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19.05.2011, 12:03
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| | | What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Hi everyone!
I've found so many good items for free outside people's houses, that I wondered what kind of things other people have found?
So far I have collected:
A large wooden TV stand
A kitchen table
A racing bike with a dodgy wheel (that we got fixed)
An Ikea rocking chair with white cushions
A huge silver mixing bowl
A cutlery drawer organiser
Any good finds?  | | The following 7 users would like to thank Boogaloo for this useful post: | |
19.05.2011, 12:09
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Nothing I've found but I left several items from my kitchen just outside the front door while I swept up and some bugger stole them.
I lost :
A kitchen table
A huge silver mixing bowl
A cutlery drawer organiser
they were all stacked next to my racing bike.
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19.05.2011, 12:09
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Poo in orange little bags.
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19.05.2011, 12:10
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
sorry Nil, that was mine also.  | | The following 4 users would like to thank grynch for this useful post: | |
19.05.2011, 12:15
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
There was a pavement pizza outside our front door this morning.............  | | The following 2 users would like to thank grumpygit for this useful post: | |
19.05.2011, 12:19
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Not free, but toy rental from the Ludotheken rocks! From 1 to 3 CHF to get a nice toy during a month.
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19.05.2011, 12:21
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
| Quote: | |  | | | I've found so many good items for free outside people's houses, that I wondered what kind of things other people have found? | | | | | A classic Scandinavian design chair that I've been planning to buy for years - couldn't believe my luck!
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19.05.2011, 12:30
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Hence proved 'Someone's trash is someone elses treasure'  | | The following 3 users would like to thank cha1 for this useful post: | |
19.05.2011, 12:51
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
There is a group of buildings near my house which consist mostly of foreigners who, at least seems so, live only temporarly in this neighbourhood. Every Friday there is a new piece of furniture left next to the garbage container. I wouldn't consider it a great find though...
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19.05.2011, 13:06
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Wooden rocking horse, not the same style, but same kind of thing as one of these:  |
19.05.2011, 13:13
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
| Quote: | | | | | Hi everyone!
I've found so many good items for free outside people's houses, that I wondered what kind of things other people have found?
So far I have collected:
A large wooden TV stand
A kitchen table
A racing bike with a dodgy wheel (that we got fixed)
An Ikea rocking chair with white cushions
A huge silver mixing bowl
A cutlery drawer organiser
Any good finds? | | | | | My son and his girlfriend furnished the whole of their first flat together with what they found on the street (excepting mattresses and bed clothes).
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19.05.2011, 13:25
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Empty beer bottles...lots & lots of them.
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19.05.2011, 13:26
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
| Quote: | | | | | There is a group of buildings near my house which consist mostly of foreigners who, at least seems so, live only temporarly in this neighbourhood. Every Friday there is a new piece of furniture left next to the garbage container. I wouldn't consider it a great find though... | | | | | Foreigners hardly leave any 'valuables' behind...  |
19.05.2011, 13:27
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
| Quote: | | | | | Wooden rocking horse, not the same style, but same kind of thing as one of these:
| | | | | I found a couple of those in the park. A bugger to pick up though.
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19.05.2011, 13:28
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
syringes,
so many I could open a hosiptal  |
19.05.2011, 13:33
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
I found 2fr a couple of weeks ago. | | The following 2 users would like to thank Deep Purple for this useful post: | |
19.05.2011, 13:38
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| | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
| Quote: | | | | | I found 2fr a couple of weeks ago. | | | | | I dropped 600 FR around Basel once ;( I turned back and never ever found it or any traces thereof.
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19.05.2011, 13:51
| | | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
I found 50 CHF my husband told me to return them and I told him to ...
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19.05.2011, 13:55
| | | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
My dignity
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19.05.2011, 13:59
| | | | Re: What have you found for free on Switzerland's streets?
Lovely neighbors
and
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