I don't see the harm in dumpster diving for old couches, furniture and stuff. That's how I got my first couch was outside a dumpster. Took it home, got it steamcleaned, and it was like new! My buddy is a welder, and he found 3 old BBQ's outside a place once. He took them home, fused the 3 to make one, and he had pretty much a new BBQ.

But food? No way! It's in the garbage for a reason, and even though it might be wrapped up still, it's still in the garbage, sourrounded by bacteria of other rotting things. That's nasty, very nasty.

Food and furniture at least you can wash and have cleaned, but food, bacteria dives itself into that food (wrapped up too) and I don't want to risk getting ill to save $2.99 on a watermelon.