I had the Freebies board set to private, meaning you had to register within UsedShoe forums and be logged into your account to access it.  I have succumbed to the pressure of the masses and have opened this board to everyone meaning you no longer have to be logged in to access it.

I think the Freebies board on UsedShoe is awesome to say the least.  I myself have received so many free things the past few months it’s unreal.  Magazines, dvds, cds, food, books, tickets to events, t-shirts, pens, knick knacks, Star Wars figures… probably hundreds and hundreds of dollars of items for free.  My thinking was I would keep this board set to private so that only registered members could access it for two reasons.  1. It was a perk of registering on the site.  Registering is free, it takes 1 minute, and it’s open to everyone so I didn’t think it was an issue and 2. By having people register I am able to get statistics on the site, such as how many members signed in each day, what time the most people signed in at, etc… which is helpful for a few different reasons (such as by knowing what time the fewest amount of people sign in it, this lets me know the ideal time to do maintenance on the site if need be so that I am interrupting as few people as possible).  But I have heard from the left and I have heard from the right and the message is clear, OPEN UP THE FREEBIES BOARD!  So that is what I did.  So for those of you who wanted it, you got it!  I hope you enjoy the freebies as much as I do, and taking the trek to your mailbox will no longer be a dreadful walk resulting in only a pile of bills, now you’ll look forward to seeing what random things come each day in the mail (I know I do).  Enjoy!