Lisa Jones gives Theo Labrecque a set of muffin tins Tuesday at Labrecque’s home in Lewiston. Jones helps with a Buy Nothing group out of Lewiston and gives away items that she no longer needs. Jones said that she has been dropping off items at Labrecque’s home for about a year.
Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Every now and then, I help my wife lug random stuff to the carport. A bureau here, an old TV there, or some random item I don’t recognize and won’t miss. These things are plunked down in their designated spot and the next time I go out there, everything is gone.
It’s like magic. I had no idea I was part of a movement. And you better believe that the Buy Nothing craze is a bona fide movement.
Around the country, millions of people are either giving or receiving needed items in a way that eliminates the need for corporate middlemen. There are at least four dozen such groups in Maine alone, including even in the smallest of towns. Check the Facebook listings in your area and chances are good — near 100% really — that you’ll find a “No Buy” group where people are vigorously exchanging goods in a way that is simplicity itself.
Need something? Ask your local No Buy group. Got stuff to give away? List it in the group and find that clutter gone by the end of day. I talked to one lady who was able to clear out more than a ton of unwanted items in just three months by giving it all away piece by piece.
What this woman no longer needed, perfect strangers were happy to.
