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Posted by Darrell Dorsey on July 2, 2006, 1:18 am
I am remodeling my bathrooms and have two large mirrors that I want to
dispose of. Any thoughts on the best way. I'm going to call a couple of
glass shops on Monday and see if they have any ideas or can recycle them.
Wanted to get some ideas here as well.
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Darrell
dbdors@covad.net
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Posted by on July 2, 2006, 3:23 am
On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 00:18:30 -0500, "Darrell Dorsey"
>I am remodeling my bathrooms and have two large mirrors that I want to
>dispose of. Any thoughts on the best way. I'm going to call a couple of
>glass shops on Monday and see if they have any ideas or can recycle them.
>Wanted to get some ideas here as well.
>
>-----
>Darrell
>dbdors@covad.net
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St. Vincent De Paul, Goodwill, any other second hand store. Why waste
something that someone else can use.
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Posted by on July 2, 2006, 5:37 am
Habitat is another.
On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 02:23:30 -0500, souperman@_______.com wrote:
>On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 00:18:30 -0500, "Darrell Dorsey"
>
>>I am remodeling my bathrooms and have two large mirrors that I want to
>>dispose of. Any thoughts on the best way. I'm going to call a couple of
>>glass shops on Monday and see if they have any ideas or can recycle them.
>>Wanted to get some ideas here as well.
>>
>>-----
>>Darrell
>>dbdors@covad.net
>>
>
>St. Vincent De Paul, Goodwill, any other second hand store. Why waste
>something that someone else can use.
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Posted by 007 on July 2, 2006, 9:12 am
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 00:18:30 -0500, "Darrell Dorsey"
>
> >I am remodeling my bathrooms and have two large mirrors that I want to
> >dispose of. Any thoughts on the best way. I'm going to call a couple of
> >glass shops on Monday and see if they have any ideas or can recycle them.
> >Wanted to get some ideas here as well.
> >
> >-----
> >Darrell
> >dbdors@covad.net
> >
>
> St. Vincent De Paul, Goodwill, any other second hand store. Why waste
> something that someone else can use.
HA ! .... the old adage of "beggars can't be choosy" does not
apply to many of these goodwill places.
they DO in fact screen out whatever is offered to them. heck,
i had an almost brand new washing machine the Salvation Army
declined. then, i offered a kitchen table set (brand new) and
was told, "sorry we need another piece of furniture to go
with it".
i was like F-U, you ungreatful mother f'ers ! talk about doing
a disservice to people "in need".
i suppose they don't want to be the dumping ground of all
the unwanted "junk" people get rid of. however, i recall the
old days growing up as a kid back in the 60's and early 70's
when my mother would always go to the Salvation Army store
to get us things - and they would never screen out what was
given to them. if you had un-needed stuff, you gave it to
them, and someone would always find a use for someone elses
unneeded items.
not anymore, they appear to want show room quality stuff.
had an old car (that ran), old 1978 chevy malibu - ran fine.
was told "nope, sorry it's too old".... no one wanted it !
go figure.... maybe i didn't try hard enough - but why should
i ? finally ended up calling a junk yard, here gimme $50 bucks
it's yours !
you're just better off leaving those mirrors out on the
curb for the trash pickup. people nowadays are expecting
to be "entitled" to the "finer things in life" and would
probably find slumming with second hand stuff beneath
them.
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Posted by dpb on July 2, 2006, 9:42 am
007 wrote:
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 00:18:30 -0500, "Darrell Dorsey"
...
> > ...second hand store. Why waste something that someone else can use.
...
> HA ! .... the old adage of "beggars can't be choosy" does not
> apply to many of these goodwill places.
>
...snip rant...
> i suppose they don't want to be the dumping ground of all
> the unwanted "junk" people get rid of....
Having been involved w/ several local organizations, I can assure you
that is a prime problem any more that didn't used to be an issue. We
had to finally close the local Salvation Army donation center simply
because we couldn't afford the manpower it took to clean up the junk
dumped in the collection centers overnights and weekends. Every
organization has to maintain its own policies otherwise they will
virtually certainly get overwhelmed.
And, while it is true that a portion of it is that there isn't the
demand for used goods in some areas as much as there once was, mostly
it is that the proliferation of "giving" for the tax benefits or the
cost-avoidance of dump fees, etc., has innundated the recipients and
they've been forced to be more selective.
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