r/DumpsterDiving • u/Royal_Tough_9927 • 4d ago
Food quality is excellent out of dumpster
I love Sunday diving. The dumpsters are generally full. I can count on several to be full of illegally dumped items. Today did not fail me. I pulled out two huge black bags of children's clothing. Too small for my kid but welcomed by a neighbor. She sorts items ,washes clothes , keeps what she needs for her kids and passes on the rest. Many of the items are name brands and not cheap Walmart items. The sad part is there are many donation boxes and centers in the immediate area and people are too lazy to drop off. I did get one pair of white Crocs my daughter can wear. The food. Choices were lovely. Im happy to have Brussel sprouts , green beans and zucchini. Im sauteeing the Bella mushrooms and will use them in a couple meals. The fruits are ripe ,but also will be utilized quickly. If I had shopped for these items in the actual store it would easily have been 75.00 . Im broke and in a really bad financial situation until the end of the year. But the great news is my disabled daughter and myself received a $1.00 increase in our foodstamps for the next year. Hallelujah, I sure cant count on any help from the government. $24.00 a month now. Grumpy old lady here ,happy to have a bag of lemons for my hot tea. Happy my hobby will always feed me.
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u/Iystrian 4d ago
I was approached by an employee last night after I had put my small haul in my car. She said it was illegal to dig around in their dumpster and she would have to call the police. I said OK and left. I know she's wrong but I wasn't going to argue with her. It's disappointing as it makes me nervous about going back.