
I felt like a peddler, carrying my wares on my back, as I drove eastward toward a bowling alley where my homeschool group was meeting today. My car was packed full of my boy's outgrown childhood possessions and my homeschool group had been notified via email that I was coming. I had a few goals- put a smile on the faces of kids I knew and keep my boy's toys from going into a landfill. I charged $2 per bag to ensure that everything would go.
I wasn't sure what kind of a response I would get, but as soon as I pulled into the parking lot, shoppers began arriving. It only took about 15 minutes to get rid of most of the things. Not only did I prevent my kid's things from going into the landfill, but I encouraged these parents to purchase used toys and books for their children, thus reducing the production of goods. All around everyone won.
Ingenious idea! Maybe others will promote their castoffs in the same way therefore eliminating "stuff" for landfills.
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