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I don't see a problem with the price. I couldn't use one in my garage because it would get destroyed or my dad would use it to burn oily rags. Most people aren't buying this as a trash can. It's attractive, it's well built (I assume) and it serves a purpose. Good for them.
 
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Your pal Steve should contact Jay Leno's folks at his YouTube channel to see if he can't get featured on his show, since Jay likes to showcase USA-made garage stuff.

I like the white Dino can, but at $240, I wouldn't be throwing trash in it :)
 
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The cans he's starting with are made by Rubbermaid. They run from $160.00+. I don't think his pricing is all that bad...

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I couldn't afford to spend that on a trash can either. I had a really cool 20(?)gallon Penzoil oil drum in the garage. A houseguest put it in the alley, full, with the other trash cans, and it dissapeared. My other buddy said it was fair game since it was in the alley. So stealling trash cans is now O.K.?
 
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Richard D said:
I couldn't afford to spend that on a trash can either. I had a really cool 20(?)gallon Penzoil oil drum in the garage. A houseguest put it in the alley, full, with the other trash cans, and it dissapeared. My other buddy said it was fair game since it was in the alley. So stealling trash cans is now O.K.?
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We haven't had metal trash cans here in NYC (at least in my family) since about 1979. LOL. I can remember DSNY coming on a weekend and the banging noise of the cans at the back of the hopper.

Inevitably, you were always straightening them out. Sometimes the kids would go on a 'crash up derby' with car vs. can. If the DSNY truck got a hold of it, it was a goner. LOL.
 
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Richard D said:
I couldn't afford to spend that on a trash can either. I had a really cool 20(?)gallon Penzoil oil drum in the garage. A houseguest put it in the alley, full, with the other trash cans, and it dissapeared. My other buddy said it was fair game since it was in the alley. So stealling trash cans is now O.K.?
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I wish my houseguest would take my trash out, the only thing they come over and take out is my beer!
 
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These were once considered a safety style trashcan. If the flap closed properly and the contents caught on fire, oily rag or cig ****, they helped contain the fire and snuff it out.

For those that haven't seen one, (I know there is a younger crowd and older crowd) because these have become rarer to see one in use, they are a trashcan within a trashcan. Basically a metal cover over a trashcan.
 
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A few years back I was a dealer for Steve & garageart.com. I bought 6 of these @ $160.00 ea. (Wholesale price), I still have 4. I tried selling them first at the list price, $240.00, and couldn't move 'em. The 2 I did sell were to friends and even then I had to come down to $125.00 and take a hit. A few months ago I said screw it and pulled 2 Harley cans out and have 1 in each office at home, still have 2 in boxes in a closet. It's a shame they're so expensive, they're nice cans, top of the line, made by Rubbermaid Commercial.
 
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I'm surprised people think that's too expensive. There's a decent amount of labor invloved, not to mention the materials.

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LS6 Tommy said:
I'm surprised people think that's too expensive. There's a decent amount of labor invloved, not to mention the materials.

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When I buy something, the amount of labor required to produce it doesn't really factor in unless I can make it myself.

In this case, it looks like I can buy the same can for $130 and get the sticker made by a buddy for a few bucks. Even purchasing the decal should only be $10-20. I'm not going to knock anyone who buys one, but for me, the cost is more than I'm willing to pay.

So which one are you going to get? :beer:
 
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WhiskeyRanger said:
When I buy something, the amount of labor required to produce it doesn't really factor in unless I can make it myself.

In this case, it looks like I can buy the same can for $130 and get the sticker made by a buddy for a few bucks. Even purchasing the decal should only be $10-20. I'm not going to knock anyone who buys one, but for me, the cost is more than I'm willing to pay.

So which one are you going to get? :beer:
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I found a bullet can on amazon for 65

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006K0PTJQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20
 
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LS6 Tommy said:
The cans he's starting with are made by Rubbermaid. They run from $160.00+. I don't think his pricing is all that bad...

Tommy
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LS6 Tommy said:
I'm surprised people think that's too expensive. There's a decent amount of labor invloved, not to mention the materials.

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I don't think its a question of quality. I'm sure there is a lot of time involved in making these, but they are just too expensive for a trash can. I wouldn't shell out $160 for the unpainted version! Too much coin for something that sits on the floor out of eye level and gets dirty things thrown at it! Nice work though.
 
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And here I was thinking of the old heavy gauge (and heavy as hell) galvanized specials... can't get those anywhere, the new ones are too lightweight, bend too easy, and the handles just don't hold up.

Now crawilng back to my hole - move over, Oscar...

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Lassen Forge said:
And here I was thinking of the old heavy gauge (and heavy as hell) galvanized specials... can't get those anywhere, the new ones are too lightweight, bend too easy, and the handles just don't hold up.

Now crawilng back to my hole - move over, Oscar...

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Those remind me of the ones I had to put on on trash day as a kid. Back in the day we didn't have those plastic ones that come with wheels.
 
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Richard D said:
I had a really cool 20(?)gallon Penzoil oil drum in the garage.
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I have a yellow drum about that size I use as a trash can. I grabbed it because it seemed like what a garage trash can should be.

While I'm not going to go out of my way to find one, a decent style lid for it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Our other 'cans are all plastic, including the trash and recycle that go to the curb. I hope they don't replace our trash one any time soon. It's better than the newer ones as a work-bench and the height is perfect!
 
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softailgarage said:
A few years back I was a dealer for Steve & garageart.com. I bought 6 of these @ $160.00 ea. (Wholesale price), I still have 4. I tried selling them first at the list price, $240.00, and couldn't move 'em. The 2 I did sell were to friends and even then I had to come down to $125.00 and take a hit. A few months ago I said screw it and pulled 2 Harley cans out and have 1 in each office at home, still have 2 in boxes in a closet. It's a shame they're so expensive, they're nice cans, top of the line, made by Rubbermaid Commercial.
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Just curious: who (or wasn't) was your market on these things? Did you have them up on a website? I wonder if shipping's a killer on these with UPS/FedEx and their newer dimensional/weigh pricing scheme.
 
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We are Rubbermaid dealers and it's kind of like tool. If you have a commercial establishment you can buy quality once or junk over and over. For a home shop it may not make sense but commercially these (unpainted) sell very well. I believe these are FM California fire rated and that's required in healthcare and some schools.

Rubbermaid is the snap on of the trash can business
 
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I have to store my trash and recycle bins in my garage so no room for another trashcan no matter how nice it looks...
 
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Lassen Forge said:
And here I was thinking of the old heavy gauge (and heavy as hell) galvanized specials... can't get those anywhere, the new ones are too lightweight, bend too easy, and the handles just don't hold up.

Now crawilng back to my hole - move over, Oscar...

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Cato said:
Those remind me of the ones I had to put on on trash day as a kid. Back in the day we didn't have those plastic ones that come with wheels.
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My father built this carport onto the house 60 years ago before I was born (out of redwood), with a utility room(behind glass door to the left with work benches and cabinets) and with a trash room (on the right behind the "hidden" redwood siding door where the arrow is) with 6 of these metal cans inside. To the left of the ladder where the bookcase is my Father had his Craftsman table saw... On trash day the trashmen would walk up the driveway and carry the cans down to the truck, empty them and then return them to the trash room. It was noisy as hell but effective. You don't get any service like that anymore...

I guess the trash room is to small for the bigger rolling bins, which is why whoever owns it now stores them on the carport. Unfortunately the house is in major disrepair these days...
 
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Personally I like posts like this for the inspiration. I may not be able to pay $240 for a nice trash can like that but I can get ideas to find an old used one at a flea market or some such and make a project out of it.

The older I get the more I just appreciate the simplicity and durability of older things; even simple things like trash cans. Thanks for the post Ryan....now I have something else to covet!
 
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