Household furniture, tools and appliances are also increasingly shared. Popular online sites that allow people to do this include freecycle.org, swapz.co.uk and netcycler.co.uk.
Through these you can trade – or simply rent – household appliances.
If you are giving something away – through Freecycle, say – you have the satisfaction of knowing it is not wasted. But renting is also beneficial to both parties with items like steam cleaners, wallpaper strippers, strimmers and other goods commonly hired out for a small charge.
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