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Benedict Arnold

Have you ever gone dumpster diving?

I've been watching videos of people who do this, they find a lot of really neat stuff.

Posted - December 13, 2016
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  • Not dumpster diving, but similar ... Here we have council cleanups .. throw ask the stuff thug don't want to the sidewalk and they pick up what's left after everyone has gone through it :)... And yes ... I've found some amazing stuff
      December 13, 2016 4:12 AM MST
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  • Sounds like fun. I've done it once or twice, but it was a long time ago. There was a hamburger restaurant that had a promotion going with pull tabs on the boxes the burgers came in. I went to the dumpster one night and found a LOT that the tab hadn't been pulled on. I pulled them and found a bunch of coupons for free burgers, fries and even some money. I didn't have to buy any burgers for quite a while. 
      December 13, 2016 4:16 AM MST
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  • There's a movement in Britain land dedicated to this very thing. I think there was a cafe opened which served only stuff that had been reclaimed from supermarket bins. There was nothing wrong with the it. It's just the stigma of rummaging in a bin but as has been pointed out, if the 'stuff' is fit for consumption and sealed in something it's ridiculous that it should be thrown away just to satisfy the demand for turnover and profit facilitated by expiration dates.
    Foolish.
      December 13, 2016 4:23 AM MST
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  • That's awesome! We need something like that here. I've seen in some of the videos that they give some to the food banks and they give some items to shelters. 
      December 14, 2016 3:51 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Not IN the dumpster, but around it.  I found all kinds of good stuff.
      December 13, 2016 4:24 AM MST
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  • I have a friend that finds all sorts of really good things in skips, like modern classic furniture. I never find anything.
      December 13, 2016 4:26 AM MST
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  • I am really wanting to go do this now. :)
      December 14, 2016 3:51 AM MST
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  • 1128
    Personally no.  But I know some people who hae found some nice pieces of furniture like coffee tables or end tables next to the dumpster, that were really nice.
      December 13, 2016 7:41 AM MST
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  • My daughter found her computer desk at one of the dumpsters here in our apartment complex. She loves it and it was in new condition when she got it. 
      December 14, 2016 3:53 AM MST
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  • I still have an old 1920s early plastic desk lamp I found Someone had thrown out  ... Rather chuffed with that :) This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 14, 2016 4:05 AM MST
      December 14, 2016 3:59 AM MST
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  • My daughter found her computer desk by the dumpster in our complex. She loves it. 
      December 14, 2016 4:05 AM MST
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  • 1128
    My friend says the best time to get nice things is Christmas time and sprngtime, when people are wanting to get rid of their old stuff.  
      December 14, 2016 6:44 AM MST
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  • 3191
    Yeppers.  
      December 13, 2016 7:50 AM MST
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  • Ever find anything good?
      December 14, 2016 3:54 AM MST
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  • 17599
    Nope.  Not going to either.  That's just me.
      December 13, 2016 2:32 PM MST
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  • It's not for everyone. Some make money from it though.  If I drove I'd be doing it.
      December 14, 2016 3:55 AM MST
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  • 17599
    If I lived up there I'd drive you.  But I wouldn't do the actual climbing into the dumpster.  No siree! 
      December 14, 2016 10:51 AM MST
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  • I wouldn't get in it. Just take anything good off the top or that was set outside of it. :) 
      December 15, 2016 10:08 AM MST
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  • 17599
    Ahhh, now we see you are talking about quasi dumpster diving.  ;)
      December 15, 2016 10:47 AM MST
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  • 1523
    No and I never intend to.
      December 13, 2016 2:50 PM MST
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  • Like I told Thrifty, it isn't for everyone. :)
      December 14, 2016 3:56 AM MST
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  • 7792
    I'm sure it's in my future for survival.
      December 13, 2016 2:52 PM MST
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  • That probably applies to all of us my friend. Good to see you back on here. 
      December 14, 2016 3:57 AM MST
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  • Yep. When my roommates and I were moving into our new house sophomore year of college, we did the rounds of the student apartment dumpsters and looked for items. A couple of us actually did climb in the dumpster. Found some good stuff too :)
      December 13, 2016 8:33 PM MST
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