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You threw away what?!
June 21, 2012 at
05:05 PM
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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
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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
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wasn't able to restore it for some reason. I will retype the actual 'story' part of the night's
adventure for the blog tomorrow, so you will be able to read it there if you want. It was a very
exciting night.
I went out solo -- no dogs and no Chelsea. I covered only four blocks between two avenues and
this is what I found...
I could have taken double the amount of stuff if I could have carried it. I really need to find one of those carts to wheel around.
Over and out.
UPDATE:
Decided to try to start moving inventory, and listed the BodyBuilder Classic 4 for $75 + 6.99 shipping (this is lowest available price -- next highest is 83.99 + 6.99 shipping). Hopefully that'll get sold nicec and quick.
I also ran a quick test of the fax machine. It turns on, takes paper from the feeder, the printing mechanism works, the scanner works, but the ink cart is dead. I ordered a new one (refurbished) for $2 on Amazon using a swagbucks gift card I had. Fingers crossed!
Further research into the fax machine I found -- it was recalled by HP back in February of this year and I just submitted the info to get $100 rebate towards a new all in one! We were JUST about to buy a printer. Soooo excited
Our kitchen is pretty tiny. Chelsea loves to cook and bake and we have accumulated a lot of gadgets for her to do that. Storing them is one thing -- they can go into the cabinets or closets -- the problem is that there isn't enough counter space to do the other aspects of the cooking while she uses them. When I originally took the drawers (there were 7 of them, I only used 2 for this project), I figured that I'd need to sand them down and repaint them because they were black and wouldn't look good on our walls... but then it dawned on me that they were the same color as the kitchen cabinets.
The space in front of the window, which you will see in the first picture, is pretty much dead space. You can't fit much there, and we need to be able to get that window open while she is cooking to air the place out. I nailed two boards together and made sure it was sturdy enough to hold the weight of multiple appliances. I then added in the supports along the wall... and voila! It works perfectly. Today I have to do the electrical set up, but that just entails getting a splitter and securing it to the back wall, sort of like installing an extra outlet.
The only thing I would have wanted to do differently if I could have was to cut the second board so the surface was the same all the way across. I don't have a saw in my toolkit here so I had to improvise.
Total Time Spent: 30 minutes
Total Project Cost: Less than $1 (for the nails)
Let me know what you think!
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What I like about having limited space is that it is really getting me to think outside the box (teehee) on storage solutions. At no point do I want the place to look cluttered, so that means constantly redesigning how I have things arranged. Its fun.
I don't think the radiator box will come off without a fight. I have to take a closer look at that . If it will, gotta make sure I can reattach it if we decide to move out at any point... damn security deposit
Edit 1: Woo this thread has gone over 200 posts and 5300 views!! I was not expecting that at all when I started it
Edit 2: I didnt sleep last night and I'm a bit delirious. Forgot to add the picture. Sigh.
Did i say that was a tiny kitchen ?
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Did you ever get that Keurig fired up?
Yes, the kitchen is tiny but it is NYC and that is par for the course.