Winnipeggers put their unwanted household items on the curb during the city's inauguaral "giveaway" weekend. (CBC)Winnipeg's first "giveaway" weekend has been deemed a success and there are already calls to do it again.

The inaugural event, held Saturday and Sunday, offered residents a chance to pass on household items they no longer wanted by putting them out at the curb for others to take. The items were to be in good condition and marked as "free."

The city billed it as a way to divert reusable items from ending up in the landfill.

Marjorie Birch filled the curb in front of her Crescentwood-area home several times on the weekend.

"It was just like a busy garage sale, but it's nice because people are like hungry for it … [and now] I don't have to pack it, I don't have to send it anywhere else and it's gone. It's out of my hair," she said.

The first "giveaway" weekend has been hailed a success by city officials. (CBC)Tim Piper scooped a good deal on a West End street.

"I got an air conditioner," he said, estimating it to be worth "maybe a hundred bucks or so."

Wayne Petty got some new footwear on Sunday and a grin from ear to ear.

"I got the shoes I am wearing right now — brand new cycle touring shoes in my size," he said.

Darryl Drohomerski, the city's manager of solid waste services, said the event was a big success, save for a couple of incidents in which items were taken that weren't meant to be given away.

"It was great, I think, overall. And I think [residents] would be upset if we didn't do this again, to be honest," he said.

Residents are now asked to donate to local charities the items that weren't taken during the weekend.