Box or location used to allow for people to rid themselves of excess items.
A free box in
Berlin,
Germany, 2005, serving as a distribution center for free donated materialsClothing bins in the Free Box in
Crestone, Colorado
A free box is a box or location used to allow for people to rid themselves of excess items without the inconvenience of a
garage sale. When someone has items they wish to be rid of, but which might be useful to another person, they are set out and given to whoever wants them. If, after a period, no one has claimed the items, the contents of the box may be donated to a charity like
Goodwill or
The Salvation Army.