I joined the group "Free"Cycle (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaltLakefreecycle/) this week. FreeCycle is a way to recycle, but everything is free. You can offer things you want to give away and request things you would like to get. I had 11 rolls of film for my 35 mm camera that was getting older by the minute and not getting used. I offered them on FreeCycle. Within one day, I had 10 requests for my film. (I had already tried to sell it on KSL.com. I had one person interested, but she didn't want it when she found out how old it was.)
I decided to give it to a lady who emailed that she understood the risk of using old film. She wanted it, but couldn't come get it when her husband said he didn't want her going to a strangers house. Then I offered it to a lady who has 3 kids going to 3 different camps this year and she wants them all to take a camera. She came within 12 hours of me choosing her and my film is gone!
It was a little bit of a hassle to give my film away, but I feel better about it than if I had thrown it out, and I also don't have it sitting around my house getting older.
I also tried to get something on FreeCycle. I wanted legos. I posted it, but no one has contacted me yet, so maybe it's harder to find stuff you want. I'll have to wait and see.
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14 years ago
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Thank you for this post about Freecycle. I joined and asked if anyone had blocks that they no longer needed. I ended up with 2 bags of blocks. This is a win/win, someone has more space in their house and my kids have block to build with. Thanks again.
Yeah, it's not only difficult to find things you want being given away for free, but then you also don't really know if you can trust whoever has the item up for grabs. I've decided I will only pick something up if the person offering it will bring it out in front of his/her home, so I don't have to go inside a stranger's home to get it (I haven't yet picked anything up from FreeCycle, but I have used this policy when purchasing on KSL). I hope you find your free legos, and I hope you play it safe when you pick them up, too!
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