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Apr 23, 2024
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BYURider
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aeration = gimmick
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I just got two "bids" for aeration of a lawn that is ~ 5k square feet. $85? Crazy town these days.
CSoul
Hardcore Democrat
Apr 23, 3:09pm
I paid $300 for aeration for a much smaller yard. I got home from work and
boorad
Apr 23, 3:11pm
You should check to see if your socks and shoes are still there. You got robbed.
CSoul
Apr 23, 3:12pm
Aside from being expensive, could have been a spike aerator. Depending on where
Malathion
Apr 23, 3:17pm
Maybe they cleaned up the pellets?
cougarstrong
Apr 23, 3:47pm
You can rent one for the day for $50.
Longseason
Apr 23, 3:13pm
No, $100 now and it's the small one that takes forever to do a yard.
CSoul
Apr 23, 3:14pm
Now I understand the $85 bid.
The Y's Insider
Apr 23, 3:17pm
Sounds like $85 is a steal.
Ragnar Danneskjold
Apr 23, 3:17pm
It's actually a great way for a college kid to earn a LOT of money. Rent a big aerator and then just do house to
CSoul
Apr 23, 3:19pm
This is what I did. Hired a kid on Marketplace - $25 for 2500 sqf
Longseason
Apr 23, 3:22pm
They have to drive there, get it out, load it up, and drive to their next job.
cougaman
Apr 23, 3:15pm
Usually they just do a bunch of people in the same neighborhood so it's not that big of an issue.
CSoul
Apr 23, 3:16pm
They probably don’t have multiple jobs in the neighborhood to do
cougaman
Apr 23, 3:19pm
Used to be the YM fund raiser. One day and they made some money.
O Gaucho
Apr 23, 3:30pm
Neighbor kid did mine this year for $40
ElkhunterUT
Apr 23, 3:30pm
I couldn’t get anybody to sneeze on my lawn for less than $100
cheezedawg
Apr 23, 3:33pm
aeration = gimmick
BYURider
Apr 23, 3:50pm
We did aeration for YM fundraising. We’d routinely pull in $3-4k over two
Blue Ridge
Apr 23, 3:52pm
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