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pinkladyof66

Jen_Jen1985 wrote: »

I get regular emails from my freecycle with updates of all posts, in my latest email top of the list was:

TAKEN: 1 packet of incontinence pants (pack of 14) This has now been taken. Thank you to everyone who has shown an
interest.

would have been even funnier if they had named the taker :eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

durham_girl

Taadaa wrote: »

I didn't sneer at anyone, as you so eloquently put it. I don't think that Freecycle should be exclusively for people on the breadline. It certainly is to keep things out of landfill, and I have both offered and gratefully accepted things.

What I am saying is that I wouldn't be wondering where my child's clothes are going to come from if I was sitting on a 300 quid phone. If that makes me deluded, then yes I am and I won't apologise for it. I rather suspect you are yet another poster who labels anyone who has a different opinion to them deluded though.

Sorry to bring this topic up again, but having only just seen this post I thought it rude not to reply...

You seem to be labouring under the impression that smartphones are expensive. They aren't. As I mentioned before, my phone was free and I pay £5.21 a month for calls, texts and data - less than what most people spend on a PAYG phone. People shouldn't be immediately discounted because their email has come from a smartphone, because we are just as poor as everyone else!

As for the snide comment about me calling anyone who has a differing opinion deluded......:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:...isn't that typical of what people say who don't want to admit they might not be 100% right and are trying to deflect attention off themselves?

KxMx

The monthly payments don't matter, it's the value of the handset, if you've got one worth a few hundred and are begging for "this,that and the other, all urgently needed", someone has their priorities skewed.

It would be easy of course to flog the handset, and carry on with the small monthly payment (as you emphasised so no big loss) to enable them to get cash for the items they need.

atarisrocks

lot of people claiming to have bike and garden furniture stolen in the pass few days. is this sobs stories or haves there been a sudden crime wave?

sashalou8

First experience with Freecycle today.....not exactly pleasant!

I am moving and had pretty much my whole kitchen contents to give away - all kitchenware and utensils and small appliances. So on the advice of a friend, I decided to do a first-come first-served open house between certain times so people could take their pick. Right off the bat I had people asking me to reserve items, come later in the day, deliver stuff......and also a number of guilt trip emails pressuring me to keep things until they got here (I have 3 kids and no money....etc.)

Anyway, it was fine although half the people who said they would be here didn't turn up....why bother emailing?

After it was done, I received an email (a thank you, I foolishly though) from someone who had come to pick up some of the stuff. It was actually rude and abusive. He said he had thought people couldn't 'reserve' stuff, so how was someone able to hold the Nespresso machine I was giving away? He wouldn't have bothered coming if he had known it was gone (despite the fact he took 3 bags full of other items!) As it happens, a lady had arrived first and asked for it - I was just waiting for her to come back with a bag.

Still shocked by the attitude. I did recover in time to send a reply telling him the words he was looking for was 'THANK YOU'

I'm really put off using this site now.

Sash

Mojisola

sashalou8 wrote: »

First experience with Freecycle today.....not exactly pleasant!

I am moving and had pretty much my whole kitchen contents to give away - all kitchenware and utensils and small appliances. So on the advice of a friend, I decided to do a first-come first-served open house between certain times so people could take their pick. Right off the bat I had people asking me to reserve items, come later in the day, deliver stuff......and also a number of guilt trip emails pressuring me to keep things until they got here (I have 3 kids and no money....etc.)

Anyway, it was fine although half the people who said they would be here didn't turn up....why bother emailing?

After it was done, I received an email (a thank you, I foolishly though) from someone who had come to pick up some of the stuff. It was actually rude and abusive. He said he had thought people couldn't 'reserve' stuff, so how was someone able to hold the Nespresso machine I was giving away? He wouldn't have bothered coming if he had known it was gone (despite the fact he took 3 bags full of other items!) As it happens, a lady had arrived first and asked for it - I was just waiting for her to come back with a bag.

Still shocked by the attitude. I did recover in time to send a reply telling him the words he was looking for was 'THANK YOU'

I'm really put off using this site now.

I can see that it would be a way of getting rid of a lot of stuff quickly but I would always rather make definite arrangements. A free-for-all always seems to bring out the worst in people.

sashalou8

Mojisola wrote: »

I can see that it would be a way of getting rid of a lot of stuff quickly but I would always rather make definite arrangements. A free-for-all always seems to bring out the worst in people.

Yep, that was also my thought exactly! I was dubious, but my friend assured me this was the best way to do it - and it actually worked quite well, everyone got something. I think obviously everyone would have liked the high value items as well.

Reading through the other posts I also realised that not one person said 'thank you' when they took stuff and left.

Don't think I will be using it again.

pinkladyof66

sashalou8 wrote: »

Yep, that was also my thought exactly! I was dubious, but my friend assured me this was the best way to do it - and it actually worked quite well, everyone got something. I think obviously everyone would have liked the high value items as well.

Reading through the other posts I also realised that not one person said 'thank you' when they took stuff and left.

Don't think I will be using it again.

No I think that is the problem no one seems grateful it is like they take it for granted.

hermum

sashalou8 wrote: »

Yep, that was also my thought exactly! I was dubious, but my friend assured me this was the best way to do it - and it actually worked quite well, everyone got something. I think obviously everyone would have liked the high value items as well.

Reading through the other posts I also realised that not one person said 'thank you' when they took stuff and left.

Don't think I will be using it again.

Doing it that way probably brought out the very worse sort of Freecycler, people who will take something just because it's free rather than because they have a genuine use for it.

Mojisola

sashalou8 wrote: »

Don't think I will be using it again.

If you have more stuff, do try again.

I rarely give stuff away to the first responders - they're usually the "professional" Freeglers. I try to wait a couple of days and then check people's history. There are a surprising number of members in our group who have never posted anything - they only reply to Offers - and plenty who have only posted Wants. I try to give to people who have offered at least a few things and 95% of them have been very appreciative.