No money needed? Bludot was featured in an article about how the Minnesota, USA based company is running a promotion that features an online swap meet. They post pictures of their furniture and let the public bid on the items with anything they have to offer. When I checked out the online auction in progress on 8 March 2012, some items being offered and accepted were:
Offered
Tatto Space - in exchange for a sectional sofa a man from California offered up a choice spot on his arm for the company's logo. (see photo above)
Hand Sculpture - in exchange for a "one night stand sleeper sofa" a man from Utah offered up a "time management" sculpture of a hand with money, house, car, dog, people symbols floating over the palm. Clever.
Accepted
Iconic Architecture Retreat - in exchange for a sectional sofia the Blu Dot executives will get treated to a Creative retreat at a Frank Llyod Wright designed home in Wisconsin.
Love - in exchange for a lamp a women from Massachusetts will carry the lamp around with her for 24 hours over 7 days. She proved how it would look like in her arms by photoshopping it in.
Bid or check out the activity going on through 16 March 2012 yourself. Here is how it works according to the Bludot site:
The cool part is that visitor's to the site can also vote if they think the matching is "swap worthy". What are some other authentic ways to make the old fashioned barter systems and social media blend in interesting ways? Leave your comments below.
