Places to get Cheap Furniture
This is not an inclusive list but will get you started.
Goodwill
EAST: 2127 E. Springs Drive, Madison
WEST: 4530 Verona Road, Madison
MONONA: 2501 Royal Avenue, Madison
St. Vincent DePaul ("St. Vinnies")
EAST: 1309 Williamson Street, Madison
WEST: 6301 Odana Road, Madison
1900 S. Park St, Madison (Outlet)
Savers
EAST: 2002 Zeier Road, Madison
WEST: 7333 W Towne Mall Way, Madison
Agrace Thrift Store
EAST: 1733 Thierer Road, Madison
WEST: 118 Junction Road, Madison
SWAP (State of Wisconsin Surplus) Open to the public, Tuesdays 8am – 4pm, Fridays 8am–2pm and the 2nd Saturday of every month from 8am – 2pm. http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/swap/swap.html good for office furniture, computers, office supplies, occasional dressers, beds...
1061 Thousand Oaks Trail
Verona, WI 53593
Tel: 608-487-4444
Area Garage/Yard Sales held by private citizens
Check the classified ads on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for listings of upcoming sales. Get the Wisconsin State Journal’s classified ads section or look on Craigslist here http://madison.craigslist.org/gms/.
Craigslist: http://madison.craigslist.org/
Freecycle: http://groups.freecycle.org/madisonfreecycle/posts/all
Post a message on grad_chat@math.wisc.edu or math_chat@math.wisc.edu
When you have your math email account set up, you can send/receive messages on these email lists. This is for informal postings within the mathematics dept. People with stuff to sell will post here but if you are looking to buy something, you could also post there.
Madison Stuff Exchange: http://www.madisonstuffexchange.com/
Madison Time Exchanges: http://www.danecountytimebank.org/and http://madisonhours.org/ exchange your time for something you want
Along the curb
People who don’t want items will sometimes put them along the curb. August 13 -15 (“Hippy Christmas”) are good days to scrounge for things along the curb.
Eagle Heights
University Apartments’ residents may post signs in the community center or on bulletin boards for items they would like to sell.