free stores
No-cost giving centers
Free stores are places where people can take goods without paying—essentially retail spaces operating on gift economy principles.
Also called give-away shops or free shops, they accept donated items and make them available to anyone who wants them: The church runs a free store where families can get clothes and household items.
Unlike thrift stores, nothing is for sale.
- thriftCareful use of resources
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
swap · reuse · zero waste · community · community fridge · bins · clothing · furniture · volunteer · nonprofit · freecycle · sharing · curbside · rummage · bargain · treasure · reclaimed · goodwill
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Consumer-facing sales establishments
department stores · big-box stores · shopping malls · boutiques · Amazon
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Commerce-based economic system
commodity exchange · consumerism · Wall Street · Amazon · Walmart
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