Freecle / freecycle and balloons on sticks

chickywiggle

Even if you have only one, I am in desperate need. I am due any day so anyone near the xxx area (I live near the xxxx and I don't have a car so I can go pick it up if it's not too heavy) who has this stuff and does not want it, it would be very much appreciated.

1. Double Pram (I also have a one year old so I am in need of a double pram).
2. Baby Bouncer
3. Baby Swing
4. Baby boy clothes (either for a newborn or even a year or older since I already have a year old son)
5. Baby Carrier / Sling
6. Any toys you no longer want

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide for me. Kind responses please.

a) If your child is only 1 then surly you knew before you gave their stuff away you were pregnant?
b) why leave it until a few days before you are due?

OHHH these requests annoy me.

It has also AMAZED me this week how many people have never heard of busses/ trams/ taxis and road maps (or google maps).

JimmyTheWig

chickywiggle wrote: »

a) If your child is only 1 then surly you knew before you gave their stuff away you were pregnant?
b) why leave it until a few days before you are due?

OHHH these requests annoy me.

It has also AMAZED me this week how many people have never heard of busses/ trams/ taxis and road maps (or google maps).

Not sure why someone who is still pregnant is desperately in need of a door bouncer and toys. Do they think they'll be giving birth to someone who is ready to start playing?

chickywiggle

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Not sure why someone who is still pregnant is desperately in need of a door bouncer and toys. Do they think they'll be giving birth to someone who is ready to start playing?

that's what amazes me - what's their 1 yr old been playing with?

dizziblonde

dizziblonde wrote: »

Two wanteds in the same day from one person (a serial ridiculous wanter - get at least 4-5 a week from them):
Wanted: Planters, plants/trees and water feature
Wanted: Gas barbecue and garden furniture

... do you want us to come and Ground Force the garden up for you as well? I can't quite manage the whole Charlie Dimmock sex symbol thing.

Same person -again this is in the same week - this is just today's batch:

Wanted: Garden furniture and BBQ
Wanted: A working dishwasher - delivery would be great
Wanted: Laminate flooring

Splashy

wanted Scrap gold
Any scrap gold odd earings broken necklaces etc

So 'you' can take them to the local gold shop and get the money rather than 'me' I presume :rotfl:

10 out of 10 for effort though

pinkladyof66

Hi there
Does anyone have any clothes pegs (for hanging out washing on a line outside)?
We would be very grateful to receive, as we have just picked up a washing line
from a fellow freecycler :-). Let us know if you can help. Thank you.

Surely it would be cheaper to buy some then the petrol costs of picking them up LOL

judderman62

Mrs.W wrote: »

Last week I offered a four year old Dell laptop on fc.

I was staggered by the number of responses. But not a single one managed to include the word 'please' or anything close.

I'm not being overly sniffy here, 90% of the responses included the words, "If it works, I'll have it!" Followed by a request to call a mobile phone number.

Two days later I gave the thing to Oxfam.

don't blame you - I'm on the cusp of leaving all the groups I'm a member of.

couple of years back freecycle was brilliant - now it's just dreadful and I feel the movement itself and some mods have also contributed to the cesspit it has become.

most of us now have recycling centres near us - I feel I shall be going there instead.

Shame really but oft good things come to an end.

judderman62

cigarwife wrote: »

I recently posted several items to giveaway and included the message that the items would only be given to the most polite reply and not given to the first person who emails. I received a few emails of support from people with their horror stories of rude replies, but not one polite email for any of my offers. So it can all go to the recycling centre instead sometime.

I have now left freecycle, too many rude people demanding stuff and totally fed up of the mod.

I posted some gift vouchers last week, they can only be used in the uk (i live outside the uk), someone emailed me to demand i post them to her as she doesnt live in the freecycle group area and so cant collect them. Ended up giving them to someone who brought round a box of chocs in return :A

but see we shouldn't have to do that ... people shouldn't need to be made aware that politeness is nice and gets you places.

it is precisely because of that view (mine above) that I never have stated anything like that - if you need to be told to be polite (and you're only doing so because you're going to get something for free) then you're getting nowt from me.

judderman62

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Against the rules, I believe!!

why would it be against the rules to offer vouchers ? they have a value but so does anything you offer ? Seems no logic there if it is indeed against the rules.

Amanita_2

judderman62 wrote: »

why would it be against the rules to offer vouchers ? they have a value but so does anything you offer ? Seems no logic there if it is indeed against the rules.

Freecycles sole purpose is to save items from landfill.

Offering coupons/codes/vouchers does not strictly fulfill that purpose. As I said earlier however local groups can allow them to be offered at their discretion so some groups will and some won't.