Dumpsters

"The pervasiveness of our consumerism holds a seductive kind of mob mentality."

This is an interesting statement.We are obedient seduced consumers!

Chris Jordan's photographs tell the story of just how crazy money has made us.

I found the photogrpahs heartbreaking and at the same time "oddly comical" as well.

And as for the dumpster diving... mooky chick? Oh my gosh, was she hilarious or what?



"Dumpster diving is cute anyone can do it" ....uhh, I dont know about using the word "cute" (LOL), but dumpster diving does seem pretty...interesting, minus the germs and the rotten smell of the dumpster.Maybe if there was a way for someone to do the dumpster diving for you and then sell it.I dont mind buying second hand things as long as they were gently used and in good condition.

This is hilarious.Shannon23n from Minnesota writes:

Funniest and scariest time i had was behind a thrift store in MN around 5:30 a.m. I was in this dumpster finding all kinds of neat stuff, I was trying to grab as much as i could before i hopped back out to leave, it was real windy so i closed the lid execpt for a small opening, it was kinda chilly so i was also looking for some gloves, found this really shiny object and started to pry it out when i heard this noise ,so i stopped ad listened for moment then continued pulling and yanking then all the sudden the dumpster made this really loud clashing sound and then it started thrashing around, so i threw open the lid to find the garbage truck forks starting to lift the dumpster, the driver about had a heart attack myself included, I jumped out and walked over and said i had lost my cell earlier when i made a dropp off and asked if i could have few more moments to try ad find it, he just nodded yes with is jaw still dropped , so i went back over and dug around a bit trying to calm my heart rate, then finally walked over and said thanks then bolted right out of there


While on the Dumpster Giving Blog and Guide page, This statement caught my attention:
"Supermarkets throw away a disgusting amount of food on a daily basis. Food that could be going to local people who are hungry and homeless".

This is true, and it caught my attention because this reminds me of the time when I saw that an employee from a local bakery was throwing out perfectly fine bread.I asked him "Why do you throw it out why you just give it to the homeless"?He replyed that the bread wouldnt be considered "fresh" anymore and that his boss gives to the homeless on holidays.The funny thing was you would think the employees get to take the bread home, but they werent allowed to take it home unless they payed for it!

I found a similar blog about a woman who went dumpster diving in back of a bakery and just look at what she came off with:

Here is her blog : http://transformingsociety.blogspot.com/2007/11/dumpster-diving-panera.html