What city is it in?

If you're into doing crafty things, you could deconstruct your sofa. The upholstery could be used to sew something new, the wood could be used to make small flower boxes, the padding could be turned into fun, new throw pillows and the hardware is fun to stick on other things. If there are springs in it you can make yard art with them, or in a lot of cities you can recycle odd metal right along with your other recyclables.

Are you posting it on Craigslist for free? You'll never get rid of it that way! I read somewhere that giving away furniture on Craigslist is nearly impossible- and I learned how true it was when my boyfriend moved in and we got rid of my mattress. No one wants a free mattress (or couch) but a $25 mattress (or couch) is an entirely different thing!

Whenever I look for furniture on CL I NEVER look at anything free, even if it might be fine. And if you feel weird about getting money for something that you'd rather just get rid of- donate the money elsewhere once you sell it. It's a win-win!

Can you rent or borrow a truck, and haul it to Goodwill yourself? Or else see if any of your friends and family also have items they'd like to donate and maybe together you'll have the requisite amount of stuff for a pick-up.

Coincidentally, I just got rid of a ratty sofa last night. Granted, I live in Boston, right next to a University, but all I did was email a Reuse list & my neighborhood's community blog about the couch & where to find it -- then I left it on the curb. It was gone by morning.

A lot of universities seem to have reuse lists to publicize free goods -- the one I'm on is open to outsiders and is super active. Maybe poke around and look for a couple of those?

Otherwise, I second the CL comment about offering it for cheap vs. free.

My mom used to donate a lot of stuff to AmVets, and I'm pretty sure they picked it up too. I guess this would be the website- http://www.amvetspickup.org/

Also, they'd call her every so often and ask if she had more stuff to donate, so she started keeping an outbox of stuff to give away. Seemed like a convenient solution.

I like the couch in the photo. : )

Funny, I had the opposite problem with Craigslist. I tried selling some of my old furniture for practically nothing and got ZERO responses. When I posted them under "free", however, I had a taker for every item within minutes.

If all else fails, call up a few friends/relatives/neighbors/coworkers who are also decluttering...you'll probably get five bags of clothes/household goods pretty easily that way. Then not only can you get the loveseat picked up, you've saved someone (or several someones) a trip to Goodwill.

I've had tons of success getting rid of various items with a "Free" sign on the corner! Just don't put it out in the rain! :)

Try either freecycle.org or maybe ask friends and family to round up some clothes and furniture goods to give away. Maybe with all your powers combined you could meet the Goodwill truckload standard.

what about talking with neighbors and getting together to clean out the closets and cupboards, perhaps then you can meet the 5 bag minimum of clothes/household items for free pickup.

Freecycle.org

It's a national movement to recycle by giving and getting things for free. It's not barter. You just post what you don't need, check out what other people offer, or post what you need.

it's a very personal way to move things from where they're no longer wanted to where they are most needed or wanted.