OK, since there are so many random things which seem to be stumbling blocks because you can't see how to get rid of them, let me start this off.
How do I get rid of a wok? I have 2, a proper Asian one which does a great job. And this reallllly heavy 'non-stick' (yeah right) one my SIL gave me years ago. It's awful and surplus to requirements. But how do I get rid of it? Will charity shops take stuff like this? Help!
Yes, thrift shops will take it. So long as the finish isn't flaking off it's easy for them to sell things like that.
Ah, cool, thanks. It's in fine condition, will stick it into the donate bag and get it off my kitchen work surface!
Our thrif store has a whole room devoted to pots and pans, dishes, storage containers, etc. I got a beautiful set of 4 pasta bowls there - nice plain white china with a gold rim. Dumped my ugly, couldn't-stand-to-use-them ones. :) When I was working, we always went to the thrift store for silverware and common-kitches dishes. Price was right.
Also, there's always Freecycle (www.freecycle.org).
yes, but I don't really like using freecycle that much after the last few things I tried to get rid of. I seemed to have so many people who didn't turn up, it ended up a real hassle. I have loads of stuff I could freecycle, maybe I should just post my address and have a 'turn up and collect' time. Or maybe I should just do a car-boot sale and sell stuff for virtually nothing. I'm quite happy to freecycle big items like beds or other furniture, I even freecycled a big hammock and stand once to a lovely chap. It's those annoying smaller items which don't seem worth the effort and spending weeks responding to emails. Maybe I should sort them into 'collections' like camping equipment, kids toys etc and post them that way... After all, if I were going to take up camping I'd want a whole bunch of stuff, not just dribs and drabs :)
Lottie, you can combine all those tactics - I see a lot of folks have a garage sale, and then pick a specific time when everything becomes free and post that on Freecycle at that time - "FREE everything at garage sale at XXXX Address, starting right now til 4pm"
And then, at the end of the time, what's left gets packed up and taken to the thrift store.
I would also think about schools that have cooking classes.
thanks for the ideas :) We don't have a garage or driveway, but I could easily do a carboot and then give away anything left at the end... Except my car's boot is currently not working!! I will aim to do this before Christmas I think, may encourage the kids to do some toy uncluttering too if they can keep any money made.
Any ideas on 220-volt appliances? (We're in the US and have a bunch of European-electric small appliances left over.)
@streamliner Web forums for Americans headed for the UK often have a market thread; you might consider listing them there -- someone with a bit of room in their shipping container might thank you for the chance to obtain a few things ahead of time.
You know I posted them on Craigslist (as free-if-you-pick-up) and have had eight people respond? I'm shocked. Who knew people here would want them! (At least a couple of them are getting them to mail to relatives.)
I am surprised by fewer and fewer things every day -- if we were closer to our move date, I might have asked for them myself! *grin* But I enjoy the empty shelves in the basement.
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