R&S Junk Cleanouts & Dumpster Bags

R&S Junk Cleanouts is a Marblehead junk-removal and cleanout outfit with one of the deepest review records on this site — 4.9 stars from 226 Google ratings — and the striking thing about those reviews is how consistently the same names show up. Robert runs the jobs; customers also name Sheila, Tommy, Scott, Steve, Jarric, Ariel, Israel and Jarred on their crews, which is what a real working outfit looks like rather than a set of generic five-star lines. What people hire them for is clearing space: basements, sheds, garages, barns, apartments and whole rental units, plus construction debris, mattresses, appliances and old paint. Alongside the hauling they sell a $29.99 'dumpster in a bag' rated to 3,300 lbs that you fill at your own pace and then book a pickup for, with flat published pickup prices from $265 for household items or yard waste up to $399 for heavy materials. At least one customer describes a weekly Tuesday trash pickup as well. Speed and same-day availability are the recurring themes. A customer in April 2026 said they came out the same day, took everything and left the shed they had emptied spotless. In March 2026 another described a large dresser removed without damaging anything or making much noise. In November 2025 a homeowner listed a basement of boxes, an old sump pump, a broken flat screen and five-year-old moving clothes, and said the crew arrived exactly when promised and handled the volume they had underestimated. Reviewers repeatedly mention crews sweeping up afterwards and sticking to the quoted price. The complaints, though few, are worth reading before you book. In March 2025 a customer wrote that they had booked a removal four days ahead, took time off work for it, and no one showed up or called; in June 2025 another described the same thing — an appointment confirmed an hour beforehand, then no crew, no call, an owner not answering the phone, and a full voicemail box. Both are about scheduling and communication rather than the work itself, and neither has a recent counterpart, but the pattern is specific enough to ask about. Book this one when you need volume moved fast and cheaply, and pin the appointment down: get the date and arrival window confirmed in writing the day before, ask what happens if the truck is delayed, and confirm the price band your load falls into so the flat-rate pricing holds.