I am a couponer, yes I bring my coupon binder with me everywhere. I save our big family quite a bit of money with my coupons. I am not a hoarder who buys 50 bottles of mustard. I buy things that my family uses and if it’s good deal I stock up.
When I logged on my computer Yahoo news caught my eye with “New Coupon Rules That Can Get You Arrested”. I clicked on the tab to find out more.
What are you serious I can get arrested for taking the coupons from my neighbors recycling bins? Why it’s garbage, it’s awaiting to be picked up and hey after all I am recycling by using them aren’t I?
This is what the article on Yahoo said:
Dumpster and recycling-bin diving: “The CIC, for reasons of safety, strongly recommends that no one enter into dumpsters.” I think it’s safe to say that people willing to brave a giant trash receptacle probably aren’t concerned with safety. At the same time, the CIC correctly points out that diving into a dumpster on private land can get you arrested for trespassing, and that removing recyclables can get you arrested for theft. The same goes for removing recyclables from curbside recycling bins, also known as “scavenging.”
How am I trespassing with the bins are at the foot of their driveway? Give me a break! shouldn’t the law be reinforcing hanus crimes instead of moms just wanted to provide for their families and save money?
Here are some I can understand being arrested for:
Photocopying coupons. This is also a type of counterfeiting.
Stealing newspapers: Taking something that isn’t yours is theft.
We live in a development with over 800 homes, sometimes we will take a walk the night before and I will grab coupons in recycle bins that homeowners didn’t want so how is that an action to get arrested?
That’s crazy! One person’s trash is another person’s treasure so how is that stealing?
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