Probably not for a couch. Mostly because I know what I do on my couch. But other stuff I might consider.
Would you go dumpster diving?
02/11/2011
I used to do this every morning with my mom. It helps to have no shame. But I've never had cause to regret doing it.
02/13/2011
When college students move out and dump everything that won't fit in their car to go home, absolutely. Otherwise, no. I hear too much about bed bug stuff to trust much.
02/13/2011
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OH I know!
Originally posted by
Morganna
I've been dumpster diving before. I couldn't pass up mannequins. It was such a great find!!
How can you possibly NOT get a mannequin!?!?
02/15/2011
I have found awesome things in dumpsters. Plus I do it to look for coupons.
02/15/2011
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Me too haha!!
Originally posted by
kck
I'd have to smell it first
02/16/2011
I wouldn't just for the sake of me being afraid of getting sick or catching something. A sex ED teacher I had in middle school said his brother caught crabs from sitting on a used couch. :S
03/15/2011
My best friend got her sectional couch from dumpster diving. After a good cleaning it was the most comfortable couch I've ever slept on.
03/15/2011
Dumpster Diving rocks!!! I live right by our university here too and find the end of spring semester to be the best "pickins". I've mostly picked up storage and decorative items. The first time I went with a couple of friends with kids too, and the kids had a blast. We even found toys with tags still attached.
One of my favorite finds was an ugly pedestal table with brown laminate on the top. I took it home and cleaned it up, and the metal pedestal made it look sorta retro. I put primer on it and I'm going to paint is black and put a black and white pinup girl photo collage on the top.
I have no hesitation going through dumpsters and trash cans if I find something interesting. If I'm walking around I even find myself peeking in if I pass by a receptacle LOL.
I've heard we have a small group of freegans in the area, and Food Not Bombs here gets a lot of food from dumpsters too.
One of my favorite finds was an ugly pedestal table with brown laminate on the top. I took it home and cleaned it up, and the metal pedestal made it look sorta retro. I put primer on it and I'm going to paint is black and put a black and white pinup girl photo collage on the top.
I have no hesitation going through dumpsters and trash cans if I find something interesting. If I'm walking around I even find myself peeking in if I pass by a receptacle LOL.
I've heard we have a small group of freegans in the area, and Food Not Bombs here gets a lot of food from dumpsters too.
09/07/2011
In my family we call it the city store, or the big store. My boyfriend is the same way always bringing home stuff from the alley to rip apart. We pulled a computer out of the garbage the other day and stripped it for parts for things we make. Like model spaceships and such. And the copper! That shit is worth a lot.
oh and my current couch is a garbage couch. It is leather and we took it in right when they got rid of it and washed it really well. We always get compliments on it.
oh and my current couch is a garbage couch. It is leather and we took it in right when they got rid of it and washed it really well. We always get compliments on it.
09/07/2011
As long as it's not rained on and doesn't smell like smoke or pets.
Check for bedbugs first, though. Bedbug-infested furniture is very easy to get.
Check for bedbugs first, though. Bedbug-infested furniture is very easy to get.
09/07/2011
if i needed it
09/07/2011
I've dumpster dove. Found some really cool things. A couch, probably not.
09/07/2011
I have gotten a few tables and other antique items by 'dumpster diving', but not actually in a dumpster. They are left at the curb or on the side of the road. Some assholes dumped in the mountains, but we cleaned it up and found a bunch of old liberty dollars in a broken chair.
09/07/2011
Maybe a table or desk I would go grab. Not a sofa. I would only get a used one from a person I knew. I am not into the dumpster diving.
09/07/2011
If it hadn't gotten wet I sure would. I'd clean the hell out of it but definitely.
09/07/2011
i wont lie, my computer desk came from a curb..... they have junk days where i live. you'd be surprised what people throw out.
09/07/2011
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I have found all sorts of awsome stuff in the trash. Ofcourse im a car guy and I love junkyards.
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
So, you see a couple of average every day neighbors come out of their apartment or house and put a decent couch out to the curb or by the dumpster. You think it's kinda neat looking. Would you go out and grab it?
Has anyone ever done ... more
Has anyone ever done ... more
So, you see a couple of average every day neighbors come out of their apartment or house and put a decent couch out to the curb or by the dumpster. You think it's kinda neat looking. Would you go out and grab it?
Has anyone ever done this? Find something cool? Did you have to get shots after finding something you didn't want in a slightly used chair you found? less
Has anyone ever done this? Find something cool? Did you have to get shots after finding something you didn't want in a slightly used chair you found? less
09/07/2011
If it was left on their curb or next to a dumpster, for sure.
09/07/2011
I've done it, and would do it again.
I prefer to call is 'recycling'.
I prefer to call is 'recycling'.
09/08/2011
I've a general rule that, if they're throwing it out, it's probably broken, so no, I'd not dumpster dive. But if a friend is getting rid of something because they're upgrading (and haven't thrown it out yet) then I'd have no problem with buying it off them.
09/08/2011
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i have went usually when it was a sale or agoing out of busines sdeal or what have ya
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
So, you see a couple of average every day neighbors come out of their apartment or house and put a decent couch out to the curb or by the dumpster. You think it's kinda neat looking. Would you go out and grab it?
Has anyone ever done ... more
Has anyone ever done ... more
So, you see a couple of average every day neighbors come out of their apartment or house and put a decent couch out to the curb or by the dumpster. You think it's kinda neat looking. Would you go out and grab it?
Has anyone ever done this? Find something cool? Did you have to get shots after finding something you didn't want in a slightly used chair you found? less
Has anyone ever done this? Find something cool? Did you have to get shots after finding something you didn't want in a slightly used chair you found? less
09/08/2011
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my husband embarasses me doing that
Originally posted by
El-Jaro
So, you see a couple of average every day neighbors come out of their apartment or house and put a decent couch out to the curb or by the dumpster. You think it's kinda neat looking. Would you go out and grab it?
Has anyone ever done ... more
Has anyone ever done ... more
So, you see a couple of average every day neighbors come out of their apartment or house and put a decent couch out to the curb or by the dumpster. You think it's kinda neat looking. Would you go out and grab it?
Has anyone ever done this? Find something cool? Did you have to get shots after finding something you didn't want in a slightly used chair you found? less
Has anyone ever done this? Find something cool? Did you have to get shots after finding something you didn't want in a slightly used chair you found? less
09/08/2011
I had a friend who would do this, and while i think it's a cool idea, it's not something I would care to do
09/08/2011
depends upon the item and situation. i'd say no to furniture or anything can can hose insects (bedbugs) or animals, but yes to things like electronics.
11/12/2011
I am not sure, If I like it I guess why not.
11/12/2011
Here, even if it is by or in a dumpster it is called "curbside shopping" and I do it, many of my friends do it, and as long as the item is clean and doesn't smell bad, don't see why not!
I've gotten a cool entertainment center that way, and a nice chair among other things! Clothes I probably wouldn't do unless they were in a box or something, and didn't have anything gross on them, and I always ALWAYS clean like a mad person before I use anything but I do the same thing after thrift shopping.
I've gotten a cool entertainment center that way, and a nice chair among other things! Clothes I probably wouldn't do unless they were in a box or something, and didn't have anything gross on them, and I always ALWAYS clean like a mad person before I use anything but I do the same thing after thrift shopping.
11/12/2011
I have picked stuff up from beside the trash, and would do so again in a heartbeat. I was just talking to a customer at work today about how this culture throws away so much good stuff. It's shameful.
11/12/2011
It'd have to be a really nice couch for me to want to take one off the curb (or next to a dumpster). Then I would need to give it one hell of a cleaning.
11/12/2011
I have no problem with picking up tables, shelves, things like that from the curb...but I wouldn't actually go dumpster diving. And absolutely nothing with fabric.
11/12/2011