Dumper Diving

[trentlogain2]

Greetings!

For those of you who have had or know people who have dumpster diving experience, please share.

 

[Sketcher]

Talked to a dumpster diver, he was doing that because of drugs.

Actually, come to think of it, a former roommate of mine did a little bit of that to get furniture and various things. He collected a lot of junk - he had a full storage locker, and for a long time, he filled up the basement with crap that he was going to resell in a garage sale. When he finally had that sale, I was glad, and told him "never again."

 

[Edwards1984]

The only time I ever dumpster dived was at the end of every year at college. People moving out of the dorms tended to just throw away whatever they couldn't take, and sometimes they left some really nice stuff. Like entire pieces of furniture!

 

[Im_A]

Greetings!

For those of you who have had or know people who have dumpster diving experience, please share.

I watched people do it when I moved out of my last apartment because of how much I had to throw away. They are like vulchers. Call me weird, but I don't find treasure in someone else's trash.

 

[Im_A]

Come to think about it...I should have put stains on everything and break more stuff so they would look like fools to the rest of the apartment complex.

 

[crishmael]

I fear the dumpster. I wouldn't dive in that thing if you paid me handsomely.

 

[Inkachu]

I would never literally "dive into a dumpster" but I've found some cool stuff sitting out by the road that I gave a new home to.

 

[MarkSB]

The only things I can ever remember taking out of the trash were an extra barbel for my weight set and an old stereo with speakers. I've never used the barbel, the radio works great and was in my garage until I moved, now its in a closet somewhere. It's a classic, complete with an 8 track tape player and a turntable.

 

[Squeakers]

'Tis amazing what people would throw out. The only thing I used to pick from the trash were huge cardboard boxes. This was when I was under 10 and still living in the city. I LOVED playing with huge boxes! They were my 'mansions'.

My older bro, though, would come home with a lot of interesting things.... >.> ...

 

[Wren]

I would never literally "dive into a dumpster" but I've found some cool stuff sitting out by the road that I gave a new home to.

Me too.

 

[Twilix]

I've never been dumpster diving on purpose. I do remember when I was a small child my brother tossed me into a dumpster to get rid of me. It was unpleasant, does that count LOL! We also have picked up things on the side of the road and kept them.

 

[toastface_grillah]

Free stuff? Yes, please! A few years ago, I found a perfectly good dresser sitting on the curb a block uphill from home one night and somehow, by the grace of God, got it home and upstairs without the aid of hand trucks, belts, etc. I still have the dresser, and a couple of the drawers are no longer 'perfectly good,' but it's still an awesome piece of furniture.
You'd be surprised how many people here furnish their apartments with street furniture.

 

[MacFall]

I never dove into a dumpster, but I was dumped headfirst into one by two high school bullies.

Okay, I lied about that last part.

 

[toastface_grillah]

Feet first, then? j/k

 

[Sapphyre]

I saw people do it all the time during college. One girl brought a mattress in from the street, though. Ick. Can you say bed bugs?

My current roommate and I almost took a risk on a TV with a "free" sign sitting on the curb across the street once, but before we could decide if it was worth it it started pouring rain, so we figured if it wasn't busted before that probably did it.

 

[anewday]

I had a friend who use to do this. I think he found furniture and other stuff for his apartment this way.

 

[Beccafly]

It's amazing what people throw out. At college, a few of us go dumpster diving once most people have moved out and the things you find-money, giftcards, tvs, couches-its insane. Especially at the bigger universities. The best find-one of my friends found a fairly new macbook in excellent working condition! Her laptop had just died too so it was an answer to a prayer. Still, who throw out a working macbook??

 

[Twilix]

It's amazing what people throw out. At college, a few of us go dumpster diving once most people have moved out and the things you find-money, giftcards, tvs, couches-its insane. Especially at the bigger universities. The best find-one of my friends found a fairly new macbook in excellent working condition! Her laptop had just died too so it was an answer to a prayer. Still, who throw out a working macbook??

Wowzers a macbook? I should let my brother toss me in a few around town to see what I can find! LOL!

 

[AlexBP]

I had a cousin who, along with his roommates used to get food via dumpster diving at local supermarkets and such. He only did this for a year or two during college, as far as I know; now he's quite doing so. Let's just say that whenever they invited me over for dinner, I said: "No, thanks."

Obviously that's quite different from picking up used furniture that's sitting on the curb. There's nothing wrong with the latter as far as I can see.

 

[Beccafly]

Wowzers a macbook? I should let my brother toss me in a few around town to see what I can find! LOL!

Seriously, check big university dumpsters. I'm going to JMU in the fall, and from what I've been told finding laptops and perfectly good electronics is very common.