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Another vote for Freecycle here... glad it has been mentioned. DO READ the rules before you jump in.
I have received some beautiful items from gifters and got rid of a bunch of moving boxes and packing paper after I moved.
Good luck!
Yes, read the rules. You also have to donate; you can't just be a taker. Like the other poster said, get the minimum from Ikea, then donate the items before you leave.
If you can't find anything on freecycle, there are always thrift shops and used furniture stores. I think they are fun, like a treasure hunt, and you can find some nice things.
That is just one of the reasons why I won't do the dumpster diving that my friend does.
You think you can not get bedbugs off items found on Craigslist, Thrift shops??
His best bet is avoid anything that is upholstered....kitchen chairs, tables should be fine as well as headboards
You think you can not get bedbugs off items found on Craigslist, Thrift shops??
His best bet is avoid anything that is upholstered....kitchen chairs, tables should be fine as well as headboards
I don't buy anything from Craig's List, and my only connection with thrift shops is as a donor.
Call me a snob if you wish, but I don't want anything second-hand.
As to my friend, despite being very intelligent and...financially comfortable...he will take and hoard anything that is free, and I have come to view his behavior as a compulsion that he can't control.
Among other problems that he created for himself is multiple foot problems, caused by wearing cast-off shoes:
>When someone wears a shoe, after a couple of weeks, it essentially conforms to the unique contours of that person's foot. Then, if someone else tries to wear it, they are wearing a shoe that will never conform to their foot as a result of the pre-existing wear patterns. As a result, my friend constantly has anywhere from 2 to 5 band-aids and/or corn pads on his feet, due to the faulty fit of all of his shoes.
>And, since my friend insists on not wearing socks most of the time, he is also subjecting his feet to whatever fungi and other disease vectors were left in those shoes by the previous owner. As a result, he has some really funky foot fungus problems that seem to resist treatment.
I can understand somebody doing what he does if that person is short of funds, but my friend could well afford to buy new clothing, shoes, furniture, and household goods.
An alternative is to rent what you need. That way they drop off and pick up with very little effort on your part. This way you are not taking away from truly needy people, especially those who lost everything because of Sandy.
Many good suggestions already. As Ms_Christina said, you may want to consider renting depending on what your budget is. Rent-A-Center will rent you pretty much anything from furniture to electronics and appliances for whatever time period you want. The advantage there is they will deliver it and set it up and then come pick it up when you are done with it. The prices can be a little steep, you could easily spend $100 a week for a bedroom set, living room set and TV, but you have absolutely no obligations or hassles and if something breaks, they replace it for you.
In general, they are a total scam that preys on poorer people who can't get credit or afford to buy these items, they are basically the "payday loan" people of the home furnishings world, but your situation is exactly how they started out their business and might be a good match.
Outside of that, it's all thrift stores, craigslist and freecycle. One other option I could toss in is finding the clearance center for one of the large home furnishing stores like Ashley or Raymour and Flanigan. They will often have one store that has a warehouse section of returned items, floor models and pieces with minor damage that sell at HUGE discounts versus what the items sell for at retail. It's not uncommon to find things like $1,000 couches with a minor (often repairable) defect selling for $150 or less.
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