text: The concept and spirit of freecycling is awesome. There is no reason to throw away a perfectly good coffemaker just because you want a shiny new one. Give it to someone who can use it! \n\nThe thing that sucks about the official "Freecycle" (with caps) is that the so-called official organization (The Freecycle Network) is now trying to crush local groups who are also trying to do good. They are aligning themselves with major investors, and getting away from their original purpose... which was simply to help us be kind to the environment and help each other. It's too bad... hopefully the little guys will win, but somehow I doubt it. Watch for a major commercialization of "Freecycle" coming soon to a town near you.