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joshcryer

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Fri Mar 9, 2012, 12:04 AM Mar 2012

Finding clothes in the garbage. [View all]

I related this in another thread but I had to just share it again here. I found a whole bag of almost new or very clean, nice shirts in the garbage the other day. Kept the whole bag. A lot of them are better than the ones I've been wearing for years. (I am kind of a bum I don't buy much new stuff unless my clothes wear down to the point of tears and whatnot.)

The bag was just sitting there, right on top of all the other garbage, I poked it because I saw a shirt with a neat pattern on it, then I tore it open and low and behold, nice, clean smelling shirts!

Just, keep an eye out, is all I can say. I was really shocked with how good the shirts were. From now on I am going to go "dumpster diving" in that vein. You never know.

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Finding clothes in the garbage. [View all] joshcryer Mar 2012 OP
Before taking clothes home, run them thru a dryer at a laudromat as snagglepuss Mar 2012 #1
I had beg bugs once (not because of this, first time, really). joshcryer Mar 2012 #2
What an exciting find :) NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #3
I'm moving soon and I went to U-Haul to buy some boxes, they're extremely expensive. joshcryer Mar 2012 #7
just fyi for the future, I got some incredible boxes with handles from Lowe's - free Flaxbee Aug 2012 #28
Yeah, I'm not too proud to stop at the curbside on garbage day. Denninmi Mar 2012 #4
I put some kitchen chairs and a few plastic lawn chairs at the curb once. badhair77 Mar 2012 #9
Great find----but it makes me wonder... Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #5
That was my first thought! It was as if they washed them, and then decided to toss them! joshcryer Mar 2012 #6
LOL, you are lucky you didn't run into someone like your past self! Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #8
The wife tossed her cheating husband out on his ass, maybe, and tossed his clothes in the garbage? n MADem Apr 2012 #14
Wha? After washing them? joshcryer Apr 2012 #16
Well, I was thinking they were washed, in a drawer, and she grabbed a garbage bag and stuffed 'em in MADem Apr 2012 #17
Yeah they've become my lounging shirts now. joshcryer Apr 2012 #18
They'll make great household rags after that! MADem Apr 2012 #21
Snot rags! joshcryer Apr 2012 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author justinemily Feb 2013 #30
Thinking? I'll tell ya' NJCher Mar 2012 #10
Just wow. nt Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #11
Ugh! That is infuriating. Put them *next* to the dumpster. Someone will come along. joshcryer Apr 2012 #19
another person who wears clothes until they're truly worn out tru Apr 2012 #12
I got a big ass tear under my left pocket on the jeans I'm currently wearing. joshcryer Apr 2012 #13
I have shirts I had made in Hong Kong when it was still British. nt MADem Apr 2012 #15
now remembering tru Apr 2012 #20
we've scored some needed furniture dumpster diving and curb shopping fizzgig May 2012 #23
Saw a really nice side table by the garbage next door here, but there's a fence around the property. joshcryer May 2012 #24
i'm really appalled at some of the stuff the kids throw out fizzgig May 2012 #25
my favorite sweater is from the garbage. mopinko May 2012 #26
supply for the need AidynPeter Aug 2012 #27
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