Every once in a while I look at the 'barter' section of craigslist...
I told DH tonight that I wish I could barter homecooked meals for something/some service! I love cooking and would cook every night but there's no way we could eat all of the food if I did.
Have you ever bartered??
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
I've never bartered for services but do barter prices frequently!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
DH thought about doing it with our temple. The dues are crazy high and he volunteers for them by running their website. He wanted to ask for lower dues if he does that service..... but then he felt bad and just did it for free since it's for temple..
He's has done it before with a friend's sister. She does some weird reiki healing thing and she did it for him for free while he built her website. But that ended up being a mistake (Could have told him that one) because he didn't like her services.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
Yup my hubby did drywall in exchange for our wedding photogrpaher (professional, legit). Were bartering family pica too in exchange for us providing them a bouncer for their kids birthday party. We love bartering
honeydew / 7687 posts
@artbee: eep! that would be awkward to end a trading transaction like that.
@stargal that is awesome!!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@scg00387: Yes, he told her that he didn't have time to do the website so he had to stop. It didn't help his health at all..... just gave him weird dreams.
honeydew / 7586 posts
Yep. Well, my husband does that is. He is a web developer so we barter frequently in exchange for services. Most recently, he bartered a site for LO's newborn and 1-year cake smash photos.
coconut / 8430 posts
I was selling some nearly new snowboard equipment that didn't work for me (and that I couldn't return) and I found a buyer who said he would buy them, but he asked if by any chance that I'd want a brand new (sealed) Clarisonic Mia that his gf received as a gift.... Turns out I had been looking for one, do we traded! It worked out for both of us!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Nope, I suck at these types of things. DH is way better at it, and often gets a better price or trades stuff.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Yup! Our shop is in the country and we own some land so the hubby is always bartering with others! He's their IT/tech guy (fixing computer/tv issues) and they give him a bale of hay or they help us out with other farm needs.
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