Land of 10,000 Stories: MN man collects 3 million pop tabs in 30 years to donate to charity

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@wingmanalive 5 жыл бұрын

I've been saving my beer can tabs for 15 years and only have (2) 5 gallon buckets worth. I was saving them for when my kids could donate them and was told they no longer participate in that program. *Sigh* So I kept at it for years anyway. Then my niece asked me to start saving them for her school that still donates. I'm surprising her with them lol. Only problem is she gets one point of extra credit for every 100 tabs. I have like 20,000. Enough for straight A's through graduation lol!!

@AddilynneLastname 2 ай бұрын

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ each million soda can tabs is only worth $366 and he has 3 million so that's $1098, there's MULTIPLE better ways he could've spent THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, and raised WAY WAY MORE MONEY, the money raised to time ratio DOES NOT work on this AT ALL, the tab is also ONLY 5% OF THE CAN by weight, so he could've raised approximately 95% more money if he scrapped the whole can, that's an additional $20,862, or 19 TIMES what he raised, good intention but ultimately a lot of effort for what it all adds to, pretty cool as a work of performance art though, but at the end of the day it gave him a sense of purpose and that's all any of us really want anyway, and the effort matters in its own right, good work jim, i'm sure it's easier to fight on when you know someone out there that owes you nothing is fighting right alongside you, and the kids at ronald mcdonald houses across the country find strength in your effort and dedication, good work, thank you for caring and doing something

@leeeastwood2735 2 жыл бұрын

And I thought I had loads with my 114 that I've collected so far - for no reason other than it's fun!

@mokee333 5 жыл бұрын

You can make a lot more money for your charity by selling them on eBay or Etsy. Ronald McDonald House only gets 50 cents for 1145 tabs but selling on these other sites gets you $10 for the same amount. They are buying them like crazy to make purses. Just saying.

@Mrluvya2 2 жыл бұрын

I save all my beer tops for 2yrs (still saving). And when I noticed how much I drink, I was surprised. I been sober ever since. No AAA needed.

@Sora101Ven 6 жыл бұрын

TIME FOR A FIRE SALE! - Rictofen, The Moon, BO1

@Aries-gn4vv 2 жыл бұрын

My man, took 30 years to make 3 wheelchairs. Could have took the cans to the bottle depot, saved that depot money , bought 3 wheel chairs flipped them and invest in more with a profit. Followed by being able to get more than a garage full of wheelchairs over 30 years. But good on ya mate.

@coincollectingfun 3 жыл бұрын

Big like 71! What a massive collection of aluminum can tabs! Wow!

@BrigetJones-zu2lm 4 ай бұрын

Can I down how do I do it

@BrigetJones-zu2lm 4 ай бұрын

Well done 👍🎉

@VanMan89 2 жыл бұрын

Collect the entire cans, you'd have $300,000 in deposit refunds here.

@cherylhatfield4183 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@michaelweigel8253 5 жыл бұрын

How much fun was this to write and shoot, Boyd??

@jakethecarsandreactorvideo9409 6 жыл бұрын

😮 wow!

@JustinNelson-kx7qy 8 ай бұрын

i worked at mcdonals for 13 years and our crew won a contest to do a tour of one of those "houses" one year and i can tell you from experience that RMHC is a scam!

@beegee8709 2 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing accomplishment... but can we look at this from a more logical perspective?... All of this work probably netted him $1,000 to $1,500 if the scrap rate is high. Imagine just asking donors for a penny instead of a tab... that is $30,000! Seems like a lot of time and effort that could've been focused on more lucrative ways to generate charity donations. Honestly, the penny dish at the gas station probably generates more revenue in a day.

@LoganGarrettHorton 4 жыл бұрын

I Take Pop Tabs Off Of Soup Cans, Chef Boyardee Cans, SPAM Cans, Doctor Thunder Cans And Other Sodas. I Am Trying To Fill Up A Box To Donate To The Ronald McDonald House Of Durham By The End Of The Year Of 2020.