If you’ve got kids of any age range, then you know how expensive keeping them clothed and in toys can be. You also know exactly how much needless waste is generated by buying all of those toys and clothes new. And, chances are that if you are a mother, not only are you looking for a way to reduce how much you need to purchase, but you’re also looking for a way to make a few extra bucks on the side. After all, college tuition comes up quickly. Well, let us introduce you to Peace.Love.Swap. It’s a new nationwide swap project designed to reduce waste and empower moms.
Peace.Love.Swap helps mothers start and run their own successful kids’ swaps in cities across the United States. In addition to earning some extra cash and helping other moms reduce spending, moms involved in Peace.Love.Swap also help their community by being able to donate much needed staples to local charities.
According to Peace. Love. Swap. founder Meg Franz, one of the biggest benefits of the program is that it takes away much of the waste and cost associated with swapping items online, which has become a common practice. An online swap involves shipping, which can range anywhere from $13 or above and also generates the waste associated with the shipping boxes and transport carbon footprint. At a Peace. Love. Swap event, purchasers pay a one-time $5 fee at the entrance and can then take as many things as they want. That not only includes clothes, it also includes pack and plays, swings, toys, books, movies and shoes. Since most events have over fifty mothers in attendance, the pickings are always worth the price of admission.
At Postconsumers, we definitely think that swapping is the new shopping and that, when it comes to kids, the benefits are huge! If you want to learn more about a Peace. Love. Swap. event near you, or learn how to get set up to run your own event, simply visit the Peace. Love. Swap. website.
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