Welcome to the second instalment of the Freecycle Diaries, in which Natasha Lomas puts the web giveaway service to the test - and shares her experiences, for better and for worse. Today she searches for some moving boxes - and finds a whole lot more.

I’m moving flats again so my first act as I get reacquainted with the weird and wonderful world of Freecycle is to post a wanted message. I’m desperately seeking some boxes so I can pack up my things. It’s not much to ask but if Freecycle can’t help me locate a load of old cardboard I will have to resort to street scavenging on bin day. Not my idea of fun.

I post my wanted message and in less than an hour I have two replies.

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