40 Lucky Finds That Prove One Person’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure
If you’ve ever driven past a pile of discarded stuff and wondered, “Could there be something valuable in there?”, then you’re not alone. Over on Reddit’s r/DumpsterDiving, adventurous treasure hunters are proving that the old saying “one person’s trash is another’s treasure” couldn’t be truer. From brand-new electronics and antique collectibles to luxury furniture and vintage jewelry, people have found jaw-dropping items that others simply threw away.
These lucky divers show that a sharp eye (and sometimes a strong stomach) can lead to some truly amazing discoveries. Whether it’s a diamond ring hidden in a bag of clothes, an unopened iPhone box, or hundreds of dollars’ worth of food nearing its sell-by date, their finds are equal parts inspiring, funny, and unbelievable.
#1 I’m Slightly Obsessed With My Latest Dumpster Treasure. Best Thing I’ve Ever Found. 💗
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#2 Last Nights Dumpster Deal
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#3 Two Little Dudes I Saved The Other Night
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#4 Spent Three Hours Last Night, Buried To My Knees, Methodically Sorting Through A Post-Festival Roll Off, For Bottles And Cans. Dropped Them Off At A Redemption Center And Made 83 Bucks :) Feel Even Better About Saving All That Material From The Landfill!
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#5 I Love Diving In Rich Residential Areas
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#6 Harbor Freight
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#7 I Work At A Car Wash And People Throw Away A Lot Or Stuff While Vacuuming. I Always Check Balances On Gift Cards I Find. This One Has $100
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#8 Customer From My Girlfriend’s Work Just Bought A New House And This Was Left Behind And They Were Just Gonna Throw It Away
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#9 Found In The Dumpster Behind Lowes
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#10 Rare Find In A Haul
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#11 Lifetime Supply Of Ferrero Rocher Chocolate
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#12 Was Walking To The Store. Took The Back Way, An Alley Where People Dump Stuff
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#13 I Love Trash Picking In Rich Neighborhoods
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#14 One Of The Benefits Of Living In A Moderately Wealthy Hoa. Someone Threw Away A $750 55-Inch TV, Working, No Remote. Just As I Was About To Go Buy One
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#15 My Dads Dumpster Find
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#16 Who Are These People And Where Do They Come From?
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#17 Went To Take The Trash Out; Came Back With A Year’s Supply Of Pasta. 👌
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#18 Saw An Old Sears Craftsman Toolbox In The Dumpster. This Was The Contents
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#19 I Live In A Resort. You Would Not Belive What Rich People Throw Out
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#20 Gonna Turn Blue From All These Blueberries 🫐
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#21 Ran To The Dumpster Right As The Trashmen Were About To Take It Away
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#22 ~$6,000 (USD) Dumpster Pull. Haven’t Posted In A While, But I’ve Been Steadily Milking This Thing. Holy Grail. I Am The King Of Pop Now
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#23 Soda For The Next 5 Years (400+ Bottles)
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#24 My Best Dd Day Yet
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#25 The Dumpster Gave Me Boxes Of My Favorite Chocolates :)
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#26 Netflix & Chill Is Stocked…
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#27 Everything Still Cold & Just Thrown Out
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#28 Why Slash This
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#29 Someone Threw Out Their Food Bank Food
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#30 1,000 Worth Of Dog Food
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#31 I Found A Huge Broken TV At Dg, So I Took Off The LCD Panel To Turn It Into A Light Box That’s Way More Effective Than The Crappy Lamp In My Dorm
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#32 Get Out To Your Dollar Dumpsters, Asap
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#33 Today We Thank The Trash Picking Gods
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#34 This Was Some Of The Highlights That I Found
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#35 In You’re In The La Area…hollywood Films Thrown Out
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#36 Someone Left A Box Of Factory Reset Google Pixel 6s On The Curb
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#37 Found Several Unopened Cans Of Baby Formula
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#38 I Guess We’re Throwing Away Money Now
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#39 Water Queen?
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#40 Here’s How Your Identity Gets Stolen The Analog Way!
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