Thanks to our Nashua Metro franchise for this turtle-y awesome find!
8. Giant Watermelon
We must admit, we were feeling a bit meloncholy before we came across this juicy junk find! Shoutout to our Greater Los Angeles team for sharing this one in a melon treasure.
7. Horn statue
Our Calgary team said it was like music to their ears when they found this gem on a job one day. We’re still not exactly sure what it is, but we do think it’s pretty jazzy!
6. Golf Cart
What’s a day on the job like for our Oklahoma City team? Well, there’s definitely no puttering around, but they always have fun, especially when they come across cool items like this. This was by far the most interesting find of the day!
5. Star Wars AT-AT
Our Lehigh Valley franchise is always happy to help, even if you need to clean up debris after the Death Star has blown up. (And don’t worry, this AT-AT didn’t end up in a garbage masher! We recycle the recyclables and donate the donatables.)
4. Slot Machine
Our Boston North team really hit the jackpot with this one. It’s always a bit of a gamble trying to get rid of things on your own, so it’s a good thing these customers called us. When we say we can handle anything, we’re not bluffing!
3. Old Telephone Booth
What’s another word for phone booth? Chatterbox! Our Virginia North team could not stop talking about how cool this phone booth is, and asked if we could maybe find a museum for this ancient artifact.
2. Wagon with Seats
We can only imagine the stories this wagon could tell. Transporting 6 toddlers at a time is a job for only the bravest of souls. Shoutout to our Oahu team and their clean, shiny truck for treating this wagon to the most relaxing ride of its life!
1. GOAT
Come on, how can a GOAT not be our number one pick? (It does stand for Greatest Of All Time, after all.) Especially since we like to think of ourselves as the GOAT when it comes to Junk Removal. 😉
That’s a wrap on our Weird Junk Top 10 List! We’ve seen some wonderfully weird items this year, and we’re only halfway through.
Do you have something that might top these? Whether it’s odd or ordinary, we’re happy to help get junk out of your way. All you have to do is point!
Frequently asked questions
We price based on how much space your items take up in the back of our truck, broken down into ⅛, ¼, ½, ¾ of a truckload, all the way up to a full truckload. Our trucks hold the equivalent of seven pickup trucks.
Our prices vary based on location and there is a minimum charge for our teams to remove your items, which is different in each location, based on a number of factors, including local disposal and recycling fees.
We offer single item pricing for certain items such as mattresses or TVs, sometimes this will be less than our minimum charge.
For materials that have a heavy cubic weight like dirt, concrete, and gravel, pricing is based on the total volume that the material takes up in the truck, up to a maximum of one foot in height for a full truck.
Watch us load up a truck to see how our standard pricing works!
If you need service weekly, monthly, or quarterly, we offer bulk pricing discounts. This gives you better value compared to common alternatives, such as dumpsters or less professional junk removal services.
Interested? Call our business account team at 1-888-475-3461 to discuss your needs as well as pricing options.
On the day of your appointment with us, our friendly, uniformed truck team members will give you a call or text 25-30 mins before we arrive to let you know we’re on our way.
Whether your business has a single location or multiple locations, we can create a custom junk removal solution that works for you. We can coordinate pickups at multiple locations at a local, regional, and national level. Rather than work with dozens of regional or local companies, let 1-800-GOT-JUNK? handle the jobs across all your locations.
Absolutely! We take large items all the time. As long as it can be lifted and loaded into the truck by two people, we'll be happy to take it away for you!
We work with all types of businesses and can handle any type of job - cleanouts, bulk item removal, general junk removal and even specific items like cardboard or pallets. We can take pretty much anything as long as it's not toxic or hazardous. We can remove your items from wherever they’re located, whether it’s your office, store, site or anywhere else—all you have to do is point!
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