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Baitball Blogger

(46,762 posts) Thu Jul 21, 2016, 08:27 PM Jul 2016

Items that people post for sale, which don't make any sense.

My contribution: Asbestos kitchen mitts.

I got curious about the kitchen mitt my dog adopted as a play toy and is steadily tearing apart and was surprised to find a listing for sell.

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Items that people post for sale, which don't make any sense. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Jul 2016 OP

Ummm ... if that's real asbestos, you definitely don't want the dog chewing it up. eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #1

The internet had good pictures of what these mittens looked like and the mitten my dog was Baitball Blogger Jul 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chan790 Jul 2016 #2

I have to agree with you. Baitball Blogger Jul 2016 #4

eppur_se_muova

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1. Ummm ... if that's real asbestos, you definitely don't want the dog chewing it up.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 12:30 AM

Jul 2016

You don't want cancer-causing asbestos dust around. I'm amazed that thing is even legal.

http://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-cancer/

Baitball Blogger

(46,762 posts)

3. The internet had good pictures of what these mittens looked like and the mitten my dog was

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:06 AM

Jul 2016

chewing was all cotton.

I think people are selling old mittens. Like a retro item to add to your vintage collection.

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Baitball Blogger

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4. I have to agree with you.

Reply to Chan790 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:10 AM

Jul 2016

On the other hand, I have donated some of my children's used clothing just to overhear some woman's comment that she couldn't understand why anyone would donate clothes with such signs of wear. The thing is, where I am from, Panama, I know that there are people that have absolutely nothing and children play in their underwear. They would be grateful for such things.

But, I took it as another example of cultural differences and, for a while, just stopped donating to these organizations. Instead, I boxed things up and sent them to my siblings who were just a few years behind me in their child rearing years. They didn't complain and were happy to receive the clothing.

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