I still have kitchen gear I pulled from dumpsters when the kids moved out.
At the time we were dissolving my parent’s estate, a son was setting up housekeeping, so he got most of their kitchen stuff. They didn’t appreciate it.
I wish I had kept it for myself b/c mom kept things nicely, and the quality was/is unsurpassed. The kids preferred more modern stuff...you know, things from China.
C’est la vie. :)