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DAE stop buying books and start swapping them at the coffee shop on 5th
I used to buy every book I wanted on Amazon, usually 3 or 4 a month, and my shelf in Denver got so full I had to stack them on the floor. Then about 8 months ago a guy at my local coffee shop on 5th asked if I wanted to trade a paperback for his copy of a thriller he was done with. I said sure and now we have a whole bin by the door where people drop off books they finished and grab something new for free. I have not paid for a book since March and I have read 11 of them. It feels dumb that I spent years buying stuff I would read once and never touch again. Has anyone else set up a swap spot in their neighborhood, and how do you keep people from just taking everything?
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anthony_campbell8819d ago
Yes! Did the same thing at my laundromat last year and it just took off. Get a cheap plastic bin with a lid and put a note on it saying take one leave one, that cut down on the hoarders big time. Nobody wants to be the jerk who raids the free book bin.
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