Yoink http://blog.yoink.com Get free stuff from your local area and giving away things you don't need. posterous.com Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:57:44 -0700 50 Things That You Can Give Away on Yoink Today http://blog.yoink.com/50-things-that-you-can-give-away-on-yoink-tod http://blog.yoink.com/50-things-that-you-can-give-away-on-yoink-tod
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1. Kitchenware

2. Car parts

3. Clothing

4. Craft supplies

5. Bedding

6. Tables

7. TVs

8. Couches

9. CDs

10. Printers

11. Toasters

12. Shoes

13. Toys

14. Fridges

15. Art

16. Building supplies

17. Cars

18. Speakers

19. Chairs

20. DVDs

21. Books

22. Luggage

23. Magazines

24. Stationary

25. Shelving units

26. Washing machines

27. Computers

28. Sporting equipment

29. Jewellery 

30. Tools

31. Electronics

32. Camping gear

33. Lamps

34. Plants

35. Strollers

36. Wardrobes

37. Trampolines

38. Beauty products

39. Outdoor furniture

40. Text books

41. Cleaning supplies

42. Picnic gear

43. Cameras

44. Ski gear

45. Storage solutions

46. Cables

47. Tires 

48. Dishwashers

49. Baby change tables

50. Outdoor furniture

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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:05:26 -0700 7 Ways to Save on Your Household Energy Usage http://blog.yoink.com/7-ways-to-save-on-your-household-energy-usage http://blog.yoink.com/7-ways-to-save-on-your-household-energy-usage
Energy

Turn off the lights

It sounds really obvious but you'd be surprised how much energy you can save by turning off lights that you aren't using. 

Replace your old appliances

Refrigerators are the worst offenders, guzzling more energy than any other appliance. If you upgrade to a new, energy efficient model you can save significant coin on your energy bill every year. 

Unplug your appliances when you aren't using them

Did you know that your appliances continue to use energy even if they are off? Just by being plugged into the wall? Unplug your toaster after breakfast and your bedside lamp during the day. 

Completely fill the dishwasher and washing machine

Half loads waste water, time and energy. Use every wash wisely. 

Change your light bulbs

Using energy saving light bulbs like LEDS and flourescents can save two thirds more energy than regular light bulbs. 

Fill up your fridge

The fuller it is, the less energy it takes to keep everything cold. Strange but true. 

Fix that dripping tap

A dripping hot water tap can waste over 1000 litres of water a month. That's a lot of wasted water and energy from heating the water. 

Wear a jumper

I'm continually fascinated by people who prefer to turn up the heating rather than rug up. If you're wearing a t-shirt, then your heater shouldn't be on. 

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]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:55:46 -0700 Tips to Reduce Waste in Your Home http://blog.yoink.com/tips-to-reduce-waste-in-your-home http://blog.yoink.com/tips-to-reduce-waste-in-your-home
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* Buy bulk nuts and dried fruit and divide them into edible portions in reusable plastic containers, instead of buying big bags of individually wrapped snacks. 

* Buy more fresh food like vegetables and fruit. They don't come packaged which means less waste, and they are also much better for you. 

* Keep reusable grocery bags in your car or handbag. When you've unpacked your groceries, put your bags straight in their designated spot, so you don't forget them. 

* Take a reusable coffee mug to your cafe or make your coffee at home. Take away coffee mugs are very wasteful so try to cut down when you can. 

* Occasionally, leave your green bags at home and stock up on plastic grocery bags. Use them as garbage bags instead of buying commercial ones. 

* Drop your old newspapers off at your local primary school, to use in the art room, and take your old magazines to a hospital or doctor for people to reuse. 

* Say no to the pretty bag and tissue wrapping paper at the fancy dress shop. Use one of your green grocery bags instead. It's a tempting offer, but lets face it. You'll only throw it away when you get home. 

* Try to avoid over stocking your fridge and shop more frequently. That way you'll avoid the inevitable rotten vegetable toss that you do every Sunday night. 

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]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:52:43 -0700 How to Make Your Own Household Cleaners http://blog.yoink.com/how-to-make-your-own-household-cleaners http://blog.yoink.com/how-to-make-your-own-household-cleaners
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Commercial household cleaners can be expensive, abrasive and nasty for the environment. Here are a few recipes for you to make your own eco-friendly household cleaners. 

Surface and General Purpose Cleaner

2  cups of water
1/2 teaspoon of soap flakes
3 tablespoons of vinegar 
A few drops of essential oil like teatree, orange or vanilla

Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Use for counter tops, bathrooms and kitchens. 

Window and Glass Cleaner

2 cups of water
1/2 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid
3 tablespoons of vinegar

Mix all ingredients in a spary bottle and shake well. Spray on glass or mirrors and wipe off with newspaper. 

Toilet Cleaner

Sprinkle bi-carb soda around the toilet bowl and leave to soak. Add a little dishwashing liquid and a few drops of essential oil and scrub with toilet brush. 

Disinfectant

1/4 cup of laundry powder
1 tablespoon of Borax
1 cup of hot water
1/4 cup pine oil or pine-based cleaner

Slowly add ingredients to water and mix. Pour into spray bottle. Use in the bathroom for the toilet and shower. 

Carpet Deodoriser

Break open some green tea bags and scatter the leaves on the floor, Leave for fifteen minutes, then vacuum.

Please let us know in the comments if you have any other home made cleaner recipes to share!

 

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]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:44:04 -0700 Why Don't You...? http://blog.yoink.com/why-dont-you http://blog.yoink.com/why-dont-you
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Use old toilet rolls as pencil holders? Fill a cardboard box with upright rolls and colour code your pencils and textas?

Use Lunchskins instead of plastic wrap? Make your kitchen as waste free as possible?

Make a storage system from old milk crates? Collect several different colours and stack them, single file, on top of one another?

Make your own eclectic cushions? From clothing that you don't wear anymore? Old jeans? Silk dress? Make a motley crew patchworked from recycled material?

Collect a mish mash of sticks and display them in a vase on your dining room table? For a rustic look?

Use newspaper to wrap gifts in? With cards made from magazine pages?

Store your spare linen in old suitcases? Line them up under your bed?

Dye old clothing? Breathe new life into them with a snazzy new colour?

Cut old milk bottles in half and use them as planters? 

Use your book collection to stack under either end of a piece of wood and use it as a bookshelf? What about magazines or bricks?

Happy Upcycling! 

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]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:39:21 -0700 8 Easy Ways to Save Paper. http://blog.yoink.com/8-easy-ways-to-save-paper http://blog.yoink.com/8-easy-ways-to-save-paper
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* Pay for everything by card and always refuse receipts. If possible, request that the cashier not print one. Your online statement will show a record of the sale so unless you need a receipt for tax purposes, just say no. 

* Don't keep your printer plugged in to your computer, or keep it packed away. That way you will have to really think about what you're printing rather than just mindlessly hitting the print button. You should only print things like your group certificates or boarding passes. Recipes, payslips and bank statements need never be printed. 

* Contact your banks, superfunds and any other companies that send you material through the mail and ask them to email you instead. You can receive most of your bills through email, it's more secure and you'll never lose another bill on your messy desk. 

* Cut down on disposable reading material by buying fewer magazines and newspapers. Better yet, read them online or buy eReader versions. 

* Go digital in every way possible. If you have a smart phone you can have a diary, calendar, notebook and novel in your pocket at all times, with out the unnecessary waste of paper.

* Use the back as well as the front of the paper. Every time.

* Take a reusable coffee cup to your local cafe. Good cafes offer discounts for people who think green. If you buy a sandwich every day, eat it at the cafe on a plate to save on paper wrappings, or take a plastic container with you to take back to the office. 

* Use scrap paper as gift wrap. Newspapers, magazine pages, old envelopes. Get creative and give gifts with patchwork wrapping. 

Happy paper saving!

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]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:29:19 -0700 Keep Your Kitchen Clean with Recycled Glass Jars http://blog.yoink.com/keep-your-kitchen-clean-with-recycled-glass-j http://blog.yoink.com/keep-your-kitchen-clean-with-recycled-glass-j
I absolutely hate wasting food. The worst thing is when someone opens a packet of crackers or biscuits and doesn't store them properly. The stale remains get thrown in the bin because no ones wants to eat stale crackers. Such a waste. 

I've been hoarding a mismatched collection of glass jars to store my packaged foods in. I dislike opened packets of food like pasta and flour in my pantry. I grab things too enthusiastically and end up sprinkling grains and rice all over the floor. I've starting storing all my dry goods in labelled glass jars on a shelf, as my kitchen has very few built in cupboards. 

Tips For Glass Jar Labelling and Storage

* Use an old school Dymo label maker if you can get your hands on one, because the labels are really sturdy, it's cheaper to use than new label makers and it looks ghetto fabulous. 

* Try to recycle as many jars as you can. I find that the ones that work best are pasta sauce jars. They're a good size for things like lentils and they clean up well. A lot of things like jam and pesto continue to smell like jam and pesto. Pasta sauce jars lose their pasta sauce smell quite easily. 

* You can put all glass jars in a dishwasher and most lids too.  

* To remove labels from jars soak them in boiling water in the sink. When the water has cooled enough start scrubbing the labels with a scourer. 

* If there's any residue left, remove it with eucalyptus oil or orange oil. 

* Make sure you thoroughly wash your jars again after the label removal process. 

* Keep the Dymo or label maker and spare tape in one of your kitchen drawers. That way it will always be on hand when you need to label a jar. 

* Wash your jars regularly. 

* Keep an eye out for cheap jars when doing your shopping. An eclectic mix of different jars looks great. 

What are your kitchen storage solutions? How do you store your dry goods in your pantry?

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]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:09:21 -0700 How to De-Clutter Your Life - Starting With Your Wardrobe http://blog.yoink.com/how-to-de-clutter-your-life-starting-with-you http://blog.yoink.com/how-to-de-clutter-your-life-starting-with-you
Wardrobe

How to De-Clutter Your Life - Starting with your Wardrobe. 


Statistically speaking most people only wear about 15% of the clothes that they own on a regular basis. That means that around 85% of your wardrobe is just taking up space. My goal this year is to cull my wardrobe back to the essentials that I love and wear and ditch ALL the ‘just in case’, ‘maybe one day it will fit me’ and the ‘it would be fabulous for a costume party’ items that are taking up valuable real estate in my wardrobe. I’m going to write a series of articles to assist you with completely cleaning out your wardrobe, starting with a few ground rules. 


  • If you haven’t worn it in more than two years, give it away. I lived in an apartment for two full years and when I moved out I gave away EVERYTHING that I hadn’t worn since I had moved in there. It was hard and I made myself give away some items that I really loved but I reasoned that in two years I didn’t once choose to wear those pieces because they were no longer my style. Sometimes you just need to be a grown up and let go. 


  • If it needs mending do it TODAY or give it away. If it’s been broken for more than 6 months and you haven’t already fixed it, believe me, you never will. Be ruthless. The item is just dead weight if it’s sitting in your laundry. There’s no shame in not mending clothes. Just pass them on to someone who does! 


  • If it doesn’t fit, give it away. I understand that everyone’s weight fluctuates but if those jeans only fit after you’ve had gastro for a week then it’s time to give them up. You may keep a few sentimental items like your formal dress or wedding gown but pack them away properly in boxes with acid free tissue paper. Don’t clutter your everyday wardrobe space with these pieces.


  • If it’s full of holes, has lost its elastic or is generally past its used by date relegate it to the rag pile. Or better yet buy any of the Compai books and turn your old t-shirts, jeans and scarves into wearable pieces. The only thing better than giving away your old clothes is making them into something new!


  • If you have multiples of an item but only wear one or two of them give the others away. There’s no point in having twenty grey t-shirts if only wear three of them. 


Happy cleaning! 


More tips coming soon. 

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]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:34:09 -0700 How to Grow a Windowsill Garden From Recylced Materials http://blog.yoink.com/how-to-grow-a-windowsill-garden-from-recylced http://blog.yoink.com/how-to-grow-a-windowsill-garden-from-recylced
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How to Grow a Windowsill Garden from Recycled Materials. 


Windowsill gardens are gorgeous but by the time you buy the plants, pots and soil they become quite costly. Why not use items that you have around your home to create a cost effective and environmentally friendly windowsill garden?


Pot-set Yogurt containers

You can punch a few holes in the bottom of these frosted plastic containers and they make the perfect home for an indoor herb garden. 


Tea Cups 

Grab all your old tea cups that have chips in them, drill a few holes in the bottom and plant tiny herbs in them. The matching saucers? They make perfect draining trays! Line them up on your windowsill so they get plenty of sun. 


Milk Cartons

Cut the bottom off a milk carton, tear a corner off for drainage, spray paint them any colour you like, seal them with a gloss adhesive and line them up on a serving tray to catch any drips. 


China Bowls

Similar to tea cups you can drill some holes in an old chipped china bowl and plant larger herbs. 


Hairspray or Deodorant aerosol caps

Would look perfect lined up with herb seedlings growing in them. When they get too big their tiny home re-pot them in a larger recycled container. 


Paddle Pop Sticks

Perfect for labelling your miniature garden. Just write on the paddle pop stick with a permanent marker and stick it in the pot! 


Just remember that plants need a drainage hole but if you have drip tray the water will pool underneath them and they use the water when they need it. 


Enjoy! 

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]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:43:00 -0700 Yoink Wins #16 in the Anthill SMART 100 http://blog.yoink.com/yoink-wins-16-in-the-anthill-smart-100 http://blog.yoink.com/yoink-wins-16-in-the-anthill-smart-100

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The Anthill SMART 100 is Designed to encourage, promote and support innovation in Australia, it identifies and ranks new Australian innovations by applying a combination of crowdsourcing, collaboration and common-sense.

We were chuffed to rank number #16 after the maven judging round.  Check out the site for the full list of great innovations!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:00:00 -0700 An Open Letter to Sir Richard Branson From Yoink http://blog.yoink.com/an-open-letter-to-sir-richard-branson-from-yo http://blog.yoink.com/an-open-letter-to-sir-richard-branson-from-yo

The following is an open letter to Sir Richard Branson, please share your ideas in the comments about what you'd like to see Sir Richard give away!

 

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Dear Sir Richard,

As a judge of the Webby Awards, you will no doubt come across Yoink - nominated for Best Green Website. Yoink is brand spanking new and we are looking for the right people to help get the world using it. Given your environmental pursuits and fantastic beard, we think you can help.

So, firstly let us explain what Yoink is. It's a website and iPhone app that lets people give away things they don't need (say, an old couch) and automatically tells people in their suburb.  It's like eBay with a big twist: everything must be free, locally picked up and there is no bidding - the first person to "Yoink" an item is the instant winner.  It promotes reuse within communities, extending the lifetime of products to save energy, materials and money. We rank people on a worldwide scoreboard so everyone can show off their generosity.

It has come to our attention that you are still a Yoink virgin (ahem...) and are therefore coming dead last on our World Generosity scoreboard. We would like to propose a friendly challenge: what do you no longer need that you can give away on Yoink?

We've even reserved you a special username (Richard) so all that is left to do now is think of something to give away, contact us and we'll make it happen.

Yours in generosity,

 

Ben, Stuart, Nathan & Michael

hello@yoink.com

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Yoink Nominated For Best Green Website In The 14th Annual Webby Awards http://blog.yoink.com/yoink-nominated-for-best-green-website-in-the http://blog.yoink.com/yoink-nominated-for-best-green-website-in-the

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We were really flattered to find out that Yoink has been nominated for Best Green Website in the Webby Awards!  

We're up against much bigger sites so need all the help we can get voting in the People's Choice section.  We've seen your passion about reuse and free stuff, now channel it into growing Yoink to be even better by making your vote count!

Big thanks to our wonderful community!

 

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:00:00 -0700 Stay tuned for the Amazon Gift Card Winner http://blog.yoink.com/stay-tuned-for-the-amazon-gift-card-winner http://blog.yoink.com/stay-tuned-for-the-amazon-gift-card-winner

Thanks to our glorious and wonderful community we shot past 1000 free items on Yoink recently!  This is great for two reasons: firstly, 1000 free things (awesome!) but secondly it means one lucky member will be receiving a $1000 Amazon Gift Card (double-awesome!).

We'll be announcing the lucky winner shortly...stay tuned!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:37:00 -0700 An Illuminating Story from Electric Firefly http://blog.yoink.com/13882851 http://blog.yoink.com/13882851

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Something that makes us feel warm and fuzzy is hearing the stories behind items on Yoink.  We've heard some amazing tales about the lifecycle of everyday objects, being reused through the community via Yoink.

One of our humble Yoink members is designer Josh Liebmann from Electric Firefly who makes fabulous handmade lamps. Josh found a circular saw on Yoink that in its first lifetime helped renovate a house. Once Josh got a hold of it, the saw provided much needed reinforcements to renovate his parents verandah (a big job - replacing 3 sides of a country home!).  Now, the saw is in the Electric Firefly arsenal and has helped build new storage shelves in the workshop.

Josh was kind enough to share with us that they are launching a brand new lamp (pictured) on the 28th of March and to celebrate, they are offering Yoink members 45% off lamps in their online store!  Just use the coupon EFDCLOVESYOINK on the checkout (and hit "recalculate" to update the price).

Got a Yoink story to share?  We'd love to hear about it. In the meantime, take a look at those sexy lamps!

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:29:00 -0700 Declutter Your Home and Simplify Your Life - Part 2 http://blog.yoink.com/declutter-your-home-and-simplify-your-life-pa http://blog.yoink.com/declutter-your-home-and-simplify-your-life-pa

This is part 2 of Declutter Your Home and Simplify Your Life, written by guest blogger Claire Lane from Urban Assistant

Now you’re in the right frame of mind to declutter, let’s get started:  

  • Start small – one room at a time: If you try and tackle the whole house in one go, it’s not going to work. Start with the room that bothers you the most, and stick with that one until it’s completely done – don’t give up half way through. 
  • Make a decluttering plan for that room: Get some home styling magazines, cut out photos of rooms you love and then compare them to the ‘before’ photos you took earlier. Then make some notes on the differences and what needs to change to transform your space. 
  • Prepare a ‘half-way house’: If you’re really worried about throwing something away, you can put it in the half-way house, eg a box or a spare room, and come back to it later (a few weeks or months) – if in all that time you haven’t so much as thought about the contents, you know you can safely get rid of them.  
  • Know when to throw things away or “Yoink”: Here are a few tips to guide you:
    • Clothes, shoes, accessories and kitchen appliances: if you haven’t worn it or cooked with it in a whole year (ie through all of the possible fashion fads, seasons and cooking crazes) Yoink it;
    • Books, magazines, DVDs: unless you’re know for sure you’ll read or watch them again, Yoink them or give them away – friends, family, hospitals, charity shops– they will all be grateful;
    • Old toys (especially when the kids are all grown up): why not keep a couple of their favourites for posterity: the rest can be Yoinked – better that someone else’s child gets some enjoyment from them, rather than them gathering dust in your garage. 

Finally, once you’ve completed a room don’t forget to celebrate your achievements! Take some photos of the end result. Stick them up to inspire you to keep your home uncluttered. Maybe even have a party to show off your new home to your friends and family. Whatever you choose to do, make sure you enjoy the new space you’ve created.

For more tips check out the Urban Assistant Blog

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:15:00 -0700 Declutter Your Home and Simplify Your Life - Part 1 http://blog.yoink.com/declutter-your-home-and-simplify-your-life http://blog.yoink.com/declutter-your-home-and-simplify-your-life

 

This post is written by guest blogger Claire Lane from Urban Assistant

Did you know that 42% of Australians feel anxious, guilty or depressed about the clutter in their homes?  Worse still, 29% say that clutter actually stops them enjoying their time at home. These were just two of the findings in a report recently published by the Australia Institute. 

 It’s crazy to think that “stuff” can make us feel that way, especially when it’s so simple to get rid of the stuff once we put our minds to it – often it’s just a case of changing our mindset in relation to our stuff. If you’ve been putting off clearing out your clutter, here’s a step-by-step step guide of things to do before you start, to help you get in the right frame of mind: 

  • Step One: Do not buy more storage ‘solutions’. In fact, do the exact opposite - get rid of boxes and containers – the fewer boxes you have to keep your stuff in, the less stuff you’ll keep. 
  • Step Two: Ask for help! Get a friend to help you sort through your things - they’ll have less of an emotional attachment to them, and will be more objective when it comes to getting rid of your stuff.
  • Step Three: Take some ‘before’ photos – you can refer back to them as you go along to see how much progress you’ve made. 
  • Step Four: Plan what you’ll do with all the stuff once you’ve decided you no longer need it. Most stuff, even if it’s of no further use to you, can be re-used by someone else – furniture, clothes, appliances, home-wares etc. Yoink is a great place to give away your unwanted stuff. 
  • Step Five: Remember that your stuff isn’t you – you don’t need all that stuff to be a better person or to be happier. In fact, why not give away your stuff to people who could really use it – that will make you a better person! 

Stay tuned for Part 2!

In the meantime you can check out more tips on the Urban Assistant Blog

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:53:00 -0800 There's an app for that. http://blog.yoink.com/theres-an-app-for-that-35 http://blog.yoink.com/theres-an-app-for-that-35

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The Yoink for iPhone app is now available, hurray! Grab it now on iTunes, it's FREE and available worldwide. We hope it will make giving and getting more convenient and a little bit sexier.

We're already working hard on the next release and we want your feedback. Tell us what you like and where you'd like to see improvements. Some of the things to look forward to include:

  • Stats
  • Full account settings 
  • Notifications 
  • Social sharing 

Got an idea you'd like to share? We'd love to hear it, just leave a comment below, tweet us @Yoink or send us an email.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:35:00 -0800 Yoink for iPhone has been submitted to Apple http://blog.yoink.com/yoink-for-iphone-has-been-submitted-to-apple http://blog.yoink.com/yoink-for-iphone-has-been-submitted-to-apple
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Woohoo! Yoink will be available for iPhone very shortly and has some killer features we're sure you'll love:
  • Find free items near you by browsing the map.
  • Effortlessly give things away by snapping a photo from inside the app, writing a quick description and we'll work out your suburb from the inbuilt GPS.  It makes giving something away practically instant.
  • Communicate with other members right inside the app to organise collection and pick-up of free items
  • Get realtime directions to pick up things that you've Yoinked!

Stay tuned to our tweets @Yoink and right here on the blog, we'll let you know as soon as it has been approved.

In the meantime, we're here to listen.  Let us know your thoughts about Yoink in the comments, via email or on our feedback forum.

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:46:00 -0800 Surprise! Yoink is now in open beta. http://blog.yoink.com/9041280 http://blog.yoink.com/9041280

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While most of the world is frantically buying gifts or cooking great feasts, we are happy to announce Yoink is now in open beta. It's our way of saying Happy Holidays! 

It's in the best interest of our community to charge past a prelaunch and get everyone engaged in the real service.  We'll be making more announcements in the new year but for right now, check out Yoink and let us know what you think:

Did you know that telling your friends about Yoink also ensures 7 times more gifts from Santa this year?  We have it on authority from the big man himself so hop onto Twitter or Facebook and let someone know.

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/318793/BHT.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36UK8fOTrCLf Ben Hamey Ben Ben Hamey Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800 You can win a Free $1000 Amazon Gift Card simply by giving on Yoink! http://blog.yoink.com/8394141 http://blog.yoink.com/8394141
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Update: Competition is now the first 1,000 items! Woo!

In the spirit of giving, Yoink is offering a $1000 Amazon Gift Card to one generous person that gives away one of the first 10,000 1,000 items. For every item you list on Yoink, you get another chance to win. Follow these three easy steps to enter, it takes less than a minute!


1. Give something away on Yoink. It must be something of value (and we reserve the right to veto anything deemed inappropriate). If you wouldn't let your mother see it or you're considering throwing it in the garbage, then it doesn't belong on Yoink!


2. If you're on Twitter, follow us @Yoink and if you're on Facebook, fan us.  Then set your status to:


You can win a Free $1000 Amazon Gift Card from @Yoink simply by giving on http://Yoink.com - Please ReTweet!


3. Done! You are now eligible to win the $1000 Amazon Gift Card. 


Remember, every item you enter is another chance to win. Once we have 1,000 10,000 items listed, one will be selected at random and the generous giver who listed the item will be the winner! 


The target is 1,000 items so the sooner we reach that magic number the sooner you'll find out if you've won. Don't forget to let your friends know about Yoink. Everyone has things they don't need, so get giving!

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