December 2009 Archives

PC World just put together an article covering the top "Money Saver Site" that you've yet to hear about and our very own Kashless.org was listed among them.

"You know how useful Craigslist and Free­cycle are for finding free stuff. Kashless is also a site for digging up free loot, but you get rewarded for your activity there, too. With the Kashless Rewards program, members earn points for posting an item, inviting a friend to the site, receiving an item, and so on. You can then redeem your points toward products and coupons from different brands like Amazon, Best Buy, Cold Stone Creamery, and more. And why do you get rewarded for scrounging through somebody's free pile? According to Kashless, you're extending the life of a product, reducing raw-material de­­mand, and eliminating waste. You definitely deserve that free sundae at Cold Stone."

To read more about great sites that will save you money after your Holiday spend-a-thon, check out PC World's article here.

Thinking alot lately about how to use on-line to drive local community and local purchases. Was in my favorite men’s store in Seattle, Oslo’s the other day and picked up the 3/50 project flyer.  Very cool project.  Didn’t know anyone had quantified the impact of shopping local.  Forget Obama’s stimulus funneled through DC and the politicians.  Shop local.

We launched Kashless.org last year after Christmas in Seattle.  I was surprised to see that the first item posted was a Christmas tree and Christmas decorations.  When I think back, it makes alot of sense.  What to do with all that extra stuff after Christmas?  All the extra trimmings, all the old things that you now have new ones of, the double gifts you received, the wrapping paper, boxes, etc.  Thoughtful people look to reuse and recycle all that and along came Kashless.org.  I expect a similar trend this year. 

Interestingly though, we have seen quite a spike in traffic, membership and postings this year BEFORE Christmas.  Not sure if it is people making room for all the new stuff coming, or looking for free Christmas presents, but traffic is up about 30% this last week and over 5,000 new members have joined in the last month.  Many new people are finding us through our recent partnership with RecycleBank.  Many members are also finding holiday shopping deals through our partnership with eBates to get cash back web shopping.  I have also found our partnership with NextWorth personally useful as they sent me cash for an old cell phone!

Merry Christmas all and to all good reuse and recycling!

My friend Susanna runs Citizen Coffee on lower Queen Anne. Citizen Coffee has set up an online deal, giving the first 20 to respond a $10 Citizen Coffee gift card for $5. Yep, that's $5 of free coffee. But the deal's only good for the first 20 people, not everyone in town (sorry Groupon). 




Go here to get this rad deal from Citizen Coffee.