I HAVE "NO TRUST" in this company because I think they are padding there bills, and this is why.
1. I rented a 22 x 8x8 Dumpster from JD Services that was delivered on Nov. 8, 2018 ... got on it time with
graffiti written on it. Now regardless of your political position, "F**k Trump" had been painted on the side in 15 inch letters. That is just Poor business behavior............. but it gets worries.
2. Within 5 days we filled it with green was, DRY wood and brush, to the top and wanted it pick up before the rain
added to the weight. They missed two pick up dates and did not get till Dec. 8, 2018. By that time just a little rain fell.
3. They charged my card the flat rate of $645, I was good with that, and though I was done..... NOT.
4. I think it was July 1, 2019 I ordered another big Dumpster. When they checked my account from last time
They said I owed $385 more for over weight charges. That did not seem right.
That was when I found out they did not weigh the dumpster tell Jan 22, 2019. During that time, from google, it showed it had rained 2 inches in Dec and 3.74 inches in Jan. They said the water would just run thru.... No, some yes, but not all would run out the bottom. That green waste was very dry and would soak in much of that water.
Here is who the business works. The ONLY PRODUCT they have to sell is weight. They charge us a price per pound which is higher than what it cost for them per pound to despose of. That is there profit margin and that is fair. BUT here is where the "Trust" comes in, in this process. What should happen is the dumpster should be weighted just before we get it, that is called the "tare weight". When it is picked up, at that time it should be weighed again. That is called the "gross weight". For example if the "tare weight" is 500 lbs. and the "gross weight" 2,700 lbs., you subtract the tare weight of 500 lbs. from the gross weight of 2,700 lbs. and get 2,200 lbs., that is your "net weight" and that is what you paying them to take. Say they charge you 18 cents per pound, then you own them 2,200 lbs. time 18 cents for a total of $396. Then they take your stuff and dispose of it at a cost of 11 cents per pound for a cost of $242, that leaves them with a profit of $154. ALL that is fair as long as they are truthful and that is where the "Trust" comes in. If they lie and lower the "tare" it is more profit for them at the rate of 11 cents per pound. A little lie of 50 lbs per day on each dumpster is only $5.50. If you do that on 20 dumpsters a day, that is $110 per day. They could also add things to your dumpster. Each pound add gives them 7 cents per pound. Just a little lie of 300 lbs. gives them $21 more that you pay. Twenty dumpsters a day gives them $420 per day. Total per day for a little lie is $574 times 20 days per month, is $11,480 times 12 months $137,760. That is a good motivator.
For me it had to do with RAIN water. They got the dumpster on Dec. 8, 2018 and did not take it to the dumps tell Jan. 22, 2019. WHY???? .... It would not get lighter during the winter, but it would get heaver and that is more unearned profit AT MY EXPENSE. Just so you know my dumpster was 8ft x 22ft for a total surface area of 176 sq. ft. One sq. ft of water one inch deep weighs a little more the 5lbs. ( 5.202 lbs.). So for every inch of rain times the 176 sq. ft. is 915 lbs. In Dec 2018 the rain fall was 2 inch and for Jan. 2019 - 3.74 inches. Total for the time they had my dumpster 5.74 inches times 915 lbs. per inch of water for a total of 5,257 lbs. of water fell on my dumpster. I know all of it did not stay in the dumpster, but a lot of it did.
Telling office manager Raquel all this she said no adjustment would be made. She seemed proud to be do strong about it. I pushed to talk with the owner, Joseph Bernardini, about it with the same above logic..... and he to had the same answer as Raquel. NOPE, I WOULD NOT TRUST THEM TO WEIGH A LOAD FAIRLY...... I think they cheat. In fact just before my phone talk with the owner, they found my old Visa card number from Dec. an ran the $385 charge thru. I was able to tell my bank that it was a "fraud" charge and they have pulled it. I will see it they fight it. For now the lost my business and I use two big dumpsters a year. Just telling you what happen to me.... Sorry this was so long. read more