Free Nightstand

Our downstairs neighbor puts trash, kitty litter, and broken furtinure outside her door for about a week before finally hauling it to the dumpster. Last month she had a broken wooden kitchen chair. I wanted to rescue it, but it would have been too much work. Well, earlier this week she put out a nightstand with a broken foot. The foot was still attached, just kind of bent and broken to the side, screws splitting out of the wood.

I know from when I was looking when we first moved in that a good nightstand is $50-$100 easily! Those bad boys are not cheap. If I could fix it I would and if all else fails, I'd sell it at the garage sale we were going to have on Saturday and make $15 bucks from something free. I decided to keep my eye on it, and secretly assess the damage with a quick walk-by everyday.

Two days ago, the sprinklers were hitting it and for fear of damage, I told Tim we had to go snag it. It was now or never! So, at around 11pm we snuck down, picked it up, and hauled it back upstairs... while in our pajammas, lol. When we brought it inside, there was a snail on it, which I promptly asked Tim to remove. He squished it in the paper towel :(

This tiny fact (snail) helped ease my hesitant mind as to whether or not she was really getting rid of it. For a bit I thought maybe a friend was coming see it or something, but I don't think so.

Once the nightstand was bug free, we wanted to give it a once-over and see what we were dealing with. When Tim tried to close the drawer, it was stuck and wouldn't push in all the way. Bummer! Nothing's worse than a broken drawer because that's definitely not a quick fix. It seemed to be sliding ok, but it wouldn't close or pull all the way out. We got a flashlight and tried to peek along the wood and see if a roller was broken or even a piece of wood was bent or broken. Nothing.

At the bottom of the drawer Tim found a little latch. Its actually quite useful because it prevents the drawer from falling out if you pull it too hard. Lifting the latch, the drawer still wouldn't pull out. At this point, Tim gave up and started watching tv again. Me, the stubborn person that I am, made this a mission.

I lifted the latch and yanked! The drawer came out no problem.  ;)

I grabbed the flashlight (for fear of snails) and peeked inside.
There, in the back of the cubby, was a pink dildo and a DVD.

At the gasp of my "Oh My God!" Tim came over. He reached in and grabbed the DVD.
Yep, it was porn. "Fully Tattooed Naughty Girls" to be exact.

I was in shock for about the next half an hour. I have a stranger's used dildo in my living room.

Tim asked if I wanted to watch the porn. *sigh*

Now what?
I asked Tim if we should put them both in a target bag and hang it from her door knob. He said we should just throw them away. I texted a friend and she said we should put the nightstand back on my neighbor's doorstep with a crucifix and a bible in the drawer.

... I now have reservations about keeping the nightstand. I've lysol wiped the whole thing down twice, but you can't really wipe away images of naked tattooed chicks. The leg was super easy to fix and the nightstand is as good as new (minus some wear and scratches). So, I'm a little lost.

Has this taught me a lesson about second hand goods? no! lol, but it will always make me think twice about picking up used bedroom furniture.