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Old 02-25-2015, 08:15 PM
 
Location: NYC
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Try facebook too. When we moved I posted free stuff and stuff to sell. Worked great!
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Old 02-25-2015, 09:10 PM
 
Location: Hookerville, formerly in Tweakerville
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I've given stuff away on both Freecycle and Craigslist.

With both of them, you have people cruising around checking both sites for free stuff that they can pick up right away to try to resell. With Freecycle, I got a ridiculous amount of emails wanting whatever I was giving away, but Craigslist is much easier if the items are just put outside with "Free" on it.

Another way is to put it in an alley if you live near one.
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Old 02-25-2015, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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I've used Craigslist, and i just say it's outside the apartment, etc., and check every couple hours so I can remove the post when the items are gone. Everything had disappeared within hours.
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Old 02-25-2015, 09:49 PM
 
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
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We discovered the Vietnam Vets of America a few years ago. You can schedule a pickup at their website: Schedule a Clothing Donation Pick Up- Donate Clothes, Household Items | Pick Up Please

They always come when they say they will. But they do not pick up large furniture or appliances.
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Old 02-26-2015, 07:52 AM
 
Location: UpstateNY
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Our local newspaper has a free classified section called 'Take my Stuff'. I haven't used it, though.
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Old 02-26-2015, 08:37 AM
 
Location: Edina, MN, USA
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Around here many use a web site called nextdoor dot com. you have to sign up and it's just people in your area. People post free stuff all the time and there are usually several that want it - the "giver" states it's on the porch, in the alley or at the curb and it disappears.
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Old 02-26-2015, 09:43 AM
 
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Anything I have put on CL's free section that has had any value has gone. This would include an old mattress that was still in decent shape, a record player that didn't work and bunch of truck rims with old worn out tires on them.
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