{"id":4685,"date":"2015-02-20T08:51:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T08:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2015-02-20T08:51:09","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T08:51:09","slug":"weird-and-wonderful-freebies-from-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/20\/weird-and-wonderful-freebies-from-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird and wonderful freebies from Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the saying goes\u00a0\u2014 the best things in life are free and it seems the generous folk of Cardiff\u00a0have taken it to heart.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_Stones3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4702 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_Stones3-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"DB_Stones3\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4702 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_Stones3-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"DB_Stones3\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>For a freebie in Cardiff, you need look no further than community website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gumtree.com\/cardiff\">Gumtree<\/a>.\u00a0The site, which acts as classifieds site for local communities to buy and sell unwanted goods, is being used by some Cardiff residents to give away sofas, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Alfa Romeo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alfaromeo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Alfa-Romeo<\/a> car wheels and a rabbit hutch.<br \/>\nForget bagging a bargain, these generous souls are offering their unwanted goods for free. One user is giving away stones from an old Whitchurch dry-stone wall.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4697 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_chairs-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"DB_chairs\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4697 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_chairs-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"DB_chairs\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/noscript>Another, Kate, is offering up a three-piece suite \u201cfrom a smoke and pet-free home.\u201d<br \/>\nOther freebies include: free cardboard boxes from Canton company Eastern Waste Disposal, a selection of old DVD players and two six-foot concrete posts \u2013 all available from sellers in the city.<br \/>\nBut if you are prepared to travel further afield, there are rewards to be found on Gumtree.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_hi-fi-e1424419600670.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4698 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_hi-fi-e1424419600670-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"DB_hi-fi\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4698 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DB_hi-fi-e1424419600670-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"DB_hi-fi\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nJust a short trip up the road to Torfaen and you can bag yourself a fully functioning hi-fi. 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