what to do with old baby swing

[lurknomore]

I'm ready to retire my baby swing.  It is OLD.  It was a hand me down from my SIL...Niece will be 12 this winter.  Runs on batteries, no plug.  It isn't worth anything to sell but I refuse to put it for free on CL and wait for all the people who say they must have it to not show up.  Any ideas of a place that might be able to put it to good use.  The women's shelters I can find in my area on google are only looking for NEW baby items....

[changedname]

I would put it on freecycle with a porch pick up then you don't even have to be at home.
Goodwill?

[momof2boys]

Put it outside with a free sign on it? Put it on craigslist, free cycle etc and say it will be outside, first person who shows up gets it?

[lurknomore]

Oct 27, 2014 19:50:35 GMT -5 changedname said:

I would put it on freecycle with a porch pick up then you don't even have to be at home.
Goodwill?

Ahhh...I have a big Goodwill bag.  I'll just drop it there this weekend.  For some reason, that didn't even occur to me.  Duh!  Thanks. 

[lurknomore]

Oct 27, 2014 19:52:00 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Locally - have you heard of the gathering place? Not sure if they would take baby items but they take furniture donations and then have once a month (or so) sales that benefit their cause. I don't think it is terribly far....

Thanks!  I'll try calling them tomorrow.  They're not far but it looks like they have to come to you to get donations...I can't drop them off.  Not sure its worth their time for a $5 baby swing!  Worth a shot tho!

Did you end up doing anything this weekend?  We went to the place my aunt and uncle wanted to go to and it was fun!  They had a lot more kid stuff than the website suggested. 

[nextbigthing]

What about donating it to a children's home or women's shelter?

[jena]

Goodwill doesn't take a lot of baby items - they are recalled too frequently and they don't risk missing a recall.

I'd set it on the curb a day before trash day. Around here someone would pick it.

[lurknomore]

Oct 27, 2014 19:58:08 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

lurknomore you could always do one of those other pickup donation things. We get fliers all the time. Purple Hearts and stuff?

We didn't go anywhere. We were too busy otherwise and kiddo had sniffles. Turned into a nasty cold for me today. I am shivering and I hope to god I'm just cold and not with a fever. I just started my new job today. I felt awful blowing my nose and sneezing all day around new coworkers.

I ended up with a cold too.  Started last night and now I have the worse sinus headache.  I took excedrin for the headache but can't do anything about the sinus part since I'm still nursing.  I'm laying here and thinking about heading to bed momentarily.  So drained.  Feel better!  We still need to try to plan a GTG sometime soon.  Where's the new job?  Nearby?

[lurknomore]

Oct 27, 2014 19:59:15 GMT -5 jena said:

Goodwill doesn't take a lot of baby items - they are recalled too frequently and they don't risk missing a recall.

I'd set it on the curb a day before trash day. Around here someone would pick it.

Fair point tho I've seen used car seats at ours so I'm guessing they aren't too picky.  Maybe I'll just freecycle it.  This is too complicated!!  Thanks.