Pretty much getting boards for free is awesome.

The way kids skate now is they go through at LEAST one board a month.
(Well, the kids who are sponsored anyways)
They don't get rid of boards because they break (well, sometimes they break), they get rid of boards because they are losing pop, flattening out, chipping, not being as stiff, and the grip tape is worn. But mind you these kids skate every day as hard as they can for as long as they can.

When I was skating everyday, I would go through a board a month. Sometimes because they broke, sometimes because I had some spare cash and my board felt like ****. Then I went to college and had to focus on what I was doing. Now a board lasts me two or three months depending on how much I skate and what I am doing.