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Trash Connoisseur
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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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Thank you!! It has made a huge difference at night in the bedroom. It helps to circulate the air inside too, the apartment def doesnt seem as stale as it was before.
They pay $1,500 for 240 square feet. Is Brooklyn Heights that expensive of an area?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172362/The-NY-couple-making-work-240-square-foot-studio-pay-1500-month-pleasure.html
They pay $1,500 for 240 square feet. Is Brooklyn Heights that expensive of an area?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172362/The-NY-couple-making-work-240-square-foot-studio-pay-1500-month-pleasure.html
Would be tough going from almost 3000sq ft to 240 but I guess I could make do.
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They pay $1,500 for 240 square feet. Is Brooklyn Heights that expensive of an area?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172362/The-NY-couple-making-work-240-square-foot-studio-pay-1500-month-pleasure.html
They pay $1,500 for 240 square feet. Is Brooklyn Heights that expensive of an area?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172362/The-NY-couple-making-work-240-square-foot-studio-pay-1500-month-pleasure.html
Would be tough going from almost 3000sq ft to 240 but I guess I could make do.
So today I got two messages from the buyer of the more expensive racket:
Thank you so much in advance, I'm very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Stephen
So today I got two messages from the buyer of the more expensive racket:
An hour later (I hadn't seen the message yet), I got a second message:
So I wrote back:
I then wrote the other buyer:
Am I handling this the right way? If I have them return the rackets, it will cost $5 each to return, and then $5 each to send back out, plus the additional time it will take in travel ($20 total). If I give them the labels to send the rackets to each other, it will be resolved in 48 hours max and will cost me $10. Not sure if it is the right approach though.
As someone who buys on E-bay frequently, I would not have a problem shipping something to a different E-bay customer under the following conditions:
My return address is not on the package but the sellers return address is (after all, I don't know the other buyer, they don't know me, and they may not have the sparkling feedback that the person that I bought the item from has)
Proof of delivery or delivery confirmation was provided by both individuals mailing back the items (otherwise how do I know that I won't ship back the item and the other person will never ship back the item and I will be out nothing but wasted time and the money I spent on the item)
There is a postage paid label that allows me to mail the item with UPS, Fed Ex, or USPS picking up the item at my house. If I had to go somewhere to drop off the package I'd be more than a little annoyed.
I threw away a patio table, but it didn't have a top on it. Someone took it from the curb but I was expecting that (threw it away 5 days before pickup). But they dropped one of the attachments when they were leaving...(but it will still work). Oh yea, it would have been ~$30 to get something nice looking to replace the top, we replaced the whole table through Meijer Clearance for $40. Such is our disposable life
Moral of the story...if you are one of the 1.5 Million people in metro Columbus, and picked up a table last week that was missing a top, PM me.
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