College Hunks Hauling Junk of San Jose, CA
About us
COLLEGE HUNKS HAULING JUNKĀ® AND COLLEGE HUNKS MOVINGĀ® is the only national junk removal and full service moving company. Every College Hunks franchise location, truck and team member is fully licensed, bonded & insured in accordance with the standards set forth by the American Moving & Storage Association. Maybe you're moving your home or office across town, across the state or across the country. Maybe you need some appliances removed and recycled or old furniture donated to charity. Maybe all you need is a HUNK with a strong back and a big truck. No matter what you're situation, you can always count on College Hunks to provide you with a 100% Stress-Free experience! Email us at [email protected] - Receive $15 off if you mention they saw us on Angie's List while booking your service.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Electronics, We offer moving labor, bricks, carpet, concrete, construction waste, debris, dirt, donation pickups and labor services. We can remove ANY non-hazardous items, drywall, glass, household or office junk, including appliances, junk removal, lumber & furniture., plaster, recyclables, roofing, soil, yard brush, yard waste
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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"Hello [Member Name Removed], thank you for your review. I'm happy you were impressed with our service. I can assure you that your items were definitely donated or recycled. We have multiple partnerships to find them a new home and the items you listed would have been easy for us to donate or recycle. Thank you for your business!"
The team (Max, Mike and Rodger) phoned me shortly after my appt window began this afternoon, and arrived in the driveway within 15 minutes. They were professional, courteous, well-dressed, strong, and ready to WORK.
Max went through an overview of the company and their service, took a look at my volume of items, and gave a reasonable estimate. Mike and Rodger waited professionally while we went thru this process. The cost was based on how much room my stuff took up in the truck, and Max promised the estimate would be reduced if I didn't need so much space in the truck. Max also offered to handle everything -- both the furniture and the garage junk -- this afternoon in one visit, instead of asking me to make a new appointment for the add'l work.
I accepted the estimate for the whole operation, and the work began. I did not feel under any pressure to accept the estimate, and believe they would have left quickly if I had declined or said I wanted to get other bids.
As soon as Max and I finished the paperwork, the three men dove in. In less than 2 hours they went through a VERY full two-car garage, helped me sort what I wanted to keep vs. what was ready to go, and were incredibly efficient, productive, professional, and even funny. (Sorting thru junk is not something I normally consider 'fun' on a Saturday afternoon, but they seemed to enjoy their work and got along with each other and with me very well.)
It was quickly apparent that they would need a 2nd truck to haul away all of my stuff, and the truck arrived before it was even needed!! There was no way the company could have known in advance that I would need so much space -- when booking the estimate/appointment I said I wanted the furniture removed and an estimate ONLY on the garage debris -- and I was very impressed they could handle this problem in the middle of a Saturday afternoon.
Once the garage was empty the men carefully swept up the garage and carport, and helped me put some items I chose to keep back into the garage.
At the end of the job Max was very pleased to tell me my junk took up significantly less space than he had anticipated, and reduced the estimate by 1/3. The deal was AWESOME.
I highly recommend College Hunks, particularly Max, Mike and Rodger, will use them again in the future, and rec'd them to friends and family.
The website and online registration was clever and easy. However, when I got to the end I thought, "Wait, How do I pay these people?" There had been no mention of pricing, credit card or cash etc. I used the chat online service to ask about it. The online service rep said that I could move my cursor over some icon and a price would show up (?). Given that I had already made the appointment and closed the deal, I figured I would face it later.
As it turned out i did have to change the appointment time. Someone answered the phone promptly and the change was easy.
On the day of pick, two polite, happy, fresh-faced youths showed up. We all agreed that the my material was suitable for donation not trash. They said that they would not only be taking it to Goodwill but some of it would be going to other places as well. That was a little surprising but I was ok with it.
What was surprising was that I had to listen to a mini-presentation of why this company was good, how much they recycle and why they are so much better than their competitors. It was only then they told me the price for picking up my materials.
I honestly cannot tell you if it was a good price. I paid because I wanted to be done with the cleanup. However, finding out how much money is owed at this end of the visit is wrong. I should have had a ball park figure prior to their arrival. The youths tried to explain to me that since the website is national, they can not post a single price for the US. Well, the website did ask me for my zipcode so it should also be able to tell me approximate pricing. i did receive a $15 discount because I found them through the Goodwill website.
I cannot fault the two youths. They did everything they were trained to do. For example, while one was processing the paperwork, the other swept out the garage where the material was stored. It was a nice touch.
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