If you haven’t yet seen the true grassroots “advertising” called Freecycle, then you’re in for a treat. The website allows anyone to get rid of their unwanted belongings, fosters exchanges of items one no longer wants or needs, and allows others to get miscellaneous things they DO want. And no money changes hands; it's all free. It often cracks me up at what’s being given away and what is wanted.
This is not in any way meant to poke fun at people who “recycle” or “freecycle.” I am as concerned as the next person about keeping things out of our landfills and putting still useful items to good use. But come on, people. Do you really want some things that have been used by other people??? Maybe it’s just me and my super-sensitive cleanliness, avoiding germs phobia…but someone else’s used makeup samples make me cringe. And taxidermied animals?
Granted some of these do have a story. The person who posted the ad for the heels of bread indicated her family wouldn’t eat the heels so they save them for a future use…that simply never occurred.
Enjoy…things I never thought I would see advertised:
WANTED: Baby Items (especially diapers) for 2 diaper cake
(editorial comment: this is a party I don’t want to be invited to!)
TAKEN: Just Opened Quart of Low Fat Buttermilk
OFFER: Gerber Rice Cereal (Going to expire Feb 19, 2010)
Offer : crutches sz 5'2" to 5'10"
OFFER: bag of whole wheat bread heels
Offer - Heavy Duty Cardboard Tubes
Offer: Miscellaneous bag of odd socks
WANTED: Small taxidermied animals
WANTED: broken dresser drawers
Wanted: "The No-Cry Sleep Solution”
Wanted: Toliet (sic)
TAKEN: Band-aids
If you’re interested in any of these items, just sign up at Freecycle.org.
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