*A:M User* Roger Posted February 4, 2015 *A:M User* Posted February 4, 2015 I thought this article was interesting, this guy has much better luck than I do. Usually when I find stuff it is wrecked beyond repair or deliberately destroyed to prevent reuse. I can't imagine a major corporation destroying saleable goods, even if they had to mark them down. Why not donate them? Just seems so very wasteful. http://www.wired.com/2015/02/high-end-dumpster-diving-matt-malone/ I did find a perfectly serviceable automotive parts washer which is doing duty as a workbench in my garage right now, although I may try and sell it since it is not sturdy enough to mount a vise to. Quote
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 4, 2015 Author *A:M User* Posted February 4, 2015 And I'm incredibly skeptical on the quoted numbers regarding this guy's dumpster diving income. Something seems a bit off about this article, and I can't put my finger on it. Quote
pixelplucker Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Last time I had to dumpster dive was when my grandmother thought she threw her teeth away by mistake only to find out she left them on her night table. Quote
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 5, 2015 Author *A:M User* Posted February 5, 2015 Last time I had to dumpster dive was when my grandmother thought she threw her teeth away by mistake only to find out she left them on her night table. Yeah, that's unfortunate. (for you anyway) Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 5, 2015 Hash Fellow Posted February 5, 2015 When I worked at Nortel they upgraded everyone's desktop PC and lots of old stuff got thrown out. I salvaged some hard drives and cases but ultimately it was all too obsolete to be useful. When I worked at a Montgomery Ward store they had a rule that any damaged merch, even slightly damaged, had to be thrown out. It couldn't be marked down and put on sale. They didn't give a reason but I presumed it was to discourage empployees from damaging something to get it marked down. Quote
*A:M User* Roger Posted February 6, 2015 Author *A:M User* Posted February 6, 2015 When I worked at Nortel they upgraded everyone's desktop PC and lots of old stuff got thrown out. I salvaged some hard drives and cases but ultimately it was all too obsolete to be useful. When I worked at a Montgomery Ward store they had a rule that any damaged merch, even slightly damaged, had to be thrown out. It couldn't be marked down and put on sale. They didn't give a reason but I presumed it was to discourage empployees from damaging something to get it marked down. That makes sense, I guess. It just seems crazy that companies destroy truckloads of merchandise every year. Quote
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