text: Hey, It's Muff: Dollar Tree Goodies
  Dollar Tree Goodies
  With much thanks to Dana for her [Rosi Reports: Playscale Trash Cans] post and a follow up [comment by Ms. Leo], I was able to pick up some cool trash cans at the Dollar Tree! I had first seen cans like these in Carrickters post of last year, titled [Rubbish Bin = Trash Can]. The ones available in Australia are solid black versus the colored ones available here.
  In addition to the blue and green versions, the store I went to also had them in Barbie pink. I didn't get those. Before you walk the entire store like I did, I found them near the register in a display stand. Pick wisely because some had broken lids and others were missing their wheels.
  Jay is modeling the scale for us and you can see that the cans are a good 1:6 match. When standing straight up, Jay cant touch the top of the closed lid, but neither can I on my real garbage can. The hinge works and the wheels do roll. Even though some of the lids were broken in the store, overall, it's actually a hefty piece of plastic. More durable than I was expecting for a dollar, really. I'm sure if I dropped it on a hardwood floor it would break - but on a carpet, maybe not.
  The Dollar Tree also had these pool tables! I know they are not to scale, but who cares, they were a dollar! Use dowels to add higher legs, fashion pool sticks out of bamboo skewers and rack 'em up!
  I got these ping pong balls because I think they would make perfect light globes for street lamps or even great interior hanging lights.
  All in all, a sweet little haul.
  Posted by Muff at 2:00 AM
  Stardoll40 January 21, 2014 at 3:42 AM
  Very Nice! I hope to see these bins when I make my way to my local Dollar Store. Those are gonna look legit outside your apartment set up. :-). Love seeing Jay as a model...he's a hottie.
  Muff January 21, 2014 at 11:28 PM
  Tracy, those bins are too legit to quit, lol. Yes, I'm old. Anyway, yep, I envision a little receptacle area where residents can take their trash and recyclables.
  Valsays January 21, 2014 at 4:01 AM
  I just saw these on Pinterest over the weekend! Now must tear through every Dollar Tree in town to find these. I agree with Tracy they will look awesome outside Tasha's place.
  Muff January 21, 2014 at 11:38 PM
  Good luck, Val and I hope you find some. I kind of want to go to other Trees myself and see if they come in any other colors.
  Unknown January 21, 2014 at 4:51 AM
  Hello from Spain: I have to also These bins. In my country the small scale bins are used to store pens and office supplies. I really like your purchases. The colors are very real. I have a bin in pink and one in blue. I also like your mini games ... great idea with balls pinpon-This guy I really like. Great outfit. Keep in touch
  Muff January 21, 2014 at 11:44 PM
  Greetings from Florida, Marta! ^__^ My store did have a pink one too but the blue and green are more real life to me, but I guess that somewhere, someone might have a pink one at their house or business. 0.o
  Black Doll Enthusiast January 21, 2014 at 7:25 AM
  Those trash cans are really cool and look like the real things.
  I love your ability to see the potential in items and to repurpose accordingly.
  Muff January 21, 2014 at 11:49 PM
  Thanks, Debbie! I'm always trying to find ways to repurpose inexpensive items. More stuff to play with that way.
  The grandmommy January 21, 2014 at 10:44 AM
  Ok, off to the Dollar Tree today! Those trash bins will work perfectly in my 1:12 neighborhood! My life sized outside can comes to my chest and I am tall. Thanks for sharing this, lady! :-)
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:13 AM
  Hi, Grandmommy! The bins are gargantuan next to my 1:12 figures. Although they do come to the chest of the 1:12 people, comparably, the bins are very wide so the scale seems off even though a real bin could be that high. But, I mostly have thin girls or thin Asian males in 1:12 scale, so if you have North American figures they could be wider.
  Will January 21, 2014 at 11:51 AM
  woohoo off to the local dollar tree. Ive been looking for something like this for a long time! Thanks for sharing this with us!
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:15 AM
  My pleasure, William, but the thanks really goes to Dana and Ms. Leo. I love it when a doll network comes together and we all get good stuff, lol.
  Brini January 21, 2014 at 2:33 PM
  I found the pool table last year and for the life of me can't find it now, lol. I haven't seen the trash cans but I will keep looking. Good snag on the ping pong balls, I will need to look for them!
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:23 AM
  Brini, it had been a long while since I'd been to the Dollar Tree and they had A LOT of new items that I hadn't seen before, so they have some nice new stock to pick through.
  D7ana January 21, 2014 at 3:42 PM
  Yay, Muff! Thanks for the link. Glad that you found your bins at a Dollar Store. I love how Jay models the bins for us. Such a cutie ;-)
  Congrats on those lights, too. They will make cool street lights. The pool table is cute, too, but I really like the lights and the bins.
  Yay, Muff. Finder of cool stuff!
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:26 AM
  Dana, I would not have found any of that stuff if not for you, so thanks again. ^__^
  D7ana January 25, 2014 at 5:55 PM
  justJay January 21, 2014 at 5:57 PM
  This is sweeeeeet! Loving the trash cans, Im really interested in seeing the ping pong ball street lamps that could be something great to look forward to. And might I say my homeboy Jay is looking splendiferous in his splendid frocks!!! lol
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:32 AM
  LOL, Jay! You cracked me up with your splendiferous splendid frock comment!
  Making ping pong ball lights has been added to my "list of things to do."
  Anonymous January 21, 2014 at 6:02 PM
  Hello Muff! The ping pong ball idea is very good! The other accessories are great too, like the pool table (is it more a dollhouse scale?).
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:39 AM
  Hi, Nymphaea! Yes, I would say that the surface of the pool table is dollhouse scale, but the height of it is not. You would have to raise it up for a 1:12 doll. If you are using 1:16 dolls the height would be fine, but then the surface would probably look too wide.
  Lindaivette38 January 21, 2014 at 6:02 PM
  Hola, que excelentes compras, recuerdo seguir tu blog por tu hermosa colonia, con bancas para sentarse, avenidas, hermosos exteriores, en si, por las maravillas que haces con carton.
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 12:55 AM
  Gracias por ser un seguidor, Lindaivette, a pesar de que ha pasado un tiempo desde que he construido las ubicaciones grandes de cartón. Ya es hora de desempolvar mi cartón y construir unos locales nuevos.
  Anderson's All-Purpose January 22, 2014 at 6:44 AM
  You have to wonder why someone decides to design, manufacture and sell a realistic 1/6 trash can, of all things?? Not that I'm complaining, of course. Wonder if i can find them here?
  Speaking of pool tables, I recently found a roulette table in 1/6 scale (or close)! I'll have to take some pictures as soon as I find something I can use for legs.
  Muff January 22, 2014 at 10:13 PM
  Anderson, there is a huge supply and demand for "novelty" merchandise, even some tailored for garbage persons, garbage trucks, recycle centers, etc. Amazon is a trove of goodies.
  Me too on legs! I'm trying to figure out what to use as a base for my lamps - once I settle on a design.
  jewel snake January 22, 2014 at 2:22 PM
  Those trashbins are awsome, perfect for dolls.I'm so envy right now :P really great shopping!
  Hey there, Jewel snake and thanks! ^__^
  Carrickters January 25, 2014 at 12:17 AM
  We have some colours of these bins in Australia too but they don't have the cool rubbish bin/recycle logos on them like yours. Your ability to see alternative uses for things amazes me - ping pong balls for streetlights. wow.
  Muff January 25, 2014 at 3:06 AM
  Carrickters, I'm always keeping an eye out to see if I can turn something into something else. Just part of my Frankenstein nature I guess.
  Ms. Leo January 25, 2014 at 7:15 AM
  W:OW, I missed your post again! Thanks for the shout out! They are a good size and are featured well here.