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I've heard of "apartment-looting" parties in Vienna, don't know if this is common elsewhere? In order to empty a deceased apartment, they publicly sell a limit
by sushimako 13y ago
I've heard of "apartment-looting" parties in Vienna, don't know if this is common elsewhere?
In order to empty a deceased apartment, they publicly sell a limited number of tickets (~20-30EUR iirc) for a cleaning/looting event.
At the event, they let in a certain number of people at the same time, so it doesn't feel too crowded.
Once inside, everyone is free to take whatever they want and can. This is fairly popular with students who just moved into their new flat and need stuff like kitchen supplies, lamps, frames etc.
- keithpeter 13y agoNow, a variation on that where I could designate a room in my (tiny) house where people could come and just take stuff would be good. Do people ever do this while still living? Perhaps moving away?
- wink 13y agoI've seen and heard that from folks who are moving cross-country or even cross-continent. So far it's mostly been students with smaller apartments, but it's not unheard of. (I'm in Germany.)
- kaybe 13y agoWe sometimes raid the bulky refuse collection that is done every few months. I hope the next one is soon, half of our chairs are broken.. and sometimes there is stuff by the side of the road with a 'free' sign. Or I'll put up a notice to inform the neighbours of our plight and see how many chairs they have.. It's really interesting. There is so much stuff going around that a student shared house doesn't have to really buy any furniture at all.