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Couple of potential snowflakes

September 30th, 2013 at 12:37 am

So our condo has a "free table" where residents can dump their unwanted belongings for others to take, first come first serve. We've put tons of things down there over the years, and taken a lot as well. Most memorably, we took a double stroller (same brand as the one that cost us about $800) and sold it for around $450.

This weekend, there was a bag full of a Wii system, several remotes and several videogames, as well as a home theater system complete with speakers. NT reckons we could clear $200 or $300 on Craigslist. Typically we try to make a little money off our unwanted items, so what we put on the free table is stuff that someone might appreciate, but has little to no resale value. Others just want to get rid of their stuff ASAP ... and we reap the benefits!

We'll list these on Craigslist today and hopefully get rid of them soon; we don't really have any extra storage space. Could be great snowflakes toward our goals!

I redeemed some regular credit card rewards, $30 from Chase and $25 from Amex, but I used those to help pay recent medical bills. Barring anything unforeseen, I shouldn't need to use any more snowflakes for medical costs this year.

2 Responses to “Couple of potential snowflakes”

  1. baselle Says:
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    Hmmm. Free table. We don't have that in our condo and I wonder if I should suggest it. Do residents like it, dislike it? Any administrative issues?

  2. ceejay74 Says:
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    I've never heard a resident say anything against it. It's by the dumpster, so probably easy to toss things that are clearly not up for a second life. We do have a rule against putting electronics there (it's occasionally broken, hence the great score we just made). And food/perishables. We get the occasional admonishment from management when the rules get broken, but only about once a year.

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