Thrift stores to Marie Kondo declutterers: One man's trash is also another man's trash.

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Thrift stores to Marie Kondo declutterers: One man’s trash is also another man’s trash. https://wsj.com/articles/marie-kondo-persuaded-you-to-jettison-your-junk-thrift-stores-sayenough-11551889124 via
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[SWBTATTReg]

1. Didn't think about this, and not surprised. Everything including the kitchen sink must go! A ...

of stuff being donated should in fact, see the inside of a trash bin. People are either too lazy and are not separating the items (junky vs. good stuff) and are lumping everything together and taking the whole thing down to the donation centers.

If in question, put the materials that one think may be 'junk' vs. that stuff that is not 'junk', and see how long it sits by the trash bins. If it sits too long (more than a day), it's junk. Throw it away or recycle it. Don't leave it on the ground by the trash bins to be picked up either. Your own neighbors will have to pick it instead and throw the item into the trash bins...the garage pick up people, all they do is dump the trash bins and that's it.

I shouldn't have to say this, be kind and decent to your own neighbors, with one's trash, Depose of properly, please.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. NY Times columnist Alison Roman got a lot of heat for criticizing

Marie Kondo's product line. Granted, Roman lightly mocked Kondo's accent, but I think she was spot on. Kondo has made millions on her organizing and decluttering books, so now you can become a Kondo Consultant by taking a 3 day, 12 hour online course for the low, low price of $2000!. You can also buy her ... stuff, which is kind of weird considering she was writing books to help people GET RID of stuff. For example, you can get a 10 inch white resin dinner plate for $68! Not a set of plates. ONE FUCKING PLATE!

ARGHHH! Money changes everything.

[ironflange]

3. We wanted to clean out the house, so we rented a dumpster

And after filling THREE of them there's no noticeable improvement.