Hi Readers !
Have you hear about Airbnb?
Carousell are currenntly collaborating with Airbnb on a
travel-related campaign.
This special campaign’s aim to encourage people to list
their pre-loved travel items on Carousell, share a bit of a story behind those
items and include the campaign hastag, and 5 lucky winnders with the best
stories will get to win $500 of Airbnb
travel credits!
How to join the contest?
- Download the Carousell app
- List 1 or more items that are related to your travel experience for sale and in the item description.
- Tell us the travel story the items represents and add hashtag #CarousellxAirbnb
- Submit your listing(s) to the Carousell marketplace
Log on to bit.ly/carousellxairbnb to check out what others
have shared!
This contest ends on 11 September 2015
What items can be
sold ?
Books, bags, cameras, clothes…. Anything you can think of,
so get creative! Items can be brand new or pre-loved, but they should be in a
usable condition. Do your best to describe the condition of your items to help
potential buyers understand it better.
Most importantly, we want to hear all about the inspiring
stories behind those items that have travelled with you or which you’ve picked
up during your travels. Share those stories with your potential buyers so that
the memories live on!
Example of a good
stories
Item: Handmade wallet
Story: I bought this wallet while on my exchange trip
to Cambodia. It was the last day and we were returning to Singapore that very
evening, so we were all glad to have been able to squeeze in a last minute
shopping trip! As my existing wallet at the time was falling apart and I really
struggled with keeping the coins in one place. I urgently needed a new wallet.
I looked around for about an hour, and then I spotted an elderly lady at the
corner of the Russian Market( Tuol Tom Poung Market) who was selling some
beautiful purses. I went over to ask for the price and realised she only spoke
Khmer, so a younger neighbouring vendor who spoke some english helped to translate.
The elderly lady, who had a gentle smile and very kind
eyes, told me that she made the purses herself because she was good at sewing,
having learnt how to do so at a young age. When I asked her why she was still
working out here on her own, she replied saying she needed the money to put her
grandchild though school because the child’s parents had gone missing some year
earlier. I was very touched by her story and wanted to help her as much as I
could, so I bought 5 purses from her (some as gifts for my family).
I’ve used 1 purse for myself and given away 3 purses
to my family members, and I’m listing this final purse for sale, hoping that
someone else who is touched by this story would buy it and maybe visit the
elderly lady some day when in Cambodia.
#CarousellxAirbnb
Resource from #Carousell