Someone told me that they don't accept them - is this true?

if I can;t dump it there - does anyone know where I can get rid of it?

Loopy.

I've never seen them turned down, although I had cut the last one into small enough bits to fit into the car, so technically it wasn't really a sofa any more!

Try not to take it to Woodhouse, because you have to carry everything up some steps before you can throw it into the skips :mad:

Originally posted by LoopyLou
Someone told me that they don't accept them - is this true?

if I can;t dump it there - does anyone know where I can get rid of it?

Loopy.

If it's in reasonable condition, try a charity shop and see if they'll have it.

Somewhere like St Luke's Hospice charity shop at Crookes for instance.

Loopylou, they can't deny you if the settee is from a domestic source. The problem lies in the fact that if you can get a settee to the tip, you probably have a van. And if you turn up in a van they assume you are 'trade' and get iffy about it :loopy: getting your mobile out on the spot and say you are phoning the central office does the trick, I am told. Don't know the number, though.

The city council (streetforce???)will take it away for £29, But you have to leave it outside and it could be some time before they get to it.....
Draggle :)

Re rich's suggestion, St lukes or St Paul de' Vincents take funiture, also Oxfam at Broomhill do collections, but the settee would need to have a 'fire label' - usually found beneath the middle cushion.

what about freecycle?worth a try :)

You could try advertising on SF classifieds. You might not get any money but someone might want it if it's not compleatly knackered. I managed to get someone to collect my sofa and exchange it for a bottle of wine:clap:

Originally posted by owdlad
Try not to take it to Woodhouse, because you have to carry everything up some steps before you can throw it into the skips :mad:
No you don't - if you're helpless enough, the nice chaps there do it for you :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Strix
No you don't - if you're helpless enough, the nice chaps there do it for you :thumbsup:

Not the old "helpless female" routine Strix :D :D

Bit of a long shot I know but, if yoy have friends/relatives in Rotherham, their council will collect it from outside their house either back or front for only £10.00

ring 01709 823014, 823016 or 823019

We have used this service and they are very good, you ring and can pay by credit/debit card over the phone and the next day they ring back with a collection day, usually within 5/7 days.

thanks for all the offers of advice .


we are the third owners of said sofa - so it really has seen better days - and for the last 6 months, it has been the dogs bed in the garage! * I couldn't possibly try and palm this very sad article of on a new owner - trust me nobody would be this desperate,

I phoned beighton tip and they confirmed that they would take it - so should be sorting all this out very soon,

thanks again,

loopy,

* to people who think it might be cruel to keep a dog in a garage.... it is connected by a door to the kitchen, which stays open and it was the dog who chose to take up residence on the old sofa in the garage not our idea. I think he found it a nice cool place during the summer!:D

Originally posted by Draggletail
Loopylou, they can't deny you if the settee is from a domestic source. The problem lies in the fact that if you can get a settee to the tip, you probably have a van.

Or a man's car. I have no trouble taking a sofa to the dumpit site in the back of a mondeo. When I had a ford galaxy you could carry a 3 piece suite in the back, if you just put a sofa in you could comfortably sit or lay on it and close the doors.

Originally posted by scottf
Not the old "helpless female" routine Strix :D :D
Yeah, right :suspect:

Me helpless? Do I seem like the helpless sort? :suspect:

I'm just short! And slightly built, so somebody ususally offers to get the other end of whatever I'm not struggling too much with :hihi: