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The local community FB group at my old place was fantastic, people giving away quality stuff like the cat autofeeder my feet give thanks for every morning. The group here has people trying to $ell partially used bottles of nail varnish ๐น
Perhaps it's an indicator of local financial stress? I used to find thrown out working or near working printers in my area, not any more.
I thought easter eggs would be near sold out at the local supermarket. Nope, they are desperately try to sell.
we've been getting an influx of "Out on nature strip " and it's like go fuck yourself, I'm not taking your hard rubbish for you.
in some suburbs it really is rubbish, others it's good stuff