freecycle- reuse dont bin

judderman62

this should be a sticky, then we could all have a daily dropping of the jaw at peoples cheek and audacity.

16011996

I agree entirely, freecycle always makes me smile once a day with peoples audacity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

welshdeedee

Yeah I know...........

I posted a request the other week for any unwanted UK bank notes. Not one reply. Can you believe it!

16011996

welshdeedee wrote: »

Yeah I know...........

I posted a request the other week for any unwanted UK bank notes. Not one reply. Can you believe it!

maybe you should have specified you wouldn't have minded used ones? :beer:

dobbiesloan

Upright hoover needed - o/h cant carry ours upstairs if I'm not around
so I need to get her another so she's got no excuses!!

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judderman62

dobbiesloan wrote: »

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!!!!!! ????

kzgirl

I love freecycle, I have picked up a few good things in the last year, and I have given loads and the people were so pleased! I picked up a 8ft trampoline with enclosure last week, bit tatty on the padded bit but you dont use that bit anyway, wicked! it has saved me from the easter holidays from hell! I have 3 boys and this has saved my sanity

scbk

I've been on freecycle for maybe 6 months or so. Recently I've noticed there's more and more wanted ads, and for silly stuff like cars etc. I've received and gotten rid of a few items on there, no real complaints. The mod(s?) annoys me though, wouldn't accept an offered post as it had a link to my own hosted image of the item, and another ad because I put "will deliver for small contribution towards diesel"

The whole yahoo groups set up is rather crap, would be better with something more like a proper forum where you could go back and marked the origianal ad as "taken" etc. Also if users had proper profiles then you could see who posted a lot of silly wanted posts and make your choice based upon that;)

16011996

todays top message

wanted, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, cooker (gas not electric) all in white and good condition to match my new kitchen, in ****** area. please ring to arrange delivery as i don't have time to collect

judderman62

16011996 wrote: »

todays top message

brilliant, just brilliant - the scary thing is these aren't tongue in cheek posts - they are genuine :eek: :eek: :eek: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Freecycle is becoming a laughing stock - if the mods can't keep things under control they should hand over the reins to someone who will.

Funnily enough I was thinking about it again this morning in bed and I think I'm going to look into selling stuff through Loot/local paper etc - I am becoming more and more dissilusioned with Freecycle by the day - darned shame

Flip side is you can't seem to get takers for lower valued items anymore - when I 1st joined I had some enpty DVD cases that I was going to throw away and I thought "no hang on you just never know someone might have a use for them", I posted on freecycle - had about a dozen or so of them, and within 90 minutes they'd been snapped up.

I now have some again and some spindle tubs - have posted on two local groups 2 days ago (having posted to FIVE groups a month or so ago - with no takers) and not a single enquiry - all waiting for those Plasma TV's eh :rolleyes: :mad: :mad: