A friend put all her perfectly good things (books, candles, clothes, toys, homewares, art, collectibles, etc) in one part of her house, then invited me and a small number of other friends to come and take anything we liked.

Made some friends very happy, and reduced the number of trips to the op shop!!

Rule of thumb: have you used it in the last 12 months?

Do you have something else which you could use/borrow if in a pinch you really needed it?