Freecycle is a network geared towards the individual (& non-profits) that provides an electronic “recycling” forum. Their mission is “to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.” We all throw so much away each and every day that someone else might need or want. Move in with your fiance and hubby & now have duplicates of everything? Freecycle it!
You can post “OFFER” items that you no longer want. You can also post a “WANTED” message for things that you well, want, natch. Sometimes people just need a little reminder that they have an extra queen-sized box springs squirreled away in their storage unit, taking up space (that’s how we got ours!). And just think, that box spring didn’t end up in a landfill & we didn’t have to go out and spend money on one.
Freecycle can be a great resource for finding wedding items as well. When I was planning a Wisconsin wedding, I posted a WANTED message for old Bell canning jars. 3 emails came back instantly & I had offers that added up to around 45 Bell jars. I also see people giving away wedding items, from dresses to vases to linens to you name it!
I’ve seen some pretty…interesting…posts before, which is also a source of entertainment during the day ;) Someone was giving away a (singular) bag of frozen asparagus. I laughed for an hour, but I bet that bag was given to someone who needed it.
To find a Freecycle network in your area, click here. You'll be directed to a Yahoo group for your local community. Everything has to remain local, everything has to be free (& legal).
Have you found any wedding items from a non-traditional source? Let us know!
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