Talk:1-800-GOT-JUNK?

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on July 18, 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

[edit] Verify tag

I added back the tag because the anon who removed it apparently doesn't understand the concept of verifification in the wikipedia sense (or doesn't understand how to use citations). The article must be verified with reliable sources, otherwise the tag stays up. If you need help formating citations, pop me a message on my talk page.--Isotope23 13:09, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where is the proof this is the world's largest junk removal company?

I stongly believe this statement is not correct. Sita, Waste Management Inc and Veolia are much larger waste disposal companies both in terms of turn over, waste handling tonnage and geographical locations. I work in the waste management industry and have made sizeable contributions to this sector of wikipedia. Proof please! --Alex 15:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Alex. "World's largest junk removal company" is an unofficial slogan or claim of the company: this is not an assertion made by the article. Justin Eiler 00:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
How would it not be the worlds largest junk removal company. They are now even in Austrailia. My dad is the franchise partner in Richmond. I would know. It is a personal junk removel service. They aren't waste disposal companies.--XAM 13:55, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
It's not for me to prove that they aren't its for the author of this article to demonstrate truth behind the article. I also think that you will find it hard to make the clarification of what is waste and what is "junk"--Alex 15:12, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
It's obviously an unofficial slogan. It's just like those cellphone commercials that claim company A has the largest network, while company B claims the same. There is no need for any proof. If this is the company's slogan, then that's that.Vkmitg 23:43, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Not in the UK, you would have to be able to justify the claim or else you would be in breach of trading standard laws.--Alex 08:01, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Name another huge Junk removal comapany.--XAM 13:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Sita, Waste Management...
Waste Management is not a junk removal company. They take people garbage too. Got Junk will come into your house and take away junk. XAM 01:25, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Also Veolia E.S., FCC (Spanish). I'm not sure you can actually easily differentiate waste from junk, although I understand what you are getting at. Most local authorities in the UK offer the service of collection of bulky waste from the household. Here I think this would be the nearest comparison. Like I said earlier it is not for us to disprove the claims but it is up to the author to justify claims using verifiable independent references. --Alex 15:55, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
One must first understand what is meant by junk. Waste management removes waste which orginates from curb side pickup which includes food waste and small household items. Junk refers to items that are not removed by curb side pickup and items that you can't typically get rid of through your curb side pickup service. This is where 1-800-GOT-JUNK? comes into the picture. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? removes items that you can't get rid of throuh your curb side pick-up, either because you have too much or you have items that are too large or bulky or require demolition or have a time frame that does not fit within your garbage company's schedule. Try getting rid of your old spa and boat or camper or sectional sofa through your curb side pick-up, not to mention your electronic waste such as TV's, computer monitors or personal computers or DVD players. Oh yea and that highrise 20 floor office building cleanout that needs to be done in two weeks. If you have a death in the family and need a home cleaned out, call them. If you are a bank and have a forclosure, call them. If you are empty nesters and are moving, call them. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? provides a high quality personalized service. The reason behind the statement of worlds largest is because no one else in the world provides this service across 242 locations in the Unites States and 40 locations Canada. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? does not remove garbage from curb side pickup and never will. If you compare tonnage alone, of course waste management dwarfs 1-800-GOT-JUNK? So this takes us back to the difference between Junk and typical household waste or garbage. One more side note is 1-800-GOT-JUNK? recycles or donates over 60% of what they pickup. Your curbside garbage service can't make that statement. --75.16.81.77 04:55, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Are you trying to make this all sound like one big advert? LOL --Alex 13:39, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Inappropriate Tone & Advertising

Edits by 159.18.168.14 have the following problems;

  • Inappropriate Tone. The emphasis throughout is in promoting the company to an end customer. Phrases like "Whether it’s an old sofa or a pile of junk in the garage, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? removes it for you." are just advertising.
  • Use of the first and second person. Do not address the reader "you" or refer to the company as "we".
  • "Where we operate" - Please explain what this extensive directory adds to this encyclopaedia article. It would be ample to give a count of states/cites/whatever without trying to assure the reader that there's one near them. Again, this just looks like advertising.

--Escape Orbit (Talk) 22:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)