Tell us what is spare
A slow Tuesday, an empty hour, a stack of gift certificates the restaurant itself will honor.
Madison, Wisconsin
Trade what you have spare. Get what you need.
Barterpillar finds loops of local businesses who can help each other. No credits, no points, and no account we hold for you. You do the work, and you settle it with each other.
One evening around the isthmus
Step 1
Lakeside Movers
2 hours of moving help
for the frame shop
Step 2
Square Frame Shop
A framed print
for the supper club
Step 3
King Street Supper Club
A dining certificate
issued and honored there
The values stay close, so nobody is asked to give much more than they get. Then the loop closes.
Tell us what you need
Cleaning, a menu reprint, someone to move the storeroom. A monthly budget is enough.
We look for a closed loop
Two to five businesses, each giving something of similar value, until everyone has both given and received.
What we never do
- We do not hold your money.
- We do not issue credits or points.
- We do not keep a balance or a tab.
- We do not escrow a trade.
A dining certificate is the restaurant's promise, not ours. It does not expire, has no fee, has no cash value, and does not include tax or gratuity. The restaurant issues it and honors it.