BigRedChief
03-24-2009, 01:33 PM
Here are some of the best ways to find free stuff:
Log onto Freecycle (http://www.freecycle.org/) and other reuse groups (http://green.yahoo.com/earth-day/find-a-group.html) to search listings of items being given away by people in your town.
Craigslist (http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites) has a whole category dedicated to "free stuff" for each of its participating cities. Find everything from cardboard boxes to electric sewing machines to computer games.
Search for free reusable items with the Local Reuse (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.itunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewSoftware% 3Fid%3D292753339%26mt%3D8) application on your iPhone.
CouchSurfing (http://www.couchsurfing.com/) connects travelers with hosts around the globe. The result: You get both a free place to stay and locals to hang out with for an inside glimpse of other cultures.
Want free accommodations while travelling, but aren't up for sleeping on a couch? Use Digsville (http://www.digsville.com/), Home Base Holidays (http://www.homebase-hols.com/), HomeExchange.com (http://www.homeexchange.com/), and HomeLink (http://www.homelink.org/index.jsp) to find traditional home-exchange opportunities.
Favorpals (http://www.favorpals.com/favorpals/jsp/index.jsp) is all about helping you trading skills and favors. Clean someone's house in exchange for dog walking when you're at work or for tutoring your kid in math. Or offer painting services and get help with designing a website.
You can trade anything from babysitting and calligraphy lessons to pianos and foosball tables to cars and boats at U-Exchange (http://www.u-exchange.com/home).
Swap books, music, DVDs, or video games via mail through Swaptree (http://www.swaptree.com/). Print a postage label right from your computer for easy mailing.
You can trade clothes, accessories, shoes, and even cosmetics at Swapstyle (http://www.swapstyle.com/).
Trade kids' stuff you no longer need at Tots Swap Shop (http://totsswapshop.com/) or Kizoodle (http://www.kizoodle.com/).
Get free new jewelry at Silver Jewelry Club (http://www.silverjewelryclub.com/). What's the catch? This jewelry manufacturing company is looking to get the word out about its designs. Be prepared to pay modest shipping costs.
MyOpenBar.com (http://nyc.myopenbar.com/index.php) helps people find free (or cheap) drinks in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Honolulu, and Miami.
ThefreeSite.com (http://www.thefreesite.com/), StartSampling (http://www.startsampling.com/), and Free Stuff Channel (http://www.freechannel.net/) are just some of the websites dedicated to helping users find giveaways, samples, trials, and other promotional items.
Log onto Freecycle (http://www.freecycle.org/) and other reuse groups (http://green.yahoo.com/earth-day/find-a-group.html) to search listings of items being given away by people in your town.
Craigslist (http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites) has a whole category dedicated to "free stuff" for each of its participating cities. Find everything from cardboard boxes to electric sewing machines to computer games.
Search for free reusable items with the Local Reuse (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.itunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewSoftware% 3Fid%3D292753339%26mt%3D8) application on your iPhone.
CouchSurfing (http://www.couchsurfing.com/) connects travelers with hosts around the globe. The result: You get both a free place to stay and locals to hang out with for an inside glimpse of other cultures.
Want free accommodations while travelling, but aren't up for sleeping on a couch? Use Digsville (http://www.digsville.com/), Home Base Holidays (http://www.homebase-hols.com/), HomeExchange.com (http://www.homeexchange.com/), and HomeLink (http://www.homelink.org/index.jsp) to find traditional home-exchange opportunities.
Favorpals (http://www.favorpals.com/favorpals/jsp/index.jsp) is all about helping you trading skills and favors. Clean someone's house in exchange for dog walking when you're at work or for tutoring your kid in math. Or offer painting services and get help with designing a website.
You can trade anything from babysitting and calligraphy lessons to pianos and foosball tables to cars and boats at U-Exchange (http://www.u-exchange.com/home).
Swap books, music, DVDs, or video games via mail through Swaptree (http://www.swaptree.com/). Print a postage label right from your computer for easy mailing.
You can trade clothes, accessories, shoes, and even cosmetics at Swapstyle (http://www.swapstyle.com/).
Trade kids' stuff you no longer need at Tots Swap Shop (http://totsswapshop.com/) or Kizoodle (http://www.kizoodle.com/).
Get free new jewelry at Silver Jewelry Club (http://www.silverjewelryclub.com/). What's the catch? This jewelry manufacturing company is looking to get the word out about its designs. Be prepared to pay modest shipping costs.
MyOpenBar.com (http://nyc.myopenbar.com/index.php) helps people find free (or cheap) drinks in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Honolulu, and Miami.
ThefreeSite.com (http://www.thefreesite.com/), StartSampling (http://www.startsampling.com/), and Free Stuff Channel (http://www.freechannel.net/) are just some of the websites dedicated to helping users find giveaways, samples, trials, and other promotional items.