Comments on: Freestyle

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:53:54 +0000

I have been using freecycle for a few years… had both good and bad. I just moved to a MUCH larger city, and it has been some good, mostly bad. I am getting incredibly sick of people who basically beg for an item, then don’t show up. Makes me INSANE. That being said, I have scored a few great things on there for my kids- a wagon, bike for my son, etc. Freecycle here, people don’t post much that is worth “real” money… they keep that stuff for kijiji. I had more luck in our old smallish town… people there were AWESOME.

By: haverwench

haverwench — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:21:09 +0000

We get as good as we give on Freecycle. We’ve managed to give away things I never imagined anyone would want (an obsolete computer, a damaged lawnmower) and acquire all sorts of useful stuff–toys for the nieces and nephews, pavers to build a new patio, and a kitchen sink complete with faucet (http://ecofrugality.blogspot.com/2010/06/score-another-for-freecycle.html). Freecycling is a three-fer: save money, save resources by buying used, and keep useful stuff out of landfills. Can’t beat that.

By: kathy

kathy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:48:06 +0000

I’m glad you’ve posted info about Freecycle because I’m also a HUGE fan of it here in Seattle. It’s so much easier than craigslist because if the stuff is free, the takers aren’t picky and they come and cart it away immediately. They’re happy and we’re happy–everyone’s a winner! In a single day this summer, I posted the clutter (really good stuff, actually, that I just didn’t have room for) of an entire room on freecycle and gained a home office!

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By: catherine knapp

catherine knapp — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:21:26 +0000

If any one has fabric that they may no longer want I would take if off your hands.I’m making dresses for some famliys
that are in need. I have no money to buy fabric.I have been very ill, and unable to work.So I keep my self busy by making these dresses and giving them away.
Thank you !

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:08 +0000

Even if this man’s story was a lie, obviously he was in need of the mattress (or cash, if he decides to sell it) more so than John and Sherry. I’m sure they were just ready to get rid of the ol’ thing. :) And that is what Freecycle is all about! :) Let’s not be so quick to judge, this man may have just been in a tight spot, like many other people right now, in this economy. :/

By: missy

missy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:45:28 +0000

kristy…you’re right, the story was probably b.s. but not just HOW he got bedless but whether he was even bedless or not. A lot of people in my area get things from freecycle and then go sell them on Craigslist. Since people that offer things on freecycle are trying to do a good thing, (and there is sometimes competition for an item) they have learned that the best sob story gets the item… then it’s off to CL they go. I’m surprised this guy is bedless, but has an internet connection and computer to surf freecycle and yahoo chat….

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:50:03 +0000

Hey Courtney – from our experience there aren’t any pictures on Freecycle. So while you can’t see the items, at least there isn’t much to lose if you show up for something that doesn’t quite fit your mental picture of it.. Though maybe you could request one if there’s a certain item you’re interested in?

-John

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:33:54 +0000

Hey guys, this is the first I have heard of FreeCycle! I just joined today, but I’m a little confused. Do they not have pictures of the items that are being given away? Because everytime I open one, it is just the description… Is there a way to view pictures?

I loooove the site so far! I have tons of furniture that I’m getting ready to FreeCycle! :) Much better than selling it :)

By: Viv

Viv — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:01:24 +0000

Last year we downsized from 6000 sq ft and moved cross-country to 1500 sq ft. After we got tired of selling stuff, I started FreeCycling. My goal was to do two FreeCycles a day for 30 days. In the end, we had two bags of garbage. Everything else had been given away or sold. I also scrapped Day 2 of my garage sale and advertised it as a FreeCycle free-for-all.

Two of my favourite stories:
-we FreeCycled our 1904 upright grand piano. It just couldn’t take another cross-country move and we had no bites on selling it. We said that the person taking it had to pay piano movers because we couldn’t take a chance on damage to our sold house. The woman taking it came over to meet the movers and started to weep when she saw the piano. She sat and played it and said she never thought she’d ever own anything so beautiful. I knew it had found its best home
-Someone made three separate trips to pick up various things I had. I never met them. One day I came home and they were sitting in the driveway. Their son had found a $20 US bill in an old suitcase we got rid of and they wanted to return it to me.