The following article is excerpted from beijingkids Home and Relocation Guide 2011. Download a PDF copy here or visit this page to order a free print copy for home delivery.
There are a couple of options for getting rid of your big things. Host a moving sale, invite friends and make a day of it! Or, advertise online on the beijingkids’ or The Beijinger’s classifieds. Roundabout Charity Store and Freecycle Beijing are good places to pass on your large items as well.
Otherwise, you can actually hire one of the locals to take it off your hands and onto the back of their bikes. They’ll even pay you for your old appliances and furniture. To go about this, ask around your compound for a man with a bike trailer. They can also move furniture for you. This will cost you, but you can negotiate a fair price. Alternatively, find out whether your ayi needs, or knows someone who needs, some furniture.
RESOURCES
beijingkids Classifieds
www.beijing-kids.com/classifieds
the Beijinger Classifieds
www.thebeijinger.com/classifieds
Roundabout Charity Distribution Store
Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Opposite the East Gate of the International School of Beijing, 10 Anhua Jie, Shunyi District (137 1801 1124 English, 137 1805 3814 Chinese only) www.roundaboutchina.com 顺义区北京顺义国际学校东门的对面，安华街10号
Freecycle Beijing Yahoo Group
www.freecycle.org
groups.yahoo.com/group/FreecycleBeijing/
