Comments on: Dumpster Diving

By: sandy

sandy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:58:59 +0000

My sister's preacher goes dumpster diving. She told me that he has "scored" a professional sized kitchen mixer, that couldn't be used in the church, so itwas traded for landscaping. We jokingly call dumpster diving as "Let's Go Pickering", since he last name is Picker.

By: oh amanda

oh amanda — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:54:49 +0000

My dad is a dumpster diver superhero. He used to manage strip shopping centers and our very best find ever is from TJMAXX…every Tuesday they'd throw out their leftover LEFT shoes. Then on THURSDAY they'd throw out the RIGHTs. NICE. I got so many cute shoes that way…and purses, jackets and more!

(The worst though, was Sports Authority, or one of those sports warehouse type places. They threw away boots, sleeping bags and rollerblades, but they'd slash them with razor blades and spraypaint them first so you wouldn't take them. That's sick! Think of the homeless people that could have used that stuff!)

By: karla ~ looking towards heaven

karla ~ looking towards heaven — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:50:05 +0000

we live in an apartment so i am always keeping my eye out for things thrown out when people move. there are some great things.

i scored a new pergo highchair that was sitting by the dumpster. nothing wrong with it at all. just scrubbed it down real well.

great article.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:01:11 +0000

Love this posting! Love dumpster diving! I don't go often enough, but now after reading this post, that may change! My Brother actually made himself a handy dandy tool to dig out items from the dumpster. I think my Mother was appauled!

By: DogsDontPurr

DogsDontPurr — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:28:47 +0000

I've practically furnished my entire apartment on dumpster diving. Whenever my boyfriend and I are driving around, if we see something out on the street or by a dumpster, we yell out "FREE STUFF!!!" and immediately slam on the brakes. It's amazing the stuff that people will throw away. Especially if they are moving out. We've found lots of great furniture (usually IKEA furniture that might be missing one screw), glass ware, dishes, books, and even a few antiques! We even have a really amazing leather sofa that we found on the freeway!

By: Jackie W transplanted Okie (Buried in Legos)

Jackie W transplanted Okie (Buried in Legos) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:56:49 +0000

Read a book on this once.

Not sure I'd dumpster dive for food.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:44 +0000

My husband worked at Home Depot and we scored a few things. :0) One of them was a brand new washer. The people who bought it said it didn't work, so the managers put it outside to be used for the metal. My hubby asked about it, and they said it was broken. Hubby then asked if he could take it home and they said yes. Now we have a wonderful top of the line washing machine that we got for free!! :0) It works fine, btw.

Hubby did tell the boss that it worked and he just shurgged and told hubby that he got a good deal. ;0)

By: PsychMamma

PsychMamma — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:57 +0000

I love the pic. I think diving is a great idea too, and have some friends who have tried it, but I've never gotten up the courage. We live close to a college campus, and Tiffany's suggestion (above) is a great one! http://psychmamma.wordpress.com

By: Tiffany-songbirdtiff.blogspot.com

Tiffany-songbirdtiff.blogspot.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:12:39 +0000

I have yet to try my hand at dumpster diving. I need to hit the local University after school lets out. I hear you can find some good stuff then. Perhaps I will drive around and see what I can find.

By: threeundertwo

threeundertwo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:49:24 +0000

I was going to do a post on this but you beat me to it. I still might, and link over here.

Great info. I think it's actually a pretty cool way to "reduce, reuse, recycle." A big part of it is knowing where to go and what you might be looking for.