This is a hard look into those websites that claim they will find you free things but require more than I am willing to give in time and effort. By far the most useful site is Craigs List and even that has its downfall areas. Be careful of scams. Sites like Craigs list aren't monitored as strictly as some and people will try to scam and steal from honest folks. It helps to be aware of this and not give out too much information. That being said, I have sold and bought items on Craigs List and was treated well. I do think that more secure and local sites are best. That is why I would rather deal with places like the free listings on Facebook from folks I know live in my area.
There is a Craig’s List for lots of regions, so you first
want to find your state and city, which will direct you to a Craig’s List.org
for your area. In the middle of the page
there should be a listing “For Sale” and in the middle of that list is a
listing called “Free”. For the cost of
emailing or phoning the person listed and going to get the item yourself, you
could find used furniture, moving boxes, German Shepherd puppies, kittens, or
even desks and children’s toys. If you
find something you are interested in be sure to call or email (or both) right
away as there may be a number of people also interested or the item may have
already been hauled off. I find this to
be a great feature to keep your eye on for children’s furniture and moving
boxes. Very helpful.
Many areas have someone who has taken it upon themselves to
create a Facebook page with similar elements to the Craig’s List free
listing. They like to list low cost yard
sale type items or free-to-a-good-home items on Facebook. Just type in “free” in the Facebook search
and see what might pop up. I have gotten some lovely things this way. I bought an electric bread maker from a sweet little elderly lady who said she just didn't have time for it as she was by herself now and she basically wanted to get rid of it. She sold a $300 bread maker for just $50. I was overjoyed.
Oil painting of a loaf of bread from my new used bread maker.
This is a site that sends you to other free stuff sites like
the ones listed below. Most want a lot
of information from you or require you to use their search engine. However there are a few good sites
listed. You just have to plow through a
lot of refuse to find it.
This site directs you to other sites where you can get free
things. You have to fill out membership
information in each of the directed sites but many are worth it. They have free music, free event tickets,
promotional give aways, free samples, coupons, free books, and free movie
tickets.
The free music is genuinely free but much of it isn’t very
good. Like the free stock photo sites,
you have to really pick through junk to find gems.
The problem with this site is that you are expected to use
their Ask.com search engine. Although it
is free, I find it annoying to HAVE to use something I didn’t really
choose. I looked through a few free
things then changed back to my preferred search engine.
This seems like a good site and they do send you free things
in the mail but they require you to complete surveys to “determine what
products would be best for you.” I don’t
mind a survey or two, especially if it only takes a few minutes to fill out,
but these guys send you survey after survey and they are longer and longer each
time to complete. Finally after one
lengthy 20-minute survey, I deleted their site.
It just wasn’t worth it. The
sites that send the most free stuff are the baby care sites such as
Freebabystuff.com. This makes sense
because they know you must have a baby and the child will need those products
for the next couple years. They are
guaranteed a return on their investment.
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