Are things really this bad

[Charles Cook]

These people give dumpster divers a bad name.

 

[DeltaV]

Stealing from Goodwill or Salvation Army; and then selling on Facebook Marketplace?

 

[Charles Cook]

Stealing from Goodwill or Salvation Army; and then selling on Facebook Marketplace?

Dang! Someone’s going to hell for sure. I noticed that they had brand new mopeds and plenty of cigarettes.

 

[DeltaV]

Dang! Someone’s going to hell for sure. I noticed that they had brand new mopeds and plenty of cigarettes.

You ought to find a cardboard box marked as NyQuil. Wrap up some rocks and place them in the box and then epoxy the flaps shut. THEN, place the box in the donation container and watch the fun!

 

[Charles Cook]

You ought to find a cardboard box marked as NyQuil. Wrap up some rocks and place them in the box and then epoxy the flaps shut. THEN, place the box in the donation container and watch the fun!

I’m going to post them on the what’s happening in Gaston website.

 

[toolmanmike]

Dang! Someone’s going to hell for sure. I noticed that they had brand new mopeds and plenty of cigarettes.

ANd had plenty of money for a tattoo.

 

[moparedtn]

That which you subsidize, you get more of....

 

[Xp29h]

Dang! Someone’s going to hell for sure. I noticed that they had brand new mopeds and plenty of cigarettes.

Most likely the latest and greatest iPhone too!

 

[Detective D]

The kids now call that their "job".
Wife and I used to go to thrift stores, but for the last couple years the Gen Z's have turned thrift stores into their job, finding anything more then 5 years old and putting it on ebay or FB and calling it vintage and collectible.
Go on ebay and look what "vintage collectible golf clubs" are posted for.
I have a bunch because I golf. In my day, they were(and are) old worn out or obsolete golf clubs. I got mine new or as hand me downs and used them. Now they languish in the garage.

To gen Z, anything that cost more than $4.99 when it was new is vintage and collectible lol. "Rare vintage faded glory flannel shirt!" Posted for $35, used shirt on ebay. Faded Glory is walmart's brand. $35 for a used walmart shirt.
Thing is, I think idiots buy these to put in their "boutique" stores, or their little corner in the antique mall, where other idiots buy it up.

A lot of millenials and most of Gen Z have no concept of value and their goals are to buy the things outlined in posts above, with no thought to what they will do in life or how they will live when they are 40 or 50 and start having health issues.
They have created this weird market to upsell junk, like some sort of rummage sale stock market lol, where items have worth so long as the next idiot gives them another buck or two more then they paid for it, and the "loser" gets stuck holding the bag when the idiots are used up.
Maybe I should post those golf clubs in my garage on FB with the proper catch words and see if some 22 year old wearing pajama pants will pay me $50 for a set of 30 year old worn out irons....... vintage.......

 

[mopar 3 B]

Bunch of selfie *** holes tells it all. No respect for anything other than followers on social media.

 

[68BabyBlue]

A lot of millenials and most of Gen Z have no concept of value and their goals are to buy the things outlined in posts above, with no thought to what they will do in life or how they will live when they are 40 or 50 and start having health issues.
They have created this weird market to upsell junk, like some sort of rummage sale stock market lol, where items have worth so long as the next idiot gives them another buck or two more then they paid for it, and the "loser" gets stuck holding the bag when the idiots are used up.

This brings to mind a post in a different thread, where @Richard Cranium mentioned that many of us here had learned frugality from Depression era parents. Instead of rummaging for used clothing to re-sell in my teens, I wore it. Before owning the dealership, and my GTX, Julie Clark did the same, as one of eight kids in an immigrant family. My daughter grew up as a mainstream millenial, didn't get her act together until her 40s. Prosperity seems to be a bad start for future generations.

 

[#41]

Population centers are most definitely accelerating into some sort of dystopian future.

 

[Wojo68]

On my way home, a couple yrs ago. Seen some feet sticking out of the Goodwill bin. I get out and smash my asp on the side of the metal bin. Guy jumps out all pissed off, lmao. I shamed the F outta him. They’re actually removing a lot of these “bins” in this area for various reasons.

 

[eldubb440]

Population centers are most definitely accelerating into some sort of dystopian future.

me >>>>>>>

 

[Bob Lynch]

Classic.
Whenever I see this type of sh!t, they always have enough money for the vises: Cancer Sticks, Beers, Booze, Pot, Vapes, etc....
And they ALWAYS have cell phones.

If you have money for that, then get your a$$ a freaking job, and figure it out.

 

[Detective D]

This brings to mind a post in a different thread, where @Richard Cranium mentioned that many of us here had learned frugality from Depression era parents. Instead of rummaging for used clothing to re-sell in my teens, I wore it. Before owning the dealership, and my GTX, Julie Clark did the same, as one of eight kids in an immigrant family. My daughter grew up as a mainstream millenial, didn't get her act together until her 40s. Prosperity seems to be a bad start for future generations.

Same, and really that was sort of the whole point for the thrift stores to begin with, it was rummage sale stuff all in one spot. Wife and I went for home decor stuff when we first got married so the walls weren't empty. I used to watch for old stereo stuff, I have my home stereo, but I also have one for the garage now and the shop, and my son has a start on one for himself.... that stalled out because they all end up ebay bound now.
I wonder if people would be so willing to donate if they knew the items they dropped off were going to be flipped by a lazy youngster so they could buy another pack of smokes and not go to someone that wants it or needs it?

 

[beanhead]

Tweakers.

 

[#41]

I wonder if people would be so willing to donate if they knew the items they dropped off were going to be flipped by a lazy youngster so they could buy another pack of smokes and not go to someone that wants it or needs it?

Actually, some of these folks are far from lazy or young. They scrounge stuff all day long and resell it. I've noticed in town here they use storage units as their warehouse transferring stuff in and out all day on bicycle. Legally scrounged or not? Probably both.

 

[MarPar]

Tweakers.

Oh wait. Wrong tweaking.

 

[beanhead]

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