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What you can do on neighborrow and what neighborrow can do for you! a list of reasons to join and highlights of the site

neighborrow enables you to borrow things that you want to use but do not want to pay for (books, movies, music, tools, household items, baby items, etc). You can also borrow things that you only need once in a while or things that you only need to use a single time. It makes "no cents" to purchase or even to rent certain things, especially if you do not have to. Once you borrow something, we keep track of where it is, where it has been, and when it is due back. The entire system has been built to make it easy to list, easy to borrow, and to ensure maximum lending, returning and accountability. neighborrow encourages local borrowing. The localized focus strenghtens the communities we serve, while eliminating or reducing transportation and shipping costs, increasing trust, and adding convenience.

if you do not want the item back, but do not just want to give it away or throw it out, you can trade it for neighborrow-bucks. This "currency system" means that you do not have to find a counter party that has something you want. You can then use your neigborrow-bucks for anything on the site that someone else doesn't want. Use your neighborrow-bucks as soon as you get them or save them until you find something you want to keep. Under this system, things end up where they are valued most.

get rid of items you do not use anymore. We make it easy to find someone who wants it so it won't go to waste. Not only is it good for the earth to recycle, but now it is fun and easy. Plus, you can keep track of where your items end up if you want to - anywhere in the world!

save money. save time. save the environment. Whether or not you are a staunch activist for the environment, we all agree that waste is no good. neighborrow-ing makes recycling fun and even makes it self serving. If you could help the environment AND get more things you wanted and needed (for free), of course you would.

use neighborrow to make MEANINGFUL connections, instead of random cyber connections. You can choose what you list, what you lend, what you display... your page is a sincere, genuine reflection of who you are and what you like. Forge relationships around common interests, common geography, common history, etc. JUST AS YOU WOULD IN THE "REAL WORLD."


neigborrow is promoting LOCAL sharing but for those cases where shipping is necessary, we have made it extraordinarily simple. Even though local sharing and donating is encouraged, neighborrow-ing through the mail is still better and cheaper than buying, renting, bartering, going without, or throwing things away. You can print postage and mailing labels (with the recipient's address added automatically) directly from the website and drop items in the mail straight from your home!