UPDATE: West Seattle Junction shredding event so popular, second truck called in

12:04 PM: The free shredding (and e-cycling) event in The Junction right now is so popular (as noted in comments on today’s West Seattle Saturday preview), Cara Mohammadian from event sponsor Windermere called to say they have a second truck on the way and so they’re extending the time – instead of a 1 pm cutoff, they’ll go until ~3 or until the second truck is full. It’s happening in the Junction parking lot off 42nd SW just south of SW Oregon.

12:46 PM: That was fast – just got another update; the second truck’s full and they’re wrapping up. Anybody else sponsoring a shredding event in the area sometime this year, let us know – obviously a big demand (people had been asking us about this one for months).

13 Replies to "UPDATE: West Seattle Junction shredding event so popular, second truck called in"

  • Kc April 29, 2017 (1:30 pm)

    I was there about 10:15 the demand certainly outweighed the resources and the organization  of the drop off left a lot to be desired.

    after waiting 20min in a holding area only to have others be directed ahead of me I lost interest very quickly 

    for $15 a recycler in sodo took it off my hands

    while I applauded the efforts “Free” will always bring a crowd

  • shredded April 29, 2017 (1:54 pm)

    i just want to send a special shout out to windermere for going the extra mile. while i can certainly understand the comments left by kc, i will say that i made two trips to the day of giving shredding event, one about 9:45am and the other at 1:30. both times the people working, while overwhelmed, were super courteous, and working their BUTTS off to accommodate people driving up, walking up, and some who didn’t even bother to ask but  just dumped their stuff and walked away.  i was grateful for windermere’s efforts and will bring more stuff next year.  sure, “free” brings a crowd but i never stood around today for more than about 10 minutes.  that was hardly what i’d call an inconvenience.  thank you windermere office, west seattle, for your hard work and time today.

    • Kc April 29, 2017 (2:44 pm)

      I would say lesson learned would be to start with 4 trucks juiced a ready to go from the get go for next year to handle the volume.  

    • Phil Sweetland April 29, 2017 (4:31 pm)

      I was very disappointed with their organization.  I parked by US Bank so my wife could attend to some business and walked with my grocery bag to the shredding area.  I was told that they were not taking drop-offs as I, and several others, were trying to bring our small amount to be shredded.  I was told that if I were in a car they would take it- albeit, perhaps an hour wait.

       In an area with many new apartments, why wouldn’t they be set up for drop-offs?  The excuse being that they did not have enough trucks. 

  • Gene April 29, 2017 (3:01 pm)

    Well –shredded — was a great experience for you- others had a different one & unfortunately even more folks – those driving other places or just trying to cross streets – seemed to be having a pretty frustrating time getting around-  so while grateful for Windermeres efforts- maybe a different set up elsewhere / with better entry & exit  approach for next time.

  • Maureen April 29, 2017 (3:20 pm)

    Thanks for the E-cycling, too Windermere !

     

  • Larry Johnson Jr, Branch Manager, Windermere RE/Wall St., Inc April 29, 2017 (4:01 pm)

    Thank you all for the wonderful turnout today for our annual
    shredding and e-cycle event. We take pride in giving back to the community and
    although we were able to accommodate more than we anticipated, there were
    several people that we had to turn away which is unfortunate. Last year we had
    a difficult time filling one truck. We accomplished this within the first hour.
    Between the time the truck left to go dump and return we had enough paperwork
    that was dropped off to fill the truck a second time. It was clear that we
    weren’t in a position to assume more shredding material until we were able to
    properly dispose of what we had on hand. This is why we had to inform people
    that we were at capacity after we received the second truck. As it turns out we
    needed a third truck to facilitate the remaining confidential material. Our goal
    today was today was to provide a complementary shredding and e-cycle event to
    our friends, clients and our community. Unfortunately we fell short in
    providing that to everyone and for that we are sorry. We look forward to making
    the necessary changes to improve and provide this event again.

    • Rob B May 2, 2017 (6:57 pm)

      Thank you for providing the service!  It was a bit disorganized and there was clearly too much demand but we appreciate you offering the service to us west seattliets. I didn’t have a ton to shred as the amount of paperwork is going down these days. Still nice to ensure that confidential paperwork has the ability to get shredded especially in large quantities (given the fact that home paper shredders can only do small jobs)

  • Karen April 29, 2017 (5:21 pm)

    Thank you Windermere! You never fell short! It’s wonderful that you offered this service. I didn’t have a lot to shred, but I had the best service and I appreciate what you have gone through for our community.  I guess this just proves our community is really growing!

  • GWS April 29, 2017 (6:02 pm)

    FYI, shred events can be listed through the WA Attorney General website:  http://www.atg.wa.gov/shredathon.aspx.  I think the BECU events (at least the ones held in Tukwila) are pretty well organized and have a few shredding trucks on hand to handle the crowd.  Not sure when the next one is as they just had one a couple of weeks ago.

  • AMD April 29, 2017 (7:39 pm)

    Really grateful for the shredding event.  I got there at about 10:15, had to wait a few minutes in line but got my half-bag to the shredder with no issue.  I’m happy to have businesses in the community that care enough to reach out and host a wider event instead of just calling a shredder for their own stuff.

    Worked out well for me that it coincided with drug take back day.  Just loaded up my car with old stuff, made a few stops to offload, and came home to less stuff.  So much winning!

  • Dave II April 30, 2017 (12:16 pm)

    What’s everyone shredding?  Just seems strange to have such a demand when so much is “electronically stored” today and for the past 5+ years. 

    • AMD April 30, 2017 (1:22 pm)

      Medical bills.  Those companies still live in the dark ages, want you to have copies of things to fax in, and seem to generate six pieces of paper every time you even think about your doctor.  At least that’s what a lot of my paperwork ends up being.

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