How do I find a buy nothing group in my area?

How do I find a buy nothing group in my area?

Finding your local Buy Nothing group is as simple as choosing your country and state in the group finder on BuyNothing.org. You’ll be directed to your nearest group’s Facebook Group. For now, the groups are almost all hosted on Facebook, so you’ll need an account to join, but Buy Nothing is at work on their own app.

Can I join buy nothing without a Facebook account?

Please know that our BuyNothing app is open for everyone to instantly join, so you do not need Facebook or any other social media app to join.

How do you post on Buy Nothing?

Anyone who’s interested can simply comment on the post, then message the poster separately to arrange a time for pickup. To find a gifting group in your area, check out the list on the Buy Nothing Project’s website. Each link will take you to the individual community’s Facebook group, where you can request to join.

Is the Buy Nothing app free?

It makes us all richer and the planet cleaner. Welcome to the Buy Nothing Project! The world’s gift economy platform. It’s free and everyone is welcome.

How does the Buy Nothing Project work?

The Buy Nothing Project is a social movement that has over 6,500 groups worldwide. It’s a network of hyper-local gift economies where neighbors can come together and share pretty much everything with each other, from a cup of sugar to corner sofas, without exchanging money.

How do you PM Buy Nothing?

Buy Nothing Group Rules As Rockefeller and Clark stated in their original blog post: “Buy Nothing: Give Freely. Share the bounty. Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share amongst neighbors. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow.

What does simmering mean in Buy Nothing?

Simmer: This is Buy Nothing’s preferred practice of letting a gift post sit for several days and allowing expressions of interest to pile up instead of giving the item to the first person who requests it. Then the giver chooses among those who want the item using a variety of methods.

Can you gift animals on Buy Nothing?

People in a Buy Nothing group can give any legal gift (i.e. following national and local laws), whether it’s an item or a gift of self (service, skill, etc). People can request any legal gift. All gifts have the same value – priceless.

How do I start buying nothing group?

Getting Started Search Facebook for Buy Nothing, and you will see a list of local groups. Find the one for your neighborhood and send a request to join. If your neighborhood does not have a group yet, you can either start one yourself or request to join the one closest to you.

Can you buy alcohol nothing?

What Happens in a Buy Nothing community? People in a Buy Nothing group can give any legal gift (i.e. following national and local laws), whether it’s an item or a gift of self (service, skill, etc). People can request any legal gift.

What does Flash gifting mean?

Gifters can offer items in the group in one of two ways: They can decide to “flash give,” which is when an item is gifted to the first person who responds, or they can “let it simmer,” and let an offer sit a few days before giving it away.

Can you give away animals on Buy Nothing?

Can you give alcohol away on Buy Nothing?

Can you gift alcohol on Buy Nothing?

Group rules from the admins Anything legal is allowed as a gift/ask. Follow all national and local laws, as well as this platform’s Community Guidelines/Regulated Goods list. The trading of alcohol is strictly prohibited.

Can you ask for money in Buy Nothing?

You are not allowed to ask for money or trade in Buy Nothing groups. Buy Nothing groups were designed so that you can “give where you live.” The goal is to bring communities together and to help share resources by gifting directly to the end-user.

What does simmering mean in Buy Nothing terms?

What does ISO mean in Buy Nothing?

in search of
In our idealism, striving to be the perfect local gift economy for our own community, we asked our members to try to not use abbreviations like “ISO” (in search of) when asking for an item or service they might need.

What is a flash give?

What is simmering Buy Nothing?