How to remove two beds from home cheaply? Help please!

lily76

We have two double beds at home and recently we are moving to other place and We do not want to take the two beds with us as it is a bit far away.

We contacted the removal company who would charge us 90 pounds for removing and will donate the beds to church.

Can anyone think of a cheaper way to remove the two beds.

Selling might not be so good because we only have two weeks left.

One bed is really new and the other one I have been using for 4 years.

Can I find any charity organisations who would collect things from household?

Thanks for all replies.

balletshoes

yes, homeless charities will usually come and take the furniture away for you, no charge to you.

elsien

There may be a local charity who could collect, or a second hand furniture place who might take them off your hands if they think they can resell. Try the council to see if they have any contact numbers. Or the Salvation Army if there's a branch near you. Our British Heart foundation shop also does furniture, it's just a question of knowing what's around in your area.
Your other option is to offer free on your local freegle/freecycle site, but you need to make it clear that people have to collect the furniture themselves.
As an absolute last resort, what so your local council charge to remove items of furniture? If you're looking to get rid of the mattresses, second hand ones are likely to have less takers than the bed frames.

lily76

balletshoes wrote: »

yes, homeless charities will usually come and take the furniture away for you, no charge to you.

Thank you for your reply. I am searching for these charities who have a shop near me now. Some are asking for personal details. Fingers crossed I could find one.

SallyCinnamon

Or if that doesn't work out, you could offer via your local freecycle for someone to collect. I passed on a double frame and quite an old mattress a while back with loads of interest. Good luck!

lika_86

If all else fails (gumtree, freecycle etc), depending on where you live, the council may do bulky waste collections. Ours (central London) collects up to five items for £15.

kittendothroar

Our local hospice shop collects furniture. Failing that freecycle or yahoo groups have some similar groups

lily76

elsien wrote: »

There may be a local charity who could collect, or a second hand furniture place who might take them off your hands if they think they can resell. Try the council to see if they have any contact numbers. Or the Salvation Army if there's a branch near you. Our British Heart foundation shop also does furniture, it's just a question of knowing what's around in your area.
Your other option is to offer free on your local freegle/freecycle site, but you need to make it clear that people have to collect the furniture themselves.
As an absolute last resort, what so your local council charge to remove items of furniture? If you're looking to get rid of the mattresses, second hand ones are likely to have less takers than the bed frames.

Thanks ,I will contact the council tomorrow. I do need the mattresses to go as well. One is new and almost never been used because it is for potential guest. The other one is a memory foam one and has some marks which I don't want others to use or see as well. :rotfl:

I can accept some reasonable charge, but 90 is robbing as we have other items to go as well and they might charge even more.

lily76

SallyCinnamon wrote: »

Or if that doesn't work out, you could offer via your local freecycle for someone to collect. I passed on a double frame and quite an old mattress a while back with loads of interest. Good luck!

Thank you. I will try. These days the most frequent place I go is a charity shop. We have so many clothes to go as well. :eek:

jackomdj

Free cycle, local Facebook groups, gum tree. All great for getting rid of things, or as previous posters said local charities can collect

surfboard2

http://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-goods/van-collection.aspx