Freecle / freecycle and balloons on sticks

chickywiggle

thelawnet that gave me a headache just reading it!!

Enfieldian

How does somebody go through life thinking that "wondered" is spelled "wounded"

It really makes me wounder.

pulliptears

thelawnet wrote: »

Here is a selection, all from the same user.... Quite amusing.

That there is everything that is wrong with freecyle. Lies, lies and more lies. He asks for something for himself then when it's not forthcoming asks for his neighbour or friend. If he can use a computer to type that nonsense he can install a spell checker.

pinkladyof66

i feel dizzy and sick now having read that and still have no idea as to what they want

pinkladyof66

just appeared on ours

has anyone got any baby stuff that will help a mummy to be, would ne much
appericated if anyone can help i have not got anything yet, pram,car
seat,clothes unisex,boys or girls,moses basket,cot,blankeys anything would be
appericated

Would be good if you could have a baby and have it all supplied for free.

thelawnet

pulliptears wrote: »

That there is everything that is wrong with freecyle. Lies, lies and more lies. He asks for something for himself then when it's not forthcoming asks for his neighbour or friend. If he can use a computer to type that nonsense he can install a spell checker.

The one signed 'Trisher' is quite amusing. If you're going to make up a name, at least spell it right.

Splashy

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

just appeared on ours

has anyone got any baby stuff that will help a mummy to be, would ne much
appericated if anyone can help i have not got anything yet, pram,car
seat,clothes unisex,boys or girls,moses basket,cot,blankeys anything would be
appericated

Would be good if you could have a baby and have it all supplied for free.

Surely that is the point of freecycle though - I have given away loads of baby stuff on freecycle and will most likely give away more when my final addition no longer needs it Better that then me putting it in the bin Personally I prefer a little list of what they want rather thanthe 'Anything for a baby' that usually appears

JimmyTheWig

I agree with Splashy. It's about keeping stuff out of landfill.

I think people who post requests like that should make it clear on their posts that whatever they don't receive for free they will go out and buy. Otherwise it just gives the impression that they are having a baby without having given a thought to providing for it.

I'd also be a little dubious about the clothes request. benefit of doubt says that they are in the early stages of pregnancy and so don't know if it is a boy or a girl, but if that was the case I would wait until I knew what it was before getting anything other than unisex clothes. That part of the post suggests to me they are wanting to sell this stuff on. [My problems with selling freegle stuff on is that (a) it is often (as in this case) asked for dishonestly and (b) will no doubt get thrown out (rather than given away again) if they can't sell it.]

grayme-m

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

I agree with Splashy. It's about keeping stuff out of landfill.

I think people who post requests like that should make it clear on their posts that whatever they don't receive for free they will go out and buy. Otherwise it just gives the impression that they are having a baby without having given a thought to providing for it.

I'd also be a little dubious about the clothes request. benefit of doubt says that they are in the early stages of pregnancy and so don't know if it is a boy or a girl, but if that was the case I would wait until I knew what it was before getting anything other than unisex clothes. That part of the post suggests to me they are wanting to sell this stuff on. [My problems with selling freegle stuff on is that (a) it is often (as in this case) asked for dishonestly and (b) will no doubt get thrown out (rather than given away again) if they can't sell it.]

How about if you read:

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

clothes unisex,boys or girls'

as 'unisex clothes, suitable for either a boy or a girl as we won't know which it is till it arrives'?

hermum

Just come through on ours,
WANTED: I'm after a Vauxhall car
Hi all I'm looking for any Vauxhall car, old or fairly new. Thanks to
all who look.
I'd quite like a fairly new car as well but don't mind what make.