I have a bag of my dreadlocks, available for free to the person that has the greatest need. They were cut off a few weeks ago, as they were starting to get quite heavy (especially when wet). They’re clean, and vary in length from a few inches to about a foot long. I’m not sure how many pieces there are, but probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 or so.
Locks of Love won’t take dreadlocks, and since I don’t need them any more (I still have plenty on my head; I didn’t cut them all off, just had a trim), I figured somebody on Craigslist might want to use them. Some possible uses:
- a wig, maybe for a play or costume
- tie them together to make a rope
- weave them into a tiny hammock for a pet
- crochet them into a pot holder
They’re free, but the only thing I ask is that you let me know what they’re used for, and send a picture.

Looking at the post, you can tell this is a put on. They beat us to the joking. “Greatest need,” LOL! “Tiny hammock for a pet” ha! Of course, if they were serious, they would have suggested stapling these to a Dodgers hat to make a Manny Ramirez costume.

But let’s say these are being given away, and you can go pick these up. Aren’t there laws against this sort of thing? Isn’t this how plagues spread? Why is this ok?

I got a haircut about a week ago, and I didn’t ask them to bag up the remains for me to take. I saw the hairs on the poncho and on the ground, and thought “ick.” And they were my own.

If they’re not my own, I’m gonna think “ick plus.” If they’re dreadlocks, I’m going to think “soap has never penetrated these. There is a kingdom of mites and other beasties within. Years and years of someone’s head grease coat every gnarled kink. Ick plus plus plus.”

By the way, these french fries taste awful.