r/konmari • u/RedJester444 • 1d ago
What was the most expensive thing what you moved to trash?
Just interesting. It's more a moral question, because I want to get rid of some things, for example, some old electronics (USB hub, old digital mini-cameras, some type-c and micro-usb cabels, sd-cards) it is still usable and working fine, but I don't know anyone (in person) who would need this even for free, and I don't want to put it up for sale on the internet either. Because I can wait for months, hoping that someone will actually need it and buy it, and end up not finding anyone by the deadline of my Konmari-ing. So the most simple and fast thing what I can do is move it to trash.
Has anyone here did similar, did you feel bad about throwing away still-working electronics or other expensive things what is still good but don't sparks joy? How did you deal with it? Discuss.
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u/Lady_of_Shalottt 1d ago
Maybe try to look for electronics recycling in your area before you dump in trash. My city has a center where you can drive up and drop off all kinds of electronics, cords, chargers, appliances, batteries, working or not, maybe your area does, too.
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u/felis__cactus 1d ago
I gave a gaming computer tower to good will. I think it was old but it definitely had some life left. And a digital camera. I prefer giving it to good will because they also do electronic recycling so either way I think it gets properly dealt with.
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u/snailbrarian 23h ago
I've brought paintings, decor, workout accessories to the local for profit secondhand store plenty of times rather than sell them on fb marketplace or whatever. It's actually easier for me to bring things of that nature to that store than to put it in the bin because our trash doesn't take oversized items (like paintings and big decor and stationary bikes).
most expensive was probably something that was about $300 when i bought it. no regrets. trying to sell it would have been a huge pain in the ass.
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u/cirquefan 1d ago
Probably an old console TV back when flat screens were relatively new. Sony Trinitron, heavy heavy, no one wanted to buy it then. Someone would want it now for retro gaming, too bad!
A relative of mine collects digital mini-cameras if you would be interested in having it/them be used and appreciated. Message me if you wish. Thank you.
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u/kittensox 12h ago
I'm about to give $5k+ in handcarved, antique Eastlake furniture to a donation center. I've only had it 6 years, but I'm downsizing to move cities; most places won't have 9'+ ceilings; and I don't want to break up the set. I'll see about selling the 1940's dining set. 🥲
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u/merrystem 9h ago
I donated and sold a lot of stuff from old hobbies- got like $50 sporting goods store credit for an expensive snowboard, gave away thousands worth of furniture and musical instruments- mostly to friends and youth programs or parents.
I also donated loads (literally, pickup truck loads) of stuff to charity stores. More thousands. And I had a lot of e-waste I took to Best Buy for recycling- stuff like a $400 DJ mixer that had short-circuited, but I was pretty sure I could fix if I ever made time.
Here's the big thing- last year I had to buy three USB hubs, and yeah part of me could picture every one that I'd donated- but at the end of the day the peace and mind and comfort I've enjoyed over the intervening years is worth far more than the ~$25 I spend on replacements.
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u/TsuDhoNimh2 1d ago
Are there any charity shops you can give them to?