People Will Take ANYTHING That’s Free on Craig’s List
Remember a while ago when I posted my furniture to the Decor Hell contest because it’s so damn ugly? Guess what went like hotcakes when I posted as “free for the taking” on Craig’s List yesterday morning?
As I prepare for The Great Move of 2010, I’ve made the decision to have a grown up apartment. As in, not one that’s furnished with a mish mash of furniture that is older than I am. And having an actual bed, not just a mattress on the floor. As I mentioned the other day, my former landlady said I could have any of the furniture in my place that I wanted and while I am bringing the kitchen furniture with me to the new place, I decided against the horrible, horrible 1970s living room stuff. The land lady said she doesn’t want the furniture and she doesn’t have the energy to deal with it (she’s dealing with her own move at the end of this month as well as her husband being in hospital, so I don’t blame her for not having the energy to deal with it!). So I decided to see if I could get rid of the furniture for her. One less thing for her to deal with. Plus, it keeps stuff out of the landfill and I’m all for that. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, right?
My friend Rachel moved recently and said that she was easily able to get rid of stuff she didn’t want by posting it as “free for the taking” on Craig’s List. “People Will Take ANYTHING That’s Free on Craig’s List!” she said. Her suggestion was to say a date and time and tell people that it’s first-come, first-served, rather than having to deal with emails and arranging to meet people. Unfortunately, I’m not really at my place this week, so I decided to post and have people email and see what happened.
And really, who could resist an ad like this:
One orange couch.
Two orange chairs.
Two lamps (one lamp shade is a bit beat up, but you could probably glue it)
Two wooden end tables.Free for the taking! You can take any or all of it. Email to set up time to pick up.
I posted my ad at 6:41 a.m., just before I left for work, and by 7:04 a.m. the emails started rolling in. I received:
- 5 requests for my ugly lamps (one of which has a slightly busted lamp shade)
- 11 requests for my end tables
- 18 requests for my ugly chairs
The couch has proven more of a challenge. One person said he wanted everything, but when I told him that the only thing left was the couch, he said, “Nah, I mostly wanted the end tables.” And another person has just now emailed to say she wants the couch and chairs, so I’ve emailed to tell her that I only have the couch left. So we’ll just have to see what happens there. If that falls through, anyone interested in a hideous 30+ year old couch?
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I can attest that – if you are short – you can curl up and sleep on that couch. Even if you are preggers.
Good luck with getting rid of it!
Thanks! Someone emailed about it today, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it pans out!