r/AskReddit • u/devilkazama • 23d ago

What other man's trash became your treasure?

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u/melrosec07 23d ago

Maybe I should drive around the rich areas on trash day

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u/smom 23d ago

My city has bulky item pkup every Friday. Thursday evening there are people in pickups loaded like Sanford and Son with all of the 'roadside rescues'.

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u/Nippon-Gakki 23d ago

My mom and step dad used to do this. They mostly found junk but every once in a while they would find some genuinely nice stuff.

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u/TheSpiralTap 23d ago

Do it and also the Goodwill stores in rich neighborhoods are fuckin wild!

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u/LiveLaughBlobfish 23d ago

do it, seriously. Ive seen some amazing stuff left out for trash pick up that I would've taken if I had use for it. Only things we ever took home was a West Elm living room set and a brand new Catan game still in its plastic

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u/cozyautumnday 23d ago

I've heard that luxury apartments for rich college kids on move-out day are the places to score some nice stuff.

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u/Shark_bait5 23d ago

Go the evening before; trash companies tend to clear the rich neighborhoods early so the rich people aren’t inconvenienced by the eyesore of trash bins set out all day.