Is Dumpster Diving For Makeup Really Worth It?
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Is Dumpster Diving For Makeup Really Worth It?

Is it really a "free" way to get makeup?

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Is Dumpster Diving For Makeup Really Worth It?
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OK, so yes, you read the title right. I am talking about dumpster diving. Dumpster diving is something that has been flooding social media like YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.

IT IS FRICKIN' GROSS!

So many people will come to me and ask me if I have heard of dumpster diving and if people do it at Ulta.

Answer? Yes.

Do I recommend it? No. I cannot even stress how gross this practice is. It makes me cringe watching people do this on YouTube and just think that it’s okay. So basically I am about to give you the rundown about dumpster diving and the truth about it.

So dumpster diving can be practiced to achieve the findings of different foods, and products that a company/store has disposed of for various reasons. I am going to touch more in base on the beauty products aspect because that is what I am most educated about, so that’s where this post is going to go.

So if you watch YouTube, there are girls (and guys) who have been sneaking on to a beauty store’s property, and getting into the dumpsters in hopes that they find some free products that the store has pitched. I am going to be very blunt about this, what the heck is wrong with you people?! These products that are pitched in the dumpster are the stores TESTER products or products that can no longer be on sale. There is a reason they're in the trash!! Those products have accumulated bacteria that can not be de-sanitized, I don’t care how much you think that rubbing alcohol and de-sanitizer is the key to restoring these products. It’s not! There is still bacteria from all of the hands that have touched these products and have applied them on the face.

Anyways, so the sanitary reasons are just one of the many reasons dumpster diving is messed up!

These people are trespassing. I don’t care if it’s “technically” public property because it’s not land owned by the business; but it is their property. I think it’s so rude that people are invading these properties simply for their own agenda to find these products and just not have to pay full price for it, or want to make a profit out of it. There’s so much wrong with that ethically that it bothers me to even touch base on. These products were not purchased by you, therefore it’s not right to even sell these products for your own benefit.

Now, there is a reason that dumpster divers typically find products that are disgusting and destroyed. That’s because we destroy them. Sometimes companies will add additional chemicals to these products simply so people STOP diving in their dumpster.

Let’s touch on another reason for how dumpster diving is messed up. Simply for those of you who have no morals can’t resell them because technically it’s not legal for you to do so. Dumpster diving is stealing. You can argue with me on that all you want but it is a disgusting practice that I will never advocate.

And for those of you who ask me if they should do it, or if it’s okay to do it so they can get free makeup to haul: No you should not do it! You are risking exposing your face to chemicals that you shouldn’t be exposed to, and it’s not even right to do.

Oh, also another thing to talk about. Do not enter giveaways by people who are trying to give away these used, “just like new” products. In a nut shell, make your own money with a real job, and buy actually NEW products for yourself. Do not rely on products you find in a dumpster just because you want to add more makeup to your collection.

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