Switch & Bitch

I went to the Switch & Bitch evening last night ~ strange name for something that was held at the Friend's Meeting House in St John's Street. So that rules out husband-swapping or other related activities. It certainly wasn't speed-dating and had nothing to do with dogs either. However, at the end of the evening I came away with this fantastic pair of Diesel jeans, which only cost me 10 Abbots.

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Bizarre I know, having to round up 10 Abbots to get a pair of cool jeans. Don't worry nobody was hurt in the process...and also... it wasn't as exciting as the image that you might have just conjured up.

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However it was very worthwhile.

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The evening was hosted by Bury LETS, the local bartering group that has been running in Bury for nearly 20 years. They meet every month and each meeting has a different theme. Last night's event was a clothes swap. The next meeting in June will encourage people to bring garden produce, usually organic, which is great. The best thing about all of this is that you don't pay cash for anything. They have a made-up currency called Abbots, which you earn by doing small favours for someone and which you can spend on anything you like. It's great Karma!

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This all plays to my aspirations of being green and sustainable and positively balances my consumerist tendencies.

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And as for the bitch side of the switch...I think that was just spin!