Success Story #13 – Rowing Machine

Tis the season of failed resolutions. Gym memberships lapse almost before they have started, and newly purchased exercise equipment begins collecting dust. We always start out with the best intentions, but so many of us get caught up with other things and drop the ball. So when he wanted to get a rowing machine, Sean decided to post a Wish in hopes of finding one that had been sacrificed to the dust bunnies.

He had checked out Freecycle with no luck, and since it didn’t have any kind of Wish tracking feature, he posted a Wish on BorrowMe.com. It took only a few moments to list his Wish, and when prompted, he also chose to post his Wish to Facebook. Within 24 hours, a friend of a friend saw the posting and sent him a message about a rowing machine he had up for grabs.

They sent a few messages back and forth regarding a meeting time and location, and a deal was struck. Could it get any easier (Well, we’re still working on our telepathy feature, so until then…)?

Save money, find what you need! This just goes to show that using the social features can greatly increase your changes of finding items, or letting others know you have stuff to get rid of!

Do you have any of these in your basement that you could part with?

• Free weights
• Dumbbells
• Exercise Bike
• Elliptical
• Punching Bag
• Weight Bench
• Butterfly Bar
• Treadmill

If you don’t want it, chances are that somebody else does!