Swapping: get in on the new trend

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Forget shopping: apparently the new trend of the moment is swapping. New research reveals that half of us see this as the next big thing, almost one in five say it's far more satisfying than shopping, three quarters of us are up for a giving it a go and half have already done so.

So how does it work, and where can you swap your stuff?