9-439: Swap Shop may refer to: A Give-Away Shop The Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop , Florida, a 14-screen drive-in theater complex and flea market Entertainment [ edit ] Swap Shop , a 1988 Australian Broadcasting Corporation children's television program Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1976–1982), a BBC One Saturday morning television programme Basil's Swap Shop ,
18-469: A 2008 relaunch of the BBC show, starring puppet character Basil Brush Williams Street Swap Shop , live-streaming show produced by Williams Street Swap Shop , a Rogersville, Tennessee radio program started in 1957 Tradio , a radio program where listeners can call in to buy and sell items Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
27-538: Is a free community driven website that provides Australians a way to give away items they no longer want to other people who may need them. It's free to list items on Ziilch and it's free to take them. Ziilch was founded in 2010 by Michelle Power. The idea was conceived in order to combat hard-rubbish dumping and to reduce the number of household items being sent to landfill. The website officially launched in July 2011. The site can be browsed by anyone, however signing up
36-448: Is available at no cost. Whether it is a book , a piece of furniture , a garment or a household item, it is all freely given away, although some operate a one-in, one-out–type policy (swap shops). The free store is a form of constructive direct action that provides a shopping alternative to a monetary framework, allowing people to exchange goods and services outside of a money-based economy. The anarchist 1960s countercultural group
45-480: Is required if the user wants to request or give away items. A person takes a picture of the item they wish to give away and then assigns it a category and gives it a description. The item is then posted on the site. Other members can then register their interest for the item by clicking the request button. The person who listed the item is notified both via email and via notification on the site of these requests and then they choose at their discretion who they wish to give
54-781: Is the creation of the Freecycle Network . It began in the state of Arizona , United States, for the purpose of connecting people who had extra belongings to get rid of with people who needed something, organized as discussion/distribution lists, and usually hosted on one of the free websites. A similar concept has operated in Israel from 2006 via the Agora Project [ he ] , and in Australia from 2011 via Ziilch . These websites allow free listing of goods to be acquired by others at no cost. Ziilch Ziilch
63-476: The Diggers opened free stores which simply gave away their stock, provided free food, distributed free drugs, gave away money, organized free music concerts, and performed works of political art. The Diggers took their name from the original English Diggers led by Gerrard Winstanley and sought to create a mini-society free of money and capitalism . Another recent development in the give-away shop movement
72-425: The item to. Once this decision is made, the two parties communicate via email to organise collection of the item. Some items cannot be listed. Ziilch has been featured regularly in the media since its launch, including a featured story on Channel 9's A Current Affair in 2012 and 2013 as well as a featured story on Channel 7's Today Tonight in 2012. They have also been featured on news.com.au , StartupSmart and in
81-633: The title Swap Shop . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swap_Shop&oldid=1152679246 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Give-away shop Give-away shops , freeshops , free stores or swap shops are stores where all goods are free. They are similar to charity shops , with mostly second-hand items—only everything
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