Procrastination doesn't pay

Stopped by a local hotel to ask about getting any broken appliances they might occasionally discard. The lady at the desk said "you just missed out - we swapped out all of our TVs". . I asked if they just dumped them and she said they did. I gave her a card and a flyer and told her I was local and could pick up on an as-needed basis going forward.

I'm kicking myself for not going by there sooner as I should have some time back. I'm staying positive on this one, though, because it appears no one else has been by there and asked, so maybe it will pay off down the road.

Now to hit several other stops I've been putting off for no good reason .....

Did you ask where they dumped them? My wife's hotel, used to take theirs to local thrift stores. I say used to, cause now I get it all.

Good luck an stay on top of them, an check others in your area. Hotels are a good source.



Sirscrapalot - All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific. - Jane Wagner

I did a clean out of old crt tvs for a hotel last year. It was a nice chunk of change!! not to mention some of the looks you get from driving down the road with a truckload of tvs! the thing I hate about tvs is what the heck do ya do with all the old glass afterwards!!??

Parrot you should know by now I do things different...some take a bite out of crime, I take a bite out of tv's.

Sirscrapalot - Normal is boring.

They don't sell the parts. They literally use them for the broken ones. Not a big deal to me, I get enough out of them the lack of the AC's doesn't bother me. Plus no need to worry about capturing freon, etc. Plus, the corporate big wigs get upset if they get rid of them before they are stripped for useable parts. I see the broken units everyday. My wife works there after all as the AGM. An I'm friends with the head Maintenance guy. I do side work for them when the big storms roll through, an they need an extra hand.

How to get known? Easy..just walk in an ask for the maintenance man. I live on a sandbar it's easier for me to access hotels, as it's a tourist spot. I get stuff from other hotels to, an that's how I went about it, just like anywhere else. Granted, I can also go visit their bar an have a beer, or soda or something, so they see me more regular then a lot of others. I don't know if this works in a big city, as I don't live in one..lol..I live 2 miles out on a sandbar. You can also just ask for the agm/gm an go from there. Being friendly to the staff works also, they'll tell you who to talk to. Just don't be rude, don't interrupt them if their busy with a guest. I see cab drivers do this a lot then wonder why their business cards get tossed in the trash. The guest comes first. I know this an act accordingly when I go into a hotel. Some of hotels are big names, others are local owned.

An remember while they may not have scrap on hand right then, most hotels do change outs, or work on the hotel. Make a good impression, stop in reguarly so they don't forget you, an you'll be the one they call when they do that kind of work. In my last post I mentioned the ceiling work they did, I got a good 600lbs of scrap. They called, said "Hey we're doing the lobby, can you come by an get this stuff as we drop it?" I said.."Hell yea, see ya in 5." I was there in 3. My sandbar is small, so your time may vary..ha!

Hotels are a great source, but like anything else you just gotta work it. I've gotten away from them of late cause of the ewaste an not much work going on this year on them. This could change after the holidays when they ramp things up before the season, but if not..I'm good. They still call me for old monitors, computer stuff(towers/routers/etc). Matter of fact I'm grabbing some cabinets later this week, to throw in my shop for storage, an one for upstairs in my office to be my fridge holder in my office. Yes I have a fridge in my office..shouldn't surprise you folks who been here awhile..lol.

Good luck to all who try getting in with hotels, it's a good source.

Sirscrapalot - Keeper of the traveling cooler, an has a fridge in his office.

110 rooms
every single room..that's 110 again.
an 7 down that they use for parts.

So that would be..117 ac units altogether.

An...I dont' care what they do with the leftovers after they take parts. I get 80% if their scrap, that's fine with me. As my focus is on ewaste.

I live here, an know what I'm talking about. You can believe me or not, it matters not to me. Just keep in mind your guessing an I'm the guy here who deals with them, I dont' profess to speak for hotels in other areas.

Sirscrapalot - Mmm..bacon.

Got a call today from the same hotel. Long story short, while I missed out on the tv's, I just picked up all the mounts. I'd say easy 150 to 200 pounds (felt like it anyway). Took maybe 10 minutes total & the hotel is on my way to & from work. To top it off, I called the yard on the way home & steel has moved up a $1 to 10/100. Giddyup.

any chance those mounts might could be re-purposed somehow?

Good question....