Joined Jun 2012
Trash Connoisseur
Forum Thread
You threw away what?!
June 21, 2012 at
05:05 PM
in
Finance
I decided to put my log book on this forum so you can all see the crazy amount of free stuff in good condition that I find while walking my dogs at night in NYC. My girlfriend and I recently moved into a new apartment on the Upper East Side and we had been noticing how much brand new (or antique) stuff is left out on the curb.
So for fun (and because we are both as cheap as they come), we started grabbing stuff that is in good condition. Either we use it, try to sell it, or give it away.
Oh, and keep in mind, bottles and cans have a $0.05 deposit on them so we return those.
We just started keeping track, here is what we have so far:
6/18 - 18 books, 1 milk crate, 4 deposit cans ($0.20)
6/19 - Aero-Swiss Humidifier (Valued over $100), Keurig Coffee Machine ($120), Small Dust Buster, Best Fitness Leg Developer (Over $100), 11 deposit cans ($0.55)
6/20 - 7 deposit cans ($0.35)
6/21 - 37 bottle deposit cans (took the dogs on a long walk this afternoon) ($1.85)
That's the last four days, I'll update this as we get new finds.
Anyone else do this either out of necessity or as a hobby?
Stephen
Check out the new blog @ http://youthrewawaywha
So for fun (and because we are both as cheap as they come), we started grabbing stuff that is in good condition. Either we use it, try to sell it, or give it away.
Oh, and keep in mind, bottles and cans have a $0.05 deposit on them so we return those.
We just started keeping track, here is what we have so far:
6/18 - 18 books, 1 milk crate, 4 deposit cans ($0.20)
6/19 - Aero-Swiss Humidifier (Valued over $100), Keurig Coffee Machine ($120), Small Dust Buster, Best Fitness Leg Developer (Over $100), 11 deposit cans ($0.55)
6/20 - 7 deposit cans ($0.35)
6/21 - 37 bottle deposit cans (took the dogs on a long walk this afternoon) ($1.85)
That's the last four days, I'll update this as we get new finds.
Anyone else do this either out of necessity or as a hobby?
Stephen
Check out the new blog @ http://youthrewawaywha
Community Wiki
Last Edited by stephenNYC
July 30, 2012
at
06:41 PM
Here is the master list of all of our finds to date! It also includes what has sold, the upcycle projects and any other benefits we have gotten from our trash!
Found:
TOTAL: 8 milk crates
TOTAL: 635 My Coke Reward Points
Upcycled:
Converted to Cash:
Found:
TOTAL: 8 milk crates
TOTAL: 635 My Coke Reward Points
- 18 books
- Aero-Swiss Humidifier
- Keurig Coffee Machine
- Small Dust Buster
- Best Fitness Leg Developer
- Giorgio Armani Sunglasses Case
- June issue of Backpacker Magazine
- Verizon Phone charger
- 7 dresser drawers
- 2 Wilson Titanium Tennis Rackets
- Large Kitchen Garbage can
- Michael's Arts and Crafts drawers
- A crochet purse
- Shannon Hand-Crafted Lead Crystal Cake Plate and Server
- Cooks Panini-Maker
- 3 Magazines -- Elle, Cosmo, and Glamour
- 2 Picture frames in their original plastic
- Film Quarterly magazines from the 1960s and 70s
- CAT5e Ethernet Cable
- DesignForLiving Water Bottle
- Broyhill Nightstand
- Cheese Grater
- NIB Wilson Titanium Tennis Balls
- Some eating utensils
- Two Hard Rock Cafe Glasses, NIB
- 254 my coke rewards points.
- Black and Decker mixer
- Frying pan
- Lemonade pitcher
- Coffee table
- HP1040 Fax Machine
- HP Floppy Drive & Smart Card Reader
- Dell Keyboard
- BodyBlade Classic 4
- Bake King Cupcake Pan
- Step stool
- United States Annotated Code Chapters 28 (Federal Rules of Evidence) and 42 (Public Health and Welfare), 2001 edition with the 2012 supplements.
- A Trash Can
- Laundry Basket
- Kelty Kids Ridgeline Backpack
- Budweiser Billiard Cue
- HP Toner
- CAT 3 Cable
- Holmes AccuTemp Window Fan
- "The Naked Nude Nude" screen print art
- HP OfficeJet Pro K850
- 2 Electronics Stands
- Laptop Desk with Built in Fan
- Signed Artist Proof, Fragment by Arline Sherman
- Small screwdriver set
- Players Image Alignment Golf MIRROR Training Aid
- 2 Family & Friends CPR Training Kits with Manikins
- Pantone Color Tint Selector by Pantone Library of Color
- 3 Books on Woodworking
- 10Base-T Concentrator
- A bunch of cedar shoe-horns
- S-Video Cable
Upcycled:
- Two dresser drawers into kitchen shelving
- Film Quarterly Magazines into Art for wall
Converted to Cash:
- HP1040 Fax Machine, Recalled for $100 rebate. Used to buy new printer
- Bottle Deposit Returns: $16.30
- HP Toner and HP1040 Ink Cart, HP OfficeJet Carts/Toner (11) -- $26 @ Staples
- BodyBlade Classic 4 -- $68 via Ebay
- Michael's Storage Drawers -- $25 via Ebay
- Air-O-Swiss Humidifier -- $25 via Ebay
- Both Wilson Tennis Rackets -- $27 via Ebay
- Kelty Kids Backpack -- $36 via Ebay
380 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
http://youthrewawaywha
I suppose you are going to abandon us here in the Lounge now though
*edit* My cat decided to add a title to my post.
His name is Zeus so I'm wondering if the "zs" at the end is supposed to be his signature.
Sometimes I don't know about that cat.
I suppose you are going to abandon us here in the Lounge now though
I have always loved SDs... don't know why it took me three years of visiting to come join the community!
Edit: We are leaving now for our nightly walk. Wish us diving luck
Buuut... here is the text and picture of it cause I love you folks!
It was a crazy night. Garbage night is a bit overwhelming -- we were actually leaving good stuff behind. To paint a picture, Chelsea and I were walking our three big dogs and carried all of this stuff back. We are going to have to start donating or selling, because we are certainly not hoarders (I'm actually a total neat-freak) and the amount of stuff we have is freaking both of us out. We had a run-in with some local "competition" -- a young man from Guatamala. He was carryng two big bags full of cans and bottles and came up on us while we were sorting through a pile. As a peace offering, I offered him some of our bottles in exchange for any Coca-Cola product caps for our My Coke Rewards account. We did an exchange and went our separate ways.
Here is our list:
38 Bottle Deposits ($1.85)
2 Wilson Titanium Tennis Rackets
1 Large Kitchen Garbage can (we have really needed one of these and almost bought one the other day!)
A set of Arts and Crafts drawers for Michael's. We actually bought one of these for my cousin a couple months ago when it was on sale (with an additional coupon of course) but right now they are retailing for $59.99
A crochet purse
A Shannon Hand-Crafted Lead Crystal Cake Plate and Server
A Cooks Panini-Maker (Chelsea is already making us a midnight snack!!)
3 Magazines -- Elle, Cosmo, and Glamour
2 Picture frames in their original plastic
6 My Coke Reward Caps
2 My Coke Reward cases (10 pts each)
Buuut... here is the text and picture of it cause I love you folks!
It was a crazy night. Garbage night is a bit overwhelming -- we were actually leaving good stuff behind. To paint a picture, Chelsea and I were walking our three big dogs and carried all of this stuff back. We are going to have to start donating or selling, because we are certainly not hoarders (I'm actually a total neat-freak) and the amount of stuff we have is freaking both of us out. We had a run-in with some local "competition" -- a young man from Guatamala. He was carryng two big bags full of cans and bottles and came up on us while we were sorting through a pile. As a peace offering, I offered him some of our bottles in exchange for any Coca-Cola product caps for our My Coke Rewards account. We did an exchange and went our separate ways.
Here is our list:
�_38 Bottle Deposits ($1.85)
�_2 Wilson Titanium Tennis Rackets
�_1 Large Kitchen Garbage can (we have really needed one of these and almost bought one the other day!)
�_A set of Arts and Crafts drawers for Michael's. We actually bought one of these for my cousin a couple months ago when it was on sale (with an additional coupon of course) but right now they are retailing for $59.99
�_A crochet purse
�_A Shannon Hand-Crafted Lead Crystal Cake Plate and Server
�_A Cooks Panini-Maker (Chelsea is already making us a midnight snack!!)
�_3 Magazines -- Elle, Cosmo, and Glamour
�_2 Picture frames in their original plastic
�_6 My Coke Reward Caps
�_2 My Coke Reward cases (10 pts each)
Buuut... here is the text and picture of it cause I love you folks!
It was a crazy night. Garbage night is a bit overwhelming -- we were actually leaving good stuff behind. To paint a picture, Chelsea and I were walking our three big dogs and carried all of this stuff back. We are going to have to start donating or selling, because we are certainly not hoarders (I'm actually a total neat-freak) and the amount of stuff we have is freaking both of us out. We had a run-in with some local "competition" -- a young man from Guatamala. He was carryng two big bags full of cans and bottles and came up on us while we were sorting through a pile. As a peace offering, I offered him some of our bottles in exchange for any Coca-Cola product caps for our My Coke Rewards account. We did an exchange and went our separate ways.
Here is our list:
��_38 Bottle Deposits ($1.85)
��_2 Wilson Titanium Tennis Rackets
��_1 Large Kitchen Garbage can (we have really needed one of these and almost bought one the other day!)
��_A set of Arts and Crafts drawers for Michael's. We actually bought one of these for my cousin a couple months ago when it was on sale (with an additional coupon of course) but right now they are retailing for $59.99
��_A crochet purse
��_A Shannon Hand-Crafted Lead Crystal Cake Plate and Server
��_A Cooks Panini-Maker (Chelsea is already making us a midnight snack!!)
��_3 Magazines -- Elle, Cosmo, and Glamour
��_2 Picture frames in their original plastic
��_6 My Coke Reward Caps
��_2 My Coke Reward cases (10 pts each)
I didn't realize people dig magazines out of the trash. I throw away close to 30 a month unread, we just remove the address labels. Stupid companies don't know what "remove from mailing list" means!
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Start posting stuff on craigslist to sell.
Start posting stuff on craigslist to sell.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Looks like an awesome haul from yesterday - nice work.