What have you done or paid for with a slab/case of beer?
I was just laying down with DS for his morning nap (and a much needed 2nd sleep me) when I woke up to the sound of a truck. I got up and thought I'd see the block next door getting cleared for building but instead I saw a truck delivering heaps of dirt to our next door neighbour and right when I looked I saw our neighbour go around a put a slab of beer in the passenger side of the truck. And it got me thinking about good ol' Aussie 'mateship' and how truely wonderful it is to get almost anything done for a slab of beer! And just the gesture of offereing to pay with a slab of beer encourages mateship and goodwill all round
On the same train of thought I also see loads of friendly bartering in our community with other goods and services. So please tell me what you've done or paid for with a slab of beer or any other lovely batering deals you have with others.
Love the good old carton currency, we got our cot, portable, bouncer and nursing chair from various people for carton payments! I used to fix mates cars for cartons too, tho havnt done much of that since about 5 months pg. Then theres bbq n beer payments for helping or being helped to move house or build something... We also swap eggs and veggies from the garden for stuff from friends gardens, between us all we can almost keep the crisper stocked (except for the cold weather fruit n veg) it's a great system!
Yep I love the beer and bbq payment. I think for house #2 we will ask all of our friends over to help out doing the garden for beer n bbq! I also wish I had veggie and fruit to swap with that would be the best! again house number 2 wil have a huge beggie garden and fruit trees YUM
i've never paid for any plumbing supplies - nor have my parents from when we moved when i was 6 - one of our neighbours is the supply manager at a plumbing place. he won't accept anything at all, so once a year (we space them through the year) he gets a slab from each of us. when my hot water service died, i paid cost price for the actual service, but the labour was free (from his employees - his boss doesn't care). Got the whole house changed from Gal to copper pipe, with water filters etc when i first moved in - didn't pay for any of it. he wouldn't let me!
have helped many people move for a slab.
i did all the invites/place cards etc for an (ex) friends wedding for a slab of cruisers (she didn't pay - it was not the reason we are no longer friends lol)
We tend to have a Bundy currency around here as most of hubby's friends are bundy drinkers...
although... DH is helping a friend with some landscaping - and we have massage currency for that one! two hours of DH working means a one hour massage for one of us - sweeeeeeeeeet!
Liquid Currency.... BEER!
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