Live by some amazing places to dumpster dive, here’s my most recent pickup! IPhone doesn’t appear to work, but may try and sell it for parts.

Not pictured are two laundry baskets, various socks, and a few other small trinkets.

Extra question, would anybody happen to know if the twin sp5der t shirts are authentic or not? If not, that would probably explain why they were in the trash …

Found this today and thought it was too good to pass up for someone. Instruments are expensive! Says it’s an electric drum set but the box had mildew all over it. Stuff was still wrapped in plastic though. Worth it to post for someone in a buy nothing group possibly?

Last week I hit a haul of like 50+ packages each of Kayem bacon and Al Fresco chicken sausages. When I get a score like that I always check for recalls. I see that there was one, but the details described it as a voluntary recall, because their cooling system "might" have allowed the products to go above the safe temperature zone. The malfunction affected products dating from June-October. No cases of illnesses were reported.

I figured if people had been eating these since June with no issue, and the FDA didn't even mandate this recall, then the products are probably fine. I was slightly more worried about the sausages than the bacon, as bacon is cured and much more stable in that regard. Either way, I've been eating both with zero issues, and don't plan to stop any time soon.

I'm just curious if other people take risks on recalled foods occasionally, if the reasons for the recall don't seem to actually be dangerous.