Resources are files that you can upload to help you promote your items. You could put together a list of all your items with your number as a tear off, friends could print it off and post it at their office or on their campus to help you get more exposure. Discuss

BorrowMe is still new, so you may find that there are fewer items near you to begin with. We suggest you add some items of your own and promote them within your community, this will garner interest from others.

Soon you will find more and more stuff around you as more people join in your area. Discuss

Items that are marked as private do not show up in your stuff when other users are browsing your profile. These items will also not show up in searches on the site.

Marking an item as private is useful if you only want to lend something to a particular person. You can go to their profile, choose 'Offer to Lend/Rent/Sell/Give' and the transaction can be completed without the general public knowing the item is there. Discuss

We recommend that you never list items that are rare and valuable, have high sentimental value, are listed in our Prohibited Items Policy or items that are prohibited by law in your area. Discuss

While BorrowMe is looking at implementing Premium features in the future, all transactions are currently free for all users. Discuss

When transacting on BorrowMe, you must agree to the other parties terms and conditions before finalizing a transaction. This is where you and the other party would detail deposits and compensation in case of such an incident.

While we are sure you would do your best to take proper care of somebody else’s property, accidents do happen. If you don't agree to the terms and conditions required by the other party, we suggest you cancel the transaction or re-negotiate to suit your needs. Discuss

Facebook Connect is a great tool that allows you to join and login to other websites using your Facebook login details! When you join this way, we will get your permission to take your name and picture from Facebook to add to our Database. We don't access any additional information.

Facebook Connect also allows you to cross-post any items and wishes that you create on BorrowMe directly to your Facebook wall for all your friends to see. If you happen to see something on BorrowMe that you think is cool and that your friends might like, you can also post that to your Facebook wall with 2 easy clicks. Discuss

You can invite your Facebook friends to use BorrowMe with our invitation tool. When your friends join BorrowMe using the Facebook Connect option, we'll add them to your BorrowMe Friends and send you a notification. If your friends are already on BorrowMe when you join us, we'll let you know about that too! Discuss

You don't have to! If you and your friends are on Facebook, you can login to BorrowMe using your Facebook credentials (This is called Facebook Connect). You can then invite people from your friends list using our Facebook Friend import feature.

Items posted to your Stuff and Wishes can be instantly posted to your Facebook feed so others know you have things available or are looking for a particular item. The greater exposure will help you lend or rent stuff faster and find things you need faster too!

All your friends that sign in using their Facebook credentials will automatically be added to your friends list, and vice versa. It just doesn't get any easier! Discuss

There are a few quick ways to accomplish this. If the Item or Wish is already posted, simply go to your Stuff or Wish list and click the Post To Facebook link. You are given an opportunity to edit the text before posting to Facebook, click Publish and you're done!

If you are initially posting an item or a wish, you are presented with a Green dialog after you have finished that lets you know your item has been listed, it also contains a Link to Post to Facebook. Click on that, edit the text if you wish and hit Publish. Discuss

You can contact anybody on BorrowMe by viewing their profile and clicking the Message link in the top right of their profile. If another user has blocked you, you will not be able to send them messages or view their profile. Discuss

You can invite your Facebook friends to use BorrowMe with our invitation tool. When your friends join BorrowMe using the Facebook Connect option, we'll add them to your BorrowMe Friends and send you a notification. If your friends are already on BorrowMe when you join us, we'll let you know about that too! Discuss

You don't have to! If you and your friends are on Facebook, you can login to BorrowMe using your Facebook credentials (This is called Facebook Connect). You can then invite people from your friends list using our Facebook Friend import feature.

Items posted to your Stuff and Wishes can be instantly posted to your Facebook feed so others know you have things available or are looking for a particular item. The greater exposure will help you lend or rent stuff faster and find things you need faster too!

All your friends that sign in using their Facebook credentials will automatically be added to your friends list, and vice versa. It just doesn't get any easier! Discuss

BorrowMe is a tool that allows you to easily track and monitor the items you lend or rent out to others. Do you know what all your friends have in their garages, basements and storage? Do they know what movies and games you have off the top of their heads? BorrowMe gives you an opportunity to put your things on display to whomever you want to share them with.

We're not saying you NEED us, we're just providing you with a simple solution to find and share items with your friends and neighbors. We even let you connect and share with your Facebook friends with just a few clicks. Discuss

You are not obligated to accept friendship requests from people you do not know (Or do know for that matter!). If you like, try sending them a message to see if it is somebody you know using an alias or nickname, or you can ignore them completely.

If somebody continually sends you requests that you are ignoring, simply Block the user using the Block User link in the top right of the profile page. Discuss

The easiest way to invite your friends, is to use our Facebook Friend Importer, or our Contact Importer (This allows you to invite friends from your Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.). You can also invite people directly using their name and email address. Discuss

You can contact anybody on BorrowMe by viewing their profile and clicking the Message link in the top right of their profile. If another user has blocked you, you will not be able to send them messages or view their profile. Discuss

You sure can. To send a message to all your members, simply log into your group account and click on the Messages tab. Click the TO button and select 'All Members'. That's it, fill in your subject and message details and hit send. Your message will be sent to all current members. Discuss

Your organization can setup a group to use BorrowMe to list, lend and monitor your assets and setup wish lists for things you need.

For instance, setting up a Wish list of items needed for your charity is a great way to get people to donate without the financial aspect. People are more likely to get rid of stuff they no longer use than to part with cash. Discuss

You don't have to! If you and your friends are on Facebook, you can login to BorrowMe using your Facebook credentials (This is called Facebook Connect). You can then invite people from your friends list using our Facebook Friend import feature.

Items posted to your Stuff and Wishes can be instantly posted to your Facebook feed so others know you have things available or are looking for a particular item. The greater exposure will help you lend or rent stuff faster and find things you need faster too!

All your friends that sign in using their Facebook credentials will automatically be added to your friends list, and vice versa. It just doesn't get any easier! Discuss

Credentials are a way to give users confidence in dealing with you. If you are a Church Group for instance, posting a copy of your registration will allow users to confirm your registered church status before dealing with you. Discuss

In an effort to keep BorrowMe more like a community, we suggest that you use your real name but this is not a requirement. Using your real name will help your friends and neighbors to recognize you easier and gives you a bit more credibility when performing transactions. Discuss

While BorrowMe is looking at implementing Premium features in the future, all transactions are currently free for all users. Discuss

We recently (Week of Jan 11) had a system bug that resulted in some members receiving multiple copies of their Activity Summaries. The bug also caused the Unsubscibe link to not work correctly for those who tried to opt out.

We have patched this issue and are terribly sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Discuss

Your organization can setup a group to use BorrowMe to list, lend and monitor your assets and setup wish lists for things you need.

For instance, setting up a Wish list of items needed for your charity is a great way to get people to donate without the financial aspect. People are more likely to get rid of stuff they no longer use than to part with cash. Discuss

BorrowMe is a free, local, community lending platform that is available for use across the country, in every community – large or small. BorrowMe offers a simple, easy way for people and groups to join and create a local network of friends, members or neighbors to borrow, lend or rent just about anything from textbooks and strollers to DVDs and camping gear. Discuss

Your information is stored and processed on computers located in The United States and/or Canada. BorrowMe uses procedural and technical safeguards to protect your personal information against loss or theft, as well as against unauthorized access or disclosure, to protect your privacy, including firewalls and encryption. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.

For more information on how we use your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. Discuss

Credentials are a way to give users confidence in dealing with you. If you are a Church Group for instance, posting a copy of your registration will allow users to confirm your registered church status before dealing with you. Discuss

Resources are files that you can upload to help you promote your items. You could put together a list of all your items with your number as a tear off, friends could print it off and post it at their office or on their campus to help you get more exposure. Discuss

BorrowMe is a tool that allows you to easily track and monitor the items you lend or rent out to others. Do you know what all your friends have in their garages, basements and storage? Do they know what movies and games you have off the top of their heads? BorrowMe gives you an opportunity to put your things on display to whomever you want to share them with.

We're not saying you NEED us, we're just providing you with a simple solution to find and share items with your friends and neighbors. We even let you connect and share with your Facebook friends with just a few clicks. Discuss

BorrowMe is still new, so you may find that there are fewer items near you to begin with. We suggest you add some items of your own and promote them within your community, this will garner interest from others.

Soon you will find more and more stuff around you as more people join in your area. Discuss

In an effort to keep BorrowMe more like a community, we suggest that you use your real name but this is not a requirement. Using your real name will help your friends and neighbors to recognize you easier and gives you a bit more credibility when performing transactions. Discuss

While BorrowMe is looking at implementing Premium features in the future, all transactions are currently free for all users. Discuss

A mature items is any item or product that is not suitable for people under the age of majority in your area. A mature item may also be an item that could offend certain individuals. If you list a Mature item and do not flag it as such, other members have the ability to flag it themselves, and you will be notified of such actions.

By default, Block Mature Items is turned on. If you wish to change this setting, you can do so in your Transaction Settings. Discuss

In order to provide you with a list of items and wishes in your general area, we need to know what that area is. We will attempt to automagically set your location when you sign up based on your IP Address, but you are able to change your location at any time. Discuss

Feedback is something you are able to leave for another person after you have completed a transaction. This allows other users to see if this person is a reliable and trustworthy individual. Feedback cannot be deleted.

Vouches allow your friends, neighbours and people you have transacted with to leave comments about you in general (IE Great guy, known him for 5 years, very trustworthy). This is very helpful information to people who may want to transact with you when you have little or no feedback. You are able to delete Vouches as you see fit. Discuss

Your information is stored and processed on computers located in The United States and/or Canada. BorrowMe uses procedural and technical safeguards to protect your personal information against loss or theft, as well as against unauthorized access or disclosure, to protect your privacy, including firewalls and encryption. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.

For more information on how we use your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. Discuss

Credentials are a way to give users confidence in dealing with you. If you are a Church Group for instance, posting a copy of your registration will allow users to confirm your registered church status before dealing with you. Discuss

We recommend that you never list items that are rare and valuable, have high sentimental value, are listed in our Prohibited Items Policy or items that are prohibited by law in your area. Discuss

In an effort to keep BorrowMe more like a community, we suggest that you use your real name but this is not a requirement. Using your real name will help your friends and neighbors to recognize you easier and gives you a bit more credibility when performing transactions. Discuss

A mature items is any item or product that is not suitable for people under the age of majority in your area. A mature item may also be an item that could offend certain individuals. If you list a Mature item and do not flag it as such, other members have the ability to flag it themselves, and you will be notified of such actions.

By default, Block Mature Items is turned on. If you wish to change this setting, you can do so in your Transaction Settings. Discuss

You are not obligated to accept friendship requests from people you do not know (Or do know for that matter!). If you like, try sending them a message to see if it is somebody you know using an alias or nickname, or you can ignore them completely.

If somebody continually sends you requests that you are ignoring, simply Block the user using the Block User link in the top right of the profile page. Discuss

That is completely up to you. You have full control over who you lend or rent your stuff to via your sharing preferences. You can lend to everybody, or only people that are in your friends list if you so desire. Discuss

Feedback is something you are able to leave for another person after you have completed a transaction. This allows other users to see if this person is a reliable and trustworthy individual. Feedback cannot be deleted.

Vouches allow your friends, neighbours and people you have transacted with to leave comments about you in general (IE Great guy, known him for 5 years, very trustworthy). This is very helpful information to people who may want to transact with you when you have little or no feedback. You are able to delete Vouches as you see fit. Discuss

When transacting on BorrowMe, the other party must agree to your terms and conditions before finalizing a transaction. Make sure that you obtain the requested collateral when performing a transaction so you are protected if something happens to your stuff.

While we do believe most people are honest and trustworthy, we are aware of the bad seeds too. When somebody agrees to your terms and conditions, this does constitute a legally binding agreement between both parties. If you feel that a mutual agreement cannot be reached, you have the option of working with law enforcement or legal council to reach a resolution. Discuss

You are able to keep track of who has your stuff once a transaction has been initiated and accepted. Simply log into your BorrowMe account and click on the Activity tab to see items you have sent out and who has them. As well, you are able to view items you are currently renting or borrowing from others Discuss

BorrowMe provides you with the tools to clearly outline terms and conditions as well as collateral requirements for your transactions. We suggest that you only transact with people you feel comfortable doing so with (IE. Friends, Neighbors, Friends of Friends), this way you are entering your transactions with an established level of trust. Discuss

Posting a Wish on BorrowMe allows you to get exposure to find your item greater that you would get from word of mouth.

Simply fill out the Title, a short description (A description helps your wish get found when people are searching), and choose what type of transaction you are looking for (Do you want to Borrow, Rent or Buy?). Choosing Rent or Buy reveals extra fields for you to detail what you are willing to pay.

When you put in the title of what you are looking for, our Pic Pusher brings up some images that match what you are looking for. You can choose one of these images, or upload your own from your computer or URL.

As with posting an Item, a new Wish will assume your default sharing preferences. You can change these inline by clicking on Show Advanced Options.

Once submitted, you will be given the option to post your Wish to Facebook. This will greatly increase exposure for items you are looking for. Discuss

When you have an item that you are willing to lend, rent, gift or sell, you need to first add it to your inventory.

You are first asked to fill out the basic information on the Item, including name, description and what types of transactions are allowed for this item (IE People can Borrow, Rent, Buy or take it for free). You can change the default options by changing your Transaction Settings.

Choosing an option to Rent or Sell/Buy your items will reveal additional fields dealing with cost. You must fill these out so users know how much you want for your items.

As you add your title, our Pic Pusher brings up images that it thinks matches what you are listing. You can pick from these images, or chose your own image from your computer or a URL.

At this point you can submit the item and it will be posted with your default sharing preferences attached. If you want to modify your sharing preferences, you can click Show Advanced Options to reveal these options.

Once posted, you have the option to post to Facebook to get your item more exposure through your friends list. Discuss

There are a few quick ways to accomplish this. If the Item or Wish is already posted, simply go to your Stuff or Wish list and click the Post To Facebook link. You are given an opportunity to edit the text before posting to Facebook, click Publish and you're done!

If you are initially posting an item or a wish, you are presented with a Green dialog after you have finished that lets you know your item has been listed, it also contains a Link to Post to Facebook. Click on that, edit the text if you wish and hit Publish. Discuss

Resources are files that you can upload to help you promote your items. You could put together a list of all your items with your number as a tear off, friends could print it off and post it at their office or on their campus to help you get more exposure. Discuss

BorrowMe is still new, so you may find that there are fewer items near you to begin with. We suggest you add some items of your own and promote them within your community, this will garner interest from others.

Soon you will find more and more stuff around you as more people join in your area. Discuss

Items that are marked as private do not show up in your stuff when other users are browsing your profile. These items will also not show up in searches on the site.

Marking an item as private is useful if you only want to lend something to a particular person. You can go to their profile, choose 'Offer to Lend/Rent/Sell/Give' and the transaction can be completed without the general public knowing the item is there. Discuss

We recommend that you never list items that are rare and valuable, have high sentimental value, are listed in our Prohibited Items Policy or items that are prohibited by law in your area. Discuss

If you are browsing some body's Stuff and they have an item that you also have and would like to add to BorrowMe, simply click this button. You will be prompted to either Add Item or Add and Edit. If you choose to just add, it will be added to your stuff as is and you are able to continue browsing the site. If you would like to customize the item, click Add and Edit and you will be taken to the edit item page to change the information as you choose. Discuss

A mature items is any item or product that is not suitable for people under the age of majority in your area. A mature item may also be an item that could offend certain individuals. If you list a Mature item and do not flag it as such, other members have the ability to flag it themselves, and you will be notified of such actions.

By default, Block Mature Items is turned on. If you wish to change this setting, you can do so in your Transaction Settings. Discuss

Stuff – Think of stuff as your personal inventory. This is where you can list items that you would be willing to lend, rent, give or sell to people that match your sharing preferences.

Wishes – Wishes are items that you are looking to borrow, rent, receive or purchase from others. When somebody posts an item that matches one of your wishes, you will be sent a notification. Discuss

When transacting on BorrowMe, the other party must agree to your terms and conditions before finalizing a transaction. Make sure that you obtain the requested collateral when performing a transaction so you are protected if something happens to your stuff.

While we do believe most people are honest and trustworthy, we are aware of the bad seeds too. When somebody agrees to your terms and conditions, this does constitute a legally binding agreement between both parties. If you feel that a mutual agreement cannot be reached, you have the option of working with law enforcement or legal council to reach a resolution. Discuss