Buy Nothing Group on Facebook

When Yahoo Groups change, my FreeCycle List vanished. They went to another platform and changed their name and the group pretty much is dead now. I started searching for another place that I could post my items and have them go to someone that would want them as well as use them. I have donated to the Good Will in the past, but when I went to take things in, I had to drive by their overflowing dumpsters of things I was shocked to see tossed. Things were not staying out of the landfill as I had hoped.

I came across a group called Buy Nothing on Facebook. Each area has their own list and I joined my area with my fingers crossed. As you can tell by the name, everything that is posted is given away to keep out of the landfill -  very much like FreeCycle. The list is awesome and active! I've been able to post a lot of things I no longer need and know that they will be going to some place wanted.

Today, I was looking to see what was posted when a post for a set of very colorful Farberware Knives with covers. I've been wanting a set of these for quite a while, but hubby said it's not worth wasting money on something that's probably junk. So, when I saw these, I asked for them, and I was lucky enough to get them! Now, I have to impatiently wait for hubby to get home, as he's picking them up on his way home from work.

I can't tell you how excited I am to finally get to try these knives, but it's even better to have gotten them for free - just the cost of pick-up, and since they are on hubby's way home, there's really no extra cost there either. I love the spirit of the group - things stay out of the landfill and someone re-homes the unwanted item, giving it a second life. So many things are tossed when there's so much life left in them. This method stretches every member's paycheck just a little more. With the cost of everything going up, this group certainly helps!