Free Crap Stuff! March 24, 2009
Posted by whoneedstherapy in Career & Money, The Twenties.
Tags: craigslist, economy, free stuff, Recession, yahoo!
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OOH! I'll take the screwdriver!
Yahoo! Green provided a list of places to get free stuff today, and it included the free section of Craigslist and also Freecycle in Yahoo! Groups. Although these things are definitely worth a try, they usually work better in bigger cities. In LA I got a free TV, which was much nicer than the one I had before, and also a free scale. The city was full of rich people dying to give stuff away. This is in contrast to Freecycle Dallas, where I almost got a TV once again (apartment fire, long story), but a really old one, and the email ended with “I hope things turn out okay for you.”
This made me feel a bit silly. I mean, I’m just a broke twenty-something, not a homeless runaway looking to find a something to sit on that will fit into my cardboard box. Point being, make sure you put aside your pride because people in smaller cities might not understand “recycling” as much as they do “bum,” and on that note, do not borrow your mother’s nice car to pick up the T.V.-that might confuse/anger people.
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