Passing down Clothes – That’s being Green too.

I love getting a call from a dear friend of mine saying, “Sandy – I have gone through the kids things and I have 2 big bags of clothes for your triplets!” It’s like Christmas time going through the bags to see what will fit and what we can use.

Not everything fits or will work, and if we can’t use it I pass it on. I have a couple girls that I work with that have children who I pass the triplets clothes and toys down to. If it isn’t something they can use, I take it to the Goodwill store that is in my town.

My older boys clothes go into a bin that are labeled and I save those for the triplets. (at least the boys)

Personally, I do not keep most of it for garage sales. I do not want to store things through the year waiting for a garage sale to make .25 off a shirt. I would rather give it to someone that I know who can really use it for free, or second best give it to Goodwill. I know someone has to buy it from there, but it is out of my house and I have my space back. Garage sales aren’t bad, if you have the space to store the things until you have it.

I have no problem looking at garage sales for clothes to fit the kids. I am not too proud to use hand me downs or buy clothing at a garage sale. These kids grow fast and aren’t in them more than a season. I wish I could afford to always buy them new, but I am practical and even if I could afford to buy them the best of clothing….it makes sense to reuse things. Recycle…be green with clothes too.

Zwaggle – It’s a Free, Green and Great way to Declutter!

Hey All – I think this is a wonderful service!! Kudos for those responsible.
I know that I use Good Will a lot for myself and my clients. I have some clients who will use E-bay. I think this is easier than a garage sale, you can benefit from it by then being able to turn around and purchase things you may need for your kids now – and it is all without money! Cool
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Do you have a bag of donate items you need to get rid of? Zwaggle It
Do you have clothes that do not fit your children anymore? Zwaggle it!
Do you have a nice purse you can’t use? Zwaggle it!

Do you need clothes that do fit your children? Find it on Zwaggle!
Looking for a stroller? Find it on Zwaggle!

But guess what????? You don’t have to use money for it…you buy and sell your items using Zwaggle Points or zoints (points you earn for joining Zwaggle, “selling” your items, referring friends to Zwaggle).
It cost nothing to join and nothing but zoints to “buy” items. The only money that is used is for shipping the item if it is not local.
This is a great way to be “green” and keep the items that you no longer need out of landfills.
For those of you who have a hard time decluttering, this is new incentive. Not only do you know that your items will go to people who can use them, but you can earn zoints for yourself and then go shopping for items that you truly need.

You can even donate your zoints to charities they have available and help others even more.
Go to the Zwaggle site and watch the video that is at the top of the home page right beside the picture. It explains it very simply.
Be sure to tell them I sent you when you join!!