Many people reading this have never heard of craigslist, which is currently celebrating its 30th year since it went live way back in 1995 — the 20th century for cryin' out loud!
I had a look and discovered much to my delight that it still features a "Free Stuff" page for every city.
Up top, a small sample of what's yours free for the asking right now here in Podunkville.
Wrote Kevin Kelly on Recomendo: "On my browser I keep bookmarked the Free Stuff page on craigslist, set to my locale (Location > For Sale > Free). I look there first when I need something. Almost everything will pass through sooner or later — from vintage bathtubs to cardboard moving boxes to Baltic plywood. Yours for the hauling. It's best if you can give it a few weeks or more to find what you want."
Wait a sec — what's that song I'm hearing?
You wouldn’t believe the great stuff they give away here where I live and Craigslist was born. I’ve also passed along many things over the years. Years ago we furnished almost the whole house with free and low cost furniture. My favorite section now is the Antique section. Yes, a few folks try to get top dollar, and there are some eye popping pieces, but really it’s more like a big garage sale. Now I have too much stuff, so no more fifty dollar antiques for me, but I still find it a lot of fun to look.
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