My B and I have a little container on the kitchen counter that we're filling with pop-tops. Yes, those little tabs on top of pop and beer cans. We've got about a cup full and we're passing them along to B's mom who passes them along to her mom (B's Grandma Peggy).
Why? I have no clue.
My best friend is also collecting these for an older woman at her work. She has no idea what her coworkers (named Koko) is doing with them either.
So, what's up older folks? What do you need with these pop tops? Tell me!
Otherwise I'm scrapping them. I just learned about scrapping metal and it sounds both lucrative and awesome. My brother scrapped a lawnmower!
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What's this scrapping metal thing all about? I'm trying to move in an eco-friendly way: so far I've given away stuff, recycled all of my electronics, donated stuff, and sold stuff. I have yet to scrap any metal, though, and I have a few candidates...
It started as a rumor that to redeem these they would help someone in need of a dialysis machine. However, that's not true. It's takes a million pop tops to make $366.
However, in response to this pop top mania, Mcdonald's jumped on board, 1987, to collect them for Ronald McDonald House. MD uses this money help defray costs
Shriners Hospital also now collects.
But the bottom line is, Pop tops only bring in about $400 per million (according to the price in 2007) It would be better to save the cans with the pop tops intact, scrap them, and make a charitable donation to one of these great charities that help sick children and their families.
And I'm pretty sure Grandma collects them for Shriners....
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