Finding Free Bunk Beds?

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I'm a mother of 4. I'm in recovery and considered low income. Where can I find bunk beds for my two girls?

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cybergrannie
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July 20, 20180 found this helpful

Finding free bunk beds may be easier than getting them home unless you have the means (and labor) to pick up anything that is offered.

If you have someone to pick up items and then deliver them inside your house you can check out free items on Craigslist and Freecycle and you can post ads in both those sites asking for free bunk beds and give reasons why you need them and cannot afford to buy them.
You can sometimes get help from Salvation Army or Goodwill thrift stores but the same deal usually applies - you have to pick up the items.
There is also a web site called Nextdoor and this will give you the opportunity to ask neighbors for help. If someone on this site can help, they may be able to help with delivery.

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Sometimes you can get help from your church or even a nearby church (when children are involved especially)

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Pghgirl40
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July 20, 20180 found this helpful

Will send up prayers for your continued recovery! One day at a time!!

1. Do you belong to a religious organization (church, synagogue, mosque etc.)? Some have discretionary funds that are used to help parishioners in need. It is all very private and no one needs to know. Perhaps they could help you either buy new beds (and the store could deliver) or pay for a truck and provide labor if you find a free or low cost set and help you get them delivered. Maybe someone in the organization will do the labor for a pizza dinner that the church could pay for with the funds.

2. Do you have a free store near you? We have them in Pittsburgh, they are exactly what they sound like, a community run store where people donate quality items and shoppers can pick items for free. Some require you work in the store for a few hours, but some don't. If you go to Google and put your town name in and the + sign and "free store" you may find something. Some are run through religious groups, some are run through the community and function on grants. They have everything and anything and some allow you to put in a wish list (almost like a registry).

3. Since you have a computer and are posting here, have you considered setting up a Go Fund Me or like crowd sourcing pages?
They are fairly easy to do, you tell your story and ask for help for money to buy new. You would need to figure out how much a new set would cost plus delivery, and tell people about the goal for purchase. I know from first hand experience they work if you work to get the message out there.

Blessings to you and your family! Be easy on yourself!