Good at finding lost things?

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 07:47 AM

You clicked the thread, so I really hope you are.

Imagine: You are a strung out college kid, head reeling from another all nighter. While getting ready for work, you knot your tie and pat your pockets to find, hey, you are out of cigarettes.

Neat.

I'm a notorious packrat, I'm completely broke, careless with change and I leave for work in an hour. I'm searching my house looking for places that I might have left spare change. Checked the couch and under the bed, I'm going to keep searching and refreshing this thread every now and then hoping you folks might know of some other spots.

Weird request, I know... But think! Where do you leave your change? I might have left some there too! Help!!!

glatt · 10-23-2007, 07:58 AM

In a jar on the dresser? Did you look there?

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 08:00 AM

Up to $1.30.

No, I wish I was so organized to have a jar of change, or even a dresser to put it on. I'm going through unwashed pants now with some success...

ZenGum · 10-23-2007, 08:11 AM

Check the pockets of pants and jackets.
Check near where you stand when you undress.
Check near where you normally put your wallet.
Also, if you are near a large bank of vending machines, gt a stick and scrape out under the machines. This is best done at night, but I've come up with a few dollars that way in the past.
No no wait, it's for cigarettes. Don't encourage him, people. Bad bad Baaaaaaaad.

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Check the pockets of pants and jackets.
Check near where you stand when you undress.
Check near where you normally put your wallet.
No no wait, it's for cigarettes, people. Don't encourage him. Bad bad Baaaaaaaad.

Buck + .85

Hey, trust me, if I don't buy a pack I'm just going to jimmy car locks and rifle through ashtrays. I work on a car lot, I've done this.

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 08:14 AM

Holy crap, vending machine idea is awesome. Doing that once I get to work.

monster · 10-23-2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

No no wait, it's for cigarettes. Don't encourage him, people. Bad bad Baaaaaaaad.

Doesn't seem to have stunted his growth.....

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 02:44 PM

Well, I'm not sure if I should feel clever or guilty about how I figured this one out, but here it is:

So, I was driving to work trying to think of ideas when I passed one of those clothes donation bins that was overflowing with clothes. There were about two boxes just sitting outside of the damn thing and not a person in sight. Now, ordinarily it wouldn't of even crossed my mind, but when I was homeless (long ass story) I used to clean these bins out and sell the clothes at consignment shops for a pretty good chunk of change. So, I took a few shirts that looked to be in good condition, went down the street to one of the consignments and made about $7. I didn't even have to scrape under a vending machine.

Elspode · 10-23-2007, 10:40 PM

Couch cushion, teenager's clothes or anywhere he's been, car seats, under furniture, in the laundry area, outside convenience stores, around newspaper racks.

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 08:19 AM

I used the vending machine idea with an umbrella on some of my furniture.

Acquired:

.67 cents (score!)
An old gum eraser
An issue of Maxim with Hillary Duff on the cover
A hash pipe with a cracked stem

See, it's like Zork, except I'm having a nic fit.

Mockingbird · 10-23-2007, 08:29 AM

And, time for work. Final score: $2.76

With any luck those vending machines are sitting on a goldmine.

Thanks, folks. Later!

Cloud · 10-23-2007, 08:30 AM

if you have a car, check around & under the seats there

Cicero · 10-23-2007, 10:27 AM

Newspaper stands may have loose change in the slot.
The coffee shop counter has silver in front of it right in front of the cash register.
There is money on the gas station grounds. Clean your car out while looking for change at the gas station.
Look for holes in the lining of your coat pockets...change falls into the lining.
Just go to a gas station to buy your cigarettes. Money will be there if you look hard enough.

lumberjim · 10-23-2007, 10:55 AM

ask strangers for spare change. take a puppy with you. tell them it's for puppy chow. then smoke away your guilt.

DanaC · 10-23-2007, 11:14 AM

Check the bottom of your laundry basket.

10-23-2007, 07:47 AM	#1
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	Good at finding lost things? You clicked the thread, so I really hope you are. Imagine: You are a strung out college kid, head reeling from another all nighter. While getting ready for work, you knot your tie and pat your pockets to find, hey, you are out of cigarettes. Neat. I'm a notorious packrat, I'm completely broke, careless with change and I leave for work in an hour. I'm searching my house looking for places that I might have left spare change. Checked the couch and under the bed, I'm going to keep searching and refreshing this thread every now and then hoping you folks might know of some other spots. Weird request, I know... But think! Where do you leave your change? I might have left some there too! Help!!! __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-23-2007, 08:00 AM	#3
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	Up to $1.30. No, I wish I was so organized to have a jar of change, or even a dresser to put it on. I'm going through unwashed pants now with some success... __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-23-2007, 08:14 AM	#6
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	Holy crap, vending machine idea is awesome. Doing that once I get to work. __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-23-2007, 02:44 PM	#8
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	Well, I'm not sure if I should feel clever or guilty about how I figured this one out, but here it is: So, I was driving to work trying to think of ideas when I passed one of those clothes donation bins that was overflowing with clothes. There were about two boxes just sitting outside of the damn thing and not a person in sight. Now, ordinarily it wouldn't of even crossed my mind, but when I was homeless (long ass story) I used to clean these bins out and sell the clothes at consignment shops for a pretty good chunk of change. So, I took a few shirts that looked to be in good condition, went down the street to one of the consignments and made about $7. I didn't even have to scrape under a vending machine. __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-23-2007, 10:40 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Couch cushion, teenager's clothes or anywhere he's been, car seats, under furniture, in the laundry area, outside convenience stores, around newspaper racks. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-23-2007, 07:58 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	In a jar on the dresser? Did you look there?

10-23-2007, 08:11 AM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Check the pockets of pants and jackets. Check near where you stand when you undress. Check near where you normally put your wallet. Also, if you are near a large bank of vending machines, gt a stick and scrape out under the machines. This is best done at night, but I've come up with a few dollars that way in the past. No no wait, it's for cigarettes. Don't encourage him, people. Bad bad Baaaaaaaad.

10-23-2007, 08:19 AM	#10
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	I used the vending machine idea with an umbrella on some of my furniture. Acquired: .67 cents (score!) An old gum eraser An issue of Maxim with Hillary Duff on the cover A hash pipe with a cracked stem See, it's like Zork, except I'm having a nic fit. __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-23-2007, 08:29 AM	#11
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	And, time for work. Final score: $2.76 With any luck those vending machines are sitting on a goldmine. Thanks, folks. Later! __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-23-2007, 08:30 AM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	if you have a car, check around & under the seats there __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-23-2007, 10:27 AM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Newspaper stands may have loose change in the slot. The coffee shop counter has silver in front of it right in front of the cash register. There is money on the gas station grounds. Clean your car out while looking for change at the gas station. Look for holes in the lining of your coat pockets...change falls into the lining. Just go to a gas station to buy your cigarettes. Money will be there if you look hard enough. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-23-2007, 10:55 AM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ask strangers for spare change. take a puppy with you. tell them it's for puppy chow. then smoke away your guilt. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-23-2007, 11:14 AM	#15
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Check the bottom of your laundry basket.

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