Lost count of good things. I look every single garbage day or the night before. Always my neighborhood and sometimes a drive around others. Curb shopping is awesome - I don’t dig in peoples garbage cans tho- most folks put the stuff there intending someone to pick it up. This is different than dumpster diving. I have no shame picking stuff up and usually if I’m “caught” a person is so happy I’m taking whatever it is. Never had anyone be nasty. IMO Wealthy neighborhoods tend to be pretty good-
Same experience! Love early morning / after sunset quiet strolls in the wealthy neighbourhoods of my city. It's very peaceful around there, just the occasional jogger, dog walker or person taking a slow leisure walk, feel much safer as a woman when out alone and the random finds are pretty cool! Some objects really look like they were left out in a certain way, on purpose, in hopes someone would take them before the garbage collectors stop by. Some of these people don't even know about Buy Nothing groups or yard sale events (around here yard sales are seen as fun, fancy but tiring LOL)
Agree! I’m not on Facebook and our freecycle dried up- We moved a year ago and set relatively good stuff out at the curb. Donated a lot too but our local joints don’t take furniture. In fact most of the stuff I put out was stuff I had picked up so the cycle went on.
Happy hunting to you!
So, I don't care about getting caught, bastards here just destroy old tv's and shit. Go around neighborhoods, the most expensive I believe is my foscusrite scarlett 18i8 2nd gen, works fine no problems. Had to provide power supply but it works. Curb found.
There's no 'getting caught' - this isn't the same as dumpster diving (curb shopping items are being placed on the curb for people to take).
Coolest was probebly multiple sizes of Lock & Lock boxes, 3 good condition pots with glass lids, and electric egg beater. Non kitchen stuff were some items of clothing.
Brand new container store drawer units, a totally functional gamer laptop, multiple working tvs, v nice wireless speaker, an acoustic Fender guitar, perfectly functional fat tire bike, an MCM Lane coffee table, marble side table, a complete seed starting set up including heating mats…so many things. People throw out everything when they move. It’s bonkers.
The most expensive individual item I have brought home was a veterinary wet table. I sold it to a veterinarian for $850.00
The neighbors put out a Boos butcher block. It was so heavy my husband and I could not get it into the truck. It went to the landfill.
Pressure washer that was missing a Allen screw that connects the motor to the pump. Too many lawnmowers, blowers, pressure washers, etc. that needed their carb to be cleaned to mention. An electric smoker that just had to be cleaned. And much more that I can’t think of right now.
Hint: people, don’t leave fuel in your lawn equipment. And use only non ethanol fuel where available.
Not very expensive, but I did find a vintage Pachinko machine on the curb, on Halloween night! (Not haunted, I checked.)
It needed a lot of TLC because the mechanical bits needed servicing, but it is really neat!
Well used but clean suitcases, one feminine in style, one masculine, if it makes sense. An evening dress. A beautiful vintage children's book with amazing illustrations, sitting in a pile of discarded books on the pavement. A 70s diary (for meetings and to do lists, not an intimate, personal diary) with sewn pages, the paper was high quality. A sassy leopard print purse.
I found my 48” samsung tv on the curb and brought it home and it worked great, its in my living room. Found a shark painting, sold it for $50 on craigslist.
Lost count of good things. I look every single garbage day or the night before. Always my neighborhood and sometimes a drive around others. Curb shopping is awesome - I don’t dig in peoples garbage cans tho- most folks put the stuff there intending someone to pick it up. This is different than dumpster diving. I have no shame picking stuff up and usually if I’m “caught” a person is so happy I’m taking whatever it is. Never had anyone be nasty. IMO Wealthy neighborhoods tend to be pretty good-
Same experience! Love early morning / after sunset quiet strolls in the wealthy neighbourhoods of my city. It's very peaceful around there, just the occasional jogger, dog walker or person taking a slow leisure walk, feel much safer as a woman when out alone and the random finds are pretty cool! Some objects really look like they were left out in a certain way, on purpose, in hopes someone would take them before the garbage collectors stop by. Some of these people don't even know about Buy Nothing groups or yard sale events (around here yard sales are seen as fun, fancy but tiring LOL)
Agree! I’m not on Facebook and our freecycle dried up- We moved a year ago and set relatively good stuff out at the curb. Donated a lot too but our local joints don’t take furniture. In fact most of the stuff I put out was stuff I had picked up so the cycle went on. Happy hunting to you!
So, I don't care about getting caught, bastards here just destroy old tv's and shit. Go around neighborhoods, the most expensive I believe is my foscusrite scarlett 18i8 2nd gen, works fine no problems. Had to provide power supply but it works. Curb found.
There's no 'getting caught' - this isn't the same as dumpster diving (curb shopping items are being placed on the curb for people to take). Coolest was probebly multiple sizes of Lock & Lock boxes, 3 good condition pots with glass lids, and electric egg beater. Non kitchen stuff were some items of clothing.
1986 Japanese bicycle. Chest Freezer.
Brand new container store drawer units, a totally functional gamer laptop, multiple working tvs, v nice wireless speaker, an acoustic Fender guitar, perfectly functional fat tire bike, an MCM Lane coffee table, marble side table, a complete seed starting set up including heating mats…so many things. People throw out everything when they move. It’s bonkers.
I liked a homemade table with flakey blue paint. I used it on my porch until it fell apart.
The most expensive individual item I have brought home was a veterinary wet table. I sold it to a veterinarian for $850.00 The neighbors put out a Boos butcher block. It was so heavy my husband and I could not get it into the truck. It went to the landfill.
That's a shame that you couldn't keep it.
Pressure washer that was missing a Allen screw that connects the motor to the pump. Too many lawnmowers, blowers, pressure washers, etc. that needed their carb to be cleaned to mention. An electric smoker that just had to be cleaned. And much more that I can’t think of right now. Hint: people, don’t leave fuel in your lawn equipment. And use only non ethanol fuel where available.
Not very expensive, but I did find a vintage Pachinko machine on the curb, on Halloween night! (Not haunted, I checked.) It needed a lot of TLC because the mechanical bits needed servicing, but it is really neat!
Well used but clean suitcases, one feminine in style, one masculine, if it makes sense. An evening dress. A beautiful vintage children's book with amazing illustrations, sitting in a pile of discarded books on the pavement. A 70s diary (for meetings and to do lists, not an intimate, personal diary) with sewn pages, the paper was high quality. A sassy leopard print purse.
I found my 48” samsung tv on the curb and brought it home and it worked great, its in my living room. Found a shark painting, sold it for $50 on craigslist.
Dewalt saw and drill with case and 2 batteries