What I had for free 2023

Siebrie

4 bottles of 500ml Aquarius, due to winning a lottery 4x, related to husband's company car's fuel card's loyalty programme.

Same with 3 bottles of Spa Fruit 500ml.

3 bags of clothes from a friend who is sorting out her Mum's apartment, her own wardrobe, and since last weekend, her uncle's apartment.

A cute sewing basket from same friend.

€0,65 in deposits on found bottles.

SuzeQStan

MSE_Laura_F said:

Incredible the things that have been salvaged.

I included the bird bath and sink images in last week's Forum highlights blog. Thank you SuzeQStan and Floss.

Thanks Laura - it was a nice surprise 😊😊👍🏻👍🏻

-taff

Picked up a brand new cover for my veg trug from freecycle today...woop!

SuzeQStan

-taff - you find the best stuff! Those covers are proper expensive as well!  Did it come with the framework?

-taff

I don't find the best stuff. I have a look at Bath Freecycle every now and again and there is a lot of best stuff on that [ too far away for me but I am nosey so..]] There was a 7ft dresser on there the other day, really good wood too which would have cost a fair bit new...FB Marketplace is good for free stuff too and/or very cheap stuff. Greenhouses regularly go for fifty quid or free if you dismantle and I've put them together and taken them apart enough to know that usually, with a ten mil spanner it's actually fairly easy, just like giant meccano...:)

I have some bottom framework, but not the hoop part so I'll get some water pipe or similar and use that.

Rosa_Damascena

A set of 4 wicker high back chairs for the patio from a generous Freecycler, I had to ditch the seat pads and hose them down (as expected) but otherwise they are near perfect

Decent patio furniture costs a fortune these days! And most is bulky, heavy and difficult to store. These are perfect.

-taff

So this week I've had a large stack of gardening magazines, a rumtopf jar [ been looking for one for ages, blackberry picking on the cards tomorrow ] and a very very large wrought iron curclicue'd window planter box holder. OH wants to spray it gold after I clean it up a bit.

Last week I got a bench but it needs repair, even more so now OH has completely broken the arm by dropping his bicycle on it, but I will do before's and afters.

bellabella

This week hubby got 2 baby gates brand new with fixings which someone had bought and was going to throw in the skip at work one was the wrong colour and the other a slim fit if the slim fit doesn't fit either of DD's houses i will put on freecycle  

SuzeQStan

-taff said:

So this week I've had a very very large wrought iron curclicue'd window planter box holder. OH wants to spray it gold after I clean it up a bit.

You are so jammy!  I’ve wanted one of those forever but they cost hundreds! 

OH and I did a skip trip for MiL and she had a nest of tables that were sound but needed refinishing etc.  I’ve got my childhood dolls house and been on lookout for a table to display it on for some time. Gonna cut the legs off 1/3rd and paint it.  The other 2 tables will also be painted and used outside in garden for summertime side tables.

SuzeQStan

PS - can’t wait to see before and after of the bench!!