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Dumpster Diving

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FM3
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My math teacher today was telling us about how his brother likes to dumpster dive. As weird as it sounds I guess he knows where to go to find the good stuff.

Anyway, he told us how his brother went to the Black Diamond factory in Cabot, VT and found 47 Black Diamond softshells in the dumpster with nothing more than minor damage. None of the outer shells had been compromised. The one that my math teacher received from him had a small rip on the inside pocket, kinda like a goggles pocket on the inside of the coat. I guess he ended up donating around 40 of them to a coat drive after he gave some away to friends.

Seems nuts that Black Diamond (and I'm sure other companies) would be wasting all of these coats when many people clearly cannot afford nice warm clothing in this economy.
Dec 2 2009 7:25PM
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pomme-de-terre
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this thread is great.
we got an old pickup truck for free once from this guy up my road. we just rallied the fuck out of it in my friends field until it broke, then pushed it down this huge hill into rocks/trees/a pond with a tractor.

that wasnt really out of a dumpster though....

Dec 3 2009 5:14PM
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Peach.
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NIce
Dec 3 2009 5:14PM
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Pow.yuHdig*
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ill be hittin up bestbuys dumpster when i get home come on MW2
Dec 3 2009 5:17PM
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pomme-de-terre
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this is so fucking sick.


i wouldve been on that shit so hard, following around garbage trucks and racing around town trying to find all the weed.
Dec 3 2009 5:18PM
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CKpolicy
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i fucking hate stealing. But i support walmart theft wholeheartedly.
Dec 3 2009 6:10PM
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theabortionator
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Just throw something in the trash, liek an old cell phone that doesnt work. Say your friend through it in there and you were trying to get it back
Dec 4 2009 3:08AM
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theabortionator
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People do it all the time. Not just poor people. There are docotrs and lawyers that are freegan
Dec 4 2009 3:10AM
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PaleCelery
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this thread has inspired me to go dumpster diving tomorrow
Dec 4 2009 4:48AM
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theabortionator
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lets go dan! epic dumster adventure. We poor, not that poor, but we like playing in dumpsters and getting shit 4 FREEEEEEEE!!!!
Dec 4 2009 5:08AM
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Mooserz
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I used to get free apple pie from this one girl at a bakery. whole pie too. but then I got a girlfriend and that all stopped.......tear
Dec 4 2009 6:15AM
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KrazyistKarl
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does it really feel like warm apple pie?
Dec 4 2009 12:59PM
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TastyCorn
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My university newspaper just printed a feature article on this last week. I went on the site and tried to find it but no luck. It was a good read, they gave you tips and stuff.

People should post some of their results if they are trying it out for the first time, I am interesed to see what you get.
Dec 4 2009 1:15PM
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Waffle11
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The reason companies, especially skiing companies get pissed if you dumpster dive is you are getting access to products that aren't necessarily available to the public. They could be testing products that they dont want to reveal yet.
Dec 4 2009 1:17PM
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EastCoast315
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or they arent structurally sound enough to be used, i.e thin sidewalls, flimsy edges, model skis
Dec 4 2009 1:33PM
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DANETRON
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dude since you said you pick up couches i know a place right by the mountain that has about 20 brand new couches out in a dumpster
Dec 4 2009 6:14PM
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Mr-Cam-ron
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haha i go dumpster diving in salomon, rossignol , and scotts dumpsters, i've found nice helmets, goggles, snowpants, boots, bindings, stickers, posters , and skis hahah
Dec 4 2009 6:31PM
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.newman.
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anyone no any spots in Eastern MA for this?
Dec 4 2009 7:11PM
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kstanz
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dude thats so sick i wanna try this now haha. i love free stuf
Dec 4 2009 7:18PM
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Lemuel
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Alot of companies do this.  I got new slippers at Cabelas, and inside there was a note about return policy and it said if they are scuffed they have to trow them away.  I guess Cabelas would be a good place, but I think you would get in a shit load of trouble.
Dec 4 2009 7:20PM
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ReetsAdeets
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Haha, the line and K2 stores are a 20min drive away! and Evo's 30!
Dec 4 2009 8:31PM
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Dukeybrains
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Retail stores aren't a very good bet, you have to go to factories where the manufacture the shit.
Dec 4 2009 8:35PM
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Slinger1x1
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bro, one night a bunch of us were walking around town, and my friend comes out from dunkin donuts with a black garbage bag.

it was full of perfectly good muchkins, muffins, bagels, everything. it was delicious. we ended have a food fight in a parking lot, and then we basically left it all in the street. everyone walked away, i would have cleaned it up but i wasn't going to do it alone...
Dec 4 2009 8:45PM
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EastCoast315
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THIS
Dunkin donuts is the best at 4am
Dec 4 2009 10:19PM
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Crock360
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I've been inside the warehouse, and everything gets sent into a large compactor/dumpster. I dont see any possible way you could've scored anything.

It was sad the day I spent there, even from a skiers POV. Anytime they warranty a board, regardless of the reason, they destroy it and throw it out. There were boards coming in with just a little bit of delam, or maybe a broken edge, and a guy would take a huge drill, put a bunch of holes in it, and toss it into the compactor. Such a waste,
Dec 4 2009 10:26PM
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EastCoast315
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if you were real ghetto you could cork up the holes, get a little patch of base and ptex it in. If you were dirt fucking poor and needed something
Dec 4 2009 10:34PM
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