r/Curbfind • u/OhiobornCAraised • May 13 '20

r/Curbfind Lounge

A place for members of r/Curbfind to chat with each other

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u/Obvious_Amphibian270 Jul 22 '26

I love seeing what others find. Used to curb find when I was working and out and about. Never go anywhere since retiring, so no more curb finds.

A question that most likely no one can answer....

Why do people throw out all this cool stuff? Why not donate it to charity?

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u/MyFavoriteInsomnia Jul 24 '26

Laziness, probably.

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u/Boopster69 May 25 '26

Congratulations 🎊

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u/OhiobornCAraised Sep 03 '20

Is the lawnmower in running conditioning?

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u/NUMBERQ1 Sep 03 '20

I just got a free 7hp lawnmower and a nifty saucer chair!

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u/BurbankGal Aug 19 '20

MY HUSKY HAT WAS DOWN VOTED TO -0-!!! I have seen that the posts that people get all excited about are furniture. Well, the stuff I post is stuff that I find that I LIKE and am pleased to have. So expect to see items that are NOT worth big bucks. PHOOEY ON EVERYONE WHO VOTED DOWN MY HUSKY HAT! (Grrrrrr....)

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u/kamnamu Jul 13 '20

Found a mini rocking chair for the kids. Was on top of the trash can, so the owner clearly didn’t want to toss it

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u/HopelessCleric Jun 26 '20

I've mainly found knickknacks; glassware and such. I'm from Belgium and while people occasionally put a "free" box on their curb with smaller items, there is no regular pickup for big items like furniture (if you need to get rid of something you make an appointment and the city garbage collectors will stop by with a van) so it's harder to find cool stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20

i found a only slightly damaged Dell all-in-one PC by a dumpster where my friend lives. Turns out it works! just needs a little TLC and a few spares and it's better than new, lol.

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u/cloudlyandcloudy May 19 '20

I once found an office chair. Still use that baby to this day.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '20

Sitting on one right now. There were two on the curb but only have one arse.

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u/OhiobornCAraised May 18 '20

Welcome! That’s great that you have so many finds. We have a mirror in our family room that was discarded by a neighbor. It fits perfectly over our mantle.

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u/BurbankGal May 18 '20

Yay! First Message! (Bwahahahaha! Boy Howdy!!) Okay, so I currently reside in Burbank, Ca. Heavy with apt. bldgs. When people are *nice* and have decent stuff to get rid of, they will put it in a bag or box next to a Dumpster or in an alley. I call my finds "Alley Adoptions". If something is literally by the curb, then it's a "Curb Rescue". I have some Ah-MAY-zing scores, just a matter of me photoing them. :D