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[Uncle0wnage]

Anyone have any good dumpster diving stories on hand?

My brother and I hit up a Tr@der J0es the other night that had experienced a power outage the day before, and we hit the jackpot.

The monterey jackpot.

Well over 200 pounds of perfectly edible, sealed cheese.

We washed and sanitized all the cheese and divided it evenly between the two of us.

Any other loads GAF has hauled in?

 

[TheGreatDirector]

 

[FreeMufasa]

You're gonna eat food you found in the trash?

 

[Santiako]

Ew no.

 

[Supermanisdead]

eat 200lbs of literal trash

 

[Uncle0wnage]

You're gonna eat food you found in the trash?

yup.

 

[Yaboosh]

Why would you even want all that.


I am blessed enough that i don't have to go through dumpsters for food. I'm very thankful for that.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

A thread bragging about cheese that's been sitting in a dumpster? Wut

 

[Timedog]

Filled up the trunk of a car with old bakery items from a grocery store. Mmmmmmmm garbage.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Came for boiled denim. Thanks.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

The person behind that took the picture made a "Say cheese" joke, didn't they? It's alright, you can tell us.

I live near a college campus, so move out day is like a dumpster divers Christmas. Never really partook myself, but I know people that have gotten couches, dressers, microwaves, flat screens, etc .

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Dumpster cheese is best cheese

 

[malfcn]

Fromunda cheese.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Sounds like a good party conversation starter

"So you know all that cheese you've been eating? Literal garbage"

 

[backflip10019]

I found an Ali baba sword once but that's it.

 

[Two Words]

 

[Supermanisdead]

and clean ya damn kitchen nasty

 

[Poor GRIMES]

One man's disgusting rotten moldy stinky doo-doo garbage is another man's chedda

 

[Phobophile]

I've only dumpster dived for porno

 

[LuciusAxelrod]

Back in college they would put huge dumpsters outside the dorms at the end of the year for the students. My friends and I would go around trying to find the best stuff we could. I think the best thing I found was an sealed Rummikub set.

 

[Shamdeo]

whats with all that condensation on your washing machine

 

[Uncle0wnage]

Would you all rather this perfectly fine dairy go to the dump?

 

[TaterTots]

Guitar Center. Found a ton of cases, wires, pics, posters, and even a couple of amps. Two weeks later we tried again and they began to destroy what they threw away lol. Cases were cut with knives etc.

 

[shira]

That's a lot of cheese

 

[GulAtiCa]

Uhhh. Ewe.

Can only imagine next week's thread!

 

[Sectorseven]

 

[Uncle0wnage]

Uhhh. Ewe.

Can only imagine next week's thread!

I wouldn't ask GAF if I should go to the doctor, if that's what you're implying...

 

[Stinkles]

Amazing

 

[entremet]

I've only dumpster dived for porno

What is this? The 80s lol.

 

[Downhome]

I sell stuff on eBay, and while I haven't dumpster dived I have picked up stuff on the side of the road people set out. I recently saw a bunch of bucks so I stopped and in the pile was one of those state quarter books. I opened it up and sure enough it was completely full of all 50 state quarters. I popped them all out and used the money to buy other stuff.

They were literally throwing away cash money.

My parents gave me a $25 Goodwill gift card and they wrote a note on it saying it was to be turned into $1,000. I'm tracking that and so far I'm to over $300. I'll be there soon.

My favorite "trash" find was a ton of estate items from the legendary Kate Smith.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Smith

I have her official documents, signed items, social security and insurance cards, original photo negatives for old promotional photos, cards given to her, and much more. It was all pretty much in the garbage and I was able to save it all.

 

[Matty77]

Yeah I don't recommend dumpster diving. Foods just a no-no and other working stuff is a gamble. On one hand maybe you get a nice electronic or piece of furniture, on the other enjoy your new pest problem, hope you like roaches or bedbugs.

 

[Stinkles]

Uhhh. Ewe.

Can only imagine next week's thread!

"Doctor GAF, what does it mean when your poop is brought yellow, fluted and smells like camembert?"

 

[ThreePiMatt]

My brother got free plane tickets from scrounging cups from dumpsters at Wendy's in high school.

edit - After a quick Google search, he probably wasn't the only one:

https://consumerist.com/2005/12/13/wendys-airtran-flight-cups-promotion-getting-crazy/

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Why is your dishwasher wet?

 

[Uncle0wnage]

Why is your dishwasher wet?

It's from washing off the cheese.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Guitar Center. Found a ton of cases, wires, pics, posters, and even a couple of amps. Two weeks later we tried again and they began to destroy what they threw away lol. Cases were cut with knives etc.

I never understood why businesses destroy their unsold stock before throwing it out.

If I remember correctly Gamestop destroys cases for certain older games.

 

[How About No]

All of my physical pornography comes from stuff I found sitting in a recycling bin

Spoiler

only two magazines on two separate occasions, I was a horny teenager...

 

[Piichan]

Gross.

 

[Uncle0wnage]

Gross.

actually quite tasty.

 

[Borgnine]

Back in the mid 90s a friend discovered a porn magazine distribution company in a business park. Anything they didn't sell would have the cover ripped off and thrown in the dumpster. Literally hundreds of bound stacks of any kind of porn you could imagine.

 

[doctorcdcs]

clean your oven door please

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Damn son, you eating good!

 

[Heavy Iron Industries]

I saved 3 Dell 2410 monitors from going to our electronic waste vendor. The monitors where getting replaced by shittier Viewsonic 22" LCDs.

Shameful, throwing out perfectly good Dell monitors.

 

[Tender Joe]

It's from washing off the cheese.

You sanitized your dumpster cheese in the dishwasher?

 

[Slo]

On more than one occasion I've rooted around in a dumpster with a long pole, usually while the contents of the dumpster are smoldering and/or on fire.

 

[entremet]

How are you going to consume that much cheese before it expires?

Are you hosting a mega cheese tasting lol?

 

[Uncle0wnage]

You sanitized your dumpster cheese in the dishwasher?

in the sink, brah. then let it dry on the counter. the water on the dishwasher is just water.

How are you going to consume that much cheese before it expires?

Are you hosting a mega cheese tasting lol?

Already gave away a bunch to people I know. Told them where it came from.

 

[Septimus Prime]

"Doctor GAF, what does it mean when your poop is brought yellow, fluted and smells like camembert?"

"Youarealreadydead.png

Next."

 

[vikki]

Rent-A-Center trash was a cool ten year old's treasure. Me and my running crew found some big ass refrigerator boxes. We took them back into the woods and cut out eye holes and arm holes. We drew a face on the front of the box, then we all got underneath and walked the length of the minimally where RAC was located, making everyone's day brighter. People were thrilled about 5 kids in two boxes done up with stupid faces marching along in front of kinked and shit.

 

[Dominator]

I'd be too paranoid. I'd spend several minutes examining each piece of cheese to make sure the plastic around it hasn't been broken or if theres a tiny hole somewhere. Not worth the time lol