Clubfoot swap ideas...

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I just caught the last few messages regarding this topic and havnt

had time to read all the rest.

I recently came across another yahoo group for my local area that was

founded based on the 'gift of giving'. If you go to

www.freecycle.org, you can read the story behind it and also sign up

for a group in your area. Basically, you post a message for what you

have to offer. People email you privately and as the 'giver' you

decide who your stuff goes to. Some people choose recipients w/ the

greatest need. Others choose based on the most entertaining story for

why the potential recipient needs or wants the item. No money is

ever exchanged.

Personally, Ive had THE BEST experiences I could hope for with this

group. I offered a few of my daughters winter jackets and just so

happened to find someone that was offering a BabyGap fleece hooded

onesie w/ the snappy crotch to help w/ Elijah's brace. We agreed to

meet and exchange the items.

I also got our cat from someone that offered him on the Freecycle

yahoo group.

Since then, Ive met alot of nice people that had a legitimate need

for the odds and ends around my house that I needed to get rid of....

a wooden potty chair, snow chains etc...

My suggestion is, if you have something to offer, just post what it

is and have the potential recipient contact you directly by email to

keep the freecycling messages to a minimum on the group. The owner

can then decide for themselves who they want to have it based on

their own reasons that they shouldnt have to explain to anyone else.

Then the two parties can decide on who will cover shipping of the

item.

Just my 2 cents, forgive me if Im out of line. It just seemed to me

by the last few posts on the issue that the matter is getting

entirely more complicated than it needs to me.

Lori

and Elijah 9 months old, atypical RCF DBB 23/7.. soon to decrease -

YAY Elijah!!!