Leaving unwanted "items" outside your house for free...

OCdude · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:57

I've got lots of random kitchen bits that I don't need anymore (crockery, food mixers, bowls, bakeware etc) and i'm thinking of just leaving them outside in a box, labelled up as free.

Usually I hate people that do that, seeing as half the time I reckon they're just too lazy to actually take their old junk to the local dump/recycling centre.

Anywaaaaaaaaaaaay, is this a "socially acceptable" thing to do?

Monkeymatt · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:58

eBay it.

Ahleckz · 23 Jan 2011 at 13:59

I got my computer desk that way. I don't really see an issue with it, but in my area people leave big items on the street as the bin men collect them.

PermaBanned · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:00

Well you could always give it to charity, but as long as it works/is in decent condition then taking it to the dump or recycling centre is just wasteful.

randomshenans · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:01

Where are you? lol You can never have too much cookware!

yhack · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:10

Leave it outside labelled as £10 and someone will steal it. Job done.

TheCrow · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:11

Its called freecycle.

An excelent idea, we have given/got rid of tone of stuff and made others happy with our junk. Like wise have picked up some great items that others didnt want.

4T5 · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:18

I've done it a few times & it has nothing to do with being to lazy to go to the tip. The things i have put outside are to good for the tip & i want somebody else to benefit from them. :cool:

My sign usually says Working(If Leccy item or summit) & Free. The things i have put outside are gone within a few hours.

Arnie · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:20

yhack said:
Leave it outside labelled as £10 and someone will steal it. Job done.

lol

Pinter75 · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:21

It's a popular thing to do here in Brighton.

When I moved into my new place, I inherited tonnes of plant pots. Left them on the driveway with a sign saying free, and they went in mins!

Small stuff is probably best, sofas etc will probably get you done for fly tipping!

logix42p · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:24

i left my mk2 golf gti outside my house and someone decided it was "free"

StoutMeister · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:34

logix42p said:
i left my mk2 golf gti outside my house and someone decided it was "free"

How generous of you

Robbo · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:42

Its a bit of a ***** thing to do to be honest

neil3k · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:44

Robboftw said:
Its a bit of a ***** thing to do to be honest

no it's not

arknor · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:48

leave them outside your house and someone will take it.

everytime a skip has been on our strete people ghave been looking whats in it and taking crap lol

RomanNose · 23 Jan 2011 at 15:00

neil3k said:
no it's not

Not really, it is good for the environment. Whatever can be reused + 1 to that.

Mr-White · 23 Jan 2011 at 15:08

Lets not beat about the bush, what you really mean..

OCdude said:
Dumping unwanted "items" outside your house

Fly tipping is illegal, you can get done for just putting too many bags out in some areas when the dustman leave them

MW

cochoc · 23 Jan 2011 at 18:10

neil3k said:
no it's not

***** is the word that springs to my tiny mind too! Sorry.

Speed · 23 Jan 2011 at 18:12

Take the smaller items to your local charity shop or use FreeCycle as previously mentioned.

JBuk · 23 Jan 2011 at 18:15

Robboftw said:
Its a bit of a ***** thing to do to be honest

it's not at all

fly tipping them would be *****

leave them outside , somebody in need may take them, if not then take them to a charity shop