Comments on: Freecycle Rocks! Guess what I got for free… http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/ Family, Marriage, Finances & Life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:57:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Danielle http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/#comment-24200 Danielle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:03:08 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=815#comment-24200 Freecycle is great for other purposes as well. In addition to the occasional gem of a find like this there is the costs and resources saved if you need something specific or could use it for a project but the quality does not have to be high. It is also helpful for getting rid of things that you find during spring cleaning that are not even good enough to give to goodwill. Like jeans that are worn out in multiple places (some people use them for making quilts and other crafts), mostly full bottles of lotions/cleaners that you decided you didn't like the smell of, 1/2 full bags of potpourri etc. I live in a town of about 100K and I have not noticed any email bloat because of posting items on there. From a financial standpoint that woman might have been better off donating it to charity if she itemizes deductions on her taxes, but I understand when you just want something you consider junk gone. Freecycle is great for other purposes as well. In addition to the occasional gem of a find like this there is the costs and resources saved if you need something specific or could use it for a project but the quality does not have to be high.

It is also helpful for getting rid of things that you find during spring cleaning that are not even good enough to give to goodwill. Like jeans that are worn out in multiple places (some people use them for making quilts and other crafts), mostly full bottles of lotions/cleaners that you decided you didn’t like the smell of, 1/2 full bags of potpourri etc.

I live in a town of about 100K and I have not noticed any email bloat because of posting items on there.

From a financial standpoint that woman might have been better off donating it to charity if she itemizes deductions on her taxes, but I understand when you just want something you consider junk gone.

]]> By: Super Saver http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/#comment-23630 Super Saver Thu, 22 May 2008 02:52:02 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=815#comment-23630 Clever Dude, Wow, what a great find. There is a Wall Street Journal article about how a GPS sometimes goes to abandoned roads or dead ends. So it's good to still use common sense. A colleague told me a GPS is great on a vacation. If one has a couple hours to burn before leaving, a GPS allows one to see one more sight and cut it close for getting to the airport, provided it doesn't take one through a building :-) I still can't justify buying one. But free would be acceptable. Clever Dude,

Wow, what a great find.

There is a Wall Street Journal article about how a GPS sometimes goes to abandoned roads or dead ends. So it’s good to still use common sense.

A colleague told me a GPS is great on a vacation. If one has a couple hours to burn before leaving, a GPS allows one to see one more sight and cut it close for getting to the airport, provided it doesn’t take one through a building :-)

I still can’t justify buying one. But free would be acceptable.

]]> By: Greener Pastures http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/#comment-23574 Greener Pastures Tue, 20 May 2008 10:43:30 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=815#comment-23574 Great article- I love freecycle. Never got a GPS, though! Lisa Great article- I love freecycle. Never got a GPS, though!

Lisa

]]> By: Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/#comment-23311 Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife Tue, 13 May 2008 13:52:47 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=815#comment-23311 Congrats, great find! I've had much success with it in the past myself..you'd be amazed at the actual antiques people are getting rid of because they just don't want to be bothered. Of course, I've also given stuff away myself and to tell you the truth, I wasn't ready for the literal artillery bombardment of emails I received! A word to the wise, if you post something to give away on freecycle, be sure you are sitting at your computer to handle the email load and then quickly post a response...it can actually shut down your email, especially if you are in a big city group. Also, many groups can be a bit uppity or quirky...everyone has their own criteria of how they pick who to give their item to, not all pick the first person who responds... some try to pick the person with the saddest story..and others don't pick you unless they've seen you on there giving your own stuff away. Congrats, great find! I’ve had much success with it in the past myself..you’d be amazed at the actual antiques people are getting rid of because they just don’t want to be bothered. Of course, I’ve also given stuff away myself and to tell you the truth, I wasn’t ready for the literal artillery bombardment of emails I received! A word to the wise, if you post something to give away on freecycle, be sure you are sitting at your computer to handle the email load and then quickly post a response…it can actually shut down your email, especially if you are in a big city group. Also, many groups can be a bit uppity or quirky…everyone has their own criteria of how they pick who to give their item to, not all pick the first person who responds… some try to pick the person with the saddest story..and others don’t pick you unless they’ve seen you on there giving your own stuff away.

]]> By: budgets are sexy http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/#comment-23293 budgets are sexy Tue, 13 May 2008 00:10:53 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=815#comment-23293 Wow - not a bad find at all my man! I'll have to check it out, i'm always up for random stuff ;) Wow – not a bad find at all my man! I’ll have to check it out, i’m always up for random stuff ;)

]]> By: EA http://www.cleverdude.com/content/freecycle-rocks-guess-what-i-got-for-free/#comment-23292 EA Tue, 13 May 2008 00:07:43 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=815#comment-23292 Give her the benefit of the doubt...I had a couple purchases of random electronics that my (now ex-) boyfriend talked me into. When I finally realized how much of a disaster the relationship was and we split up, I just wanted those things gone. I felt embarassed that I had spent the money on junk but didn't really want to admit it, so I gave away some toys that I probably should have sold. Give her the benefit of the doubt…I had a couple purchases of random electronics that my (now ex-) boyfriend talked me into. When I finally realized how much of a disaster the relationship was and we split up, I just wanted those things gone. I felt embarassed that I had spent the money on junk but didn’t really want to admit it, so I gave away some toys that I probably should have sold.

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