When we moved here from the country, we bought mostly new furniture because we were going for a more contemporary look. All our old furniture we let stay in the country house for "staging" purposes. Then one day, after months of nothing, we got a call from the real estate company saying we had a buyer and needed to go to closing in a few days!
We were at a loss as what to do, then we were driving through the edge of town past a small group of apartments that housed most of the people from Mexico who worked at the meat packing plant. I asked my husband to turn in. I spotted a young woman walking her dog and told him to pull over.
I asked her if she knew anyone who would like some slightly used furniture. She said, "How much?" I said, "Free." She said, "Wait."
Within a few minutes she came back with another woman who only asked for a few more minutes to gather up a few men friends with a truck. They followed us out to our house and carried out: two sofas, a rocking chair, end tables, a hutch, dining room table with four chairs, queen size bed, dresser, twin bed, and I can't remember what else. Since it was given not sold they were even able to take the newish mattresses.
She was so happy! She kept hugging me and thanking us in Spanish. We never had so much fun!
