Womblers Anonymous

[jacey]

green_knight has been asking about the naming of a community for de-clutterers.

Some years ago BB and I  thought we should starts a society called Womblers Anonymous, for all those people who collect things that-might-come-in-useful-one-day. Every week you have to go to the meeting and take something to throw away. The trouble is that with a meeting full of fellow Womblers someone else would be bound to pounce on it and say: I'll take that if you don't want it!'

Everyone would end up going home with a different piece of junk that somene else had thrown away.

Today I've thrown out six old pillows, two old duvets and two pads for cushions. Whoo-hoo! Yes! Result!

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

There might be a Freecycle Network in your area.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

There is, one in Barnsley and one in Huddersfield I believe, but I also have junk that's really not fit for freecycling. The pillows and duvets, for example. I'm not sure anyone wants unwashed/unwashable bedding. I know street people would probably be grateful for the duvets, I mean, they're not dirty - but I don't know of any charity that recycles them in that direction.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Aha, I see. There's a local shelter that I'd offer that kind of thing to (but of course that's no use to you!). But something similar?