Freecle / freecycle and balloons on sticks

elff

I have offered my twins on freecycle (they are 2) with a list of there specialist skills flooding bathroom / artwork on a freshley painted surface / cat scarer etc...... I had 26 replies ... ALL telling me it would get worse.

chickywiggle

lol elff - I have requently thought about offering my 2 kids but fear the only response may come from social services.

This evenings gems:

Looking for flatscreen tv for the hubby to watch football and that on looking for someone to deliver as well as dont drive

dream on.

hi anybody out there have a laptop tyey no longer use working if possible many thanks please phone xxx xxxxxxxxxxx

yea course I'll ring you....... not

I am AMAZED at just how many people on my freegle sites post this (or similar)

hi ive just aquired an allotment and am starting from scratch would really appreciate any tools any fruit trees possibly a rhubarb crown and (hoping !!}a greenhouse of some description thank you
can collect

Do you not ask for allotments?? or do they always fall from space??

OFFER: Clearblue Digital Pregnancy Test

please please please say it's unused

joess

Few more from our ever needy 'wanted'

Would really like a large TV, pref flat screen but not too fussy as long as its in good working order as only got a portable now!

Join the queue!

I am a keen photographer really in need of a decent SLR camera. I know its a big ask! Would appreciate anything as my daughter would love one too!

Aren't SLR's about £400+?

Looking for things for someone getting their first flat and in need of practically everything furniture wise! Anything in good condition would be really appreciated and can be collected! Thanks x

Yes sure take my furniture and have my car too!

hi.would any one have a cash till they are not using? anything would be appreciatted.

Yep here's one - shall I leave the cash in it too?

I'm so frustrated with these people at the moment!

pulliptears

WANTED: i want a laptop and a phone

And manners seemingly.

Antique chair wanted. Leather or upholstery

Bit of a wild suggestion, antique shop?

WANTED: Mechanicle tools

...

chickywiggle

lol - someone else fed up with the ever increasing high value wants

I started collection thingds for my glory box when I was 14 and decided that I would 1 day want to move out of home.

Over the next years, I had accumulated most of the things I'd need. I'd even managed to upgrade from the charity shop-bought items to brand new ones.

Now I am ready to move out of home- if anyone is selling a house cheap, or better- giving one away for free, I'd appreciate it. S6, S17 or S18 would be ideal, but I'll settle for anywhere.

As I don't have a lot of money, if people could offer to pay my bills, that would be swell.

Oh, I can't afford to buy a car, so if anyone is giving one of those away- must be working condition and MOT'd for at least 11 months.

Thanks for looking.

GrungeMeister

Funny someone mentions an SLR camera. I offered one on freecycle a while back, a Pentax P30N.

This young guy arrives to collect it and he asked what type of memory card it used. I said it uses 35mm film, that it wasn't digital, it didn't need a card. "Cool" he says. "Where's the USB port". It doesn't need one of them either, I said, it uses photographic film.

He had this most puzzled expression on his face as I explained what film was. That you buy it in the shops, pop it in the post to the laboratory and wait a week or two for your photographs to come back.

God I felt so old.

He didn't take it. It's still in the drawer. My Granny gave it me for my 18th birthday and even though it hasn't been used in over a decade, even though it's just a bit of clutter, it wasn't cheap and Granny must've gone without to pay for it. I think I'll just keep it.

hermum

I know they'll no doubt get a settee, but manners really don't cost anything.
I do hope they get the fabric one they'd prefer rather than having to have a leather one.
WANTED: settee
im looking for a 3 seater settee prefer fabric but leather be ok

pinkladyof66

I am in urgent need of a food processor to feed my dog, as mines just burnt itself out I can travel to collect if anyone has one surplus to requirements. ...

our dog eats food you buy in a supermarket we dont need a processor lol

hermum

I don't mind the wanteds, as there have been times when most of us could do with something & don't have the money to buy it.
It's the ones that read like a shopping list that get to me.
If you need something to sit on, then any settee should do.
I offered quite a lot of things last week, nothing of any value but could be useful to someone & surprisingly I only had one response that didn't have a please.
When I've offered things in the past that could be sold on, I've had numerous rude replies, "I want it will collect now", sort of responses.
They always get deleted, as do the sob stories.

JimmyTheWig

hermum wrote: »

If you need something to sit on, then any settee should do.

Even for the people who can afford to buy the sofa they want but choose to use these groups for their purpose (keeping things out of landfill) first rather than going straight to the shops?