Re: Have you heard of Freecycle.org?
Yes, I use them all the time and think it is the best thing since sliced bread - hehe.
Particularly for stuff that is crappy, but not really trash. & that whole big realm of not really donatable goods that you just can't bear to throw out. I don't like to throw out perfectly good thing, so it has really helped me to declutter. Most of the people have been extremely grateful/gracious. A nice community.
I have an old amoire type thing I have been meaning to refinish - my boss gave it to me ages to go. It is not worth the time to sell it, but if refinished and fixed up a bit could be really nice, the item I have to freecycle this week. If I post it today it will be gone tomorrow. I have tried to give things away to friends that sit in the garage for ages, so it is really nice if you just want something out of your hair. IT will be gone fast.
I have freecycled old stationary, an old BBQ grill, lots of knick knacks, toys, baby items... Oh yeah - old printers and computers - stuff we never got around to disposing of properly. An old washer and dryer too (broken). A few times I had popped on and some people were looking for some items I had - old (used) Starbucks gift cards, formula cans (empty) and a rat cage. It is kind of spooky when you log on and see someone is looking for something you were about to throw away or forgot you had sitting in the garage gathering dust. Unfortunately I only usually pop on when I have something to be rid of.
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