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Old 5th Dec 2017, 6:20 pm   #30
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Default Re: A poor old HMV at the Recycling Centre...

Our tip does sell a lot, just not electrical. They have items on display, you ask for a price and have room to haggle.

Ive tried to convince them to let me take some old valve gear before and they've blankly refused on H&S grounds, I've offered to write them a disclaimer etc. Even cheekily offered the chap £20 to look the other way but as he pointed out they have cameras there and people can be sacked for that.

One would have thought with the wonders of the internet it would be simple enough to connect obscure items with those that want them. Unfortunately its presently down to the individual to use Freegle, Freecycle etc and many cannot be bothered. Strangely if they did it would save them a drive and the inevitable queue to dump it. Maybe its not practical for councils in monetary terms, but if we look at things purely from that angle we will continue to be incredibly wasteful, IMO.
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