# i don't drink beer so don't know but would this actually work?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 6, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977 "2007-07-06T17:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![accordtl99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@accordtl99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accordtl99)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/1 "2007-07-06T17:00:30Z")
Beer keg **Metal play:** Stainless steel **Price:** $50-$60 **How they get it:** Pay a $10 deposit, drink the beer, then sell for scrap. **Worth it?:** Don’t forget the tap rental fee (usually $30) when pricing out the scam. [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0707/gallery.metalmadness.fortune/3.html](http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0707/gallery.metalmadness.fortune/3.html) ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/2 "2007-07-06T17:11:22Z")
the deposit in NYS is $75, so not here :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/3 "2007-07-06T17:14:26Z")
^^ speaks the truth ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/4 "2007-07-06T17:36:47Z")
you don’t drink beer?! ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/5 "2007-07-06T18:16:25Z")
Haha, I love that CNN page. It’s basically telling you if it’s worth it to roll thru the neighborhood stealing shit for black-market money. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/6 "2007-07-06T18:50:35Z")
go to PA, deposit is dirt cheap there ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/7 "2007-07-06T21:08:59Z")
[quote=“boardjnky4,post:6,topic:31977"”] go to PA, deposit is dirt cheap there [/quote] yea its ten bucks, dont even bother returning them after parties ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/8 "2007-07-06T22:40:30Z")
wouldn’t surprise me that scumbags are doing this ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/9 "2007-07-06T23:10:34Z")
instead of ditching old radiators and condensers etc, take them in for scrap money. I think copper is fetching at least $2.75/lb right now… Brass and aluminum are around $1/lb ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/10 "2007-07-07T00:00:34Z")
I dont know anyone here that rents taps out anymore. you have to buy them. ---
**Author:** ![GhettoDaxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@GhettoDaxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GhettoDaxx)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/11 "2007-07-07T00:04:25Z")
usually when a place is shut down ill go in and fetch sum free copper. ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/12 "2007-07-07T13:24:31Z")
I heard on CNN the other day that beer companies are trying to get metal recyclers to stop accepting kegs just so the beer companies dont have to jack up the deposit. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/13 "2007-07-07T13:41:21Z")
[quote=“boxxa,post:10,topic:31977"”] I dont know anyone here that rents taps out anymore. you have to buy them. [/quote] consumers ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/14 "2007-07-08T10:04:22Z")
Yep, a lot of breweries are having problems running out of kegs because they’re getting sold for scrap. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/15 "2007-07-08T12:03:47Z")
old aluminum wheels are good for scrap ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/16 "2007-07-08T19:26:27Z")
consumers def still rents out taps, and the deposit on the keg I just had was $85 ---
**Author:** ![VANDIT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandit/32/4977_2.png) [@VANDIT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VANDIT)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-dont-drink-beer-so-dont-know-but-would-this-actually-work/31977/17 "2007-07-08T19:31:31Z")
i like the manhole idea