When I was in third grade, I accidentally left my retainer in my napkin during lunch and tossed the whole thing out with my food.

At the time I didn't understand how much that shit cost...

Later that day my parents dragged me back to school and my dad, my uncle and myself ended up jumping into the dumpster (it was about the size of a small bus) and started digging through dozens of bags of trash looking for something the size of my palm. Half an hour later, knee deep in half eaten food and piles of wet paper... stuff, my uncle by some fucking miracle found it.

The next day my mom shoved it back in my mouth. (She sterilized it)