As some of you are no doubt aware i clean other peoples houses for a living.
Today whilst at work i had to empty all the waste paper baskets and on top of one was a the back of a hand knitted jumper, literally pulled off the needles and thrown away.So i rescued it and have now unravelled it and it will go into my crochet blanket.
My daughter always would say to me i have no shame as i will bring home magazines that are being recycled.
Is it just me?
I'd have done exactly the same
ReplyDeleteI sometimes take food that my mum will throw away as its almost out of date or because they won't eat the same thing twice in a row!
ReplyDeleteNo it's not just you:-) I never cease to be gobsmacked by the stuff people throw away....more money than sense! carry on liberating these goodies from this wasteful lot :-)
ReplyDeleteI would have done the same too!
ReplyDeleteI took home the small packets of butter and 2 tomato ketchup sachets today after a meal in the cafe.
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
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Just before Christmas I did a big clean and de-clutter for a local lady at her house (5 hours was spent just hoovering...)and had to get MW to collect me with his car as she asked if I could take the cleared out things to the charity shop: I asked if I could look through the books and bits and bobs and she told me to please help myself. I came away with a long sleeved t-shirt, several books and three complete sets of smellies!
ReplyDeleteI have a part time housekeeping job,my employer recently had visitors, when they had left I cleared the waste basket from their room and in it as a very good quality ladies watch.Thinking it had got there accidentally I showed it to my employer only to be told to take it if I liked, it had been chucked as the battery had run out!!!
ReplyDeleteIt came home with me and my DD now has it.
I cannot bear waste - you took the right action by telling your employer about the watch - and I am glad you were given it.
DeleteHonesty is more important than thrift - but it is usually rewarded