tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415127067455662123.post346608441681754352..comments2023-05-18T06:59:48.152-05:00Comments on The Recycled Cottage & Garden: Why Do People Throw Away Books?Recycled Cottage & Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209720538924091082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415127067455662123.post-9743361446868356562012-01-18T22:54:56.437-06:002012-01-18T22:54:56.437-06:00Yes, we live in a disposable society. And yes, pe...Yes, we live in a disposable society. And yes, people are very inconsiderate to the needs and wants of others. On the other hand, thank goodness for those people! Their stupid, self-centered wastefulness is our treasure trove! Dumpster divers unite!Lord Wellbournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871295386557996816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415127067455662123.post-13393027482050230862012-01-15T11:21:22.754-06:002012-01-15T11:21:22.754-06:00Libraries will take books for their used book sale...Libraries will take books for their used book sales too. I gave a few carloads away last year to the local library.<br /><br />I put charcoal briquets in the cigar boxes I get from Wes and it takes out the cigar smell. You might try that too.<br /><br />One year after Christmas I was walking around the neighborhood and saw a big stuffed ornate Santa sticking out of a trash can. The same thought came to me--how hard is it to donate something like that? I often garbage pick (if it is easily accessible) and donate the goods. I don't get it either.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415127067455662123.post-75803464429072655732012-01-15T07:44:53.029-06:002012-01-15T07:44:53.029-06:00I have donated, sold and yes, trashed, many books....I have donated, sold and yes, trashed, many books. Some I didn't know I trashed - as I had donated them to a charity place - and some were in NEW condition but I discovered later that some of the charity places end up throwing them out after you leave them.just thinking outside the boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820694147593991620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415127067455662123.post-64999385499797658092012-01-14T20:10:00.656-06:002012-01-14T20:10:00.656-06:00You should see the late 1800's giant Bibles I ...You should see the late 1800's giant Bibles I saw at the auction house today...the auction is tomorrow...I should bid on them...but I don't where I would put them!!! They are in rough condition but beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415127067455662123.post-13121237334573972802012-01-14T19:20:35.242-06:002012-01-14T19:20:35.242-06:00Interesting question, and don't you wish these...Interesting question, and don't you wish these books could talk? I have a very old copy of Gone with the Wind that has a nail hole almost clear through it.....and no one to ask why!Judy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591607125583963544noreply@blogger.com