• ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
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      12 days ago

      I find if I’m going far distances, home Depot is actually better. Around town U-Haul is usually better.

      Which is kinda ironic, as it’s inverse to what they advertise for.

      • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Really? HD you get unlimited miles for $20, albeit only for 75 minutes. But if you just need to pick up something heavy you can’t beat that deal

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          11 days ago

          And a full day unlimited miles is only $130. Where uhaul truck 24hrs and 200 miles is $138. 500 miles $285.

          Stay in town though. Go ~40 miles and have it for a day. U-Haul is ~$60 compared to HD at $130.

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        12 days ago

        as it’s inverse to what they advertise for.

        Probably why they can charge the price structure they do, maximizing their profit for the most common use case they see.

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        12 days ago

        They also usually rent out equipment, like carpet cleaners, post-hole diggers, large drain snakes, etc. And relatively cheap for the one time possibly in your lifetime you need to use it.

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        12 days ago

        Yeah, that’s definitely the cheapest option if you only need the truck for an hour or two to carry something home. Actually I think it’s free if you are fast enough, just have to pay for gas.

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            12 days ago

            There is usually a mileage bit on there too, its X miles for Y hours sort of thing iirc.

            Still can be relatively cheap BTW, just saying its not pure time as of the last time I did it. Which was to move a few slabs of butcher block for my desk, so that was about 4-5 years ago.

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            11 days ago

            You don’t need to buy anything, I’ve rented the truck from home Depot to carry unrelated items before.