weekend-giveaway

(Photo via Holly Caruk/CBC)

Do you take part in giveaway weekend? 

 

If you’ve never taken part in giveaway weekend (its become a tradition in the city) twice a year, people empty out their basements, attics and garages, put those items they don’t want out on the lawn and let others take them home for their own! It’s like Christmas with out the wrapping paper and Santa.

 

There are some rules you need to follow!!

Here’s how it works:

  • Place unwanted household items at the curb on your front street.
  • Label each item with a “free” sticker or sign.
  • Store items out of sight that you don’t want to give away.
  • Remove leftover items from the curb by dusk on Sunday.

Examples of giveaway items:

  • Books, CDs and DVDs
  • Furniture, electronics and small appliances.
  • Sports equipment and toys.
  • Yard and gardening tools and equipment (e.g., lawn mowers, snow blowers, rakes, shovels).
  • Kitchen gadgets, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans.
  • Unwanted gifts.
  • Construction material (e.g., nails, paint, wood).
  • Clothing.

 

Do not put out:

  • Items that could be unsafe, including lawn darts, baby walkers, infant self-feeding devices and baby bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA).
  • Items infested with bed bugs (e.g., mattresses, furniture, bedding).
  • Toilets with a flush volume of 13 litres or more.

The city also has the following advice for anyone searching for giveaway treasures this weekend:

  • Only take items that are on the curb and marked “free.”
  • Make sure the items you’re picking up are in good condition before you take them home.
  • Don’t walk or drive onto private lawns or gardens.
  • Obey traffic laws and watch out for children on the roads.

 

Sheeesh!! Who knew there were so many rules for collection junk left on the street by strangers!

 

Thanks to CBC Manitoba for the info!