I finally threw out a $60 air purifier I found in an alley | Dumpster Dive Finds

Drew Bennett · 2026-06-09T13:40:05.832248+00:00

Found this sleek air purifier behind a coffee shop last month. Looked almost new, just dusty. Brought it home, cleaned the filters, ran it for a week. Then the motor started making this grinding noise and the whole thing died. Spent $45 on replacement parts trying to fix it but the control board was fried. Shoulda just saved the cash and bought one at the thrift store. Anyone else get burned by curb electronics that looked fine but were totally toast?

jake_torres683mo ago

$60 is steep for an alley find, new ones start around that price at Walmart.

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jake6383mo ago

Wait, $45 in parts on a curb find? That's wild, man. You pretty much bought a brand new air purifier twice over with that kind of money. I would've just tossed it the second I heard that grinding noise.

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mark_mitchell3mo ago

Yeah, "shoulda just saved the cash" is what my buddy kept saying after he tried fixing a curb TV that sparked out.

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