My mom and I collected bottles 65 years ago.
Good for you-——I didn’t know there were refunds that long ago but there probably were in some states.
Why leave money sitting on the street?
I read once about a retiree here in MA who was comfortable but far from rich.
He collected cans and bottles year round and took himself every year to Florida for Red Sox spring training-——just from the redemption money.
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