10 Curb Finds I’ve Given Away To Friends As Gifts...

Finding something to give my friends is often just as rewarding as selling them.

I ask lots of my friends for them to give me a wish list of what they’d want for their apartment. This motivates me to find more and also take things I wouldn’t usually take to resell — which saves more unnecessary waste.

It’s also sort of an experiment for me in manifesting things, and I enjoy trying to deliver fast results for free. I’ve been doing this for years and have lots of examples. For some reason, I don’t really post about them. Below are a few recent ones.

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My elderly neighbor had just returned from the hospital and rehab after having COVID and clearly needed a walker with their weak legs.

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I found this down the street within a day or two and left it outside his door. It was brand new. Found just before the rain started. Manifestation magic!

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My new neighbor asked for an air fryer and a printer. Easy easy easy.

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I found this the next day and left it for him outside his door while I went outside to find more. Ironically, I found another air fryer shortly after. I guess I over-manifested, but left the second one.

When I came home later after my walk, he’d cleaned it and was already using it. He gave me some fries. Pretty cool.

Oh yea, can’t forget the printer...

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This was a fairly expensive unit. I was a few blocks away when I found it during the afternoon, but had to keep running. I texted my neighbor to alert him to grab it, he did, he bought ink, and it worked. I have a good gut feel when things are tossed for no god reason, and this seemed fine to me. He now prints for me if I ever need it. Mission accomplished.

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Oh yea, it’s also resting on the TV stand I found for him too.

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My best friend asked for an electric water kettle.

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Layup... shown in his kitchen.

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My best friend also has a private rooftop and private patio in my city where he hosts BBQs.

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I found these, offered, and brought them down immediately on the subway to deliver. They’re now installed on his patio railing at his new penthouse apartment.

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My other neighbor has bad seasonal allergies is often complaining about how difficult they’re difficult to manage. Being stuck inside makes them worse.

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I found this air purifier, spruced it up, they got new filters, and I haven’t seem them affected by allergies since. No exaggeration, but knock on wood.

As a bonus, I also found them this cast iron squirrel nut cracker which they love.

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My baseball teammate is a philosophical guy who loves to read. He recently left the area due to the virus mania, so I haven’t seen him in a while.

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I found these nice vintage thought-provoking books, sent him this pic in real time, he chose the ones he wanted (about 6), and I mailed them to him for free.

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I found these brand new weights sealed in their boxes right before I got COVID last year. They were in a suitcase of all places. They were going to come in handy for me, and were in high demand, but...

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As I had them outside my door for a day or two, my former neighbor asked if they could borrow one since their weights were back-ordered for a while. I said sure, and they used it for about 5 months before they moved. Their weights were literally that delayed, but they were able to exercise with this regularly while gyms were closed.

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My new friend got a kitten...

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I found this, dropped it off, and they use it for their vet visits... as recently as last week! Another layup. These are always outside. This was virtually new.

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Speaking of cats, a flashback to the lost cat I found outside while salvaging, that I took home, took care of for a week (which ruined my bedding), and eventually returned to the thrilled owner once I saw a sign outside...

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Karma points for that one.

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That’s all for now. I have plenty more like this, but will space these types of posts out from time to time to not water them down.

Hope this was a nice read.

Thanks for your interest,
Matt

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