tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185881030087155227.post8029298919245559908..comments2024-03-13T02:16:49.661-07:00Comments on Ramen Noodle Nation: Culture In A Can: Picking Up Cans For A Living (Guest Post: Don Hargraves)Ramen Noodle Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08585445968105871227noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185881030087155227.post-64103054414073951242019-07-22T00:12:59.301-07:002019-07-22T00:12:59.301-07:00Two cents, eh? Yeah, suffice to say, the word ran ...Two cents, eh? Yeah, suffice to say, the word ran a bit differently in '61 than it dos now. But for a time, at least, you discovered what I did, and our above writer did -- it was a fairly profitable side gig, if the conditions were right. Once they changed...then, not so much, as you've mentioned. This is why Michigan and Oregon stand out, for being the most generous deposit states (at 10 cents apiece per can). Everywhere else, if I recall correctly, it's a nickel, which would the climb quite a bit steeper. But I wouldn't swap my own experiences in the trade for anything! Thanks for writing. --The ReckonerRamen Noodle Nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585445968105871227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185881030087155227.post-29069175569600720062019-07-21T15:08:02.316-07:002019-07-21T15:08:02.316-07:00When our family moved from NYC in 1961 to small to...When our family moved from NYC in 1961 to small town Jersey, I was 6 and my brother was 5, and we discovered picking cans within a few weeks of our arrival in NJ. We went to the laundromat weekly, and saw small hills of cans out the back. We went back by ourselves, armed with wagon, and that first year collected $500, at 2 cents a can/bottle. With that princely sum (rent was $25/month at our duplex) we went to YMCA camp for a month the next summer. We did that for the next 6 years, got out of town each summer, and eventually "aged out" I guess!<br /><br />Am in my60's now and pick up cans after/during football games some, but it doesn't pay as well now (its by the pound). LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185881030087155227.post-75867350378404663872013-12-02T21:19:28.735-08:002013-12-02T21:19:28.735-08:00It is what it is: you are what you are. That igloo...It is what it is: you are what you are. That igloo's rather cold, isn't it? But you do get points for persistence. --The ReckonerRamen Noodle Nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585445968105871227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185881030087155227.post-30872986434046713482013-11-27T14:18:23.958-08:002013-11-27T14:18:23.958-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sebastianhttp://seb.comnoreply@blogger.com