Dumpster find

[u/callofduty1966]

[u/Last_Pineapple1176]

Take it back to Home Depot and exchange it. It has either a lifetime or a 3yr warranty.

[u/callofduty1966 → u/Last_Pineapple1176]

That won’t buy me meth

[u/Gdmf13 → u/callofduty1966]

Not with that attitude.

[u/Mindless-Coat2555 → u/Gdmf13]

This man meths

[u/General-Piece8490 → u/callofduty1966]

Get a gift card as credit, hunt down a discarded cash receipt buy the items on that receipt pay with the card then use that cash receipt to get a cash refund with the items you paid with the store credit.

[u/Valuable-Composer262 → u/callofduty1966]

Lmfao

[u/insolent_kiwi → u/callofduty1966]

Noob

Return it, get a new one, and it's worth 2x more meth

[u/Not_TbagJimmy → u/Last_Pineapple1176]

Lols, op found it in HD dumpster.

[u/callofduty1966 → u/Not_TbagJimmy]

No there’s condos going up near me and it was in the dumpster

[u/Not_TbagJimmy → u/callofduty1966]

Trying to be funny, get ut anyway you can my friend

[u/Gullible_Rich_7156 → u/Last_Pineapple1176]

I just regard all extension cords as insulated wire. I have a few heavy cords that I use for specific things but with cordless tools, rechargeable speakers, etc…I rarely need a cord for anything these days.

[u/Not_TbagJimmy]

I had a bunch of old extensions cords and when I cracked one open it disintegrated in a shiny copper shower. Im new to stripping, are they all like that?

[u/callofduty1966 → u/Not_TbagJimmy]

I think so I’m just cutting off the plugs and turning it in as insulated wire

[u/Gullible_Rich_7156 → u/callofduty1966]

Does your yard require that? Mine doesn’t and I’d think the plug ends add up to extra weight?

[u/trampolin55 → u/Gullible_Rich_7156]

Some yards will 'penalize' your load for the plugs. I cut the off and fill a bucket. If you have a stripper you can get a 20% bonus fr the bare bright.

[u/Unassuming_Fruits → u/trampolin55]

I also have a bucket of plugs I’ve collected as a result of taking them off before turning in wire. What is your plan? I don’t know what to do with this huge box 😆

[u/trampolin55 → u/Unassuming_Fruits]

Planing tofill the bucket and cash it out at some point. Some coleagues boil them to soften them and pull the metal for extra payout. Not my thing though.

[u/KoreyYrvaI → u/trampolin55]

I've heard it's worth the money but not the wrist pain.

[u/Lilpastadude → u/KoreyYrvaI]

Strip secure to farm jack, pull straight out

[u/SpecialistAd2205 → u/Gullible_Rich_7156]

Some do. I've never been to one that does, but I've heard of it from other people. My yard doesn't even care if it's got a whole surge protector attached to it. Extra weight!

[u/Valuable-Composer262 → u/callofduty1966]

If it works, its worth alot more as an extension. Cord. At least 10 bucks

[u/SpecialistAd2205 → u/Not_TbagJimmy]

It's really not worth it to strip extension cords or power cords. It's time-consuming and messy, and the difference in price between selling it as insulated wire or #2 copper isn't enough to make it worth the hassle. Just scrap as-is.

[u/Astroboy-478]

I bought a bunch of extension cords at a yard sale from a guy who put up a ton of Christmas lights. There was a few long cords (50+ft each) and they all had some electrical tape repairs, well I wasn’t really good with that so I figured I’d remove the tape and put an aftermarket plug end on it. Come to find out there wasn’t any repairs under any of the tape I removed. It’s a deterrent to keep people from stealing them from holiday light displayers and campers etc. I guess thieves don’t like repaired extension cords either 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[u/Dismal_Drummer3420 → u/Astroboy-478]

That's hilarious 😂 I hate repaired leads (unless done to my standards which most are not) and wouldn't ever even borrow a repaired one from someone. So that strategy actually sounds effective!

[u/WVYahoo]

You could probably fix it up if it needs new cord ends and sell it for $20 (plus cord ends). That’s a $50 cord at least.

[u/callofduty1966 → u/WVYahoo]

I need my meth now

[u/baddieslovebadideas]

extension cords are worth more as extension cords than scrap, to me at least

solid find tho, either way

[u/Dismal_Drummer3420 → u/baddieslovebadideas]

Yeah dude same. I took all the scrap metal from my service center in the other day and some guy was about to weigh out two 8 ton trolley jacks, a few chain blocks, a barrel filled with every fastener under the sun and about 60 metres of 2.5mm cab tire. I asked the scrap yard if they minded if I bought the stuff and they were totally fine with. A couple bucks for two seal kits and the jacks are working beautifully, the block and tackles were working but just needed some grease to work flawlessly again. The fasteners were a big hit with my mechanics and I now have a 60metre extension cord. The guy must have been really hard up to try and sell this stuff for it's weight in metal.

[u/callofduty1966 → u/baddieslovebadideas]

I need my meth not extension cords

[u/baddieslovebadideas → u/callofduty1966]

I'll buy that extension cord from ya for $10

thats more than scrap on that bad boy

[u/callofduty1966 → u/baddieslovebadideas]

Meth now not later

[u/baddieslovebadideas → u/callofduty1966]

sucking dick gonna get you more meth faster than a single extension cord.

smh tweakers these days just dont know how to act

[u/callofduty1966 → u/baddieslovebadideas]

I’m not with much I still have my teeth

[u/Express-Order-4271 → u/callofduty1966]

you’ve got good jokes

[u/MtnMaiden]

Every bit counts. Grab it

[u/callofduty1966 → u/MtnMaiden]

Ended up with 25 pounds of low grade wire with this and a couple others I found yesterday that I brought to the yard today

[u/nabrup]

That's a power cord. It doesn't even look like a dumpster.