Freecycle how long to wait giving to the next one

lincroft1710

greyteam1959 said:

Best thing to do is ask for a phone number with reply to your offers.
That way you can contact them direct.

I never phone as a donor, costs me money! So defeats the object of Freecycle.

[Deleted User]

Phone number and email, i ask for, if no timely responses from them i relist.

Paully28

Give them one (or two days max) to reply and pick it up or it goes to the next person or is relisted. 

mac.d

The amount of time wasters is unbelievable when you are trying to give something away. I tend to put things up for sale for a nominal price on gumtree to try and cut them down, even that doesn't always work. Most recently gave away a computer chair and said in the ad it needed to be collected by someone with a car due to its size. Someone arranged to pick it up the next day, then messaged on the day to say they'd be late due to picking up their kids, then messaged to say, they'd be there soon, then an hour later said, I don't have a car can you deliver it? 

Spank

Doesn't surprise me at all r/choosingbeggars is full if stories like that.

pramsay13

I gave something away an old tv today. 
I had around 20 people message me looking for it. 
The first few said they would come after work so I said no problem but message me before you leave as it might be gone.
First person that was able to collect got it and it was gone within half an hour.

rollingmoon

When I'm getting rid of stuff, if the charity shop don't want it then it gets binned. Life's too short to waste any of it dealing with the sort of entitled wasters you encounter on Freecycle.

lincroft1710

rollingmoon said:

When I'm getting rid of stuff, if the charity shop don't want it then it gets binned. Life's too short to waste any of it dealing with the sort of entitled wasters you encounter on Freecycle.

I've met several genuine and grateful people through Freecycle, which did balance out the timewasters. Also saved contributing to landfill.

But I can see your POV. It is the timewasters who spoil it for others

Norman_Castle

rollingmoon said:

When I'm getting rid of stuff, if the charity shop don't want it then it gets binned. Life's too short to waste any of it dealing with the sort of entitled wasters you encounter on Freecycle.

The vast majority of items I've offered on freecycle have been collected on time and gratefully received.

rollingmoon

Norman_Castle said:

rollingmoon said:

When I'm getting rid of stuff, if the charity shop don't want it then it gets binned. Life's too short to waste any of it dealing with the sort of entitled wasters you encounter on Freecycle.

The vast majority of items I've offered on freecycle have been collected on time and gratefully received.

Pleased to hear it. If only I had been so lucky... most of the people I heard from seemed to think that delivery of the item at a time of their convenience was by right.