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...Another Man's Treasure

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...Another Man's Treasure

What have You found?????

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I'm sure that most of You have heard the phrase " One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure " ....... have You ever walked past the neighbors trash and thought to Yourself 'that would look great in the living room' or stopped the car because You spotted an antique at a yard sale ??? I thought it might be interesting to see what treasures You have found.  As You might imagine I see all kinds of stuff in My line of work  ;)  anyway......please feel free to share Your treasures, include discarded items ( don't be embarrassed, leave Your pride at the door, be one with Your inner garbageman! :D )  yard sale or flea market finds ( if possible include an approximate value for the item and what You actually paid ) I hope that some of You might want to participate. :)

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sounds like a bunch of garbage to me

Are You talking trash again? :grin:

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

About a month ago, a friend of mine dumped a pail into the truck, it had a 8Gb ipod touch in it. He charged it and it works, there is nothing wrong with it.........too bad I was driving for that block instead of loading. X(  .........still a good find for him though. :thumbsup:

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fred, it might have been put in the pail by a pissed parent...not necessarily because it was "broken". ;)

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fred, it might have been put in the pail by a pissed parent...not necessarily because it was "broken".

I thought of that, and maybe someone just dropped it as they were putting out the trash, however it ended up in there it was a great find! :thumbsup:

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I agree!  :thumbsup:

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

im a thrift shop girl my mother used to say she would put my wardrobe up against all my friends who spent all their money on one outfit .

as we got older kids came along they followed me.my dad was a garbage man to me it was like Christmas all year . i couldn't wait to see what he would bring home .Always something my mother or us kids needed.

Thanks for bringing back a happy memory for me. :sun:

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sorry I missed Your post storm, glad I could stir up some happy stuff! :)

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

During my years of doing deliveries at night I would always come across something that was thrown out for really dumb reason...like a broken cord...missing wheel...things like that. So I would just take them home fix them up and give them away to someone that needed them.

One night in particular while doing a delivery to a courthouse...I saw that they had thrown out a bunch of office stuff that was practically brand new...go figure right! Well...when I say they were throwing out a bunch of stuff...that was pretty much everything that was in the offices they had remodeled the previous year...and I mean everything. I alone wound up with 6 office chairs in perfect condition that would easily sell for a few hundred bucks each...gave 4 away and kept 2 which are really nice. Also modular office desks with divider walls...tables...and a huge floor to ceiling index section that was completely motorized. I loaded up everything I could...which took 2 nights and gave everything away to offices I knew could use the stuff. 

I just hate seeing waste like that.

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Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Really cool Steve :thumbsup: ......I hate seeing stuff get wasted too!

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 33
During my years of doing deliveries at night I would always come across something that was thrown out for really dumb reason...like a broken cord...missing wheel...things like that. So I would just take them home fix them up and give them away to someone that needed them.

One night in particular while doing a delivery to a courthouse...I saw that they had thrown out a bunch of office stuff that was practically brand new...go figure right! Well...when I say they were throwing out a bunch of stuff...that was pretty much everything that was in the offices they had remodeled the previous year...and I mean everything. I alone wound up with 6 office chairs in perfect condition that would easily sell for a few hundred bucks each...gave 4 away and kept 2 which are really nice. Also modular office desks with divider walls...tables...and a huge floor to ceiling index section that was completely motorized. I loaded up everything I could...which took 2 nights and gave everything away to offices I knew could use the stuff. 

I just hate seeing waste like that.

"Taxpayer money". Glad you posted this WG. I was amazed when you told me the story....it's also great you do that for folks. That's major karma for you (the real life variety). Bless the 'fixers'!.

Too bad they didn't take you down to the Gulf. Bet it'd be long fixed by now.

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Too bad they didn't take you down to the Gulf. Bet it'd be long fixed by now.

Yeah...kinda pissed I haven't gotten a call yet...just an email! <_<

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting bk13GarbageMan, reply 32
Sorry I missed Your post storm, glad I could stir up some happy stuff!
no problem i was happy for the memory.