Or, "It is free, what is the catch?" I am shopping at a local hardware store about two miles away to buy garden hose washers. While I am there I notice a young couple looking at a wheelbarrow, but not looking like they want to pay that much for it.
I walk up to them and say, “I have an old one and it is free if you want it. I bought it used three years ago. I used it for one small project, and its been sitting since then…. The wheel on it is a little to small, so you either have to bend over a bit or drag it….You can’t put too much in it at a time, but for a small job it works fine.”
“We only have a small job too.”
“Can we pay you for it?”
“No, I bought it for $10.00 and more than got my use out of it, you can have it for free. Here is my address…..”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, and if it does not work for you, you can come back and buy this one. I’ll be home in about twenty minutes or less.”
Two hours later and no young couple.
I take a half sheet of paper and write on it, “Donation or Free”.
I take the wheelbarrow to the curb and tape the sign on it.
Less than ten minutes later it is gone. I do not live on a busy street.
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