Since 2012 there has been a new trend in the internet world: the Giveaway Corner. This is a phenomenon based on the principle: throwing away is a shame. Items are offered for free at a Giveaway Corner. Items that you may no longer need, but that someone else could be very happy with. Good for people with a small wallet, but also for yourself because giving something away gives you a good feeling.
Old stuff: throw it away or give it away?
You know how it is: an overcrowded garage, an attic that is barely passable, your wardrobe that is overflowing with clothes that no longer fit you for a few years. It’s high time for a big clean-up. But where do you put things that you no longer need? You can throw them away, but this is often a shame because the items are still usable. Another option is the thrift store. However, the disadvantage of this is that you have to load everything and drive to the recycling center to drop it off. A new trend has emerged in recent months: the Giveaway Corner!
The Giveaway Corner
The Giveaway Corner is a new trend that emerged in 2012. What is typical of the Giveaway Corner is that several initiators are involved, each of whom has created a Giveaway Corner for their own region. The principle of the Giveaway Corner is that you can offer items that are unnecessary for you, but that someone else could still use. Beds, pots, pans, toys, clothing, equipment, free services such as a babysitter, borrowing a car, plants, flowers, glasses, crockery or furniture. Everything is on offer! The Giveaway Corner prevents wastage of items, people with a small wallet can easily find the things they need and it gives you a good feeling!
Where can you find a Giveaway Corner?
The Giveaway Corner is an independent idea and can be found by initiators by region. This is often a prefix; for example, Weggeverhoek Region 038 for Zwolle and surrounding areas. The Giveaway Corner is currently very big through the medium of Facebook. You can use the search bar to look for a Giveaway Corner in your region. Websites have also been developed in the context of the Giveaway Corner. This indicates that there is certainly a future for the Weggivinghoek and that it will gradually be disconnected from mediums such as Facebook. Recently there has also been media attention for the Giveaway Corner phenomenon and this has resulted in more regions with a Giveaway Corner.
Advantages
As mentioned before, you help other people who may not be well off or you simply make people happy with things that you no longer need. You also get a good feeling when you have been able to help someone or make them happy. An advantage of the Giveaway Corner compared to an online sales page such as Marktplaats is that it is smaller-scale. You offer your things within a group of people who live near you. In this way you may also get to know people from your street, village or area and thus expand your circle of acquaintances or friends. What is also very easy is that you can easily make a pick-up appointment. It does not have to be sent, as you often will with Marktplaats, but because the people at a Weggeverhoek live near you, collection is very easy.
Participate?
Are you curious whether there is a Giveaway Corner in your region? Search the internet and join them. Clean out your house and give away what you have left. This way you help someone else and it makes you feel good. A better world starts with yourself. my view on