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I went to pick up my local thrift stores bins i left them for throwout recycle kast night have a few things. I got a huge tv that is busted to scrap out, some old lawn snd kid chairs, a few lamps got brass and wire off them. Haveing them as a customer is helping my little junk piles get bigger thankful to my God for them and am glad i cab help them in return. I hope you all are haveing a good day so how has everyones day been
Those chair alum? If so make sure you remove the rivets, so you get clean price. Drill'm or cut'm out. nice haul! The season is up on us for me, soon I'll be seeing glorius alum chairs everywhere! I love people who buy'm, break them somehow an just toss them in the can.
An good on you for getting a thrift store! They are a great source. Keep it up, an not only will your piles grow but so will your network.
Sirscrapalot - Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. - Leo Buscaglia
yeah i am glad they agreed for me to help all chairs alum i cut the naterial off abd will drill the rivets out on my lunch break since my cordless drill is here and will yank tv apart too
Nice start to the day johny!
Congrats on the thrift shop, luvvvvvvv those chairs
Dude, did you take the time to go inside, seek out the manager, and introduce yourself? As good as things are, it can be better.
I would think he did talk to the manager sense he went there to pick up HIS bins that he left there to be filled with scrap. John; good score, congrats on the thrift store.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRecycler
yes i did go inside i left bins for them to fill was unable to go get them straight after work i pick up in mornings sometimes on way to work they leave in behind building behind a fence and is unseen from street it has a canopy over it too. they just leave what they are not going to use
Keep it up man. Now get us some pics of the next haul. You can even have your thrift store thread like Auminer! That slacker needs to update his more. ;)
Keep it going Johny, an be sure to stop by with some doughnuts or a pizza or a donation now an then. No different then the yard. The staff will love you for it. Not to mention they'll also start to know what you like, an will keep those bins full for you. Sure you mentioned it to them, but also let them know you'll take loose cables, wires, etc. My one thrift store...they give me all their cords unless it's attached to the item it belongs to. They are always good for 30 to 50lbs of just cords/wire/etc. That adds up when your picking up once or twice a week from them.
Sirscrapalot - The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow. - Washington Irving
I would update mine more... but I don't wanna come across as a braggart! ;)
Will post a pic of tomorrow's haul if I can find the original thread. Or here if johnyor29 doesn't mind me steppin' on his thread.
I knew if I mentioned you, you'd pop up. ;)
Gotta do that more often, I can only pick on BC so much.
Johny let Auminer be your guide to all things thrift shop, the man is a master at it. Find his thread, you'll enjoy seeing the things he's found, an that's just the icing, he doesn't show us all the whole cake. :(
Sirscrapalot - Sometimes your the mellow, some times your marsh, or something like that. - Unknown
no aum i do not mind will enjoy it i might learn alot
and scrapalot i will get some pics of the next haul i hope the foroum will let me post pics soon. it may take a few weeks to get a good load. i will be saveing as much as i can gonna fill my explorer up to the roof lol. i wanna go with alot at one time so makes my trip to yard worth it more. and i will probably have to do it on a saturday i am not working at my factory doing reactive maintenance. i work like 12 or more hours now which i love the overtime. i wish i had more time to really do some more curb shopping. i got out this morning it is trash day in neighborhood. alot of people was spring cleaning but temp is from 70 to 20 in like one day and snowing. i got a few alum items. i think most people kept junk piles in garage since so cold lol.
OK, then...
Well. out & about on my route today, I picked up a nice water heater. No pic,,, yall know what they look like. And then, a lady from my wife's book club, who's an architect, called me to pick up a few items from her office... turned out to be 6 Dell GX620s, and a few UPS's. Stipulated was I was required to destroy them, so no resale. :( Anyway, 6 Dells with a pair of 1GB rams in each, but a P4 too old for resale is a nice grab... and ~ 9 UPS's is always good.
http://s23.postimg.org/qg2gf6a63/ups.jpg
http://s12.postimg.org/fr7nclqbx/towers.jpg
So, home to switch trucks & head to the thrift store.
Mind you, this is just from today:
http://s28.postimg.org/qnpj53e7x/doot.jpg
So... several vacuums, 3 radios, a box of non-brass doorknobs, 2 Razr scooters, several radios, several alarm clocks, several home cordless phones, 3 lamps, one of which was pretty much all brass... a couple of microwaves, one aluminum, one copper transformer on them... other various stuff. A couple chandeliers, a few bedside alarm clocks... the basics. All of the things a very busy resale shop can't/won't resell.
All in all, a good day!!!
Like others have said, congrats on the thrift store and your scores! I live thru other scrappers who are able to haul and get such scores!! I really dont have room for large items such as tvs, and no truck. But I am thankfui to have an SUV and a blanket to put down and I manage to cram things in.
Let us know how you do when you take it all to thew scrapyard and luv those pics!
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Originally Posted by scrapme
I agree, I love to read the successes of others