Salvation Army -- Furniture Pickup Lakeview

After experiencing major life setbacks, I was fortunate enough to find employment at the Salvation Army. I spent many years assisting people and telling my experience. After finally earning enough money to get an apartment, I went to numerous thrift stores — including the Salvation Army. I bought furniture, accessories, and electronics. I made many trips to the store on Clybourn looking for a couch. I saw many couches there that had minor tears and discoloration. Regardless, I would have purchased a couch if they had one in the color I as looking for. So, when I tired of the couch I purchased in haste, I called the Salvation Army to pick it up. I was asked many questions, including if my couch had pet hair on it. I told them it did not (I cleaned and vaccumed that couch every weekend). I was glad that someone would be using a couch, that I no longer wanted because I could afford to buy the one I wanted. After waiting a week, two men arrived and asked if my brand new couch was the one they were taking. REALLY — a tag was still one it! I pointed to the slightly beat up couch that did not look new at all. Oh yeah — before they came in they heard my dogs. When they came in one man saw my dogs and decided that they don’t take couches because they assumed my dogs got on the couch. Then one man proceeded to take a cushion off the couch. There was a small tear from taking the cushion off almost daily to fluff the cushion. He then said they could not sell a torn couch. So, the couch is now in the alley. That couch is probably in someone’s house now, as it is good enough to put in their home.

I chose Salvation Army because they were one of the few places that picked up beds. Brown Elephant was great at picking up everything else.
I had read some bad Unilocal reviews on Sal Army pickups in the west loop, but this was for Lakeview on the north side. I called for the pick up and they said they could pick up the next day. I needed to call in at 8.30am to learn if they’d come 8-​noon or noon-​4pm. They arrived during the time slot and all was well.