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Unwanted by some, snapped up by others
Curbside giveaway lures lots of browsers
Pat Hilton secures a dishwasher to a truck after finding it on the curb along Arlington Street Saturday morning. Saturday and Sunday is giveaway weekend, when residents put free items on their curbs for the picking. (DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
LOOKING for a last-minute Mother's Day bargain? Look no further than the curbs of Winnipeg.
This weekend is the spring giveaway, when residents leave their unwanted but usable items on the boulevard. Clothes, CDs, books, toys, furniture, kitchen and garden tools -- you name it, it's there for the taking.
Just make sure it's not somebody's annual yard sale.
Like Lyse Remillard's, that's been running for 22 years on Aubrey Street.
"We're keeping an eye on stuff," said her partner Ed Fisher. Several couples had their items spread out on the boulevard in the Wolseley neighbourhood Saturday. Remillard said they tried to time their annual yard sale so it wouldn't coincide with the city's spring curbside giveaway but, this year, they couldn't arrange it.
They were offering free gift wrapping for Mother's Day presents purchased at their sale.
"We make it fun," said Remillard.
One boy bought his mom a bunch of doilies. An older girl bought her mom books and earrings and had them gift-wrapped.
"Every year there are little things or stories to remember,'' said Remillard, who has photos to prove it.
One photo shows a young man who bought a cornucopia wicker basket and left wearing it as a hat.
Another year, a fellow bought a sheepskin jacket for $20 and asked her to hang on to it while he visited some other yard sales in Wolseley.
"He paid but never came back," said Remillard who imagines he didn't note the name of street and their house number and couldn't find the place that sold him the jacket.
She sold it at the next year's yard sale.
Their annual event isn't about making money, Remillard said.
"It's about connecting with people and finding a good home for things. That makes me happy." She said they put out water for people with dogs and chat with neighbours and complete strangers who stop by to see their wares.
The City of Winnipeg advises treasure hunters to take only what's at the curb or marked "free" and for residents to remove any items not taken by dusk Sunday. Residents should keep anything they don't want taken well away from the curb, the city warned.
Bargain hunters cruising the curb are asked to watch for children, obey traffic laws and respect people's property by not walking on lawns or parking in driveways.
Winnipeg's next Giveaway Weekend is Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 -- Grandparents' Day.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 13, 2012 A3
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