|
Scrap value of old cooker
I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the
weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal. |
Scrap value of old cooker
On 21/11/2012 00:16, Wesley wrote:
I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal. I recently weighed in 160kg of scrap steel and cast iron - worth about £17. So for ferrous stuff - pennies per kilo. Copper/brass on the other hand, several quid a kilo. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Scrap value of old cooker
"John Rumm" wrote in message o.uk... On 21/11/2012 00:16, Wesley wrote: I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal. I recently weighed in 160kg of scrap steel and cast iron - worth about £17. So for ferrous stuff - pennies per kilo. Copper/brass on the other hand, several quid a kilo. Lets assume my cooker weighs about 100kg. Argos has to send their lorry to my address (and lots of others) during the day and return empty. Why not make up for this by loading up with scrap metal, charging the punters for the service, and making more money from the scrap value? |
Scrap value of old cooker
"Wesley" wrote in message ... I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal. Probably £5-£10. So hardly worth driving to the nearest scrap yard. -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
Scrap value of old cooker
On 21/11/2012 01:24, John Rumm wrote:
Indeed - nothing to lose from their point of view - they get paid twice, once to collect it, and again when disposing. Having said that, there are costs of keeping a vehicle on the road each year, and for other stuff like waste transfer licenses, insurance etc. What sort of insulation do these cookers have in them? |
Scrap value of old cooker
No the pikeys would get your details then sneak around after dark and take
it away along with any wire or plumbing they can get their hands on. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Wesley" wrote in message ... I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal. |
Scrap value of old cooker
On Nov 21, 12:16*am, "Wesley" wrote:
I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. *I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. *If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal.. Our local freecycle is a peculiar thing. I have had people ring up within thirty seconds of me putting stuff on there, I think there are lots of pikeys constantly monitoring it. They usually turn up in a transit size van. But absolutely any bit of ****, someone will want it and come and take it away. Not all have been pikeys. |
Scrap value of old cooker
On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:24:27 +0000, John Rumm wrote:
Lets assume my cooker weighs about 100kg. Seems a bit excessive for a cooker... For an ordinary 500/600 mm bog standard gas/electric one yes. They are mostly a reasonable one person handle so not much more than 30kg. If it's an aga, it's a *very* small aga at 100kg... As for scrap value not a lot, unless you have a scrappy next door you'll spend more in fuel than you'll get for it. -- Cheers Dave. |
Scrap value of old cooker
In message
, at 01:17:16 on Wed, 21 Nov 2012, harry remarked: But absolutely any bit of ****, someone will want it and come and take it away. It failed to shift my almost new spare[1] microwave (about £50 worth) so it's on eBay at 99p now. No bids. [1] Bought it to use while doing building work, before the rest of my effects arrived. -- Roland Perry |
Scrap value of old cooker
On 21/11/2012 00:16, Wesley wrote:
I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about £8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. Tonight I noticed a wanted ad on our local Freecycle website for an electric cooker. I replied and they are collecting it tomorrow - for free. It got me thinking. What is the 'weigh in' price at the scrappers for old cookers, which are very heavy and almost 100 per cent metal, and does this outweigh what Argos are charging me for recycling. If the 'weigh in' price is greater that the price I am paying to have the cooker recycled, then it would appear to be a nice little earner for Argos. It also got me wondering if the ad on Freecycle was from a person who genuinely needed an electric cooker or some pikeys collecting scrap metal. Scrap steel is worth anything up to £150 per ton. Less the hassle and cost of separating the steel from all the other components of the cooker. I would have thought the average electric cooker is 30-50kg, so at most has a direct scrap value of £5!! |
Scrap value of old cooker
On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:17:16 -0800 (PST), harry
wrote: Our local freecycle is a peculiar thing. I have had people ring up within thirty seconds of me putting stuff on there, I think there are lots of pikeys constantly monitoring it. They usually turn up in a transit size van. But absolutely any bit of ****, someone will want it and come and take it away. Not all have been pikeys. We have people ask for the moon on the stick. Oh wait, no that was me after a spate of really silly requests for things like cars and other expensive stuff. You can shift almost anything. I tried to get rid of a load of jars and weeks later had replies after they've all gone. -- http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk |
Scrap value of old cooker
Ur nasty I'm a gypsy we ain't all bad Iv got arga to sell for srcape and come across you bad mouthing my people I hope they put a curse on real bad one and there true and iv seen them worck . U are a wicked
|
Scrap value of old cooker
wrote in message ... Ur nasty I'm a gypsy we ain't all bad Iv got arga to sell for srcape and come across you bad mouthing my people I hope they put a curse on real bad one and there true and iv seen them worck . U are a wicked My drive needs re-doing. You wouldn't happen to be doing a job up the road and got some left over tarmac? mark |
Scrap value of old cooker
Ooer missus.
Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active wrote in message ... Ur nasty I'm a gypsy we ain't all bad Iv got arga to sell for srcape and come across you bad mouthing my people I hope they put a curse on real bad one and there true and iv seen them worck . U are a wicked |
Scrap value of old cooker
|
Scrap value of old cooker
Wesley wrote:
I recently bought a new oven from Argos which is to be delivered on the weekend and I paid about �8 for them to take away and recycle our old cooker. You have to *pay* to get rid of a cooker? I just leave mine on the front path and the cooker fairies take it away. jgh |
Scrap value of old cooker
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 03:55:47 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Ur nasty I'm a gypsy we ain't all bad Iv got arga to sell for srcape and come across you bad mouthing my people I hope they put a curse on real bad one and there true and iv seen them worck . U are a wicked Thesa ARGA parts - they wouldn't be off an old battleship? |
Scrap value of old cooker
replying to Wesley, gypsyman uk wrote:
be very careful what you put down in writing. pikey is a racist word and could find you in a lot of trouble. so think before you start putting labels on people -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...er-852033-.htm |
Scrap value of old cooker
On 17/06/2017 20:14, gypsyman uk wrote:
replying to Wesley, gypsyman uk wrote: be very careful what you put down in writing. pikey is a racist word and could find you in a lot of trouble. so think before you start putting labels on people Yes, the free speech that our forefathers won for us has been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Bill |
Scrap value of old cooker
On 17/06/2017 20:14, gypsyman uk wrote:
replying to Wesley, gypsyman uk wrote: be very careful what you put down in writing. pikey is a racist word and could find you in a lot of trouble. so think before you start putting labels on people What about didicoy? -- Max Demian |
Scrap value of old cooker
On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:55:26 +0100, Bill Wright
wrote: Yes, the free speech that our forefathers won for us has been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Maybe in 2012, when the post was made, you could calll a spade a spade.... |
Scrap value of old cooker
On 17/06/17 20:14, gypsyman uk wrote:
replying to Wesley, gypsyman uk wrote: be very careful what you put down in writing. pikey is a racist word and could find you in a lot of trouble. so think before you start putting labels on people Well we don't have to, when they put them on themselves, do we? So gyspsyman, why do you call yourself that? Is it subconscious racism that seeks to mark you out as somehow different? Why are you wearing your ethnicity on your sleeve, if not because you think it makes a difference? I suggest you are just another spoilt child seeking attention, claiming victim status because they are too pathetic to get up off their arses and try living FOAD -- The New Left are the people they warned you about. |
Scrap value of old cooker
On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:14:02 +0000, gypsyman uk wrote:
replying to Wesley, gypsyman uk wrote: be very careful what you put down in writing. pikey is a racist word and could find you in a lot of trouble. so think before you start putting labels on people Just checking - is a small Pikey a Pikelet? If so, you can buy them in the shops. Sort of crumpet that has spread a bit in the middle. -- Dell XPS laptop running W8.1 |
Scrap value of old cooker
Bill Wright wrote:
On 17/06/2017 20:14, gypsyman uk wrote: replying to Wesley, gypsyman uk wrote: be very careful what you put down in writing. pikey is a racist word and could find you in a lot of trouble. so think before you start putting labels on people Yes, the free speech that our forefathers won for us has been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Bil l i don't think we ever had free speech; though fashions in what we are allowed to say change over the years. -- Roger Hayter |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:01 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2014 DIYbanter