The Best Haul We Have Ever Scored on Hippie Xmas

So the start of our Annual Hippie Xmas has officially began. Cindy has taken extra time off work, to dumpster dive this year, after the University Students Graduate. It has been time well spent; we have been going hard for 6 days starting last Wednesday. The Haul of treasures we have scored has been out of this world. We have watched the pile grow and grow and grow some more. So much I am having a huge Furniture and Quirky Kaboodle sale, going on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week.

The first 4 days we scored 12 over-filled 2014 Toyota Tacoma truck loads. The best time in those few days, was when Cindy's Mom and Sister came out with us. I was sure to tell Cindy's sister, to open all the boxes she comes across. Well I am glad she did. She found 4 brand new unopened nurses scrubs in an Amazon Box. We drove around with 2 vehicles hitting apartment complexes and Sorority/ Frat houses. At one point and time, we came around the corner, from another complex, and ran right into some girls, dumpster diving like we were. 

They were a lot more extreme than us. First I could not believe what they were wearing, to dig through trash. An extremely short cloth dress with flip flops, is what one was in; the other was in very short shorts and sandals. Obviously not dressed to go through the garbage, but they jumped right in that dumpster, up to their knee's. They looked at us, and we startled them a little. We all snickered we were doing the same thing. They kinda laughed back, then into the trash they went. I do have my limits.

 I do not jump on top mountains of trash and rip through it, while it is overflowing from dumpsters; I also wear jeans, pair of gloves and boots, so I do not cut myself on broken glass. Another reason I wear jeans, is I do not want nasty trash on me. If the dumpsters are not filled to the rim, I will jump in it. I have found so many little trinkets and boodles; I also found 2 Louis Vuitton Boxes, I can resell on eBay. One still has a brand new duster cloth in it. By this third day we are so tired, we can barley keep our eyes open when will roll in the driveway at eleven at night. 

Saturday marked Graduation for the Seniors, At Oregon State University, Home of the Beavers. It was going to be a slow day of collecting. The Grads and Parents would be at the stadium most of the day, getting their diploma's. No one was going to be doing much moving out, except for the hardcore parents, who want their kid gone that night. Then you had the night of graduation. There was for sure, nothing but parties happening everywhere. We did notice some Freshmen, were still moving out of the dorms. The Dorms use to be a huge score for us. 

Well not so much this year. Only a Hand full of party beads, told us we had competition. Little did we know it was with the University. For the first time in the 9 years we have been doing this, did the school have a recycling team, of their own out. They also for the past 4 years have had a recycling center. Well Friday marked the last day of school for everyone; what was left in the dumpster after 5 was fair game. We finally managed to score 2 mini fridges; we use to get at least five from the dorms. It's all good, two is better than nothing. We also got some electronics, great earphones, brand new bottle of Ecko Unlimited Cologne. It smells so clean and fresh. Just what I need, after digging in Dumpsters. A great refreshing smell. Of course The Trademark sign for Ekco is a Rhino. We call our Fur-baby Nirvana "White Rhino".  Sing it in a Metal Voice. We also scored a lot of nice area surface rugs and backpacks.  We pretty much filled the Club Cab of the truck up with little goodies. A lot of Arts and Crafts Stuff. After the Dorm run on Saturday, we have 7 we visit, we finished up with the University for the season. 

Now all we had to focus on was the Apartments and Houses. That is for my next blog entry. Hope to get that submitted tomorrow. Here our a few pics of what our front lawn looks like filled with Hippie Xmas Treasures.




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