You Bet Not Put That In The Trash! Stuff Black Folks Do Not Throw Away — Ever

December 12th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

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Black people may be a lot of things, but wasteful is not one of them. In fact, we probably hold on to too much stuff for the sake of being resourceful when we’re really being lowkey raggedy, or simply reaching when it comes to the benefit of keeping any and everything that’s ever come through our doors. I know some of our parents and grandparents grew up in times where they didn’t have much and they’re always operating out of a fear of scarcity but I promise you the world will not end if you start to throw away at least some of the stuff on this list. Check out the stuff black folks refuse to throw away.

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  • abosc

    Im guilty of the Crown Royal bag lol! I have one full of nail polishes.

  • Wendy Strain Boykin

    This was too funny!

  • Bosede

    OMG, I do it all except the weave. Last week I got my first weave, so I guess it won’t be long before I’m at 100% recycle diva mark, lol. And FYI, my hubby is an Arab and his whole family does it too. So, I’m convinced everyone does it but we’re just out there with it, lol.

  • barbara

    I had to laugh because my folks are white farm people and we do the same! Not weaves, but save cut hair and pet fur, put it in the old stockings and hang it on the garden plants or flowers to repel deer. Waste not, want not, a wise philosophy.

  • Catk

    dang, can’t we keep some business to our selves?? LOL

  • Jenny

    I am white and I keep every one of those things except weave and I’m pretty sure that I’d do that. Wait, do colored hair clip-ons count? The expensive ones that they cut into your style? Yep, have those too.

  • Disgusted

    Wow you people are freaks. So disgusting!

  • Disgusted

    Wow you people are freaks. So disgusting!

  • Larue

    After looking at your list I realized that I must really be black. Either that our all good minds think alike.

  • BlackBarbie

    Damn I find myself doing nearly everything on this list. Especially the grocery bags and the weave.

  • Maldrie

    OMG! I’m LOL! because for me this is true. I use the containers to store things in, shoe boxes to store my receipts, momma taught me that grease can be used until it’s burnt, bags to put in small trashcans and my weave is gonna be used until it can’t anymore! All the rest applies to me or someone I know! Yes lawd!

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  • NVAdamzz

    Don’t forget food! Everybody remembers the black eyed peas scene in Crooklyn. I didn’t eat my black eye peas one night and my grandma stuck them in the fridge and tried to make me eat them the next day. Black people don’t waste no food!

  • Ronilove

    OK, you got me on the old weave. I never were weave but in an inpulse buying moment @ Targe’t I bought a ponytail in the bag in 2004, just can’ t throw it away. I could have a hair emergency tomorrow!

    • ronilove

      meant wear

  • ebonyhud

    Possibly the best list on Madame Noire. I swear we do almost ALL of this except the weave and the CR bag. This list is TOO funny.

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