Freecle / freecycle and balloons on sticks

Lozzy88

lol they only want the games for the xbox, ps2 and ds, it would make sense to sell the xbox ps2 and ds which i assume they must already have along with the dvds and buy their own knives and forks.

grumpyofwhitecross

What on earth does "wid a num" mean?

emil me wid a num and i will call asap

Means e mail me with a number and I will call asap...simples..:beer:

lindos90

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

got this sob story, and shopping list on ours today, she also want's it all delivering


Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone out there had any of the following the would kindly gift to me and my 2 young boys, you see I am a single mum and have recently moved here from scotland, as it was a BIG move we had to leave a lot behind so we are really desperate for the following and as I don't drive and don't know anyone here yet I would need the items delivered, we would be forever greatfull for any help you could give us, thanks in advance, Gayle and my 2 boys

A computer of any sorts so my son can do his homework
Dvd player
Freeview box
Ariel (for the freeview box)
Kitchen scales
Bathroom scales
Toilet brush
Kitchen utensils
Cutlery
Bowls, plates, etc
Boys toys and or clothes for age 5-6 and 8-9
Bigish mirror
Tumble dryer or clothes airer
Tent
Trampoline
Board games
Any xbox ps2 or ds games
Curling tongs
Womans size 14 clothes
Fridge/freezer
Gas cooker
Small sofa (neutral colour)
Any of these would be a great help

Darn it, you beat me to it, just opened the digest and found this one too! ...and they want it delivered!
Nice to see someone local on here though!:wave:

hermum

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

got this sob story, and shopping list on ours today, she also want's it all delivering


Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone out there had any of the following the would kindly gift to me and my 2 young boys, you see I am a single mum and have recently moved here from scotland, as it was a BIG move we had to leave a lot behind so we are really desperate for the following and as I don't drive and don't know anyone here yet I would need the items delivered, we would be forever greatfull for any help you could give us, thanks in advance, Gayle and my 2 boys

A computer of any sorts so my son can do his homework
Dvd player
Freeview box
Ariel (for the freeview box)
Kitchen scales
Bathroom scales
Toilet brush
Kitchen utensils
Cutlery
Bowls, plates, etc
Boys toys and or clothes for age 5-6 and 8-9
Bigish mirror
Tumble dryer or clothes airer
Tent
Trampoline
Board games
Any xbox ps2 or ds games
Curling tongs
Womans size 14 clothes
Fridge/freezer
Gas cooker
Small sofa (neutral colour)
Any of these would be a great help

As she needs everything including a toilet brush, and has moved to an area where she doesn't know anybody it could be that she's fled DV.
I used to work in housing & often posted for everything when someone had left with just the clothes they stood up in.
Have just read it through & seen that she also wants luxury items, so my sympathy has now gone.

chickywiggle

That shopping list woulf make me send her a link to amazon/ ebay.

some gems from mine this morning:

any cat/kitten stuff getting a kitten at the end of the month and need all littertray litter feeding bowls everything thanks

can someone help please im after a cement mixer before the 6Th of this month im not bothed what it looks like hope someone can help thank you for looking

flippin36

Problem with some of the wanted ads highlighted by you guys is that I automatically delete them all without even looking. Which means that people with a genuine "want" miss out. Charities and people who want items that would end up on landfill (boxes, scraps of fabric, old packaging for ebaying) I would think will be largely ignored. I know its probably very difficult to do but I wish that all wanted ads could go through a moderater who has the discretion to filter out unreasonable "wants". Its just giving freecycle a bad name - maybe they should consider getting rid of wants altogether.

bravobeastie

I had a lady request some mattress foam for girl guide trip or something, I had some from my sons mattress that we had had made to measure (was about 3 inches shorter than a regular size mattress) and as he was only little it had had very little use. I emailed her offering it to her and she said 'no thank you' as it was used?


I also had someone collect a fridge freezer I had offered and on their way out ripped a big chunk of my lino off the kitchen floor. No apology or even a thank you for the fridge freezer :mad: Since then I still can't afford to replace it either, it's only a tiny kitchen and asked on Freecycle when someone offered some but it was offered to someone else

Amanita_2

flippin36 wrote: »

- maybe they should consider getting rid of wants altogether.

Wants do serve a purpose.

For example if someone requests an item it may be that you have just the thing at the back of the garage that you had forgotton about or never quite got around to offering or taking to the tip...

sarahg1969

Laptop required

We are renewing our request due to being scammed on here by a guy saying that he had one for us, and requested that we pay for a courier and insurance, so we sent him the money and ended up with nothing....DUHH..lol. I need a laptop for my girlfriend, she is registered blind, she has no vision in one eye and only 4% pinhole in the other. She lost her vision through an abusive relationship and is trying to restart her life. The reason she needs a laptop is to stay in touch with friends and family 130 miles away. In all honesty we can't afford to buy one and are relying on generosity from others for a free one. The screen should be as large as possible as she can enlarge the print and scan the page.

Maybe the sob story is genuine, but a please wouldn't go amiss.

KiKi

WANTED: any type of working ps2 console would be amazing as ours broke and we get bored and sad without one

Oh, boo hoo. I'll go fetch my violin.

KiKi (with PMT)