@SSteve I did that once, but it was eventually returned to me in rather poor condition...it appeared to have been stomped on repeatedly and then set on fire.
I gave a ridiculous amount of baby clothes and gear for both sexes that I'd saved for years (and years) just in case we had more. I finally gave up the dream and gave it all to my husband's co-workers and what their kids couldn't use went to my church's clothing closet. It was probably a couple thousand dollars worth altogether.
@Thomsenc I have givin everything on the list and more, and way more money that I never got back than I want to admit to. My stepson needed a kidney. My husband and I were willing to get matched but he didn't want one our kidney's . Said we were too old and we drink. Can't say I blame him. a good friend of his was a match and gave him his kidney. Sad to say, but after his friend's unselfish gift, it hasn't changed him a bit. I hope your gift was truly appreciated.
A computer. A friend's computer died. Her family doesn't have much extra income. She's a strong advocate for the handicapped (her daughter had cancer as a child, one of those cancers that is rarely survived, but she did - but the treatment that killed the cancer did some damage of it's own). They live in a small town and her internet access was something that helped her keep her sanity.
So, when she posted (using a very ancient laptop) that her computer was bricked beyond repair, I got the one my husband had (rarely) used at his old shop, opened it up, cleaned it out, added memory, reinstalled the OS, added wifi and shipped it to her.
A Nintendo 64, in 2000 when it was still fairly popular. I won it in a raffle, but already had one, so I gave it to my friend. He gave me a generic Discman in exchange.
My sisters and I always "give" stuff to each other knowing that "give" may be a temporary word. It is USUALLY permanent but occasional take-backs are permitted. I did give my older sister a couch. My little sister begrudgingly took my old car (although, I'm not sure she appreciated it). A few other things I've given them are clothes, computers, money, plane tickets to visit home and animals. There are more but I don't want to get a tl;dr.
I gave my car to a friend when I was buying a new one. Technically I sold it to her, but I now count it as a gift since she was never able to make a payment.
@ChunkyBitz. Great point. I need to change my answer to rent money, a truck and a computer/monitor "donated" (supposed to be a loan) to my ex-friend that suddenly skipped town. He never never found it necessary to send me a dime.
I would have sued his a$$ (I'm an attorney so it was almost a reflex, despite him being a friend, to insist on a contract), but I discovered he had ended up Boston. It was well worth the money lost to not give him any reason to come back to San Diego.
My mom gave me her car when I was a senior in hs, but I was lame and didn't know how to drive...so then Iet my younger brother have it as he was dying to be cool (and already was taking his lessons).
I gave my older sister my ipods...twice. One was the one I got for christmas...she got hers stolen and asked me for mine. I felt bad. The other was years later....on my birthday.....she was sad no one had gotten anything on her birthday months ago (she was away at college), I felt bad.
No regrets though, they've given me so much as well, sister practically raised me.
We have given our kids a lot of things that were worth more to them than what we could have gotten if we sold them to others. A 60's Fender Strat to my oldest son, who was a struggling musician, furniture to the older daughter, a six-year-old car to the younger one. Trade-in values weren't very much, better to give. We still give a lot of still useful things to charities, but the kids get first option if they want any of it.
I once gave an ex food, room, and board for about 2 years while I was making $10/hr and paying $1200/month living in Orange County without them having (or looking for) a job.
It set me back financially pretty well and I'm still paying for it, in a sense. I look back and think "what the hell were you thinking man?"
Weird how much you can change as a person in a relatively short amount of time, I don't think I would even recognize myself from back then.
My husband accidentally gave away a pair of Fluevog boots that set me back $400 back in the early 90's. They were still on perfect condition, because that's how much I babied them. That was 7 years ago, and it still makes me sad. But damn it, he's still my husband.
A very expensive christmas tree with real pine cones and molded pine needles. Everyone thought it was real. I loved it. I had saved for several years for it. I had planned to have it forever. But I gave it to the family who is letting me live in their basement because they loved it too and needed a tree.
Last year, I gave a friend my original Onkyo receiver (TX-SR313), a set of 5.1 speakers, a WD Live TV media player I got in a BOC, a 32GB USB drive, a solid brass bathroom set (trash can, toothbrush holder, 2 liquid soap dispensers, a cup, and a soap dish), a Buffalo router, a Eureka vacuum, and some cables. He'd just moved to the area with virtually nothing more than the clothes on his back, and I thought I'd give him some of my extra gear to help him start anew.
A Canoe.
Wow. A surprising number of couch-givers in here.
Interesting...
A guitar. Twice, two guitars to two different people. They are "loaned indefinitely." I have amps the same way.
My heart.
@SSteve I did that once, but it was eventually returned to me in rather poor condition...it appeared to have been stomped on repeatedly and then set on fire.
@ChunkyBitz I hope you had insurance.
@ChunkyBitz
32" CRT TV.
My virginity.
@awk I saw this one coming.
@JonT @awk beat me to it - I was napping. Damn morphine.
I gave a ridiculous amount of baby clothes and gear for both sexes that I'd saved for years (and years) just in case we had more. I finally gave up the dream and gave it all to my husband's co-workers and what their kids couldn't use went to my church's clothing closet. It was probably a couple thousand dollars worth altogether.
Kidney
@Thomsenc If this were a competition I'm pretty sure you would have just won it all. That's an amazingly selfless thing to do.
@Thomsenc I have givin everything on the list and more, and way more money that I never got back than I want to admit to. My stepson needed a kidney. My husband and I were willing to get matched but he didn't want one our kidney's . Said we were too old and we drink. Can't say I blame him. a good friend of his was a match and gave him his kidney. Sad to say, but after his friend's unselfish gift, it hasn't changed him a bit. I hope your gift was truly appreciated.
My ex GF stole enough from me to buy a car. That counts as a gift, right?
A computer. A friend's computer died. Her family doesn't have much extra income. She's a strong advocate for the handicapped (her daughter had cancer as a child, one of those cancers that is rarely survived, but she did - but the treatment that killed the cancer did some damage of it's own). They live in a small town and her internet access was something that helped her keep her sanity.
So, when she posted (using a very ancient laptop) that her computer was bricked beyond repair, I got the one my husband had (rarely) used at his old shop, opened it up, cleaned it out, added memory, reinstalled the OS, added wifi and shipped it to her.
Probably not the nicest thing ever, but I gave away a whole bunch of Built NY neoprene cases.
A Nintendo 64, in 2000 when it was still fairly popular. I won it in a raffle, but already had one, so I gave it to my friend. He gave me a generic Discman in exchange.
My sisters and I always "give" stuff to each other knowing that "give" may be a temporary word. It is USUALLY permanent but occasional take-backs are permitted. I did give my older sister a couch. My little sister begrudgingly took my old car (although, I'm not sure she appreciated it). A few other things I've given them are clothes, computers, money, plane tickets to visit home and animals. There are more but I don't want to get a tl;dr.
I gave my car to a friend when I was buying a new one. Technically I sold it to her, but I now count it as a gift since she was never able to make a payment.
@ChunkyBitz. Great point. I need to change my answer to rent money, a truck and a computer/monitor "donated" (supposed to be a loan) to my ex-friend that suddenly skipped town. He never never found it necessary to send me a dime.
I would have sued his a$$ (I'm an attorney so it was almost a reflex, despite him being a friend, to insist on a contract), but I discovered he had ended up Boston. It was well worth the money lost to not give him any reason to come back to San Diego.
Hmm. Quite a bit of furniture, a few TVs, two nice bicycles, Nothing that was worth a fortune, though.
My mom gave me her car when I was a senior in hs, but I was lame and didn't know how to drive...so then Iet my younger brother have it as he was dying to be cool (and already was taking his lessons).
I gave my older sister my ipods...twice. One was the one I got for christmas...she got hers stolen and asked me for mine. I felt bad. The other was years later....on my birthday.....she was sad no one had gotten anything on her birthday months ago (she was away at college), I felt bad.
No regrets though, they've given me so much as well, sister practically raised me.
Moto X phone
Too many knivesandspeakerdocks to count.
All well appreciated though.
Keep them coming.
Well, also, we have at times made sure the kids had cars.
My brother. Well, attempted to give away, at least. Mom said no
We have given our kids a lot of things that were worth more to them than what we could have gotten if we sold them to others. A 60's Fender Strat to my oldest son, who was a struggling musician, furniture to the older daughter, a six-year-old car to the younger one. Trade-in values weren't very much, better to give. We still give a lot of still useful things to charities, but the kids get first option if they want any of it.
A car and a new laptop. They needed a job. I had one.
I once gave an ex food, room, and board for about 2 years while I was making $10/hr and paying $1200/month living in Orange County without them having (or looking for) a job.
It set me back financially pretty well and I'm still paying for it, in a sense. I look back and think "what the hell were you thinking man?"
Weird how much you can change as a person in a relatively short amount of time, I don't think I would even recognize myself from back then.
@JonT Was he or she an ex at the time or just an ex now? If the former, you were waaaayyyy too nice.
@PurplePawprints just an ex now, but should have been an ex two years sooner.
@JonT I've been there. Well, take heart in the knowledge that you're a good person and you're at least free from the batshittery now.
In a fukubukuro I got an Xbox One that I didn't need, so I gave it to my brother.
I like to give away tiny little Christmas trees for people to light up.
I gave away my cat.
@geminijane Sad you no longer have your cat. To give away mine would about break my heart. They are 14
Most of a box of neoprene Built Kindle covers.
$10k to pay for my cousin's funeral.
@annwat
My husband accidentally gave away a pair of Fluevog boots that set me back $400 back in the early 90's. They were still on perfect condition, because that's how much I babied them. That was 7 years ago, and it still makes me sad. But damn it, he's still my husband.
I order of appearne.
1. Rihnn
@CircaRigel In order of appearance.
1. Rhianna
@CircaRigel I order the apple carne. #1 right now
@CircaRigel
A very expensive christmas tree with real pine cones and molded pine needles. Everyone thought it was real. I loved it. I had saved for several years for it. I had planned to have it forever. But I gave it to the family who is letting me live in their basement because they loved it too and needed a tree.
Last year, I gave a friend my original Onkyo receiver (TX-SR313), a set of 5.1 speakers, a WD Live TV media player I got in a BOC, a 32GB USB drive, a solid brass bathroom set (trash can, toothbrush holder, 2 liquid soap dispensers, a cup, and a soap dish), a Buffalo router, a Eureka vacuum, and some cables. He'd just moved to the area with virtually nothing more than the clothes on his back, and I thought I'd give him some of my extra gear to help him start anew.