Gosh I love rich people who throw stuff away :D

[Zysoclaplem]

When I was much younger, my brother and I used to go dumpster diving when we were kids. Found all types of cool stuff. Entire sofa sets, TVs, computer monitors, VCRs, games, just all types of things.

When I was moving out of my apartment in August, I was throwing all kinds of things away. What's fvcked up is that there were like 3-4 mexicans by the dumpster just waiting for me, like they received early notice I was going to be throwing things away. They were actually pulling my things out of the dumpster as I was putting them in. But none of them would just ask me for the stuff. I guess they would rather have my trash than my handouts? Or perhaps they couldn't speak english. Either way I didn't care. At least it wasn't going to waste.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: WT
There's plenty to be found, with the only work being researching your 'target' and finding the best day/time to dive, so most people are unaware of the specific laws to a business' dumpster, but if its unlocked, no signs regarding it and on a public lot, all you have to lose is your inhibitions. Two thumbs up for Funboy.

The only dumpsters worth picking through are the ones that aren't legal to do so.

- M4H

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: Squisher
A 1950's TV set. The one on the right I put hardboad inside that I covered in black velvet, a wine rack, and a couple of lights that come on when you open the doors. Nice walnut veneer.

Also, a couple of furnace blower motors. I mounted one to a piece of plywood, enclosed the belt/pulleys and use it to cool me off when I'm working on the cars in the dead of summer. The other I made a box for and stained it and use it down the basement.

Nothing moves as much air as quietly as a squirrel cage.

I think you may have a problem

 

[Seekermeister]

I knew a couple in California, that had a fairly nice home, if not for all of the things that they had retreived from the dumpsters...front yard, back yard, garage and house was filled with stuff. This was how they made a living.

 

[slackerinabox]

Got the following (live in a co-op so peopple just put large items in the basement, not like i dig through trash):

1. Amazing fisher speakers from the 70s (they make junk now but these speakers rocked)

2. HP Laserjet 4 printer

3. Solid wood bookshelf

 

[Cookie]

My exboyfriend's sister found a perfectly good new mattress someone had thrown out once.

She slept on it an entire week before she found out she got crabs from it.


Eww.

 

[skace]

I'd just like to thank people like you. Due to you, I was able to clean out about half a house full of ****** one month. Everytime I put some items on the curb, they'd dissapear before I even got back to my front door. It was awesome, stuff that the city wouldn't even take. Old stove, broken computers, broken desks, etc.

 

[marulee]

:music:

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: skace
I'd just like to thank people like you. Due to you, I was able to clean out about half a house full of ****** one month. Everytime I put some items on the curb, they'd dissapear before I even got back to my front door. It was awesome, stuff that the city wouldn't even take. Old stove, broken computers, broken desks, etc.

Yeah I did my Dad's whole apartment that way after he died. Loaded up my mini-van with the stuff we wanted and then just set everything out by the dumpsters, in nice little piles, like a flea market. All completely gone in under 6 hours.

Save me a lot of hassle.

 

[ballmode]

maybe somebody pooped on it

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: funboy42
Coming back from walmart doing a little christmas shopping I spied with my little eye a Recliner. Decided from the quick glance, and the fact it wasnt there on the way to the store to go back and check it out for I needed a better one. WHOA to my surprise it was a La-Z-Boy and I had me a smile. Stuck it in the car and brought it home.

Got it home and was going over it wondering why it had a phone attached to it to find out it not only had a phone but had heat and massage, and a cooler you plug in under the other arm rest! Whoo hoo I got me what had to of been a $2000+ chair for nothing and it all works. Fabric is a little worn with one cigarette burn hole, but it warms my ass as it shakes it and my back, and I got me some pop chilling in the refer

They cut the phone cord so some time today I will splice in a new one and get it working too.

Must be nice to have some money like this to just throw away things, chair has be worth at least $100, for I would paid that if I saw it in a garage sale, hell maybe even more

Do you live near this guy?

MotionMan

 

[Kanalua]

I posted this: http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/zip/239499296.html in my local craigslist. Honolulu is famous for streets having tons of stuff littered on the streets waiting for bulk pick up. A day or so after I listed the 55 Gal aquarium, it was scooped up by someone (not the garbage man).

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: tm37

Originally posted by: Squisher
A 1950's TV set. The one on the right I put hardboad inside that I covered in black velvet, a wine rack, and a couple of lights that come on when you open the doors. Nice walnut veneer.

Also, a couple of furnace blower motors. I mounted one to a piece of plywood, enclosed the belt/pulleys and use it to cool me off when I'm working on the cars in the dead of summer. The other I made a box for and stained it and use it down the basement.

Nothing moves as much air as quietly as a squirrel cage.

I think you may have a solution

Fixed

 

[LookingGlass]

A crystal chandelier, that I had two arms repaired on it. Still had the original paper label on it, made in the 1920's. Had it valued at over $1000.00. Someone threw it away at a storage unit, a box sitting next to the dumpster, it said "Grandma's Crystal Chandelier"
What? Opened it, took it home. It's now hanging in my dining room, nice piece.

 

[Shawn]

I've gotten 3 computers and a like new 19" Dell CRT from the trash.

 

[Brentx]

I usually leave stuff for people to take. I cleaned out my parents garage and part of the basement this summer and I left a bunch of crap out from the garage. A guy 15 minutes pulls over in a van and asks me if he can sort through it. I said sure! take what ever you want. He took over half of the crap. There were broken sleds, old shocks from a car, an engine manifold... I just don't understand what somebody would do with that stuff.

In the basement, I found 2 27" old tube TV's, they were both build in 1988. they worked fine, I just ahd no use for them. So me and my friends haul it outside, put it at the end of our driveway, and 20 minutes later they are both gone .

However, I have gotten lots of old PC parts from the local PC recycling center for Milwaukee County. Stuff like SD-RAM, RD-RAM, and now DDR is starting to show up in large abundance. If I need NIC's I usually take a trip there too.

 

[Mark R]

I went dumpster diving at high school when they were renovating a classroom building that hadn't been used in about 10 years.

I found some awesome old stuff. The best was an old computer, but I couldn't lift it - so had to leave it.

However, I did find the floppy drive. A friend and I dragged it home - it was about the size and weight of a 24" CRT TV. It was awesome - it wasn't just a standard floppy drive - this was a dual drive. A dual 8" floppy drive. Well, obviously it was completely useless, so I took it apart. It was a magnificent piece of engineering.

The spindle motors were awesome - 1500 rpm, 1/3 hp, 240 V AC motors - one for each drive. Each with it's own massive motor start capacitor. Those motors were awesome, I damn nearly lost my fingers to one. They had practically as much torque as a power drill. The capacitors were nearly as much fun, and even more dangerous.

The heads were moved by a stepper motor the size of a teacup. I never did work out how to get it to work (4 phase control) - pity, because they looked awesome.

And the head engage solenoid - that thing had about 1/4 lb of pull on it at 24 V. I accidentally burned one out by 'overvolting' it - however, considering I used 240 V I was surprised that it took several minutes to burn.

 

[FeuerFrei]

When it comes to furniture, some people just throw stuff away when they buy new furniture. Like myself. I dumped an old couch because I got a new one. A day later someone salvaged it from beside the dumpster.

 

[invidia]

I found a hot blonde daughter and a Ferrari in the trash can of a multi billionaire once.

 

[Iron Woode]

I managed to score an old Panasonic 24 pin dot matrix business printer. It was huge and heavy. I can't remember the model something 24. Cleaned it all up and put in a new ribbon. It worked great when I sold it.

 

[Jadow]

yeah, I hope you enjoy my old chair. many a load got shot into that chair.

 

[StatsManD]

I wouldn't post this on message board, I would be so embarassed if I was you. Taking trash, are you that poor.

 

[bctbct]

I would be too embarrassed to dig thru the stuff at the curb but I always look real hard when I pass a pile of stuff at someones curb.

I remember digging thru the dumpsters at the local college when the students moved out after graduation. The PoRN we used to find.... Other good stuffs too.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: StatsManD
I wouldn't post this on message board, I would be so embarassed if I was you. Taking trash, are you that poor.

Rich, poor, or in between has nothing to do with it. Called recycling and keeping stuff from going into a already over filled land fill. I have a need and use for it so why the hell not. I am not ashamed of pulling stuff from the trash and this is not the only time or the last time I will do it. I will continue to do it. Just because it makes it to the trash is no different then getting it from a garage sale other then the fact it was free. So what if it sits on the curb, people miss out on all the stuff that some people throw away. When I was younger I used to go trash hunting every trash day. Would find all kinds of stuff like other have chimed in such as tv, vcr, I have found beer signs, old refrigerators, speakers, stuff that people have or see no value and pitch that in my eyes have no reason being there. If I dont have a use for it I will re-sell the stuff at my garage sale.

My wife used to think I was crazy when I told her I wanted to do it, thought how gross, no way, then I came hoe with all kinds of free nick nacks from the dollar tree and other stores and she shut the hell up and had no problems after that my son and I going back out. Coming home with free xbox and PS2 games, movies, movie posters, you name it its in the trash, all free, most with nothing wrong just someone found no use for it anymore. Hell I found 50 cents onto p of some trash bags. Someone threw money away

So before you say eww, or no way have you no shame, go try it, you will be surprised at the finds, some worth a lot of money. And fvck what people think, Im the one not paying for your throw out stuff saving my money to be spent on other things or I will take the time to sell your stuff you dont want and go buy the other goodies I want with the money I got from your junk.

 

[Lurknomore]

OP should mention that his find is not necessarily a rich person's throwaway, more like a throwaway tossed out for good reasons.

Now if you really want rich person's "throwaways"- how bout large 24" x 36" or larger gold gilded antiques frames that are in perfectly good condition.
We get a number of these at our business, in fact too many to store inside.
They'll come inside, tell us they don't need it anymore, or it's too old-fashioned, or there's not enough space in our apartment, or we're moving, or it's too heavy...ahh, rich people.:laugh:

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Isn't there a TV show where two guys go around picking up trash and restoring it? It's like "Pimp My Junk" or something . . .

Do you mean Junk Brothers?

http://www.hgtv.ca/microsites/junk_brothers/default.aspx

i think he was trying to be funny and make fun of "Pimp My Ride" but failed miserably.

Or he's really that dumb.