Soaring inflation and a greater acceptance of swapping, sharing or giving away ‘preloved’ items is booming on sites such as Freegle and Olio
There’s a bike in Woking, Christmas cards in Bristol and a sofabed and stepladder available in Camden, north London.
Can you really get something for nothing? Thousands of people have realised you can with the trend for trading in free stuff now a mainstay of social media.