LittleBunny Blog
It's Not Your Neighborhood Goodwill
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
I'm a major fan of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Some friends secretly refer to me as the composting Nazi and are nervous they're going to throw something away in the wrong place in my house. I admit, waste makes me a little crazy. As an interior designer I often struggle with buying so much stuff to fill a room to make it pretty and nice. I can calm that "crazy about waste" side of me when I find a great used piece. But there's just something about buying used baby furniture from a thrift store, right? And sifting through craigslist can be a never ending nightmare. Enter reCrib.com:
"reCrib.com is for people who want the highest quality - design and brands - for their kids, at the best value, and for those who want to sell the items they no longer use." This better than craigslist marketplace was started by two design conscious NYC parents that wanted the stuff their kids outgrew to go somewhere other than just "away."
So the Stokke Sleepi crib that retails for about $800 you can buy used on reCrib for $300. The Netto Cabine changing table & dresser that retails for $1600 is on reCrib for $750. That's a steal.
It seems that the majority of the gear is located in New York and New Jersey with a couple of items sprinkled throughout the Bay Area. For this reason, I really like the map search option. Enter your zip code and a given mile radius, and you're shown on a map where particular items are. Easy breezy. Come on Bay Area...let's get some more stuff on the map.