Bookabin.com.au
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Hired a 4sqm green waste bin for 2 days. When the bin was not collected, I contacted Bookabin. The bin provider then phn'ed & advised due to soul from lawn removal, the bin would require a more expensive disposal. I agreed to pay the additional amount however the bin was not collected as agreed. On a second attempt contacting Bookabin, the bin was finally collected. Bookabin are a platform & take no responsibility for provider service.
Don’t bother. After booking a 9sqm bin was advised by email could only do 10 which I accepted. Was then called on day of delivery the 10 had a broken door so they would send a 6 and then deliver another skip after pick up. Now advised that we got the 10sqm. Explains why my son stuffed his shoulder opening it. But can someone explain why smaller than an 8sqm that I recently had. Show details
Terrible Service, Late to arrive - I wanted the bin for the weekend but it did not arrive until the Monday after the weekend. Damaged my Driveway on removal - They removed my bin by dragging it down the whole length of my driveway and then blamed me because I did not protect my driveway. They don't respect other peoples property. I would not use them again and I don't recommend them to anyone.
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I'd like to give zero points for this company review, but these review pages ask for at least one. OK, so be it. bookabin is just one of these middle man companies but unfortunately without any QA assurance whatsoever. They just send whoever volunteers to the victim (a.k.a. customer) to get them ripped off. You'll be much better off to just… Read more
directly call a local waste disposal company with some reputation.
I odered a 3m^3 container resently for some renovation waste. First thing: no one showed up the day the container was announced. It took my wife days on end to contact both book a bin and the actual supplier Oz Skips, to actually get it delivered. The bloke delivering it started a quarrel immediately, stating he does not have a 3m^3 container and we would get a 4m^3 container. If we fill it up, it'd cost more. I had a bad feeling already. But measuring the container showed it was just a 3m^3 container *. Anyway, we did not fill it up to the rim just to make sure not to get into trouble with that impertinent bloke again. Alas, it didn't help at all. He came to pick the container up, at a time where only my son were at home and extorted another 140 bucks out of him. My son complied, fearing for his life after all these threats thrown at him. Absolute criminal behaviour! I leave it to the reader to decide whether this can be considered fraud.
I asked bookabin to get that money returned but they flat out refused.
As a result, we paid almost 500 bucks for a three m^3 container, didn't dare to fill it up and are still left with some of the waste.
So, don't waste your time and money with bookabin and certainly run when the name Oz Skips appears in your quote.
* the container we got measured 1.2m x 1.8m at the bottom, 1.4m x 2.4m at the top and was 1.2m high (all measured outside). That is 3.3m^3 if we use the outside measurements, so actually it's the 3m^3 one).
Booked my skip through Bookabin. Skip was delivered a day late however the supplier extended my hire period at no extra charge. Vince was very accommodating and pleasant to deal with. Would definitely be utilising their services again
Absolutely terrible – Bin delivered late and not picked up until 3.5 weeks after due date. Bookabin providing no assistance, only calling me once I reversed bank charges for services not provided. Joanne denied all knowledge of waste not being collected (despite repeated emails), threatened to dump waste in garden and then hung up on me. Would not use again. Encourage reporting to consumer protection to prevent this type of behaviour.
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I went through Bookabin and i had a great experience. Located around Melbourne, i had to contact supplier as the bin was there after a day but they had a truck broken down. It is happen. Michell who was the supplier was absolutely lovely when i call. I haven t been charge with extra cost. I will recommand the service bookabin without hesitation. Thank you to the supplier and bookabin.
The bin we ordered was delivered on the date as requested and collected promptly per our schedule. Despite my my earlier concerns having read previous reviews, based on my experience I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this service. Show reply
I booked a skip through Bookabin and then read the poor reviews on here and got worried! I phoned the company who was providing the skip, just to confirm that they knew about it and happily, they did! The skip arrived and was collected on time and they put it where I wanted it. The price was better than any other I had seen online, for a 6m skip. Communication could be better, but overall a positive experience. Show details · 1
Negative reviews
Do not use this business. Take your money and when no bin turns up they don’t get back to you after emails, phone calls and voicemails left. Dodgy business, steer clear
Supplier is Hy-Gene skips: WORST SERVICE AND RUDE! No communication until we called and then decided to not deliver on the ordered date until we called to follow up in the afternoon. Next day was again late so we decided to cancel. Got yelled at by the man. Requested a full refund and will await to hear back now!!
I had to give them one star . Didn't want to . These guys are absolute unprofessional wouldn't know how to respond to enquiries. Had the bin delivered late afternoon mind you i asked for morning. It is 6.30 the next night and still waiting for pick up . I can't say any thing nice about these people . Absolutely special people . NEVER NEVER do your skip through this company. Extremely disappointing.
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Don’t engage this company. Vince never answers his calls and he will threaten you. Honestly do yourself a favour and DON’T engage them. If I could give a lesser rating I would.
Something very dodgy going on here!!!! Inevitably Bookabin will stitch you up with Hy-gene skips in Sydney. I got caught out not realising they use a ridiculously low weight limit. Then, even though you have packed the bin with cardboard and other light weight items, they hit you with a weight excess amount that in my case was 60% the value of the… Read more
skip. I couldn’t imagine how much extra it would cost for heavy items. Hi-gene skips doesn’t even have a website that I can find so all their business must come through Bookabin. Very clever, can’t even find where to leave a poor review of Hy-gene. Looks like I have to hit the Sydney community pages.
I ordered it for 24hrs and it is still here. The supplier wouldn't pick up any of my calls or answer any of my emails. I tried one last time calling in which he did answer and told me to stop calling him???????? then said it would be picked up TOMORROW. I said no it needs to be gone today and he said 'yeh yeh yeh I'll be there in 2mins' and hung up on me. He did not come.
I do not even want to rate a star at all. Bin came a day earlier and was supposed to be picked up the following Friday. We were going away with our caravan on the Saturday and they still hadn't collect the bin. The bin was almost rusted through. I contacted the guy who dropped bin off several times and he just laughed at me. When we returned on… Read more
the Tuesday the bin was still there after him telling me he would collect it on the Monday. Now 2 weeks later and the bin is still sitting on my driveway. I am quite concerned they have just dumped the bin here.
Our skip bin we got through Bookabin was meant to be collected 2 weeks ago , as it was not collected we chased Bookabin the day after the scheduled date of collection, and pretty much every day after that. As we got into the second week of the bin not being collected still no real help. They are providing a service on behalf of these companies which we have to pay up front and came up with no solution for this matter at all.
Used to use Stocard which was simple, easy and reliable. I have given up trying to use my Flybuys card at point of sale because Klarma never lets me into to app. Always f##ks you around with people in the que behind you that I give up. Absolute crap.
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%100 a scam, extorts more money from you after you book like everyone wish I read these reviews beforehand. Google should be ashamed to let obvious scammers advertise. I will report to google and everyone else should do the same. The absolute Jerk named Andy also runs another scam by the name "the easy gardner" which also needs to be shut down.
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Booked and specifically asked for a walk-in bin as I’m older. Needed to use my wheelbarrow Left a bin with a door that was welded shut Asked was he going to get the bin I hired: said no couldn’t go get one.
1. Bin didn’t come when I requested came mid afternoon instead of morningWas not called 30mins before but when arrived. Was not responded to when checked the time it would be picked up and it was picked up the next morning. No call no nothing not even given 24hours with bin. A lot of money spent. Driver said to ring office but office was closed. No response to email etc Show details
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This company and their contractor have been terrible. I wish I had looked at the 90% negative reviews for the company. They have lied repeatedly about when they will pick up the bin over the phone. Each call they have said they will pick up by eod and they no show. They have blocked the driveway to row of units and don’t care that they are causing a terrible problem. It’s now day 4 after the scheduled pick up date. Beware!
Bookabin clearly no guidelines and allows contractors to pick, clearly money driven business not customer focused – Booked and paid for a 6m3 bin, contacted supplier and they advised they don't have a 6m3 bin and could supply a 4m3 and 2m3 but neither have the walk in option so i was like ok as long as you drop one at a time as i don't have sufficient space for both bins supplier agreed. Two hours later (8.30pm) supplier states they don't have any bins… Read more
available and they will be cancelling the job. Absolutely appalling on bookabin's behalf as clearly don't monitor their suppliers and understand what each supplier has in their arsenal. This supplier was useless but in their defense shouldn't have had the opportunity to take the job.
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FRAUDS $524 FOR NOTHING TO BE REPORTEDTO POLICE / FAIR TRADING QLD / BANK – booked a bin 6m3 and the driver explained that the wrong bin had been ordered he did not leave the bin - we had trees to cut down so it could have been used for green waste as he said but left without supplying a bin The company orginally charged $364 for hire of a bin and none was left 4 days latter the company charged an additional $159 for no… Read more
reason without consultation or informing so with no bin and a charge of $523 i am left with the only choice to report this to fair trading queensland and the police for fraud as well as the bank to charge back all fees
DONT DEAL WITH THIS CORROPT FRAUD COMPANY
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Horrible experience – Perth Western Australia Hired Skip bin to arrive Sunday and be picked up Friday. Paid and money taken. No confirmation no email and no bin, now getting bank to cancel transaction. Kitchen being ripped out tomorrow with no where to put it but the lawn.
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dont pick up bins on time – their contractors never pick up the bins on the time you book. Emailed customer service at Bookabin and no response. So disappointed with the experience
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Waste of time – This company is a scam - my bin never arrived was booked for Monday 30th September I spoke to Aussie Quick Skips [Name Removed] - 0419911185 vistahomes@westnet.com.au who was the contractor given my job at 7am on Monday morning and he flat out said he wouldn’t be delivering the bin, then he said he would then he never showed up - today I called… Read more
again and he said he would have it to me by 3pm when I texted him at 3:20pm he said 20mins at 4:25pm I called and he said he delivered yes I swore at him when I looked outside and NO BIN he delivered it to a different job in the same area. I asked for a refund and the guy just laughed at me when I asked why - 2 days running late he said he only just found the email with my job number what kind of business are you running. I’ve been waiting for this bin for 2 days and I took 3 days off work and paid an offsider to help me complete this project and now I’m out $1500 because of this company don’t use them they take your money real quick but don’t deliver what they say they will. Also [Name Removed] is very rude to deal with Tax Invoice - Ref# 100494-5795
Worried but worked out really well – We booked, then read the reviews after having trouble contacting Book a Bin by phone and email when the bin didn't show up as booked. However, as the delivery was requested on a public holiday, the bin was delivered the following day and was picked up without incident. We have a narrow driveway and the driver went out of his way to make sure that… Read more
nothing was damaged and that everything went as it should. My only issue with Book a Bin is that the communications could be improved. Thank you.
Excellent – Having read the reviews “after” booking, I was especially nervous. How wrong I was with assumptions as the team turned up on the day and time communicated, then went above and beyond to help! Regarding delivery, our gate is tight and he navigated this with precision and care. My experience was great! Thanks Show reply
Wish I had read the reviews first – Abysmal service Ordered a paid for a bin for 5 days, Monday to Friday Bin turned up a day late and left in the wrong are of a large building Driver refused to answer calls, turned up on the Thursday to relocate bin Arrived on the Friday and took it away half empty, got 1 day use from IT Driver was totally incompetent and damaged the fascia of the… Read more
building, Admin told me it was my fault as I was directing him to the spot Seriously stay well away from this group, read the reviews on other sites as well
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The saga continues: After some communication with Bookabin and the Bin provider (A To Z Waste… Read more