free items

[auction1]

there is a web site that hosts all over the world its called freecycle.com you can go to that sight and find what you are looking for for free..people post up things that they want to be rid of and you can contact them and then you pick up the item for free...just the cost of your gaseline to go get it...you can get any thing on there that you could buy at a department store and sometimes people give away free food...its worth checking out...they have web pages in all states when you get to their state just type in your area it costs nothing to sign up...just thought i would pass on this info might help somebody out there...and you can post up things that you are looking for and if someone has it they will contact you and if they dont they might know where you can get it cheap...

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

I've used Freecycle many times. I've given away more than I taken.

My best score was a Dexel Heritage table with drop leaves in perfect condition. I use it as a couch table/buffet in the family room. I was stunned when she showed me my 'score'.

One must be careful of the flakes there. Ah, such is life though.

dew   

[dukek9]

We have a fair number of artists on our Freecycle who are looking for things one would usually throw away, like broken or chipped dishes, odd pieces of rods and the like.  We also have a lot of homeschoolers looking for stuff to enhance education with, for example items that can be used to make something or do an experiment. And then we have a lot that are asking for clothes for kids or household items. It's probably 90 percent ads for people asking for stuff, but a lot is rally reasonable.

We do however have those who want their whole homes/apartments furnished with everything or want complete wardrobes.  And I really want to send them out to the thrift stores! I think they would have much better luck than asking on freecycle especially when being picky about colors, patterns, etc.

I have offered a lot of things and also answered a fair number of wants.  One was really funny because I was at a thrift and they had a huge box of plastic hangers they were selling for a dollar.  To let you know how many hangers there were, they filled the whole trunk of the car. Well, there were a lot of child size hangers in there and I knew I would use some of them for small items, but no way could I use all of them.

I was about to bundle them up to take to another thrift store when wsomeone asked on freecyle for kid sized plastic hangers.  So I was able to pass then on where they can be used.  That was great.

Dee

[valleythriftshopper]

We do however have those who want their whole homes/apartments furnished with everything or want complete wardrobes.  And I really want to send them out to the thrift stores! I think they would have much better luck than asking on freecycle especially when being picky about colors, patterns, etc.


Dee

I have been signed up for freecycle for about a month or so now & get the emails everyday.  It does amaze me what people ask for- I hope nobody answers the ads of people asking for extravagant things!  One woman asked for an Ipod for her son who had lost his, she added "no shuffles please".   On the offering end, one woman offered her leftover breast milk that she did not need- Gross!

I did just yesterday pick up a freecycle find from a woman just blocks from where I live.  It was a whole box of scrapbooking stuff including a new scrapbooking kit with an album & supplies, a big hardcover scrapbooking how to book, and lots of decorative paper.  I was planning on getting another photo album for my loose photos, this was even better. 

I am glad I decided to check out this site as I have gotten rid of alot of stuff too, one toy box/bookcase unit I listed went to a woman's classroom & the kids loved it.  It also gives me something to look at until yard sales come back

[Jay2TheRescue]

We do however have those who want their whole homes/apartments furnished with everything or want complete wardrobes.  And I really want to send them out to the thrift stores! I think they would have much better luck than asking on freecycle especially when being picky about colors, patterns, etc.


Dee

I have been signed up for freecycle for about a month or so now & get the emails everyday.  It does amaze me what people ask for- I hope nobody answers the ads of people asking for extravagant things!  One woman asked for an Ipod for her son who had lost his, she added "no shuffles please".

I did just yesterday pick up a freecycle find from a woman just blocks from where I live.  It was a whole box of scrapbooking stuff including a new scrapbooking kit with an album & supplies, a big hardcover scrapbooking how to book, and lots of decorative paper.  I was planning on getting another photo album for my loose photos, this was even better. 

I am glad I decided to check out this site as I have gotten rid of alot of stuff too, one toy box/bookcase unit I listed went to a woman's classroom & the kids loved it.  It also gives me something to look at until yard sales come back

I've seen people ask for free cars, and then get picky...  Nothing over 10 years old or over 100k miles, oh and with working a/c & cruise control please!  Why would I give that away? In this area that's at least a $5,000 car.  If I had an older car that needed minor repairs I might freecycle it to someone needy, but not a car worth thousands.

Mom always said "Beggars can't be choosers"

-Jay

[Big Daddy Audio]

It take a brass set to ask for a freebie, and THEN to stipulate conditions.

Talk about gall.

I guess it takes all kinds.

See you next time
bye for now

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

On my Freecycle (Portland) we are required to give away three items before making a request. I don't know how closely the moderators keep track of that. I've only given away. I was kicked off the Vancouver Freecycle for taking off my posts after the item had been claimed. What happened to freedom of speech! The moderator told me to quit it or be cast out. I edited my membership.