FabSwingers.com forum: Bartering

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

With money being tight, could bartering be the way forward.

Many new and established sites already offering services and goods for exchange.

What skill could you offer, and what do you need in return?

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

I can bake and preserve and make sweets.

I need a painter and decorator.

I also cater a fantastic children's party with those sarnies with both white and brown bread, cheesy stars, sausage rolls, mini pizzas, iced biccies, choc chip cookies, mini cupcakes and an individually created birthday cake.

(can also do same for an adults birthday if you like)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Takes me back to my childhood in the orphanage, we had jellies

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Takes me back to my childhood in the orphanage, we had jellies

I even have the rabbit mould.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Takes me back to my childhood in the orphanage, we had jellies

I even have the rabbit mould.

Oh wow I remember jelly rabbit mould

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad idea sometimes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Takes me back to my childhood in the orphanage, we had jellies

I even have the rabbit mould.

Oh wow I remember jelly rabbit mould

You took the words right out of my mouth

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Takes me back to my childhood in the orphanage, we had jellies

I even have the rabbit mould.

Oh wow I remember jelly rabbit mould

You took the words right out of my mouth "

Wanna paint my hall? I'll make a rabbit jelly (flavour of your choice) on grass made of chopped lime jelly.

And cake. And biccies - iced with your name and everything!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

pure nostalgia, jelly moulds and jelly grass....good old days, I would do anything for a red jelly on green grass !

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"pure nostalgia, jelly moulds and jelly grass....good old days, I would do anything for a red jelly on green grass !"

Paint my hall?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Takes me back to my childhood in the orphanage, we had jellies

I even have the rabbit mould.

Oh wow I remember jelly rabbit mould

You took the words right out of my mouth

Wanna paint my hall? I'll make a rabbit jelly (flavour of your choice) on grass made of chopped lime jelly.

And cake. And biccies - iced with your name and everything!

I was going to deal on this but as I've now won one ile let someone else paint the hall

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"pure nostalgia, jelly moulds and jelly grass....good old days, I would do anything for a red jelly on green grass !

Paint my hall?

I can just about paint my nails !

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"With money being tight, could bartering be the way forward.

Many new and established sites already offering services and goods for exchange.

What skill could you offer, and what do you need in return?"

I'll muck out if someone will do my finances for me? My straw beds are legendary...........

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I could offer all sorts of computer services. I can't code but I can do virtually anything else.

I could tutor several academic subjects to at least A-level and some beyond that.

I can proof-read to a high standard.

I need a regular, skilled person to provide deep tissue massage. I also need someone to pamper and massage my feet on a regular basis.

I could do with a personal trainer to assist with motivating me to exercise regularly. I'd also like to improve my swimming technique.

I'd also be interested in learning practical skills I don't have, or developing those I do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I could offer all sorts of computer services. I can't code but I can do virtually anything else.

I could tutor several academic subjects to at least A-level and some beyond that.

I can proof-read to a high standard.

I need a regular, skilled person to provide deep tissue massage. I also need someone to pamper and massage my feet on a regular basis.

I could do with a personal trainer to assist with motivating me to exercise regularly. I'd also like to improve my swimming technique.

I'd also be interested in learning practical skills I don't have, or developing those I do."

what kind of practical skills?

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"I could offer all sorts of computer services. I can't code but I can do virtually anything else.

I could tutor several academic subjects to at least A-level and some beyond that.

I can proof-read to a high standard.

I need a regular, skilled person to provide deep tissue massage. I also need someone to pamper and massage my feet on a regular basis.

I could do with a personal trainer to assist with motivating me to exercise regularly. I'd also like to improve my swimming technique.

I'd also be interested in learning practical skills I don't have, or developing those I do.

what kind of practical skills?"

Improving my welding, woodwork, car repairs... that sort of stuff.

Pattern cutting and making clothes. I'd love to be able to make my own latex clothing. Corsetry.

All sorts. I have wiiiiide and varied interests.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

funnily enough, i was discussing this with my parents the weekend.

i discovered that my grandad used to keep 10 chickens through the year, fatten them up and then use them for xmas

2 to one fella in exchange for a joint of beef

2 to another for pork

keep 2 for themselves

and the rest was bartered for various veg and other stuff.

i think society really misses this kind of practice as it kept communities together for people relied on everyone else for a good xmas.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

For a while there was a small community in Cornwall that used to use the currency of 'Acorns', and it centered around the village pub.

For eg, If the Landlord wanted meat, he would use acorns. The butcher would say that Beef is worth 30 Acorns, the Landlord would say 1 pint is worth 2 Acorns, and so on.

The tax man wasnt happy but other than that it worked really well.

Id pay by cooking for you, or make you a house sign or something

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

well I can't weld or do wood work.

but I can cook and bake, I also knit ( even though it makes me feel like an old woman) and I have a degree in English if that's any use to anyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i weld, to mot standard anyway lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"funnily enough, i was discussing this with my parents the weekend.

i discovered that my grandad used to keep 10 chickens through the year, fatten them up and then use them for xmas

2 to one fella in exchange for a joint of beef

2 to another for pork

keep 2 for themselves

and the rest was bartered for various veg and other stuff.

i think society really misses this kind of practice as it kept communities together for people relied on everyone else for a good xmas."

As a teen I lived on the South West Aussie coast.When no surf I would spearfish and dive for Abalone, Lobsters etc I would then swap for local fresh meat,veg,milk and petrol for my motorbike and everyone was happy.The good old days .

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

maybe we could start the Fab, bartering register, people offer, skills and things, and ask for help or items in return.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"maybe we could start the Fab, bartering register, people offer, skills and things, and ask for help or items in return."

Already been doing that by offering my unique body skills and in return asked for maybe the occasional bj,hand job and items used on me.

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By *andm288Couple
over a year ago

oxford

"funnily enough, i was discussing this with my parents the weekend.

i discovered that my grandad used to keep 10 chickens through the year, fatten them up and then use them for xmas

2 to one fella in exchange for a joint of beef

2 to another for pork

keep 2 for themselves

and the rest was bartered for various veg and other stuff.

i think society really misses this kind of practice as it kept communities together for people relied on everyone else for a good xmas."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"funnily enough, i was discussing this with my parents the weekend.

i discovered that my grandad used to keep 10 chickens through the year, fatten them up and then use them for xmas

2 to one fella in exchange for a joint of beef

2 to another for pork

keep 2 for themselves

and the rest was bartered for various veg and other stuff.

i think society really misses this kind of practice as it kept communities together for people relied on everyone else for a good xmas.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i can teach how to play the drums to grade 8 and how to read the sheet music

open to offers for return favours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i have 3 guitars and a bass.

anyone wanna teach me to play them? lol

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