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nickinoo

thepedestrian wrote: »

just got this on our local Freecycle

"Thin nose hair straightners not been used for a year or so only thing wrong
with them is the bulb has gone that lets you know when there up to
temperature"


made us laugh ! - what will they come up with next...... talk about the present for someone who has everything !! :rotfl:

I have tears rolling down my face reading this!

clairetelche1

TitleWANTED: Old Estate car or big car wantedFromroseslilyDateFri, 21 Jan 2011 12:53:19 -0000LocationDurhamDescriptionDesperately need a big car for personal use..dont mind old car but must
be a runner and with MOT as will use it straight away I will able to
collect Much thanks



Yeah right!!

Morty_007

jad wrote: »

Had this one today, which sounds intriguing:

Ya can't build a website from bras mate!!

dizziblonde

This one just came up - I'm biting my tongue because I really really want to let rip.

We are moving to our first house and as we also have a baby due just before we move, our finances are tight. We would be extremely grateful if anybody would consider gifting us any of the following items (or offering advice on where we could buy something suitable second hand).
We are going to need a washing machine, a table suitable for 3 chairs and 2 highchairs (4-6 seats is as large as we will be able to fit in), a dishwasher (a luxury I know but our boys will be 3, 1 and newborn), a desk in a cupboard (my husband works from home sometimes and we'll be giving away our desk and chair due to lack of space), a set of deep drawers or storage solution for a 1 year olds clothes and stackable storage solution for toys.

Washing machine - pushing it - might get lucky
Table with very specific requirements - starting to sound a tad excessive here now
A dishwasher as a luxury - added points for chucking in the kiddie so I need stuff card here.
A desk in a cupboard - ever heard beggars can't be choosers... my cupboard desk is exactly the same size as my husband's non-cuoboard one
"Stackable storage solution" - by this point steam was coming out of my ears and I really want to let rip.

Sick to death of this - was "I want a black sofa" earlier today. "I want my entire house furnished with luxury items which I apparently have none of despite having two other children".

I know shy bairns get nowt as my mother would say - but the sheer presumptousness of that one really really got my goat, and normally I'm just bemused by the greedy asks.

Mrs.W_2

"Wanted: Bees - xxxxxxx
I found a good home for my ducks and geese through freecycle so I thought I would give this new request a try. Sadly, my colony of bees perished this Winter probably because it was too small, they had plenty of honey and were in a sheltered spot. Has anyone got some bees they want a new home for?...I would be delighted to collect.I have plenty of equipment."

The kind of person who trades animals on fc should not be trusted with a dead wasp.

dizziblonde

Love the bees one - what it basically boils down to is "Hi, I killed my last lot of bees but I think I know where I went wrong now - has anyone got any spare I can try again with? I got bored with the ducks and geese so gave them away - this is the new fad."

judderman62

Mrs.W wrote: »

"Wanted: Bees - xxxxxxx
I found a good home for my ducks and geese through freecycle so I thought I would give this new request a try. Sadly, my colony of bees perished this Winter probably because it was too small, they had plenty of honey and were in a sheltered spot. Has anyone got some bees they want a new home for?...I would be delighted to collect.I have plenty of equipment."

The kind of person who trades animals on fc should not be trusted with a dead wasp.

at least they wouldn't need delivering - just give the lead one a map off google maps and they could fly there themselves.

laurel7172

On the bottom of TWO requests, both pleading poverty, for an item I'm giving away...


Sent from my iPhone

Had they just asked politely to be considered, they wouldn't be assigned to the spam folder right now...

Azari

dizziblonde wrote: »

This one just came up - I'm biting my tongue because I really really want to let rip.


Washing machine - pushing it - might get lucky
Table with very specific requirements - starting to sound a tad excessive here now
A dishwasher as a luxury - added points for chucking in the kiddie so I need stuff card here.
A desk in a cupboard - ever heard beggars can't be choosers... my cupboard desk is exactly the same size as my husband's non-cuoboard one
"Stackable storage solution" - by this point steam was coming out of my ears and I really want to let rip.

Sick to death of this - was "I want a black sofa" earlier today. "I want my entire house furnished with luxury items which I apparently have none of despite having two other children".

I know shy bairns get nowt as my mother would say - but the sheer presumptousness of that one really really got my goat, and normally I'm just bemused by the greedy asks.

I'm a bit bemuse by this post.

Apart from the fact the the person criticised does actually have the sense to ask if anyone has advice on where to buy the items second-had, what is wrong with telling people what you need?

I've only given away a few things on FC but I was glad to be able to and I would not like to think that people were being put off by being ridiculed for doing no more than that for which the service is designed.

Before FC came along I've had to dump perfectly good equipment (Fridge Freezer, washing machine, and microwave, all in 100% working order and not tatty), when I moved abroad for a while. I would have been delighted to know that there was someone who could make good use of them

Here is someone who needs certain items and is realistic enough to be prepared to buy them secondhand (or presumably save up for them) if she can't get them on FC.

I really can't see the point of having the system if people are going to be criticised for using it.

Or do you think it should be limited to old Primark clothing and jam-jars?

brettcta

laurel7172 wrote: »

On the bottom of TWO requests, both pleading poverty, for an item I'm giving away...


Sent from my iPhone

Had they just asked politely to be considered, they wouldn't be assigned to the spam folder right now...

as a side point, i hate hate hate that signature on my emails

i've only just learned how to take it off, but i felt really awkward sending an email with 'Sent from my iPhone' to people, incase they thought it was me typing it in