Would it be weird if I took something my neighbor put out for trash?

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• MTK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  One persons trash is another persons treasure.

  There is a reason why this is a universal saying.

  If it’s up for grabs, grab it

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• Steve@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I did it this morning

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• sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Assuming you aren’t a hoarder, and you properly clean it… well, yes, its weird by the modern standards of our consumeristic society, but in actuality no, this is recycling.

  Landfills are full of things that, had they not been placed in a landfill, could likely have been repurposed and reused by someone, somewhere.

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• OpenStars@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  That’s how I got almost all of my furniture:-). Granted, I didn’t do it in a “next door neighbor” setting, but rather apartment where it’s more acceptable. Oh well now you know:-).

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• jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  You can politely ask them about it. Maybe there’s a good reason they threw it out. Maybe it’s infested, or broken.

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• Hikermick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Something is wrong with anyone that would look down on you for it

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• Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m pretty sure that’s ok. Now if it was someone’s underwear or hair…that is another story.

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• jeffhykin@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No

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• cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Why don’t you just go ask them?

  That’s how I got my dining table in my old apartment.

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• Artemis@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I happily took an awesome nursing chair from my next door neighbour’s curbside…the only awkward part will be putting it to the curb myself one day in the very near future 😂

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• GustavoM@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Have you tried calling your neighbor out and asking him? “Hey! Can I take your shelf?”. Takes like three seconds to sort this out.

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  • 2ugly2live@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’m sorry, I’m not a well adjusted adult, so I need to ask people on the internet (also, someone beat me to it, so they answered that question in real time 😂)

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• willya@lemmyf.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Regular Show clip this post made me think of.

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