Southern California especially Los Angeles and surrounding areas: ATTEND, INVITE PEOPLE, OR POST ABOUT any of the many kinds of Free Swap Gatherings, REALLY REALLY FREE MARKETs ( RRFM ), Free Stores, + White Elephant /Holiday Gift Exchanges hosted by individuals + community groups: At some gatherings/events/etc you don't need to bring anything and just take away things other people bring that you like; at others you bring things you don't want and take what you do like: No $ used! Your unwanted item is another persons treasure! Swaps are fun, they recycle our resources +help individuals +local communities be self-sustaining.

Below are examples of many TYPES OF SWAPS hosted. You are encouraged to host in your home or community center +create new kinds! Post about them here to bring wider diversity, more quality items, +meet fun interesting people!:

1) COSTUME / CLOTHES Swaps:
Bring clean items in good condition: clothes accessories jewelry shoes; unopened bodycare/makeup etc
2) SKILLS/SERVICE Swaps
3) MEDIA: DVD CD VHS Beta RECORDS Lazer Discs TAPES CASSETTES audiobooks
4) BOOK: books audio newspaper magazine class-reader Written-Music
5) GAME + LAZERS
6) INSTRUMENT
7) ART ARTIFACT / DECOR
8) HOUSEWARE
9) FRUIT VEGETABLE SEED CUTTINGS PLANT
10) TOOLs
11) MAGIC stuff
12) COMPUTER /parts
13) YARN FABRIC CRAFT BEADS
14) STEREO stuff
15)FAMOUS People Stuff
16) HOMEMADE Stuff/ INVENTIONS
17) GIFT
Etc +Free HOLIDAY EVENTS
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