You can always hire someone of rent a truck from Home Depot or Zlowes by the hour.

I've I've rented minivans, trucks and now trailers cuz my new car has a hitch. I did have a vintage laundry sink that weighed a couple hundred pounds delivered by a local service we found on yelp. If I want it bad enough, I find a way....

My husband gets annoyed too. If it's something small enough to fit in the back of my Expedition and there's someone on the other end to help me load or I can handle it myself, then I don't ask DH to come along with his big truck. That's most of my purchases. DH helps with the big items though.

I just picked up a rustic wood floating shelf today to go over my tub, and this matching tub tray. I picard them up myself since the shelf fit in the cargo space with a back seat folded down. I just texted DH when I arrived and when I left, for safety.

We have we have a small utility trailer, but before we got it, we would rent a truck from Home Depot, or borrow a van or truck from someone. You could also ask the seller if they are able to deliver for an additional fee. I have sold larger items, and if the buyer is pretty close, I have offered to deliver for free if they don't have a way to transport or if it helps complete the sale. There is always Uhaul, too.

I occasionally see individuals advertising their delivery service on Craigslist. Not sure what rates they charge. Check your local Craigslist to see if any deliverers are running an ad.

If I know for sure there's no way we'll be able to bring it ourselves (and actually you can try and bring a lot of things, if you happen to have an SUV for example.. sometimes requires two rides. ), I usually make a point to ask the seller, sometimes even before we come to look at the thing.

Some people are very nice, are ready to help, and have the means to do that. Even with no additional charge

Sometimes the seller advertises the delivery is possible, and says how much it will cost. Usually-depending on the distance..

You can also try and hire somebody to help with the delivery(there are many ads on deliveries on Craigslist itself), or rent an u haul, but I don't recall us doing that..

Or you can sadly pass on the purchase. Happens often too

(My husband never gets annoyed..he's very much a Craigslist person himself. Also a flea market person, and second hand/vintage stores person..

We either go together if it's a bigger decision like a furniture piece; or I ask him to go himself if it's something small and I'm sure about it..say, a lamp..)

My DH is NOT a help around the house kind of guy......especially when it comes to moving furniture! Fortunately I am very independent. I had a mini-Van for about 30 years......a lot could fit in there. I have also asked the seller to deliver,and I have hired guys off of Craiglist,

I only bought one thing on Craigslist. It's a headboard, queen size. I asked the seller if they would deliver for an extra fee and surprisingly, they agreed. Imagine my surprise when two women my age showed up with the headboard in the back of a pickup truck. Other than that, it is too much trouble to buy on CL and then have to arrange for delivery. If it doesn't fit in the trunk of my Honda Accord, I go without it.

I'm also in the "annoy the husband" camp. You'd be surprised at what he has managed to squeeze into the back of a Toyota FJ. We hauled one very large painting back that fit in the back of the truck within fractions of an inch. Then once home, we had a heckuva time getting it out again. We've made more than one (long) trip for chairs because we just couldn't manage to get two in at once, despite trying different configurations. We've gotten some super deals, but DH is very reluctant to drive far for something that he isn't 100% certain will fit in his vehicle with ease. We've talked about renting one of the Home Depot trucks, but that just makes the item cost more, so haven't done that. Yet.

No advice, but I'm laughing at the annoyed DH comments, that would be mine.

Isn't marriage a compromise, he puts up with my weirdness, I put up with his. Now wonder which costs the most money.

Re: Craigslist - don't think about how much you spend, think about how much you save.

The only thing I've purchased off Craigslist that didn't fit in my car (not including my CL house) was a piano. The sellers were more than happy to accommodate a piano mover that we hired because it's really hard to sell most used pianos--CL has a lot of free ones that don't find homes.

(ETA: I forgot about the travel trailer...we towed that thing. To the trailer tire store...)

@tnfarmhousefixin. I live the color of your cabinet in the picture above. Do you know what the stain color is by any chance?

I purposely bought a car last year for hauling, a Highlander. I added a trailer hitch and bought a trailer. I use it all the time for hauling off brush, getting mulch and whatever.

I'm single with a small car, no truck, so this is a problem for me. I found a local moving company who charges by the hour--very reasonable. Still, the money is a consideration when you buy a larger Craigslist item.

We used to have an 2nd floor winter condo. Two or three times I bought something heavy (large desk, breakfast set, etc.) that we were just not capable of moving-19 steps up and two turns. We hired craigslist delivery guys and it was reasonable!

Walnutcreek - it's an RH vanity in the weathered oak finish.

The floating shelf and tub tray I had made were stained with Minwax Weathered Oak and it's pretty close, except the grain in the vanity is darker.

Luckily, we have a pickup truck so CL purchases are a non-issue. My husband actually bought the truck from a friend 13 years ago after borrowing it to get some (non-CL) couches to our respective houses before we were married. He does a lot of house and yard projects, so it seems like we're always using it to haul something or other, and he also uses it to commute to/from work.

A few times when we've sold large items on CL (including a massive oak waterbed), people have asked if we can deliver. My husband usually gripes a bit to me, but then does it just to get rid of whatever it is we don't want/need, and we don't charge for delivery. So it's always worth asking the seller ;)

I am able to fit a surprising number of things in my Versa Hatchback, including the antique dresser that was my last purchase from CL. But, if I need to, I will rent a pickup from UHaul or from Home Depot (whichever is most cost effective regarding time+distance)

Cautionary tale here. I am a very trusting and open person and don't think twice about craigslist transactions. I once hired two men off of craigslist to haul some estate sale purchases. They were very friendly and funny and talked the entire time about what a steal my purchases were. My husband and I needed to move some things around to put the new items where we wanted them. Long story short, my iPad which was right on the sofa that they moved was gone when they left. I didn't suspect them first, and searched the entire house before calling them and very apologetically asking if they remember seeing it and if they put it somewhere when they moved the furniture around. The main guy asked the other one and said the other one DID have it and he was going to go get it from him and bring it to me. He delayed it by a day or two with some excuse or another and then his phone number was no longer active. Essentially, they just played me until they had time to scrub the iPad and sell it. Now, my husband WILL NOT entertain any craigslist transactions whatsoever. And I meet people in public spaces and only buy small things I can bring if I want it badly enough and my husband doesn't know that I still do that. It was hard, to have trusted people and to have to learn not to be so trusting. I still remain trusting, but am more cautious.

Wow, nutsaboutplants.... That's terrible. I'm like you in that I tend to be very trusting and assume the best about people (unlike my husband who is cautious to the point of paranoia sometimes). I've had that trust breached before as well (albeit not CL contacts) and it's definitely a wake up call. Sorry you had to go through that and have it taint your husband's perception of CL in general :(

I have a minivan with stow and go seats. The seats are literally NEVER up. I have dogs and am not above picking up the random throw out of other people. Last week I picked up a fabulous rug...( I power washed it.) I was a late adopted of CL until about 7 years ago and since we did the house I cannot tell you all the things we have from craigs. So far I have never had an issue with sketchy people.

My front porch columns, all 8 of them, came from CL. I surplus from a builder who had a fabulous Koi pond, he lamented having to get rid of some koi, I offered to buy some and we decided I would call him in a couple weeks. Well a week later Hurricane Sandy hit and I texted him I would transport several 5 gallon containers of gas to him for some Koi. He was SO grateful, where he lived they were rationing gas. That trip required my full size pickup truck. For the saran wrapped 100 gallon Rubbermaid tank for the fish and the rest of the space for the gas cans.

I have a 3500 Ram truck, a 26 ft GN horse trailer, a 16ft landscape trailer. and a 6 ton dump trailer. Not much I cant drag home... My issue is the skid steer I want to buy in CT from CL won't ride home on any one of those trailers. So I'm shopping craigslist for an equipment trailer.

I've never bought anything off CL. I'm a little leery, although my husband has bought a few items. However, we do hit the antique stores, etc. My husband drives a truck, so no problems there. We also have a trailer, which is rarely used.

It is good to hear I am not alone! :) We do have a large SUV, but I am mostly talking about larger furniture like large wing chairs, a china cabinet or DR set, a couch, etc.

I am having fun planning rooms in my new house around furniture I see on CL, but I have nto closed yet and I know DH will be a grump about it, so I have been trying to figure out what to do.

I think I need to stick to more local CL's and then maybe hire someone. The movers we have been using will do 2 men and a van for what I think is a somewhat reasonable price. I will have to see how far they will go. It is also hard for me to get away from work to travel far to see something and I don't like taking the kids ( on the weekends)

I'm in the lucky category, DH will go get whatever it is I find. We have a Jeep w/a hitch and an 8' trailer. So, thankfully, we can get just about anything home.

If you live in an area with ZipCars, consider joining. You can rent vehicles by the hour, and some locations have trucks and SUVs.

I've bought and sold a lot on CL. We are always careful, but I've yet to have a bad experience. Fortunately, we have a small truck and a SUV crossover. I would be seriously annoyed if my DH whined. Just think, I could be purchasing the item new for 2x or more the cost!