Monday, June 24, 2019

New Comforts

There is a corner of my apartment building, on the landing of a staircase, just within one of the doors, at which items are placed that the owners no longer want, but which they think may be of use to others. It is, in fact, a corner for recycling older but still serviceable articles. They may be glasses, cutlery, picture frames, pots for plants, or any other household item. Very few are tattered or unusable. The tenants use their common sense. The objects are free, of course, and usually are taken by another tenant; items that stay for a long time are disposed of by the resident manager to a thrift-shop. I myself have placed a few objects there.

Last week, someone put several large bath-towels in the corner. I didn’t want to use them for myself, but I knew who would. I gathered them up, washed them and laid them down in a couple of spots for the cats’ benefit. I already had towels there serving as blankets, but these are growing thin; the new ones are thick and soft. They have met with the critics’ approval.



I find the informal exchange of household items quite purposeful and sensible. There are many in which I am not interested, and those which I would not re-use. But by and large the objects I see on offer would come in handy to someone. And you can’t beat the price.

13 comments:

  1. What a terrific way to recycle/repurpose stuff! Seems so darn neighbourly...so Canadian...;-)

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  2. what a terrific idea! It beats taking them yourself to the second hand shop and it also gives the residents first chance at reusing a good durable product. So glad you got approval for the soft thick towels!

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  3. That's a terrific way to reuse and re-purpose unwanted "stuff." Great find! And no, you sure can't beat the "price."

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  4. Comfy towels are always the best for some nappies. Plus when they come out of the dryer and still have that warmness to them. Thanks for sharing the lovely photos. Have a wonderful day.
    World of Animals

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  5. That is a great idea, and the cats obviously think so too.

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  6. That is a wonderful idea! Best of all the cats scored some comfy towels to nap on.

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  7. One of the apartment buildings I lived in years ago rented to a lot of collage students. When the students would move after graduation, they would leave behind all sorts of things they did not wish to take with them - furniture, linens, books and anything else they wanted to recycle. I found quite a few "bargains" in the 20 years I lived there.

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  8. What a great idea to repurpose items in your building! It's nice to see your cats enjoying your finds.

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  9. What a great idea! I wish that were so everywhere! Super idea.

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  10. Great idea! We lived in a community that had a swap shop. The same idea. The housekeeper would bring things, too and look around at all the goodies to be had. It was fun exploring in a building the size of a two-car garage..books, bags of assorted items, etc. She even picked up a small cat tree for me! :) - Tom x

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  11. That is a wonderful idea. Cammie seems to really enjoy them

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