Facebook Marketplace has a reputation for having some weird stuff. Take, for instance, this trash can for sale by Brandon Nielsen. It’s not just any old trash can–it features a MacBook as its lid. Open the can by lifting the MacBook lid, and you’ll find a wide opening where the keyboard and trackpad used to be. Dump your trash, close the MacBook lid, and you don’t have to worry about the garbage stinking up the joint.
So, the first question you have (or I have), is, why? “Just thought people didn’t want to stare at trash cans in nice areas,” according to Nielsen in the product description. Well, Nielsen certainly accomplished that–with the MacBook closed, it looks simply like a laptop sitting on a nicely-crafted stand.
If you’re interested in the MacBook trash can, it can be yours for $450 (cash only). Also, you’ll need to make delivery arrangements–Nielsen is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. If you’re really interested, Nielsen apparently has a bunch of old MacBooks lying around, because he “can make more.”
In other Mac trash news, Bewareweegee posted on Reddit about an old, working Core 2 Duo iMac that was actually found in a trash can. Come to think of it, that iMac body could make for a pretty cool trash can lid. Hey Brandon, I’ve got an idea for you…
Author: Roman Loyola, Senior Editor, Macworld
Roman is a Macworld Senior Editor with over 30 years of experience covering the tech industry, focusing on the Mac and other products in the Apple ecosystem. He is also the host of the Macworld Podcast. His career started at MacUser, where he received Apple certification as a repair technician (when Apple did that kind of thing). He's also worked for MacAddict, MacLife, and TechTV.