Comments on: Freegan Fashion? You’d be Surprised!

By: TStrump

TStrump — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:54:21 +0000

My mom just bought a pair of Chanel glasses at the thrift shop ... for $3! It's not exactly freegan but it's pretty close. She's been excited about it all week. TStrump’s last blog post..What's with These Retention Bonuses?

By: pam munro

pam munro — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:04:25 +0000

Over the years I have found things here & there – but really not that often – I found a lovely pair of pants in the restroom of a TV network ofc once?? and a pearl necklace on the street – and a man’s rayon shirt w/ a Chinese pattern on the street – I have found more furniture and so on on the street than CLOTHES.

By: Kristy @ Master Your Card

Kristy @ Master Your Card — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:10:11 +0000

I agree with Bob. I don't usually go out looking, but not too long ago, it was common to see a lot of personal stuff on the side of the ride. The way things are today, I'm not seeing a lot of that. I think it's more likely that people are selling their goods everywhere they can. But, I'd be curious to know the story behind why so many people leave perfectly good items just lying around. As a writer, I simply try to create a story. When I find clothes scattered along the highway, I usually envision some sort of angry fight between two people where one person's luggage ends up on the road or something like that. Just random thoughts, but your site sounds pretty interesting! Good luck with that! Kristy @ Master Your Card’s last blog post..The Cost of Being a Good Friend

By: Heidi @ GGIP

Heidi @ GGIP — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:51:05 +0000

What an awesome post. I just read the other day that only 2% of clothing Americans throw away is actually worn out. Heidi @ GGIP’s last blog post..Boys will be boys

By: bob

bob — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:24:48 +0000

I found two pair of Kenneth Cole shoes sitting on the side of the road. They still had the price tags. They fit perfectly. I wore them for a week, but since they wern’t totally comfortable, I donated them to Goodwill. My latest find was a Pendleton wool shirt. These cost $100 new.

I can’t tell you how many metric tons of Women’s shoes I’ve seen sitting on the sides of the road. It seems like such an utter waste of money. I can tell you one thing though, as someone who constantly looks for stuff on the side of the road: old TV sets, Lawn mowers, books, record players, appliances, and so on, I have seen much LESS of the stuff lately. I recall just a couple of years ago when it seemed like every other house was for sale that as soon as one sold, the prior owners would dump the contents of their house out on the street. I kid you not that one day I drove by an old home and the owner had two huge dumpsters and was throwing out antique furniture. I got two dressers, a few lamps, painting, and some other stuff. Unbelievable.

Now people seem a bit reluctant to throw out things that they now realize costs money to replace.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:17:00 +0000

I love it. I pull things out of curb piles and the tops of dumpsters also. I don't dive in, but sometimes I do call it dumpster diving. I was even on the news last summer. I've found toys (NICE ones), books, craft supplies, canning jars, costumes, and clothing along with MONEY! Jessica’s last blog post..Womanly Wednesday: I'm not the only one

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:19:09 +0000

Very interesting approach . . . DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com’s last blog post..A Short Hike Into the Woods