Sunday, 25 January 2015

Have Fun When You Swap Stuff Online

By Janine Hughes


Buying clothing and toys for your children is an ongoing battle that never gets any easier. High quality items are pricey and your kids will outgrow their clothes faster than you can buy new items. There are ways around this problem such as buying second hand gear from auction sites, but a newer and great way to get what you need without having to spend a penny is to swap stuff online.

Bidding on items can become time consuming, and if you are not careful you can actually end up spending more money than you intend to on items that are not of the highest quality. As well as constantly checking on your bids, some sites will be expensive when you put up items for sale; when you interchange your goods you can forget fees and money changing hands.

Swap shops are the latest craze, and you can find sites that deal in your local area by heading to social media. Set up as groups, you will ask permission to join and will need to agree to a few simple rules to become a member. Once you have been accepted as a member you will just need to take some images of the items you want to swap, and post them to the page with a reference of what you would consider swapping them for.

Depending on the individual group that you join, you may also be able to sell your items and buy them; this can also work out to be almost the same as swapping as you can use the cash you make on your sales to buy other items. Changing items with people in your local area also means no petrol costs, postal costs, and a quick and easy service for everything from autos to computer games.

When you have growing children, it is often possible to locate someone online who has a child one year older or one year younger than your own. What this means is that you can simply hand down clothes to your swapper in exchange for some for your larger child or some games. Children get bored with games after a short time; so change them for something that they will love.

After the festive season, you may be left with food, unwanted gifts, and even unwanted pets in your household. Always ensure you abide by the rules, and exchange goods carefully and with thought and ensure that animals will go to a good home.

When becoming a member of an interchange site, ensure that you abide by their fair trading rules. This means that you cannot exchange faulty items without detailing the fault; you would not be impressed if you were given a broken item and failure to adhere to the rules will result in you being removed permanently from the group.

Look around your home today and take some snaps of items that you no longer want or use that are in good condition, posting them on your site as you go. The Internet is a great way to get great value on your favorite items, and it is even a way to purchase gifts without having to spend a penny. The hassle involved in buying expensive gifts that will be unwanted disappears when you can simply log on to your favorite site and exchange them for things that you really want without having to pay out large amounts of cash on them.




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