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Knock, Knock . . . What a Joke!

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Image result for used mattressKnock, Knock . . . What a Joke!

There are a few articles that have been recently written which talk about door knocking: the pros . . . the cons.

This post is about the knock, knock too!  But with a twist.

This morning there was a knock, knock at my door.  

Suddenly, there came a tapping, a tapping at my chamber door!  (My homage to Edgar A. Poe)

My neighbor, who is in the process of moving, was standing there and she asked me the following:

 

Do you want our king size mattress?

 

I politely replied, "Gee thanks . . . but, no thanks."

She said, "Well, it's in the dumpster right now, but it's still in really good condition.  I was just wondering if you wanted it.  If you do, we can pull it out."

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Oh goodie, goodie.

Just what I've ALWAYS wanted . . . a used mattress, that's been in a dumpster, that I have no sheets for.

Thanks for asking!!

 

 

Knock,Knock:  What are some of the STRANGE THINGS you've encountered with people you know who wanted to give you . . . used stuff?

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Carla Muss-Jacobs has RETIRED effective May 1, 2018

Representing Buyers in the Portland Metro Real Estate Market | Clackamas Multnomah and Washington Counties | Since 1999

Carla Muss-Jacobs, REALTOR®, ABR, CEBA, ePro
Principal Broker/Owner ~~ INACTIVE

Carla Muss-Jacobs' retirement became effective May 1, 2018

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Ted Glover
Alderman Classic Realty, LLC - Moultrie, GA
ABR in Moultrie, Georgia 229-854-5422

Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner really you didn't want a KING size mattress.... well!

Slightly soiled from the dumpster dirt and trash. But at least you said No Thanks!

Jul 11, 2015 08:09 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

LOL.  It was probably taking up too much space in the dumpster.

Jul 11, 2015 09:09 AM
Jane Chaulklin-Schott
TEAMCONNECT REALTY - (407) 394-9766 - Orlando, FL
TeamConnect Luxury Homes - Orlando, Florida, 32836

Evidently the idiom/saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure,' did not apply here. In reality this might have been,  "Another person's treasure was another one's trash" ;-)

Jul 11, 2015 09:28 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Wonderful.  They didn't think to knock BEFORE they put it in the dumpster....not that you would ever want a used mattress at all.  That's something I always want to buy new.

Jul 11, 2015 09:31 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Featured in the group:  BARTENDER, MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

Jul 11, 2015 09:33 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Carla

That raises dumpster driving to a new level.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jul 11, 2015 12:54 PM
Thom Abbott
MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living - Atlanta, GA
Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale

Shreeeeek! And gross! 

I've picked up a few choice items curbside..but I only pick up things for my yard. Like old patio chairs (wood) that I'm going to spray paint and place in a seating area in my yard.

Or there is the cute little kids red wheelbarrow I got a few weeks ago! When I can find the time to make new handles...it will be a prized planter in the yard somewhere. 

But for in the house....I usually go for new. And not Dumpster New.....

Hope you are well!

 

Jul 11, 2015 01:39 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

"Nothing Really Matress!"  How cute!  I wouldn't be to excited about a matress that had been in a dumpster either!

Jul 11, 2015 02:43 PM
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Were the stains and smells included?  

Jul 11, 2015 11:06 PM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner If you had accepted, perhaps she would have given you the sheets, as well? Then you would have no cause for the complaint.

Jul 11, 2015 11:46 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Holy Crap, Carla!  Is your neighbor on drugs or perhaps not taking her meds?  Good grief.  You handled that very graciously,  I might add.

 

Jul 12, 2015 03:49 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

FEATURED IN CRAP-TACULAR

What kind of crappy offer is that?

 

You Got No sheets!

Jul 12, 2015 03:50 AM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

What I wouldn't give for  a motel 6 quality mattress!

Jul 13, 2015 06:42 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner - happens! The sellers think that we are the 'collectors' of such items  - all the time!

Jul 13, 2015 02:55 PM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner ... I'm so late to the game and commenting on this post ... so sorry.  But it's a great one and I can't not make an answer!

Eeeeuuuuuuu .....

Done ...

Gene

Jul 30, 2015 06:33 AM
Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
Front Gate Real Estate - Brandon, MS
601-991-2900 Office; 601-278-4513 Cell

How the heck did they lift it to get it in the dumpster in the first place? That's just odd. Thom Abbott - I rescued a wheelbarrow and turned it into a planter...

Aug 07, 2015 11:21 AM