Archive for February, 2012

  • Thank Goodwill It’s Friday! Show Us Your Scores & Hauls

    Thank Goodwill It’s Friday! Show Us Your Scores & Hauls

    It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Goodwill here at Swap.com, and for the past three years we’ve closely partnered with the organization in each city we visit for our swap events. We love Goodwill because, well because it was also founded in Boston (over 100 years ago!), but more importantly because it provides [...]

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  • We Put the Pin in Swappin’ – Follow Us on Pinterest!

    We Put the Pin in Swappin’ – Follow Us on Pinterest!

    Swappers, by nature, are a bunch of trendsetters (hello, swapping/sharing is the lifestyle trend right now!) and every trendsetter we know is on Pinterest — so now we are, too! We unofficially started using Pinterest about six months ago, with boards for the “Swapperazzi” — where Swap.com staffers share the best swapped fashion and swap [...]

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  • Swapping School for Spring Break: Morgan’s Picks

    Swapping School for Spring Break: Morgan’s Picks

    We’ve still got spring break on the mind here at Swap.com, as our fabulous intern Laura shared yesterday with her picks of five items from the Swap.com Market perfect for a beach getaway. Today, it’s our other intern Morgan’s turn: check out her curated list of available swap items perfect for the ultimate road trip! [...]

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  • Swapping School for Spring Break: Laura’s Picks

    Swapping School for Spring Break: Laura’s Picks

    Everyone’s got vacay on the brain around here at Swap.com right now, as we gear up to head to Austin, Texas for the Texas Style Council and South by Southwest conferences in a few weeks, and our awesome interns Laura and Morgan gear up for their college spring break. We asked Laura to share her [...]

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  • Shoot to Swap! How to Take Better Photos of Your Haves & Wants

    Shoot to Swap! How to Take Better Photos of Your Haves & Wants

    Hello Swap Peeps, It’s Amy, your resident Swap Snob, here to give you a quick lesson in photography and to help you make the most of your swap items. Let’s face it: we live in a visual world. Your product photos are what attracts people to your items and profile. The better they look, the [...]

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  • Score Jason Wu & Other Designer Collabs on Swap.com

    Score Jason Wu & Other Designer Collabs on Swap.com

    This past Sunday, as millions around the world prepared for the Super Bowl, fashion lovers everywhere had one thing on their minds: scoring a coveted piece from the latest designer collaboration, Jason Wu for Target. For weeks (if not months), bloggers and editors across the globe debated which pieces from the Jason Wu for Target [...]

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  • Winning! 2 Lucky Swappers Listed Their Way to $1K

    Winning! 2 Lucky Swappers Listed Their Way to $1K

    Phew! January was a complete whirlwind here at Swap.com, where we swapped up a storm all month long for World Swap Day, both online and in person. Our expert swapper-judges are on a first name basis with the folks at the post office, because we couldn’t help ourselves from getting in on the swapping action, [...]

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