Maggs
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Woodside, NY
clubs: | Does Boston have a free store?
Does anyone know if Boston has a free store, where I can get used furniture for free? I'm looking to move up there, and need to furnish an apartment.
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DavisPhotog
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Johkal
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Why would a store exist to give merchandise away? Look for Goodwill or Salvation Army stores to buy pre-owned furniture cheap.
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Maggs
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clubs: | »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give-away_shop
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Johkal
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October 12th, @12:10PM
| From that link, it doesn't look like you will have much luck finding one in the US.
The only reference close are dumps in the New England area:
"Some rural towns in the US, especially in New England, will have a swap-shed at the local dump. Useable but unwanted items will be left there for anyone to take." |
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fourboxers
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You might find something through freecycle. |
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DavisPhotog
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clubs: | Another quite valid suggestion.
The reason why I suggested Craigslist is because many people get desperate to off their furniture and usually will let good stuff go for VERY cheap if you can haul it off. |
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Kayrac
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said by Johkal  :From that link, it doesn't look like you will have much luck finding one in the US. The only reference close are dumps in the New England area: "Some rural towns in the US, especially in New England, will have a swap-shed at the local dump. Useable but unwanted items will be left there for anyone to take." boston is new england :P |
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Johkal
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| What I was saying is that dumps are the closest thing to a free store in the New England area. 
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Duramax08
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San Antonio, TX | reply to Maggs
You can always make box furniture if you are that cheap. You can get the boxes from like fedex, ups, usps but get prepared for lawsuits. |
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Greg_Z
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| said by Duramax08 :You can always make box furniture if you are that cheap. You can get the boxes from like fedex, ups, usps but get prepared for lawsuits. And what lawsuits are those? |
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ninjatutle
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I wouldn't furnish my place with free furniture. I'm scared to death of bed bugs. Germs too 
Go to Walmart or your local furniture store and ask them about the cheapest sets they have. |
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vaxvms
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said by Greg_Z :And what lawsuits are those? »www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/···08/68492 |
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Duramax08
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San Antonio, TX | reply to Greg_Z
If you arent gona use the boxes for shipping, they get mad and sue people. Like usps boxes, They are property of the government and are only used for shipping purposes. |
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Mickeyme
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You can drive around town on garbage pickup day and see what is being tossed out.
But, then that would cost you in gas.
Look in local papers some people put in ads to get rid of stuff and not have to pay the garbage company extra money to haul it away.
Why are you moving if you don't have money? |
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DavisPhotog
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said by Duramax08 :If you arent gona use the boxes for shipping, they get mad and sue people. Like usps boxes, They are property of the government and are only used for shipping purposes. This is flat wrong. UPS and FedEx are not government-owned companies, therefore, their property is *not* government property. They just don't like you using them for other purposes because the boxes are *free* and they give them out with the expectation that you'll be using their services with those boxes. |
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Greg_Z
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Springfield, IL | reply to Duramax08
Only the design or image is property of the company, not the box. |
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Duramax08
Oy, Pass It on.
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San Antonio, TX | ok then, make a chair out of a usps boxes, put pics on the internet and show ur mailman. |
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Duramax08
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San Antonio, TX
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October 12th, @09:24PM
| reply to DavisPhotog
ups and fedex are not related with the government but usps is. |
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