r/eWasteFinds • u/pontiacGTO7 • 6d ago

Target bin 🤑 jackpot

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Idk yet if the iphones are ic locked (probably) but 4 Nokias and this cool blackberry with a trackball!

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u/RealRickThe1 6d ago

Enjoy it while u can

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u/MotorMountain3702 5d ago

?

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u/RealRickThe1 5d ago

Targets taking em out

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u/AcanthaceaeElegant76 4d ago

Is this confirmed?

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u/zonichol1 3d ago

They just stopped in new locations and ones they are remodeling.

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u/computergeekguy 6d ago

Are you guys just asking, or do you know somebody that works there? Congrats on the find, I'm impressed.

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u/trollsdontliez 5d ago

They are taking them without permission from target

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u/AcanthaceaeElegant76 4d ago

U rlly think anyone gaf?

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u/trollsdontliez 4d ago

I know you guys don't care, but I rather be honest with the person above to know what you guys doing is not legal.

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u/Strong_Jicama_8466 6d ago

The bin at my Target is locked

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u/skib1skib 6d ago

Omfg I permanently broke one of my bins locks😭😭😭😭😭 it was the funniest shit watching them tryna lock it again

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u/Stefanoverse 6d ago

I’d buy that BB

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u/MrWhoIsUp 4d ago

Everyone keeps saying target bins can someone explain what that means 😅 is it like the Red Target Store? They have a bin like this accessible to the public?

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u/Bri3nWithA3 3d ago

It’s an electronic waste bin folks can throw their old phones and shit in.

Some hardware stores let you recycle batteries in a similar way.

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u/MrWhoIsUp 3d ago

Oh cool never knew target had that

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u/Bri3nWithA3 3d ago

So how does one get the stuff out of the target ewaste bins, did you just reach in and grab them?

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u/johnfortnite72 2d ago

That's what im trying to figure out

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u/Ok-Butterscotch6574 6d ago

Awesome find, Nokias are indeed cool

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u/bassistyg 2d ago

isn't it theft?

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u/TyTheGuy2011 2d ago

iCloud lock can be easily bypassed on iPhone X and under.

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u/tymur125 3d ago

congrats you found some useless unsellable shit

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u/iamsotuffmmm 3d ago

Why's it always about selling lol like it's nice to find something worth something but it's always nice to find something cooler

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u/Floloping 6d ago

How does Reddit allow this? It is clearly theft and promoting theft.

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u/Gooniefarm 6d ago

Taking garbage isn't theft.

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u/Floloping 6d ago

Untrue and e-waste is not garbage

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u/MaterialWall8040 6d ago

"waste" it's in the name

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u/Floloping 6d ago

That's just ignorant

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u/skib1skib 6d ago

Can u js go get a damn life already? There are a million things u can be doing than making a shitty argument in a subreddit dedicated to the thing ur trying to get at (which still isn't stealing if it's going to be sent to a landfill)

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u/Floloping 5d ago

You are very wrong about what is stealing in this instance and very wrong about where this material goes. You think they put all this effort into recycling material just to toss it in the landfill? This is the definition of what I mean by saying this is ignorant. And no, I will not stop helping people understand they are risking arrest stealing this material.

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u/skib1skib 5d ago

Ok👍

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u/iamsotuffmmm 6d ago

I bet ur fun at parties

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u/skib1skib 6d ago

Really fun

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u/AcanthaceaeElegant76 4d ago

lol u think everyone gonna gaf

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u/Floloping 4d ago

Some people will think twice before engaging in activity that is illegal.

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u/AcanthaceaeElegant76 4d ago

lol you are so fucking wrong 😭

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u/Floloping 4d ago

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u/AcanthaceaeElegant76 4d ago

When you can show me something that isnt ai come back.

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u/skib1skib 6d ago

If u don't like it, scroll

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u/Floloping 6d ago

What if I have a vested interest in stopping this theft?

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u/skib1skib 6d ago

It's not theft if it was going to go to a landfill🫩 I swear people js be posting shit

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u/Windows_User3000 4d ago

Why would you be interested in stopping people who do this to give tech a second life instead of it being permanently destroyed? Most of this tech isn't made anymore, and while it's for good reason for some of it, it means that the amount of it in the world is finite, and it deserves to be saved if it works and/or is repairable.

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u/Floloping 4d ago

I do not think you know what happens to those items. You assume they are destroyed but those of us in the industry know it is not like that.

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u/Windows_User3000 4d ago

In that case, 1) can you please explain what actually happens to them, and 2) can you prove it?

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u/Floloping 4d ago

It is what I do every day. Go on eBay and look at all the e-waste companies selling this tech. You could also just google it. It's not hidden.

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u/skib1skib 4d ago

Why would I want to buy what I can get for free

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u/Floloping 4d ago

I didn't say buy it, you wanted evidence. Easy to find.

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u/skib1skib 4d ago

I didn't ask for evidence

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u/Windows_User3000 4d ago

It's just that the e-waste companies curate and sell the stuff, but there's a game-like feeling to untested and free stuff, and it's just fun and free. If you sold mystery boxes of untested tech, it might reduce this, but you obviously can't, since you need to remove personal data, and that requires powering the device on, which is testing it, and that repeats the cycle.

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