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We Forgot Clothes Swapping

I hate clothes shopping. But I love clothes swapping.

There's a Buffalo Exchange about a block away from my house, so when I'm bored with my wardrobe, I'll lug a couple canvas bags full of clothes over to the Exchange and try to brownnose the buyer into buying all of my stuff. It seems to work.

I used to hate bringing clothes in to trade, because you just know the buyer's judging your fashion sense as they separate your wares into "yes" and "no" piles. It's their job.

How'd I get over my timidity? I was broke for the first few months working at Ideal Bite (we were still in the red at that point), so swapping was the only way I could keep my wardrobe fresh. Try going broke sometime - it's a great shyness killer.

-Toshio...off to make "yes" and "no" piles for the organic pizza samples we just got...

Posted by: tmeronek on 06/04/2007
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You can trade trash for treasure through an online swap site, if you know where to look. Here's the scoop.
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Genet  on June 04, 2007 at 08:20 AM 1
Has no one here heard of paperback swap!!! It's just the greatest site-- you can swap your books FOR FREE. You do pay postage when mailing books to others, but others mail you books absolutely FREE. Check it out! Swap your books with others for free! Click this link to give me referral credit and you could earn 3 free book credits in minutes ! http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=1&r_by=momgenet@mchsi.com Join www.paperBackSwap.com today!
Paul  on June 04, 2007 at 08:47 AM 2
Barterbee.com is a media trading site, much better than Zunafish and now free! I use it a lot for DVD and Video games. Can't believe you didn't mention paperbackswap.com, either. They are completely free and now have a swapacd.com site. Swapagift looks great, though, thanks!
Raven  on June 04, 2007 at 07:25 PM 3
I third paperbackswap.com! I also like bookmooch.com for books, because you can swap internationally, and poshpoints.com (sort of like a swapper's ebay). I do bookcrossing as well, but they have suggested on the site that you do NOT leave books lying around at airports or on planes, as they're likely to get picked up and tossed in the trash. If I'm traveling, I leave my bookcrossing books in hotel rooms, poolside, etc.
Mallory  on June 05, 2007 at 01:56 PM 4
Gigoit is another one for swapping stuff. Fairly new, but promising! http://www.gigoit.org/
Jennifer  on June 06, 2007 at 06:37 PM 5
I feel like I'm a few days late, but someone might see this... I buy very few books, but I am a voracious reader. I sometimes feel like I single-handedly keep my local library in business! But when I do buy something that I don't want to keep for re-reading later, I donate it to the library. They either enter it into circulation or sell it at their twice-yearly book sale fund-raisers. I also hit those book sales when I am in the market for books. It's hard to beat a hardcover for $1! And then, if I don't want to keep that book, I donate it back to the library and the whole cycle starts again.
Jennifer  on June 13, 2007 at 12:02 PM 6
One thing to be extremely cautious about, no matter what you are swapping or getting second hand, is BED BUGS. I'm in the process of trying to get rid of these little suckers now, and trust me, you don't want to have to deal. So be mighty careful about what you bring into your home or apartment. At the very least vacuum what you can and wash what you can on hot (drying on high). And while I generally hate chemicals, depending on the source of the item you may want to treat sofas or beds with the appropriate solution. I love reusing and recycling as much--or more--than the next guy, but you'll end up having to waste more than you gain if a reused item brings the dreaded critters into your home.
Jamie Hutchinson  on November 16, 2007 at 04:18 AM 7
Have you seen www.bigwardrobe.com It's a totally free fashion swap site.
Melanie Craven  on September 13, 2008 at 06:49 PM 8
I love this site Bigwardrobe.com is brilliant :)
Marco-Iowapersonalinjurylawyers  on January 28, 2009 at 05:29 AM 9
Really a nice post similar to all other idea bite posts.
Barbara- Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyers  on February 09, 2009 at 05:58 AM 10
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