{"id":3065,"date":"2020-03-31T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T05:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2020-03-31T14:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T05:47:22","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-unwanted-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/how-to-get-rid-of-unwanted-items\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Rid of Unwanted Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Living in any country can be a great\nexperience and learning about what things to buy and finding your personal\ninterests can be a fun and rewarding process. Sometimes we tend to accrue more\nthings than we need, either through an unneeded purchase or by getting too much\nof something. We all tend to too much of something and find ourselves in need\nof disposing of them in some way. In Japan, there are a few ways you are\nsupposed to go about ridding yourself of unwanted items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sifting Through it All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing that you need to do is to go\nthrough everything you have and discover what is necessary and what is excess.\nThis can be a challenge as you can see the value in many things that aren’t\nreally being used or that have a use in the foreseeable future. It is best to\nthink about how these things can be used for you in leisure or professional\nsettings. Once you have figured out which items you don’t need, then you can\nsort out your stuff into groups. You should do this for when you decide to\nfinally dispose of the things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where to go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finding out where to dispose of your items can\nbe a bit of a problem as Japan has very distinct areas and places to take them.\nIf you don’t do it properly, then you can’t get rid of them, and you may incur\na fine in the process. Here are a few ways to get rid of different kinds of\nitems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule a Pick-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are trying to get rid of large\nfurniture, electronics, or appliances, you can set up an appointment with the\ncity for pick-up. You will have to have all your stuff out at the appropriate\ntimes that you have scheduled. There are even some trucks that go around\nneighborhoods playing some soft music that let you know they are there for item\npick-up. There is a charge involved in this method of the disposal, so make\nsure you have enough money for all your items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recycle Shop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are recycle shops all over Japan, and\nthey all take different kinds of items. Some are meant for clothing, others are\nmeant for appliances and electronics, while others only deal in home furnishing.\nYou will have to find them yourself and be prepared to be offered much less\nthan what you paid for it. Depending on the quality of the item you may be able\nto get back close to 50% of the original price if you are lucky. Keep your\nexpectations low, and remember you are trying to get rid of the stuff without\npaying a fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online Trading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social media is a great place to go when you\nwant to get rid of something quick. There are entire threads of people simply\ngiving away the items because they are leaving or don’t want to go through the\nprocess of selling. These places are perfect for you to quickly get rid of your\nthings, and they will meet you at public places to ensure nothing goes wrong.\nThere are other threads that are meant for selling your stuff at whatever\nprices you see fit. These will lead to you having to haggle more for your items\nas people will want to get them for as little as possible. You can set the\nconditions for meeting and payment, and where you want to sell to. It can take\nsome time with this method if you are trying to sell something that is not\nneeded by many people, so you can use whichever works best your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Ok to Sell?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Almost everything is ok to recycle or sell on\nyour own. From your clothes to your pencils, you can try to get anyone to buy\nor trade for your things as long as you aren\u2019t selling things that you can’t\nget anywhere except special shops like pets and things of that nature. You must\ndo your own research on this if you aren’t sure what you can get rid of for a\nprofit. Some cities may have their own rules and regulations about certain\nitems, so make sure to check everything before selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can easily rid yourself of all the\nunwanted items you have in Japan. Many people are looking for easy pick-up\nitems whether they are new or used. This is especially true for people who are\njust arriving in Japan and need some essential items. Most people who are\nleaving will get rid of everything and give it away to not pay for disposal or\nwait on the buyers to pick up. Find what way works best for you, and you will\nhave no problem getting rid of your things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Living in any country can be a great experience and learning about what things to buy and finding your personal interests can be a fun and rewarding process. Sometimes we tend to accrue more things than we need, either through an unneeded purchase or by getting too much of something. We all tend to too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-apartment-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}