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myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380) 6 years ago

i bought a new lcd tv the other night.nothing startling about that i hear you say and you would be right.but it did get me counting up how many other tvs we already had.
one in the sunporch for the bunnies
one in here that the lcd one replaced.
one in a cupboard in this room that i couldnt remember.
one in our bedroom
one in the spare room
two,still in working order in the shed.
thats 7.why i dont know as we dont really watch tv.
is anyone else like this.how many do you own and do you use them all.i want to ditch a few but i dont know where.i thought the local re cycling place took them but they dont.ive advertised them as free to good home but not had any takers.what would you do.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 81/100. CarlJennings (1573)   6 years ago

We have the same problem. We have nine different televisions in our house - six of which are set up and working, while the other three are old and have been replaced. I got a new HDTV for christmas, and so did my dad, so he used his old one to replace the really old one in the kitchen. But now we are stuck with three TVs, and we havent got anywhere to put them.

We are thinking about just shoving them in a bin-bag and ftaking them down to the dump. Nobody will notice. And besides, nody wants them because we advertised them in the paper for about 3 weeks. And nobody will recycle them!


myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  6 years ago

Put em on the street in good weather and see how long they will stay there. Not long I'm sure.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

same here,couldnt give them away,some of them work good.well all of them except a really old one work.i need to get rid of the two in the shed and the one in the spare room at least.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

8 now,found another one,hahaha

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2. myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)   6 years ago

My suggestion would be to look for something like a Goodwill store like there is the US. People donate things still in good order and then volunteers clean em up or repair and then put them on sale for charity.

There are also second hand dealers who will take just about anything you want to throw their way....and if they are in some working order that won't take up too much time to repair may even give you a quid or two.

Here in Portugal when we want to pitch something we put it out on the street and usually within a matter of minutes it has disappeared. However, if no one wants it then all you have to do is call the county and they will send a truck by to pick it up for nothing. What the county then does with it is anybody's guess. But who cares it gone and even forgotten.

We have a small two bedroom apt. Theres one in the kitchen, one in the living room and one in my room. Since I've come to myLot I have watched little or no TV. I have recorded my Brazilian soap opera since Saturday but still haven't taken the time to get caught up.

Good luck on your good riddance....if you are successful.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

gifana,i left a sunbed outside and it stayed there until i got the council to remove it.i told them someone had dumped it near our house.we cant give these things away.its unreal.charity shops and the like wont take them now as they have to pay to get them checked.they are not allowed to sell them otherwise.they would take them if i payed to get them tested.not likely as i know they are safe and in good working order.this might sound bad,but im going to go out in the car one night and dump them,please dont tell anybody


myLot reputation of 92/100. gifana (2229)  6 years ago

My lips are sealed. Guess you should send em down to Portugal by Pony Express or something. They wouldn't last 10 minutes in my neighborhood. We even have people who rummage through the trash bins looking for things. And you dont have to test em or pay to have em hauled away.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

it used to be like that here in the good old days.i think that people here are far to well off these days.everybody seems to always have the latest expensive gadgets.


myLot reputation of 67/100. Gruzzle (293)  6 years ago

It's odd but each time we visit the Dump there seem to be a lot of TV and PC monitors. I think the Refuse workers take home the best of it and the rest gets recycled for the semi-precious metals that are used in tiny amounts in some components.

We got new sofas recently and We called the council to get the old ones taken away. It' was £21. I found out that they were going to call me to arange a time and I had given my home number instead of a work number so I gave the council, I had to speak to the refuse contracters directly and when I spoke to someone there they said they liked the sound of the sofas and collected them the next day to go in his own home.

I was glad that thethey are getting used and not just broken up - I couldn't get my £21 back though as that was paid to the council and I didn't want the refuse guy to get in trouble - he owes me one no though so If I get any stuff I can't shift he said to give him a call.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

there does seem to be an abundance of these thigs sent to be recycled.
i grudge having to pay the council for services that i already pay for through the extortionate council tax i pay.im glad that your sofa found a good home though,and yes,the guy does owe you one


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

guess what,i got rid of two of them today,i put them in the trunk of an old car that went away to be scrapped.that was clever,wasnt it

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3. myLot reputation of 53/100. giaggio (131)   6 years ago

i'm like u... i live in a 2 room apartment with 3 tv... not bad... and i live by myself...


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

3 tv,s and you live alone,wow.3 tv,s in 2 rooms,wow again.at least if one breaks you will be ok

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4. myLot reputation of 83/100. sirensanssmile (2784)   6 years ago

There has to be some sort of thrift store or store that gives things to the poor. Surely there is a Salvation Army or something like that.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

new legislation came out here which states that all electrical goods sold buy thrift shops and the likes of the salvation army must be tested and certified by a council approved electrician.its crazy.we now have a tv mountain the same size as our freezer and washing machine mountains.soon it will be cars to.this place has gone nuts,i joke you not.ive offered them free of charge to no avail.its crazy

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. kokopelli (1915)   6 years ago

send all those extras to me. if you can buy so many tvs, i'm sure you can handle the freight, lol!


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

i just paid less than 300 of your land of the free dollars for my new lcd tv.the freight would cost far more than the value of the said tv,s.one of them is like new,a 21 inch flatscreen thing with all the features you need on it,and i couldnt give it away.


myLot reputation of 97/100. kokopelli (1915)  6 years ago

then i guess you're stuck with all of 'em :)


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

i havent got the space to keep them all.soon i am going to have a jaguar engine to store as well,as i rebuild it.the tvs and a whole load of other junk,have to go


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  5 years ago

lol

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6. myLot reputation of 74/100. lauriefnp (4173)   6 years ago

I only have 3 TV's in the house- 1 in the living room, 1 in my bedroom, and a TV/VCR/DVD combo in the basement for when I'm on the treadmill. I am not one to hang onto old things that I know I'll never use or that are broken. I swore to myself when I moved from my apartment to this house about 10 years ago that my pack-rat days were OVER! I moved so much junk that sat here for a few years, and then I finally cleaned it all out.
Maybe you could give the spares to someone who fixes TV's- they may be able to use the parts. By the way, why did you buy a brand new LCD if you don't even watch TV? I suppose that one is for the dog? It's only fair that he has a better TV than the bunnies!


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

i bought the lcd tv to match the two tft lcd pc monitors and to spend a bit of money.i bought wifeofjimbo a new pc and the next night bought the tv.i had to buy her the pc cos she wants to do mylot,and because i bought myself a car for my crimbo.had a bit of extra cash to spend so i did.we love spending money,buy everything cash and got no debt.watched a football match earlier and ive got to say the tv is good.the cat hasnt jumped on it yet either.the bunnies like the kids programs in the morning,especially the hoobs when they are on.they grew up beside a tv and they do watch it.i used to have a cockateil that went nuts when i turned the telly off.

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7. myLot reputation of 44/100. Prakash84 (324)   6 years ago

:)


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

ive given you a plus because of the mystery aspect of your response,thats a first,the no word,no liner.

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8. myLot reputation of 58/100. pusiket (1671)   6 years ago

Wow, you must be a tv clooector! :] But it is your right, just be sure you don't turn all of them simultaneously. :]


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

i dont mean to collect them,it just kinda happened.would you like some of them,they do all work.i like your avatar by the way,its cool.

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9. myLot reputation of 2/100. philipjones (149)   6 years ago

So Many TVs dont help, so many computers do, donate them to me, hehe


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

ive got a heap of pc stuff as well that all has to go.come up to aberdeen and you can take it all away,no kidding.you would be more than welcome,believe me.

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10. myLot reputation of 66/100. enemies (346)   6 years ago

good things about tv is you learn many interesting things and you keep updated with the latest thing about everything. also you watch funny stuff which will give you a ab workout sometimes. and it can also be relaxing from a hard day at work. keeps you entertained when you got nothing better to do

the bad things is it messes you eyes up a little bit. you may get addicted to it. you may forget about important things you had to do or be late to something.


myLot reputation of 83/100. jimbo45 (9380)  6 years ago

i only use my tv for watching sport and the news,not much else.i find my pc to be of much more entertainment value.anyway,all these ones i want to get rid of,any ideas.as i said,ive tried giving them away to no avail.

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