Free Shop

Free Shops, Giveaway Shops, Umsonstladen, Gratis Bazar, Kost-Nix Laden, Magasins Gratuits, Weggeef Winkel etc. are shops where everything is free - much like Give and Takes but more permanent, an indoor version of a Really Really Free Market. Due to the lack of income and profit, they are often in squats. Other models involve individuals running them as a hobby, using temporary spaces such as market pitches, or using permanent space which has been donated or even funded by grants. Their roots go back at least as far as the counter-culture of Haight-Ashbury, though the concept has started to become widespread only in the early 2000s, starting in Northern Europe. They are often important for more than just practical reasons of providing people with things; by providing a de-commerci alised space they promote community and other voluntary activities.

''To avoid redundancy and duplication, this list is intended for free shops which have both a physical and a web presence. If you run a free shop and would like help to create a web presence, contact giveaway[át]altruists.org ''

Europe
Austria: Belgium:
 * List of Austrian GiveAway shops
 * Brussels

Denmark:
 * Svendborg

France:
 * Dijon
 * Liste des espaces de gratuité

Greece:
 * Athens
 * Thessaloniki

Germany:
 * List of German GiveAway shops
 * List of Austrian/German GiveAway shops

Iceland:
 * Reykjavik

Netherlands:
 * List of Dutch GiveAway shops

Norway: Sweden: UK:
 * Frederikstad (Defunct?)
 * Trondheim
 * Skattungbyn
 * Bath (Defunct?)


 * Glasgow


 * Exeter, Newcastle, Wigan and others Free Bookshops

North America
Canada:
 * BC, Hornby Recycle Depot Freestore

US:
 * CA, Bay Area Book Exchange
 * CO, Fashion Boutique, Colorado
 * CO, Derailer Bicycle Collective, Denver
 * MD, Freestore Baltimore
 * MI, Freestore Detroit
 * NC, Warren Wilson Freestore, Asheville
 * OR, Freestore Portland
 * Nationwide: Freestore Foodbank