Have you guys ever just... thrown stuff away?

Just tossed in the junk

14 atari 2600 games got free at yard sale
SEGA SATURN SYStem was full of dirt and dust didnt know if would play and doubt anyone would paid much for it (NO CORDS)
 
[quote name='tarouza']hey refused i will gladly pay shipping for persona 2 FF9 Xenosaga and the Warriors if you are just gonna get rid of em[/QUOTE]


sent u a pm, getting offers for those already...if i just gret rid on my disc only psx games, i wont throw away the others...or maybe....new coasters>?
 
[quote name='seanr1221']Yea but can't just anyone buy from goodwill? I want to make sure my games get in the hands of people who can't afford much, not some guy who stumbles into a goodwill ya know?[/quote]Anyone can buy from Goodwill, yes. I found an 80GB Tivo Series 2 over at Goodwill, no cables, no remote, for $58. Works great. Target sells Goodwill a lot of stuff when it drops off their clearance and hasn't sold, so if you don't see it at Target on clearance anymore, it might be over there.

I've donated a lot of things over the last year+ between myself and my wife, as we both had our own things that we only need one of now. Works good as a tax credit more than anything else.

If you're worried about your games going to someone "worthy" give them away or sell them on here. I'm sure someone will appreicate it.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']Yea but can't just anyone buy from goodwill? I want to make sure my games get in the hands of people who can't afford much, not some guy who stumbles into a goodwill ya know?[/quote]
I grew up really poor.. so I personally REALLY appreciate the sentiment of wanting to be a blessing to a poor kid, rather than a boon for a hoarder.

One suggestion would be to follow up with your county's department of human services -- and ask if you have a local food shelf. I know at least in my old stomping grounds the foodshelf had a place with clothes and toys.

In most cases, the person who runs those places try and give the nice stuff to the nice families that are hard up -- rather than the crackwhores who may show up.

edit: Changed Paragraph two to make my childhood seem less depressing :whistle2:(
 
Not often but every so often when i'm just sick and tired of looking at the stuff I break out the trash bags. If it really does work and isn't beat to hell I give it to the local thrift shop or relatives.
 
Well, doesn't all the money that GoodWill makes go to less fortunate families?
[quote name='BattleChicken']I grew up really poor.. so I personally REALLY appreciate the sentiment of wanting to be a blessing to a poor kid, rather than a boon for a hoarder.

One suggestion would be to follow up with your county's department of human services -- and ask if you have a local food shelf. I know at least in my old stomping grounds the foodshelf had a place with clothes and toys.

In most cases, the person who runs those places try and give the nice stuff to the nice families that are hard up -- rather than the crackwhores who may show up.

edit: Changed Paragraph two to make my childhood seem less depressing :whistle2:([/quote]
 
I'm in the same boat. I have about 50 genesis sports games I got for .10 each last year. They're just taking up room in the basement. If any local CAG (Timmy?) wants them, send me a PM. I'm not shipping them, though.
 
[quote name='BattleChicken']I grew up really poor.. so I personally REALLY appreciate the sentiment of wanting to be a blessing to a poor kid, rather than a boon for a hoarder. [/quote]Same here. I remember being poor in a rich area (not third-world poor, but america poor) and envying the seemingly endless toys and clothes all the other kids had, while I wore my big brothers hand-me-downs. I can tell you, I was definately the least fashionable girl in school. :oops: Beans and rice twice a week... never hungry, but the money thown away by most people on chips and soda (or pick your snack) seemed exorbitant by our standards.

Definately, DEFINATELY find the local food pantrys and soup kitchens. I go through a lot of ministries and churches, and they appreciate anything you can give them. And I don't just mean food. Kitchen-related items, clothes, books, toys, towels, et cetera. Professional clothes are awesome, because a lot of times, someone is looking for anything presentable to wear to an interview, and that's a great way to help out. I just bought a new purse the other day, and the old one finds a new home with a lady who needs it; sitting in my closet does no one any good.
 
[quote name='naes']Well, doesn't all the money that GoodWill makes go to less fortunate families?[/quote]

A percentage I would imagine.. but the question isn't related to the sale of the goods to kind-of-help-the-family-sort-of, its a desire to help the family more directly directly by giving them something they can use.

As a kid, I would have gotten more enjoyment out of old SNES/NES games than some obscure assitance to some program my family may or may not have used.

I see your point, but it's a couple degrees separated from actually helping a poor kid.
 
I can't count all the things I've given away or sold related to gaming. While most of it was sold to pawn shops for quick cash when I felt I had no use for it already or my worst thing ever, which was selling a complete Atari 2600 with about 40-50 games(some of which were dived from a local bin near a college, so many dupes of games) for like $20-25. I sold it to someone who was a neighbor of a friend in the one project near here.

But, like everyone else, I'll pay shipping for any unwanted items, as long as they're not sports games and work. I'm still looking for General Chaos for the Genesis, but it seems no stores round here who sell classic games have any copies of it. So, if you have a copy of it, I'll definitely grab it.

And, I think my TL is an indicator that I never throw stuff away, since I have EGM mags from 1994-1996 in that list for sale for like $1 each.
 
Ok... maybe I'll give it to the Goodwill since anyone can buy from there. I might donate the games in case some unfortunate kid might be lucky enough to have a NES/SNES/PS1.
 
[quote name='Vinny']Ok... maybe I'll give it to the Goodwill since anyone can buy from there. I might donate the games in case some unfortunate kid might be lucky enough to have a NES/SNES/PS1.[/quote]

That's a good idea. My Goodwill almost always has some kind of NES game for sale.
 
I've never thrown any game related stuff away, But I burned a broken copy of Yo! Noid. (I tried to make it work but it was dead)
 
[quote name='defiance_17']Maybe he enjoys spending what little free time he has on CAG. And maybe, just maybe, trying to organize a way to get rid of a bunch of shit that nobody really wants doesn't seem all that fun to him.
Perhaps your time could be better spent collecting all of this "garbage" from people instead of criticizing them for tossing it.[/QUOTE]

Plenty of people would want an Atari with a bunch of games.

But criticizing other people is one of my hobbies. ;) Seriously though people that toss out perfectly usable items that could be sold or donated just add to the overwhelming problems we face with crowded landfills and pollution in general.
 
[quote name='javeryh']You're right. Next time I want to do anything I'll clear it with you first to make sure it meets your standards of what is or isn't a waste of my time. I don't know why I didn't see it at first - instead of posting at CAG I should be mailing my garbage all over the country![/QUOTE]

Judging by your attitude I take it you have no regard for your actions or their impact on the world? I'm guessing your ecological footprint is quite large even by American standards.
 
[quote name='Collectordragon']Judging by your attitude I take it you have no regard for your actions or their impact on the world? I'm guessing your ecological footprint is quite large even by American standards.[/quote]

Well, I recycle my newspapers, bottles, cans, cardboard, etc. and I don't use styrofoam or anything and up until 6 months ago I took mass transit to work so that's got to count for something... except my wife drives an SUV... but I have 2 kids and those pack-n-plays, strollers and exersaucers take up a TON of space so I don't see how we could do it without one (even though lots of people do just fine). Let's see... anything else? Hmmm.... Littering pisses me off... and I don't smoke or use hairspray (but I do spraypaint furniture I build sometimes so maybe that cancels the no hairspray thing)... I think that's it. I'm not a treehugger and I think I might hate hippies but I'm not that bad I think - I just won't go out of my way to save something that I have no more use for unless someone comes over and wants it or something...
 
[quote name='Collectordragon']Plenty of people would want an Atari with a bunch of games.

But criticizing other people is one of my hobbies. ;) Seriously though people that toss out perfectly usable items that could be sold or donated just add to the overwhelming problems we face with crowded landfills and pollution in general.[/QUOTE]
You know, I agree with you, but here's the thing--if you have a bunch of bulky accesories sitting in a closet that you're never going to use and is going to cost more to ship than anyone in his/her right mind would be willing to pay, what the hell are you going to do with it?

I had a few old, third-party PS1 controllers and some shitty steering wheel with pedals in my old apartment. I tried giving them away, but it would have cost several dollars in shipping, and I couldn't even find anyone who wanted any of it. As soon as I moved, I tossed all of it.

Do you really think that living like a bunch of fucking pack-rats will solve anything that's wrong with the world? Should we start turning all of this old shit into flower pots or something?

I'm sorry, but there comes a point when things just need to go. Instead of wasting your time attacking people for throwing away garbage, maybe you should be trying to put a stop to all this fucking junk mail I get every goddamned day. Even though I recycle it all, I assure you it's hurting the environment far worse than javeryh (or all of CAG) tossing a couple cartridges and controllers.
 
[quote name='porieux']Throwing vintage games into the trash...?
Wait a second, this isn't DumbAssGamer.com.[/quote]

Quote of the Year. Look, if you have vintage games, I'll take them off your hands and pay shipping via PayPal. At least a good amount of them anyway.

What I don't use out of the lot I'll either give it away to some of my friends who love old school gaming and wouldn't mind crap Madden cartridges or I'll give away to Goodwill. You be surprised how many people go through Goodwill looking for games.

Some gaming stuff has to go. Old accessories, magazines, even guides. But vintage games, especially good stuff like Panzer Dragoon Orta where anybody would pay $100 for needs to be passed on.
 
Hey now, those older gaming mags might actually have something worthwhile in them, like some of the older Game Informer mags before they became Ad Informer(with 90% of the damned rag being either ads made to look like reviews or reviews that sound like ads).

Hell, I just shipped out 3-4 mags today via priority mail for a bit, since they're just sitting here collecting dust, but I know I paid something for some of them originally, so I wanted to recoup a lil $$$ for them.

How anyone can just toss stuff instead of thinking about donating it is beyond me, but then again, I've 'donated' stuff to places that'll resell it more often than not(pawn shops, etc).
 
[quote name='javeryh']Well, I recycle my newspapers, bottles, cans, cardboard, etc. and I don't [/quote]I love it when responsible people have to spend their time defending themselves.

[quote name='defiance_17']You know, I agree with you, but here's the thing--if you have a bunch of bulky accesories sitting in a closet that you're never going to use and is going to cost more to ship than anyone in his/her right mind would be willing to pay, what the hell are you going to do with it?
[/quote]See above posts. Call a local church or social services non-profit org and ask, "I have a bunch of old games/toys/blah/blah. If I drop them off, do you have a needy family who could use those?"

Then you not only donate those items, but a little of your time packing up the car and dropping the stuff off at church or other location. You've helped others. You've cleaned your closet. Great day for all involved.

[quote name='Collectordragon']overwhelming problems we face with crowded landfills and pollution in general.[/quote]Ever flown cross country, Dragon? We have puh-lenty of land. Landfills are not a problem. A self-centered society who wears blinders and buys endless crap instead of feeding their neighbors, that I will agree is a problem. But that's an issue dealing with hearts and souls. You can't and oughtn't legislate that. We're accountable of our own choices, decisions and actions. We will all answer for how we live our lives.

As for pollution... visit Mexico recently? How about China?
 
[quote name='guinaevere']
Then you not only donate those items, but a little of your time packing up the car and dropping the stuff off at church or other location. You've helped others. You've cleaned your closet. Great day for all involved.
[/quote]

Or if yer a typical Ebay loving CAG, you ask for a tax receipt and get that money off yer taxes(or however they work that crap). :lol: I hate to say it, but I've only ever thought bout donating one thing once, which was my PStwo slim I wasn't even using and a bunch of my games I had that were collecting dust. However, being the person I am, I later 'donated' the PStwo slim I didn't like for a fat PS2 to a pawn shop locally.

My original plan was to get HDLoader and never have to use my PS2's laser and wear it out again. But, I am such a procrastinator that the system is still sitting here and now IT is collecting dust.

Mind you, I now have a PS2 copy of Transformers(the movie game) to play, so it won't be idle for long.
 
If you really have to toss a complete system with a couple games I would think the best thing to do would be to drop it off at the local hospital. There is nothing better than helping sick kids feel a little bit better at the hospital by donating some video games for them to play. Some hospitals may even take donations of any video game items!
 
[quote name='Vinny']I have a couple of guides and old games lying around which I've either gotten in lots or free. And that stuff is now taking up space and I don't know what to do with it.

I'm thinking about throwing it all away but I'm such a packrat that I can't bring myself to do it. I mean, at one time that stuff cost real money (not to me though since I didn't pay for 'em).

I was thinking about giving them away but due to weight, it would probably be better to throw them away.[/QUOTE]

Absolutely....if I have something I can't find an easy way to get rid of, to the garbage or recycle it goes. I have rarely thrown away games, but, I have done it and would do it again if need be.
 
We save a bag or box of things to go to Goodwill. Usually its clotes and stuff, but sometimes my games and such will go in there if they just aren't worth anything. Then, maybe once a year we take the box(es) or bag(s) down to the Goodwill and donate them. Easy as pie. Going to be doing it again soon before we move here.

Funny thing though, on here, is giving something away for free. I had items on my trade list forever that were $5 shipped, $4 shipped, whatever. Never had a bit. I listed them as free + shipping, and I couldn't keep the inbox clear for all the people that wanted that stuff for free plus the $4 or $5 in shipping. Kind of like how something could sit on a shelf for 25 cents / each forever and never sell. But make them 4/$1, and they'll be gone before you know it!

That said, if something is unusable or just in horrible condition, be it clothes or games, the garbage is as good a place as any to get rid of it.
 
Well, I went through my games and sorted out all of my worthless stuff. All sports games for Genesis and SNES. Also found an untested Saturn and Odysee systems. I don't have the proper cables to check them and I'm not gonna waste my money only to find out they don't work.

They were free, packed in with boxes of other stuff I bought.

It's all going to goodwill tomorrow.
 
OK people, time to man up and take some "free" stuff from me before it goes in the trash. Yours for the taking: NBA2K3 (GCN), Madden 2002 (GCN) and Madden 2004 (PS2 - no instructions):



You must PayPal me shipping costs + $0.75 for the envelope/packaging. My time is on the house.
 
[quote name='javeryh'] but I have 2 kids and those pack-n-plays, strollers and exersaucers....

I just won't go out of my way to save something that I have no more use for unless someone comes over and wants it or something...[/QUOTE]

Since it came up- when the kids outgrow all those strollers and Exersaucers and whatnot, PLEASE don't throw them out. Put them up on a freecycle or place a free ad in your local paper (most paper's won't charge you for a giveaway ad.) There are many, MANY soon-to-be first-time moms out there who will be more than happy to a) haul that all away, and b) shower you with praise and gratitude for providing them with all these wonderful things for their baby.

Goodness knows I've done my share of haul-helping in such situations. It really is a great help.
 
[quote name='DuelLadyS']Since it came up- when the kids outgrow all those strollers and Exersaucers and whatnot, PLEASE don't throw them out. Put them up on a freecycle or place a free ad in your local paper (most paper's won't charge you for a giveaway ad.) There are many, MANY soon-to-be first-time moms out there who will be more than happy to a) haul that all away, and b) shower you with praise and gratitude for providing them with all these wonderful things for their baby.

Goodness knows I've done my share of haul-helping in such situations. It really is a great help.[/quote]

I won't be looking to get rid of that stuff for quite some time. I've got a newborn at home (2 weeks old!) and plan on having a few more kids before calling it quits. I'll keep that in mind though when the time comes.

Did you know that those things are supposedly only good for 5 years? The practices of these companies that make this crap for babies is disgusting - they guilt you into buying everything because you've got to be as safe as possible and you don't want to be a bad parent. Right on the side of the car seat is a warning to replace it after 5 years from when it was manufactured - they know people are going to have multiple kids and that the oldest and youngest could be 5 or more years apart so they try and guilt you into a double dip.
 
[quote name='javeryh']OK people, time to man up and take some "free" stuff from me before it goes in the trash. Yours for the taking: NBA2K3 (GCN), Madden 2002 (GCN) and Madden 2004 (PS2 - no instructions):



You must PayPal me shipping costs + $0.75 for the envelope/packaging. My time is on the house.[/quote]

PM'd. I'll at least take the GC stuff off of your hands if the shipping is within reason. :p
 
After reading this topic, I was about to just throw out my N64 and Dreamcast since all they did was take up space (they literally did not get touched for at least 5 years). Just yesterday I ended up selling the DC with Shenmue for $25 shipped to one CAG and the N64 console to another CAG for $17 shipped. Basically just enough to grab 2 hearty lunches on the way home from shipping them. If you are going to throw them out, might as well get a good meal out of them. :D
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Or if yer a typical Ebay loving CAG, you ask for a tax receipt and get that money off yer taxes(or however they work that crap). :lol: [/quote]I could
. But I never do. Money that goes to ministries and tythes and stuff that I donate, I don't do it for what I get out of it.

Jesus said that your left hand shouldn't know what your right hand was doing. I don't wanna be a hypocrite like the pharisees, so when I give stuff away, that's it. No big show and no receipt.

I know, I'm wierd about certain things. *shrugs*
 
[quote name='javeryh']Did you know that those things are supposedly only good for 5 years? The practices of these companies that make this crap for babies is disgusting - they guilt you into buying everything because you've got to be as safe as possible and you don't want to be a bad parent. Right on the side of the car seat is a warning to replace it after 5 years from when it was manufactured - they know people are going to have multiple kids and that the oldest and youngest could be 5 or more years apart so they try and guilt you into a double dip.[/QUOTE]

I didn't know about the 5-year thing... not that I'm surprised or anything. What makes that worse is the number of recalls they do on that stuff. "Buy a new one becuase the old one is unsafe- not that you know of the new one is really safe, either.":roll:

(I'm just glad no one's brought a lead-tainted Thomas Train back to my store looking for their refund. I'm half-expecting it before we pull the posting.)
 
[quote name='guinaevere']I could
. But I never do. Money that goes to ministries and tythes and stuff that I donate, I don't do it for what I get out of it.

Jesus said that your left hand shouldn't know what your right hand was doing. I don't wanna be a hypocrite like the pharisees, so when I give stuff away, that's it. No big show and no receipt.

I know, I'm wierd about certain things. *shrugs*
[/quote]

Honestly, with all the priests having 'relations' with kids and all the hypocrisy and constantly asking for more money, more money, I'm a non practicing person anymore. Well, I still pray, but NO church has seen a dime from me in forever. Hell, if I could figure out what it would take to start my own church, I'd probably start one, since some of my local ones take in $15-20K a week. I think I could learn to live quite comfortably on that PER week for just blabbing to people and saying '_______bless you'.

I wonder if it would be considered wrong if I opened the 'Church of Mario' and Koopa could be our 'devil'. Would it really be THAT sacrilegious?? I think I better stop before I get.............
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Honestly, with all the priests having 'relations' with kids and all the hypocrisy and constantly asking for more money, more money, I'm a non practicing person anymore. Well, I still pray, but NO church has seen a dime from me in forever. Hell, if I could figure out what it would take to start my own church, I'd probably start one, since some of my local ones take in $15-20K a week. I think I could learn to live quite comfortably on that PER week for just blabbing to people and saying '_______bless you'.

I wonder if it would be considered wrong if I opened the 'Church of Mario' and Koopa could be our 'devil'. Would it really be THAT sacrilegious?? I think I better stop before I get............. [/quote]

While i'm not trying to be harsh, I take a bit of offence with the use of 'all' -- but thats in general, not just relating to religion...

It isn't 'all' of the priests mollesting children.. not 'all' churches that JUST ask for money -- and it should be noted that honest churches have no other income than what people decide to give, and most honest churches barely meet their operating expenses (staff, rent/heat.. etc)... and the honest churches that DO exceed their operating expenses use the money to do good in the church body, and do good in the community.

'All' encompasses most of what is unfair in life. It's just as unfair for a zealot to say all gays/people who have abortions/people who eat pork are going to hell as it is to say that all Christians/jews/muslims are fools who say one thing and do another.

'Many' or 'some' works.. then you leave room for the people who try their best to live well and be good to other people.
 
I think the carseat 5 years is required to be put there by state laws or regulations. Its kind of like how a racing harness seatbelt thing expires based on a tag the manufacturer put on the harness. This is something that you should not skimp on (many people will agree, skimp on other things with kids, DON'T skimp on a carseat). The other products such as an excersaucer and stroller should be fine for multiple children, as long as they seem sturdy and are not falling apart or have obvious things wrong with them.
 
[quote name='BattleChicken']While i'm not trying to be harsh, I take a bit of offence with the use of 'all' -- but thats in general, not just relating to religion...

It isn't 'all' of the priests mollesting children.. not 'all' churches that JUST ask for money -- and it should be noted that honest churches have no other income than what people decide to give, and most honest churches barely meet their operating expenses (staff, rent/heat.. etc)... and the honest churches that DO exceed their operating expenses use the money to do good in the church body, and do good in the community.

'All' encompasses most of what is unfair in life. It's just as unfair for a zealot to say all gays/people who have abortions/people who eat pork are going to hell as it is to say that all Christians/jews/muslims are fools who say one thing and do another.

'Many' or 'some' works.. then you leave room for the people who try their best to live well and be good to other people.[/quote]

Sorry, as I definitely did not mean to offend and I knew as soon as I made my reply that using ALL would be nitpicked as incorrect. I just get a kick out of the church I used to attend telling their parishioners in each weekly bulletin what they took in in the last week. If only some of us made that in any given week, huh?
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Sorry, as I definitely did not mean to offend and I knew as soon as I made my reply that using ALL would be nitpicked as incorrect. I just get a kick out of the church I used to attend telling their parishioners in each weekly bulletin what they took in in the last week. If only some of us made that in any given week, huh?[/quote]

"Offended" wasn't quite the right word on my part, man. Sorry about the confusion. I know where you're coming from, I'm not trying to pick a fight or nitpick. As my shirt says, "It's all good".

I've been a part of really bad and really good churches, so I know what you're saying. Although, regarding the "we took in X last week" the church has a duty to the people who attend to be transparent about the monies from the offering, and about where the money goes -- even if the church is not accountable to the church body directly, it has a duty to whatever the church's overseeing board is internally.

Additionally, church spending is often handled in the same manner - if a church had a goal to raise a FIXED amount of $50,000 for a specific purpose (building a church in Haiti for example) and they received $75,000 in total donations, in a honest church, the excess is reported, and where that money goes is reported to the church body.

So... yeah. I know a bit about the logistics, because of work I did at my old church when I was younger.
 
Well, the one priest who was assigned here when I was a kid used to go off on long weekends with one of the secretaries and was re-assigned because of it and some of the priests at my old church are quite rude by comparison to the older ones who used to do mass when I still attended.

Mind you, many people were 'sneaking out' prior to the end of mass, but I think some may have had reason to(starting work at the top of the hour or whatever but still wanted to come to church). I think I used to sneak out when I still went, though I'm not 100% sure.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Well, the one priest who was assigned here when I was a kid used to go off on long weekends with one of the secretaries and was re-assigned because of it and some of the priests at my old church are quite rude by comparison to the older ones who used to do mass when I still attended.

Mind you, many people were 'sneaking out' prior to the end of mass, but I think some may have had reason to(starting work at the top of the hour or whatever but still wanted to come to church). I think I used to sneak out when I still went, though I'm not 100% sure.[/quote]

The guy doesn't sound like much of a priest, and should have probably found another line of work where sex isn't so frowned upon.

What would get *ME* about that.. is that he was transferred and not fired. That kind of permissive "lets-move-the-problem-rather- than-deal-with-it" attitude is why people don't TRUST (specifically) the catholic church.

Like Chris Tidus says:

If you want to see the church filled to the rafters.. and see priests that are real men of god.. guys with light coming off of them, the old school guys there's one answer:

Pedophile crucifixions.
 
Yeah I pretty much only give charity to like bums and stuff now. and even they're pushing it with their non buying of food and instead buying of liquor.
 
Anyone want any sports cards?
Seems like no one collects cards anymore and I have to get rid of these. If you are in or around the Norman, OK area, I could just give them to you if you drop by.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Well, the one priest who was assigned here when I was a kid used to go off on long weekends with one of the secretaries and was re-assigned because [/quote]There's definately a lot of problems with a lot of churches, no question. Things haven't changed much in 2000 years, have they? When Jesus came, the people he was hardest on and saw for being hypocrites and very ungodly weren't the poor slobs living their everyday lives like you and I... it was the rabbis and pharisees, and anyone who went around as a very obvious supposed repesentative of God.

Down in Atlanta there are a ton of churches around, and a lot are good. Some of the mega churches are about as biblical as a pile of sequins. You'd think people would figure out that, hey Jesus and the apostles didn't ride the finest model donkeys or carts. They didn't have $150 haircuts and $600 suits. Their concerns were feeding the hungry, helping the hurt, loving the lonely. Their lessons weren't broadcast in front of cameras in huge crystal palaces. It was where ever they were; on a hill, in a boat, at a table with who ever happened to be seated there.

So yeah, there's a definate truth in the fact that giving has to be done wisely. When you find a mission that helps those in need, give to that.
 
It would be awesome if there was a thread in the Contest/Free Stuff or somewhere else where CAGs could post stuff they were going to just throw away. Other CAGs just pay the shipping and handling!

Inspired by javeryh give away in this thread. Not very original, but I haven't seen anything like that yet here without some sort of catch! "One person's junk is another's treasure!" :)
 
OK, I have a quasi related post to add to this thread finally, aside from saying 'throwing stuff out that others can use is bad mmmmkay', like Mr. Mackey.

My one ex has a daughter and I figured I'd be nice and just give her a bunch of my PS1 stuff including a system for her or her daughter to use. Well, even while we were still going out, I was lucky I checked in her trash can because she had unceremoniously chucked out ALL THE CASES AND MANUALS to the games I gave her for the PS1.

She said she was 'out of room', yet more than half her entertainment center was empty. Then again, this is the same one who kept a pic of her and her favorite ex bf hanging on the wall, which absolutely irked me to no end.

Either way, I ended up salvaging the games, cases and eventually the PS1. Sick part is, I kept the cases, but gave the games and the PS1 to my one buddy, whose family proceeded store them in their basement. And sadly, now I can't find a good copy of the one game, which I desperately want to play again now.

I hate when trying to be charitable backfires on me and eventually I regret it all.
 
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