One man's trash...

[greenfreak]

I've been trolling the free board at CraigsList for a while but found out about another swap site called FreeCycle - http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1

I just took a look at the group for my area and a woman is looking for a fishtank setup for her son's turtles. Just so happens, I have a 30 gallon tank, hood, and hoodlight that I used to use for my orchids.

I just contacted her, she's gushing. She's coming by tomorrow to pick them up and so happy.

I plan on giving away the hideous white rocks that the previous homeowner spread everywhere once spring arrives. And I plan on asking for a 1/2 whiskey barrell or large ceramic pot to start my water garden this year. And some plants too!

 

[Professur]

Used to be that sort of dealing happened on the corkboard at the supermarket.

 

[Inkara1]

I took a particle board four-drawer dresser out of the bedroom yesterday, put it on the sidewalk and stuck a "free" sign on it. It was gone within an hour.

 

[greenfreak]

When we lived in Long Beach, nothing stayed at the curb for long. But in the new house, there are less browsers I guess. We had a piece of furniture out for a while (not damaged or anything) and had to call special pickup.

But once I posted my old couch on CraigsList, it was gone the same day.

I think the great thing about FreeCycle is the "wanted" requests. I wasn't considering posting my aquarium on there. But once I saw someone else needed it, I remembered I had one.

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

I joined freecycle locally about three years ago. Complete waste of time. Buncha stuckup soccer moms with their hands stuck out was all I ever saw.