Portland Freestore

Have you heard of this thing called Portland Freestore? Neither had I, until yesterday. My guy suggested we cruise over to their «free box bazaar» to see if they had anything I could use for my new place.
Wait. «Freestore?» I asked. «What does that mean, freestore?»
This is where he explains that although it is a lot like a thrift store, but everything is free. It took me a while to get it through my thick noggin, but eventually, I mentally reconciled the taking of items from a store without paying, if only based in curiosity.
I’ve been waiting for something along these lines to develop for a long time, because it is so scary the amount of items our nation produces, then junks. But, one man’s trash, you know?
So the Portland Freestore is making this fabulous idea a reality. Unfortunately the realization of the idea has quite a way to go before it becomes a mainstay of any kind.
Even though the location sounds easy enough (SE 11^th & Clay) it actually took us two trips around the block to «get» where it was located. Oh, Portland Freestore, why didn’t you say you lived in a bus? And right next to Empress would have been helpful also. It’s in a rather small space, and not too much stuff I wanted/​needed, even for free. They do however, give you an option to create a ‘wishlist’ and notify you if anything you need should show up, and they have bike delivery as well.
As we walked away slightly disappointed, I saw another couple struggling to find the location. It’s the mural-​painted short bus, folks! Sounds like they have a new artist re-​do they design every once in a while.
We ended up going to the Goodwill bins on SE Ochoco and even though we ended up paying $ 7 or so, we had a lot more luck.
In any case I gave three stars for the concept alone. They have a decent website also. I wish the freestore well, and hope it grows!