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  • heather38
    heather38 Posts: 1,741 Forumite
    lol DD is only 8 months and may well eat the paper rather than give it to me!!
  • cheekyweegit
    cheekyweegit Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    heather38 wrote: »
    how do you decide who gets stuff you've offered?
    i've offered some ww books i don't need anymore and people replied wihin 5 minutes of it going on the boards!

    For me personally Heather, I put in my postings that I'll wait at least 24 hours before picking someone from my cyber hat, just to give everyone a fair chance as I've noticed quite a few folks reply wanting everything which is on offer - the ebay / carboot lot me thinks! Which is not where I want my stuff to go to, and I'd rather take it to the charity shop where they can make money from it.

    Even though I state I'll wait a full 24 hours at least, I still get like many others here, I'll have it, and I'll have it now, and I'll come and get it right now! Give me your address NOW!!! You get the picture, and funnily enough they never get anything from me either.

    Also by waiting this time it allows for those who are maybe at work or out, to get a fair chance to get a look at what I'm offering as their need might come across as more than someone elses want. Hope the last bit makes sense.

    Greed in every sense of the word.

    This reminds me need to go and email the guy who asked nicely for my inflatable punchbag for his son.

    Oh and the person who I chose for my printer never turned up and here was me panicking as I thought I'd missed them when I was picking up / dropping off something from another freecycler.

    I have emailled them, and the crazy thing is they have relatives who are local to me, as in stay in the same housing scheme and it's for them!
  • cheekyweegit
    cheekyweegit Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    One question - whats she going to do with that pencil? :eek:


    I thought it was a pink straw to be honest :o
  • frugalpam
    frugalpam Posts: 2,514 Forumite
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    Even though I state I'll wait a full 24 hours at least, I still get like many others here, I'll have it, and I'll have it now, and I'll come and get it right now! Give me your address NOW!!! You get the picture, and funnily enough they never get anything from me either.

    I offered loads of stuff yesterday - said that I'd wait at least 24 hours before offering them out, but got loads of 'gimme' emails within half an hour of posting them - can't decide if they're just dense or hard faced or both! Needless to say those emails got binned.
    Think I've now found homes for the stuff (did get a lot of nice emails) - sent out emails a bit ago, so hopefully it'll go later on today :T
  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    frugalpam wrote: »
    I offered loads of stuff yesterday - said that I'd wait at least 24 hours before offering them out, but got loads of 'gimme' emails within half an hour of posting them - can't decide if they're just dense or hard faced or both! Needless to say those emails got binned.
    Think I've now found homes for the stuff (did get a lot of nice emails) - sent out emails a bit ago, so hopefully it'll go later on today :T
    i've this problem today, posted an offered, said it will be ready by the end of week, not sure if anyone will want it, but if your interested, email me

    first two replies
    Hi interested in **** please ring:*****-****** please
    i'll have it, send me your address and time to collect this evening

    cheeky beggars

    four nice replies so far though too. i wonder if people do actually get stuff this way? (rude not nice i mean)

    on the upside, i'm off to collect something later, from a new person on our boards, said they were giving them me, as others were rude, one even wanted her to post it to them.
  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    frugalpam wrote: »
    I offered loads of stuff yesterday - said that I'd wait at least 24 hours before offering them out, but got loads of 'gimme' emails within half an hour of posting them - can't decide if they're just dense or hard faced or both! Needless to say those emails got binned.
    Think I've now found homes for the stuff (did get a lot of nice emails) - sent out emails a bit ago, so hopefully it'll go later on today :T

    can you see under your bed now?

    :p:p:p
  • I posted some bits yesterday, loads of response - 2 or 3 from the same people and one saying they didn't want that game but did I have any others!
    Expecting someone tonight at 7 - they were my Saturday noon slot!!!
    I now check their memberships - and see what they've requsted/posted..........quite an eye-opener.
  • frugalpam
    frugalpam Posts: 2,514 Forumite
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    16011996 wrote: »
    can you see under your bed now?

    :p:p:p

    :rotfl: :T :rotfl: Finally! All dead spiders and cobwebs now gone!

    Pam
  • dobbiesloan
    dobbiesloan Posts: 2,239 Forumite
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    we live in thecountry, so it can breathe in the
    fresh air, etc, etc.

    lol we can all breath the fresh air from july 1st.
    GONE ENGLAND
  • frugalpam
    frugalpam Posts: 2,514 Forumite
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    I posted some bits yesterday, loads of response - 2 or 3 from the same people and one saying they didn't want that game but did I have any others!
    Expecting someone tonight at 7 - they were my Saturday noon slot!!!
    I now check their memberships - and see what they've requsted/posted..........quite an eye-opener.

    Tis indeed - we've all met the serial grabbers (or, wannabee grabbers) :rolleyes: I tend to do a search on their posts and look at their history before offering them anything! I have met/emailed with far more nice freecyclers than grabbers through

    PS Love your avatar :D
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