I love FreeCycle. When my old Mac died, I had known it
and put every thing on a disk. Then when I got a new Mac,
I was horrified to discover the new operationg system would
not open the old disks. So I went on FreeCycle and asked if
anyone had an old half egg iMac, and darned if some nice
man gave me his old one, very glad to find it a good home.

I was real glad to get it, and now try to print out lots of real
important stuff...just in case.

And they told us that computers would make us save paper!!

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Personally, I always, giving or getting, insisted on meeting the other
person at some local restaurant or grocery store. Too many family
members are cops and they frown on strangers knowing where you live,
and the quality of stuff you are getting rid of. That tells them that you
might have even better stuff in the house.

I love it! I have used it locally and out in LA when my son and I lived there. My daughter, my son and my parents use it now. It is a great way to get rid of still useful things that you don't want to keep until garage sale time! Also a great way to get things. I have gotten and given some pretty good stuff and stuff that would have normally gone in the garbage.

I don't do curb pick ups. You really aren't supposed to on freecycle. If I want to do that, I just put the item out front with a free sign. Other than that, I put the item on the porch with the person's name and let them come get it whenever. I've never had a problem. Almost all of my pickups have been from other people's porches as well.

I do" freecycle" here in my town in Oregon, and found things i need occasionally, but give away more to those here in or small mountian town. Since we aren't very big in population, we don't have many who have things to give away... but i enjoy spring cleaning our house, lol, so its not hard to have someone asking for my itmes.. If you need help in seeking out if your town has a freecyle group, let me know and i will walk ya thru it..