Rideshare for your barbecue, oversized purchases

Nina Selipsky • Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>Rideshare for your barbecue, oversized purchases</h1>
                <h2><p>Cramming a giant grill, flat-screen TV or kayak into your trunk is sometimes impossible. So, Seattle startup Fleetzen has created an on-demand Uber-esque service that connects customers with owners of pickup trucks, vans or SUVs, reports Puget Sound Business Journal. The service caters to shoppers at stores like Costco, Ikea</p></h2>
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            <p>Cramming a giant grill, flat-screen TV or kayak into your trunk is sometimes impossible. So, Seattle startup Fleetzen has created an on-demand Uber-esque service that connects customers with owners of pickup trucks, vans or SUVs, <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/07/is-your-car-too-small-to-fit-everything-you-just.html?ref=avalancheghost.one">reports Puget Sound Business Journal</a>. The service caters to shoppers at stores like Costco, Ikea or Home Depot, who usually want same-day delivery for their oversized purchases. Items are promised to arrive within an hour (the company ensures all drivers have passed extensive background checks), with a $50 cost for deliveries taking approximately 30 minutes. The startup plans to expand from Seattle to other West Coast cities over the next year.</p>
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Cramming a giant grill, flat-screen TV or kayak into your trunk is sometimes impossible. So, Seattle startup Fleetzen has created an on-demand Uber-esque service that connects customers with owners of pickup trucks, vans or SUVs, reports Puget Sound Business Journal. The service caters to shoppers at stores like Costco, Ikea or Home Depot, who usually want same-day delivery for their oversized purchases. Items are promised to arrive within an hour (the company ensures all drivers have passed extensive background checks), with a $50 cost for deliveries taking approximately 30 minutes. The startup plans to expand from Seattle to other West Coast cities over the next year.

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By Nina Selipsky

Nina Selipsky is an editorial intern at Crosscut. She is a senior at Lakeside School in Seattle, where she is an editor and writer for the school newspaper. Nina spent last summer working with a non-p