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Laurel Street Recyclers Inc in Reading Number Three, PA draws polarized feedback: 70/100. Strengths noted: fast in‑and‑out with decent payouts, knowledgeable, friendly staff, and broad metal acceptance. Weaknesses: reports of rude or rushed yard staff, smoky office, occasional equipment glitches, early closings, and disputed weights/scale visibility—raising trust concerns. Yard is busy and rough with some debris; wait times often short. Little mention of parts inventory, so variety and ease of finding parts are unclear.
I took my time stripping wires I had collected over time had it separated properly and I weighed it prior to going double checked it on a second scale and when I got there they weigh it n dump it into a large bin then give your their readings their weight was less than half of what mine weighed.....I questioned the employee and his reply was do I want it back ....really dude it was dumped already how would I get it back ? Maybe because I'm a female or whatever the reason ....I just know I'll never do business there again .....
I came through today and was rushed through not knowing the logistics of this place as it was my first time recycling here. Guy was rude and never got the money the ticket machine was broke and I was rushed through the process. I will never be back
I went to Laurel Street Recyclers on 8/31/23 to turn my scrap in. I weighed my material before I went and they were honest about the weight. It actually was a couple pounds heavier than what I weighed. They don't complain about like the other scrap yards do. Thank you for your service and honesty.
You be the judge. I took four passenger car front rotors and four rear rotors. As well as two 5000 btu air conditioners. They told me that all weighed 37 lbs. I just wanted to leave my scrap there and go. The guy there said " don't do that you'll get enough maney to get the kids some ice cream cones" so i waited got a ticket went to cash out. I got i whopping $4.70 ice cream cones don't cost $1 anymore. All I'm saying is be honest about what you do and maybe you won't get of these negative reviews. And please don't email or answer this review with you sorry about my bad experience or anything like that. BE HONEST!!!
You got sh#t and they turn it into cash. Make sure you know the prices of whatever you're recycling that day. I've been going here for as long as I can remember. My dad always took me in with cans and other scrap. It's a scrapyard, not a beauty shop. It is not a retail store that needs to be worried about aesthetics. Got scrap metal? Want cash? Take it here. They have an inside scale that is older than me. The have an outside scale. Close commute for those in and around Reading. Can't see the inside scale, just look. They aren't hiding much. Maybe a body or two. Don't be scared of men working. I know that is hard for some people that don't understand work.Want metal for projects? Go to Glicks. Laurel street has never given me a problem regardless of the interior they've been a part of the city for over 50 years.
1st time here, guy in office was fine, though it was full of cigarette smoke. Guy in yard however made my scrap run his problem, wouldnt point me where to go, had an issue when i tried to go to the obvious pile. Finally just left for the scale after dropping one thing. He came out to make a stupid comment and shrugged me off when i said i would take the remaining scrap somewhere else. I came here cause my normal yard (pollok) was closed. So take your business to pollok during business hours cause they are actually friendly and there to treat well
This is a very busy place always getting hammered metals are coming in left and right only great scrap yard in the city in fact the scrap yard takes just about anything just about
Not sure what all the hate is about, unless the scale's location has changed in the last couple of years, the read out on the scale is obvious. I wrote down what my truck weighed before and after I unloaded, it matched what was written on the receipt that I took to the cashier. I don't know why the appearance of a scrap yard's employees factors into these reviews at all. I got prompt and curt but courteous service.
very terrible and cheating I carried 580 pounds and they gave me 26.10 dollars
in the cashier what looks like a horror movie and to complete the face they look like carnivals
Terrible, they dont write down the exact weight and i know they ripped me off by atleast half of the actual weight then gave me attitude when I asked them about it.
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