Donation Centers

TROSA Thrift Store + Donation Center

  • Accept usable food, clothing, household items, toiletries, furniture, vehicles, school and work supplies in good condition for resale

  • Special process for donating vehicles

  • Unable to accept hazardous materials, recalled or unsafe items, helmets, cribs, car seats, walkers, high chairs, play pens, helmets, tube TVs, or any broken items with stains, rips, missing parts, bugs, pet hair, or odor

  • May provide donation pickups for large items in very good condition (though may have to wait 1-4 weeks for pickup)zz

Durham Rescue Mission Thrift Stores

  • Accept usable clothing, household items, furniture, vehicles, boats, and motorcycles

  • Unable to accept hazardous materials, recalled or unsafe items, helmets, cribs, car seats, walkers, high chairs, play pens, helmets, tube TVs, or any broken items with stains, rips, missing parts, bugs, pet hair, or odor

GCF Donation Center + Stores

  • Accept usable clothing, household items, small appliances and furniture

  • Unable to accept hazardous materials, recalled or unsafe items, large appliances, mattresses, helmets, cribs, car seats, walkers, high chairs, play pens, helmets, tube TVs, or any broken items with stains, rips, missing parts, bugs, pet hair, or odor

  • Pickup unavailable as of June 27, 2020

Book Harvest

  • Accept books suitable for children from birth through high school

Habitat for Humanity Restore

  • Accept appliances (no used gas ranges, no gas dryers, 10 years or newer), architectural items, cabinetry, residential doors (no taller than 84”), working electronics (no printers), flooring, furniture (no particle board furniture), hardware, lighting (must be in working condition), lumber and sheetrock (no scrap lumber, no material with nails, no concrete on wood), mattresses (must be in good condition), wall coverings, plumbing, tools in working condition, windows

  • Unable to accept

    • Hazardous materials, recalled or unsafe items, helmets, cribs, car seats, walkers, high chairs, play pens, helmets, tube TVs, or any broken items with stains, rips, missing parts, bugs, pet hair, or odor

  • Provide donation pickups for donations too large to fit into a truck or SUV

The Recollective

  • A subscription pick-up service (for as low as $15 a month) for those hard to recycle items, or just to make recycling and reuse of items easier

  • List of materials accepted and not accepted

  • Add-on service for paint, unbroken tube bulbs, latex paint, shredded paper

Consignment

Everything But The House

  • Online platform for resale

  • Quick turn-around

  • Global audience

MODE CONSIGNMENT

  • Local location:

    • 1000 W Main St, Durham

    • 2028 Cameron St, Raleigh

  • Designer and name-brand clothing and accessories

Classic Treasures

  • Local location:

    • 2659 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham

  • Quality new and gently used furniture and home decor

  • Email pictures and details of your furniture to classictreasures@frontier.net to see if your pieces may be approved for consignment

  • All items must be clean and showroom ready

  • Free pick-up for approved items

Once + Again Consignment Gallery

  • Local location:

    • 3738 Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham

  • New and gently used furniture, home decor, jewelry, dinnerware, glassware

  • Email pictures and details regarding potential items for consignment approval

  • Free pick-up for approved items

Estate Sales

Blue Moon Estate Sales

  • Estate sales management in Durham and Chapel Hill

EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE

  • Estate sales and online auction

Storage Units

Extra Space Storage

  • Climate controlled units

  • Video surveillance

  • Electronic gate access

CubeSmart Self Storage

  • Climate controlled

  • Video surveillance + well-lit aisles

  • Ground level units available

  • Dollies + carts available

  • On-site moving + packing supply store

  • Move-in truck available for free

StoreSmart Self-Storage

  • Climate controlled units available

  • Video surveillance + well-lit aisles

  • Ground-level units

  • Dollies + carts available

  • 24/7 access

  • On-site moving + packing supply store

  • On-site U-Haul rentals

Triangle Mobile Storage

  • Mobile storage units

    • Can store on your property or have moved to a Triangle Mobile Storage Facility

  • Locally owned

  • $189/month + delivery fees

PODS Moving + Storage

  • Mobile storage units

    • Can store on your property or have moved to a PODs Storage Facility

  • Multiple container sizes

  • $149/month + delivery fees (average $74.99)

Junk Removal Services

Junk King Raleigh

  • Call 888-888-JUNK or text a pic to 737-888-5865 to let them know what you need disposed or recycled

  • Recycle and reuse 60% of what they haul away

  • Provide a free on-site no-obligation quotation

  • Prices based on amount and type of junk

  • Cannot remove certain hazardous items (like asbestos or biological waste)

  • Clear junk, sweep-up, and take away junk to be reused or recycled

Moving Services

Trosa Moving

  • Free written estimates

  • Full or partial packing services

  • Moving + packing supplies

  • Local or cross country moves

  • Climate controlled, fully alarmed storage available

  • Voted one of the Triangle’s favorite movers

  • Supports TROSA’s “cost-free housing, meals, health care, counseling, and more to over 500 men and women in recovery”

Two Men + A Truck

  • Professional trained movers

  • Packing + unpacking services

  • Moving + packing supplies

  • Local or cross country moves

  • Also provide junk removal

  • Climate controlled storage available

When to hire a mover vs. when to hire a professional organizer:

Hire a professional mover when you need:

  • Efficiency and safety with moving, packing and/or unpacking, especially heavy and/or fragile items

Hire a professional organizer when you need:

  • Someone else to facilitate the logistics of hiring a mover, packing or unpacking

  • Extra attention to organization before packing, while packing, and/or while unpacking

  • Your things organized before and/or after your move

  • Help sorting items to declutter before packing for a move

  • Vision and execution for unpacking, organizing and styling your home after a move