Finding Free Furniture?

redhatterb

February 11, 20140 found this helpful

Go to the office for your local Salvation Army and tell them what you need. They will give you a voucher for free furniture to take to their thrift store. That being said, they might not have everything you need. If they do have the items that you say you need, most of the thrift stores won't let you pick from the better quality items that they can sell for more.

They will only give items that are necessities. Electronic items aren't considered necessities. When you say you need a freezer, do you mean a refrigerator-freezer combination or an actual freezer? If they have a refrigerator they might let you have that, but I don't think they would consider a freezer a necessity.

In this day and age you also want to be aware of bed bugs because they seem to be spreading across the country. Especially in beds and upholstered furniture. However, I have also heard of them being found in wood furniture. I also don't know if you mean you need a TV or just something to set a TV on, but if it is something to set a TV on, you could use a dresser and then you would have extra storage too. You can pick up an air mattress fairly inexpensively.

I have three adult grand kids that have been sleeping on air mattresses for several years because they can't afford beds and it works. Also be aware that most of the thrift stores won't deliver furniture. All of this being said, I know people that have been evicted from the place they were living and they have always managed to take most of their belongings with them.

P.Rosendahl

February 27, 20140 found this helpful

Look on Craigslist. There is an area called "free" and very often, daily (at least in Tampa FL) there are new listings of free furniture offered. Don't be bashful in mentioning this need to others. Friends of friends often would like to donate something to someone in need.

redbeard