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why are you asking instead of verifying the claim yourself?
I don't know how to verify the claim since I'm not a serious potential student.
you dont need to be one to check the price of a service
I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
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Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#252A few „anthropological“ impressions from this text. First, why do people throw away tennis shoes, unopened food etc? Why not take with them on to their next destination? Second, why not just put on the street so that other people can come and collect items? This is very common for example here in Switzerland - you put unwanted things ranging from old kid toys to books to furniture on the sidewalk with a sign saying „…
I live in Portland. Walk around certain neighborhoods, and you’ll see items out on the street - mostly garbage. Broken couches, broken tables, broken appliances, that sort of thing. Typically, items with remaining utility are exchanged via Goodwill or an online tool like Buy Nothing. My guess is that the college does not want to allow students to dump their mostly-garbage on the neighbors. At the same time, wealthy s…
I do not even live in Portland - I live on the edge of a suburban area where people skew pretty conservative. I see the same thing - people who want to get rid of perfectly good stuff, and do not want it to go to waste. Even I do this occasionally if I cannot be bothered to repair a thing - it goes out a bit before garbage day and is usually soon gone.*
*Unless it is an old non-wide LCD monitor. Nobody wants those...
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#253While entertaining, this is nothing novel for anyone who's been to college during move-in/move-out days.
Quite simply, it's not worth people's time/effort to dispose of these items in another manner given the exhibited nature of these events and limited travel (esp. airline) cargo capacity. Most folks are simply making the best use of the economic utilities provided to them.
FWIW, some universities offer convenient "bulk disposal/donation" sites on-campus and some clubs/sororities/fraternities volunteer to help managing the logistics.
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#254A few „anthropological“ impressions from this text. First, why do people throw away tennis shoes, unopened food etc? Why not take with them on to their next destination? Second, why not just put on the street so that other people can come and collect items? This is very common for example here in Switzerland - you put unwanted things ranging from old kid toys to books to furniture on the sidewalk with a sign saying „…
Those shoes wouldn't be accepted to any op shop for how badly scratched they are.
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#255Earlier quoted context omitted.
using stereotypes about the rich is about as ignorant as making them about the poor.
Ignorant of what it's like to be poor, maybe. I don't believe my life experiences have resulted in me being ignorant to the rich, please buy some $DOCN.
you are making prejudicial comments, regardless of whether you experienced events that bolster your stereotype.
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#256Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ignorant of what it's like to be poor, maybe. I don't believe my life experiences have resulted in me being ignorant to the rich, please buy some $DOCN.
you are making prejudicial comments, regardless of whether you experienced events that bolster your stereotype.
And if I've done expert level research into this very particular subject? Here is the ignorance: you know nothing about me.
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#257It's not just students. Where I live (admittedly wealthy) people throw away everything they can't be bothered to do the slightest bit of maintenance on. I have found, and made functional: - a snow blower - various weed eaters - vacuum cleaners - a generator (higher capacity than the one I already had) - a log splitter - pressure washers (nozzles usually clogged with dirt) - a chainsaw - multiple typewriters (the Sele…
I’m currently working on a house project that would otherwise cost 20-30k. I am willing to buy and throw away a $500 tool. Now imagine you’re working on a million dollar project (like your son’s international Ivy League education).
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Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#258Not surprising. I remember being an undergrad when my BA was ending. I was out-of-state, my nearest relative was several hours away, and I basically only had enough space to pack up from my room whatever could fit in my car. I don't think I threw out much , but there were definitely some things that were resigned to the bin because I simply didn't have anywhere else to put them. For example, I'm pretty sure I threw o…
The reason you can't give away a mattress is bedbugs. If you know what to look for, a bedbug-ridden mattress can easily be avoided. And you can also buy protective breathable covers that keep the bedbugs either in or out. But most people don't know what to look for, or don't want the liability of being wrong.
We gave away our mattress to a non profit. They sent some people out to inspect it ahead of time. They said needed it ASAP for someone who was moving away from an abusive relationship - it was supposedly going directly from our house to the place she was being put up.
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#259> Why Did It Make Me Feel So Terrible?
Because you get too wrapped up in things that don’t really matter at all?
Re: I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students
#260A few „anthropological“ impressions from this text. First, why do people throw away tennis shoes, unopened food etc? Why not take with them on to their next destination? Second, why not just put on the street so that other people can come and collect items? This is very common for example here in Switzerland - you put unwanted things ranging from old kid toys to books to furniture on the sidewalk with a sign saying „…
I live in Portland. Walk around certain neighborhoods, and you’ll see items out on the street - mostly garbage. Broken couches, broken tables, broken appliances, that sort of thing. Typically, items with remaining utility are exchanged via Goodwill or an online tool like Buy Nothing. My guess is that the college does not want to allow students to dump their mostly-garbage on the neighbors. At the same time, wealthy s…
I live near Ladds Addition and the free piles are the worst. 90% of it is pure crap that just sits out for weeks.
People put it out to feel good about themselves.
Once I saw a bunch of random wires with a label, “FREE - great for art projects.” It’s like thanks for letting me know I was going to knock on doors until I found the right person to make an offer to.