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Swap Those Unwanted Holiday Gifts

Christmas is over and all the other winter holidays have come and gone. You certainly received plenty of gifts from friends, loved ones and even acquaintances. Ever wondered what to do with all those `wonderful` gifts you get over the holiday season that you just have no use for? Everyone gets something during the holidays that they don?t want or can?t use. Swap Thing, the leading online platform for trading goods and services, wants to hear all about these unwanted gifts and offer a venue for exchanging them for something wanted.

Swap Thing is running a post-holiday promotion asking its users to share their stories about receiving unique and unwanted gifts. A poll will be conducted to determine the best stories, with top vote getters receiving T-shirts and free swap transactions. After telling their tales, users are encouraged to list their new items on the Swap Thing site to see if the unwanted becomes a wanted to someone else. Most people end the holidays with at least one gift that they have no use for, or one that they already have. Returning items to stores can range from painful to impossible. With Swap Thing, every unique gift can find a home somewhere and everyone ends up happy by having a gift they can use and enjoy.

Swap Thing, Inc. is a platform that creates and empowers online communities through the exchange of goods and services. With sophisticated search technology and low fees, Swap Thing brings swapping mainstream by making it faster, easier and less expensive for individuals and small businesses, creating access they previously had lacked and greatly increasing the market for swaps.