The power of free

Well, my super comfy couch and sofa are both gone.  My wife was concerned no one would pick them up.  I had no such doubts.  They were super comfy, lightly worn, a nice pleasing light brown color, and in pretty good shape.

I had one e-mail inquiry and someone else took it away.  Both pieces were in our driveway with big “FREE” signs on them written on cardboard.  Someone stopped by earlier today, tried to pick them up, couldn’t do it by himself, took the signs, then came back a few minutes ago to collect both pieces with help.

Years ago while living in Oakland we put a mattress outside our place with a free sign on it.  I think we had put it out in the evening and it was gone before 8:00AM the following day.  Admittedly, that was a high traffic location, near a freeway on and off ramp, but it was taken away VERY quickly.

Free is a funny thing, especially when it comes to physical goods.

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This post was from June.  So, those comfy things are long gone hopefully enjoying a very good home now.