****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
I bought a couple of bags because I had two different lots to clean. I was clearing out rocks, some cactus, and other debris. As others have noted, be certain that you can use these before buying because there's a lot of rules. Some are on the website, some are in the package. Yes, I know I just said find out before you buy, but also said some rules are in the package. Rules might change over time so I am not listing them here, but others have, and you can look around and do research before you buy as I did. I recommend starting with the bagster website especially for your address and just go on from there.For example, they do not service everywhere, and if they do service your area, you need to be within so many feet of a driveway or street for the truck to access it. You have to have so many feet of open clearance above and around the bag. They have these rules because they use a type of crane on the truck to load the bag into in the truck.For another example, some localities service the area but won't pick up yard debris or other items. You can enter your address on the Bagster site and it will let you know of any site-specific items.You must adhere to the rules or they won't pick up! According to others, they may charge you if they come and can not pick up because you didn't follow the rules.Unfortunately these rules are scattered, you can't find them all in one place, so check the website specifically for your address to make sure service is available in your area, that they'll pick up the type of trash that you're trying to get rid of, as well as some of the rules on bag placement. Also, check the paperwork that comes in the bag for other rules on how the bag must be loaded and bag placement rules. Like I said the rules are scattered. That said, I had a place on both lots that fit the criteria.Some have said that they had trouble with the initial loading, saying the bag walls were falling on them. I had no issues. I placed the bag and stretched it out. Per the directions, I then folded the walls down, in half, which made the walls twice as thick, self supporting them, so they were stiff enough to stand by themselves. I then placed heavy rocks in each corner, basketball size, to stretch the bag, hold it in place for further loading, and also help hold up the walls. Having done that, filling it afterwards was easy. I could run a wheelbarrow with rocks into the center of it and dump the rocks. Once I got near the halfway point I could unfold the sides and then pop the sides back up to fully fill the bags with lighter debris. TMI probably, but the point is if you'll take a little care, and follow the directions, filling it should be easy, I believe.Once they were filled, I went on the website - gave it my information, address and credit card to schedule a pickup. They came out within a few days and picked up both bags. As luck was have it I was home when they arrived and saw the truck, so I watched them do it. They use a truck with a crane on top. The crane swivels out over the bag, they latch onto the handles to pick it up, and drop it in the truck.All of this works great. I thought it was an easy experience except for the rules being scattered. I wish they would have put them all on the website so I could have seen them all at once and in one place. Obviously the locality specific things that would have to be separate because they depend on your address those are on the website. You really shouldn't have to wait to purchase the product to look in the bag to find additional rules those should be on the website. In my case my reading reviews I took a calculated risk and it worked out great. Basically if you've got an open area near where a truck can drive you're probably okay.In summary it worked fine for me I was very happy with it.
