Discussion: Thoughts on dumpster diving?

Su-Barbie-A

I was watching a video of two girls DDing for makeup and found it very peculiar and reminded that there is a huge community of people who actually do this for food, clothes and basically anything that's sold at stores.

What is your opinion on the subject?
Would you do it? (In the most hygienic way possible)

Jet

It is what it is. When you don't have money to pay for basic things, you either dig through the trash or steal. At least the former isn't hurting other people.

I'd never do it though cuz that's nasty.

Su-Barbie-A

Also, be careful about what you buy online.
That "Very Good" item probably came from your nearest dumpster.

Vertigo Stick

When I was college there was a low income housing community across the street from where I lived. I threw away a bunch of items I no longer had use for and those people went on a shopping spree, right in the dumpster! I'm glad those items didn't go to waste

C SLAYCLAIR

MY thoughts on people who do it

*unless you're poor then do your thing girl

Lucita

I used to do this when I was like 11. I'm kind of pressed that I was ahead of the time and now it's suddenly cool to do it.

Matte

Was is the couple who usually go to ulta and they got caught like twice? LOL

Anyways it looks interesting. It's amazing what big companies throw away so you just have to be lucky

Su-Barbie-A

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Originally posted by Matte

Was is the couple who usually go to ulta and they got caught like twice? LOL

Anyways it looks interesting. It's amazing what big companies throw away so you just have to be lucky

Yeah, the girls with a beat face and dirty hands.
They are lucky because according to one of them, the Ulta dumpsters smell like hair conditioner.

It's pretty much about where you live, big cities will have big companies dump things that are untouched or just need a quick cleansing.

Tymps.

If you don't need to, I don't understand why you would.

Su-Barbie-A

A woman found three boxes of sealed test makeup because her Ulta doesn't do drug store makeup testers.

DevonDreams

I've seen people find some amazing things from game consoles to sealed make up. Stores throw away a lot of good **** for dumb reasons.

I'd never do it though.

Ascension

Depends on what...I couldn't see doing it for food, but I've seen videos of people on YouTube racking up like crazy diving behind places like Best Buy. I'm too lazy to bother, but I wouldn't care if somebody gave me a brand new iPad they fished out of a dumpster.

Now, we will FIGHT if you serve me a plate of food and then told me after the fact you fished that **** out the trash tho.

AccioMiley

My meth head sister does that **** for clothes and stuff she can pawn

jonasha

I work at a store that dumps so much stuff. Sure, if you want to sort through muck and customer's trash then go ahead by my guest. There was a recall in one of the baking ingredients we used for our cupcakes and we had to through almost 100 dozen cupcake packages, you know my ass took one of those packages home.

Toya

Isn't it illegal to go through a store's trash?

Anyways I think it's gross but if you're poor and/or homeless, do what you gotta do.

One time I went to throw out trash in my apartment complex and there was a girl and a guy inside of it picking through everything. I was like

They weren't even embarrassed that I saw them lol

Adonis

Trash meets trash.

Matte

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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A

Yeah, the girls with a beat face and dirty hands.
They are lucky because according to one of them, the Ulta dumpsters smell like hair conditioner.

It's pretty much about where you live, big cities will have big companies dump things that are untouched or just need a quick cleansing.

I remember watching a few of their videos.

Overall I don't think I'd actually try it unless I hear about legit good (clean) items being thrown away. Not here for muck

Su-Barbie-A

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Originally posted by Toya

Isn't it illegal to go through a store's trash?

Anyways I think it's gross but if you're poor and/or homeless, do what you gotta do.

One time I went to throw out trash in my apartment complex and there was a girl and a guy inside of it picking through everything. I was like

They weren't even embarrassed that I saw them lol

It's legal in most states unless it's in a fenced area or there is a "No trespassing" sign and if it's not in a private area (obviously) but the store owners can prosecute the diver for trespassing or theft, at least Ulta does that.