Re: [Coworking] Re: Tips on clearing out an old space?

2015-05-26 Thread Tony Bacigalupo
Thanks for all the helpful tips, everyone! On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:05 AM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I did an open house for free stuff pick ups when we moved Camaraderie, and what a nightmare that was. I put a start time in my ad, and people showed up almost an hour before

Re: [Coworking] Re: Tips on clearing out an old space?

2015-05-22 Thread rachel young
I did an open house for free stuff pick ups when we moved Camaraderie, and what a nightmare that was. I put a start time in my ad, and people showed up almost an hour before hand. They tried to rush the door when I opened it, they were rude to one another, started fights. Not what I wanted on a

[Coworking] Re: Tips on clearing out an old space?

2015-05-22 Thread John Newman
Hi Tony I used to work with a large retailer that would occasionally move a store from one location to another. It's a huge project that can be broken down in to smaller tasks. Start with the clean out, systematically working you way through the space, one closet/ drawer/ room at a time. This

[Coworking] Re: Tips on clearing out an old space?

2015-05-22 Thread Melissa T. Goldman
Besides whatever stuff your members want to take, get someone to haul out away for free. In NYC, Housing Works will pick up non-Ikea furniture and some other re-saleable stuff for free. They are a fascinating organization with a storied local history.