My wife and I are moving into a smaller house in six weeks. We're trying to get rid of around half of our stuff and almost all of it has been going to the Buy Nothing group. It's been fantastic. So many things I'll say "just throw that out", my wife will say "Nope, someone will want it!" She posts it on the group, rolls a die to decide who among the replies gets it, puts it out on the front porch and it's gone the next day.
We've gotten a ton of stuff from the group as well. A big thing is, as someone else mentioned, stuff for children. For example in our group there's been a package of accessories going around for a 1 year old's birthday party. When our daughter turned 1 we got the package, threw her a birthday party, then passed it along to the next person. We've gotten lots of toys from the group, and when we find that our daughter doesn't care for a toy anymore we pass it back to the group.
The only problem with it of course is that it requires Facebook. I deleted my account a long time ago and have Facebook blocked from all my devices but my wife keeps it around largely for the Buy Nothing group. I wish there was a way to participate without Facebook.
We've gotten a ton of stuff from the group as well. A big thing is, as someone else mentioned, stuff for children. For example in our group there's been a package of accessories going around for a 1 year old's birthday party. When our daughter turned 1 we got the package, threw her a birthday party, then passed it along to the next person. We've gotten lots of toys from the group, and when we find that our daughter doesn't care for a toy anymore we pass it back to the group.
The only problem with it of course is that it requires Facebook. I deleted my account a long time ago and have Facebook blocked from all my devices but my wife keeps it around largely for the Buy Nothing group. I wish there was a way to participate without Facebook.