SwapSity, one of the new internet startups we have yet to review, was featured today in YourHome.ca. From the article:
According to SwapSity founder, Marta Nowinska, some members have already saved as much as $2,500 by choosing to barter instead of buy. “Online swapping of unwanted possessions, free time or talents is a perfect solution for cost-conscious Canadian consumers seeking a more affordable way to acquire goods and services during these trying times,” she says. Nowinska also points to a recent Consumer Confidence Report from marketing company TNS that indicates that “confidence numbers remain quite flat” and there is little indication of “significant consumer spending.” That, says Nowinska, means that cinching one’s financial belt is the latest fashion.
Check out the original at http://thestar.blogs.com/onthehouse/2010/03/why-buy-when-you-can-barter.html
