Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 just gone onto freecycle to give away a couple of our old acoustic guitars, the ones we both had as kids and have been in the loft for years! And...I saw this...there's some lovely people in the world! My nose has gone all tingly! "OFFERED- FOOD HAMPER I had a bad start to the year but a better finish and so have put together a little food hamper that I would like to go to someone who is otherwise looking at a very lean christmas. I would really like this to go to someone who is genuinely facing a bleak season and could genuinely do with the hamper. Please email me nominations and I'll deliver it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Awwww, it does gladden the heart, doesn't it . When you hear of all the bad things in the world, it's nice to have some good to balance it out a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Very thoughtful and generous. I do hope the recipient is deserving of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I sent the person an e-mail to say I think it was a lovely thing they were doing and to wish them Merry Christmas! I hope our guitars go to someone deserving, I did specify I'd like them to go to someone genuinely interested in learning to play. We gave away a coffee perculator (free catalogue gift that we didn't want) on freecycle to a couple who'd just had a baby and their coffee machine had broken. We also gave away a nearly new budgie cage to a little girl who was getting her first budgie. Also a bale of hay to another little girl who had a rabbit, we bought the hay for the chooks then found out it wasn't good for them. Freecycle is brilliant and you can usually tell a genuine 'taker' as opposed to someone who's just going to stick what you give them on e-bay! I've just responded to somoene who's giving away an ipod shuffle, I'd love one but can't afford one so wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Very thoughtful and generous. I do hope the recipient is deserving of it. I hope so too but I think the offer of delivery will deter the freeloaders, or you'd hope it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 That's a lovely gesture - strengthens my faith in humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 me too which is why I thought I'd share it Reminds me of that novel/film 'Pay It Forward'. Interesting web site http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 It certainly does gladden the heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becka Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I received a delivery from a well known online bookshop that had been sent to the wrong recipient. The invoice inside was ours but the address label on the outside was another persons. The very kind gentleman opened the packaged, realised it belonged to us via the invoice and decided to forward it on to us as the contents looked like Christmas presents. This left him £4.75 out of pocket, for which we will reimburse him, but really made me realise that there are some really decent people out there! What a kind and thoughtful thing to do! Becka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 That is a heartwarming tale Becka. Fair restores your faith in humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 nice story Becka, we don't hear tales like that often enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The story about the food hamper made me go all goose pimply it's such a lovely thing to do karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 does anyone elses nose go tingly when they're about to cry? Or is it just me! we watched 'It's a Wonderful Life' the other night and my nose was going all night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The story about the food hamper made me go all goose pimply it's such a lovely thing to do karen x Isn't this a lovely story for the time of year BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 When I first read it, I did wonder if they were setting themselves up for trouble and would be inundated with requests. But when I reread, they are asking for nominations for deserving recipients. Thats a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 just seen this on freecycle, a follow on from the above... "Thank you to all who emailed to nominate people for this hamper and thanks to all who e'mailed just to comment on what I'm doing. The mails were lovely to read and really, REALLY boosted me. Hope you all have a lovely Xmas and a bright New Year x" glad I'm not the only one who mailed her I'm getting inundated for the guitars! Wish I had one for everyone. This is going to be difficult as it's mainly people with kids who want them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 That's really hard when you have loads of replies isn't it? I just think I've found a deserving one then another, even more deserving one emails me. All the best deciding who they should go to, you'll definitely make a couple of little ones happy this christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 just seen this on freecycle, a follow on from the above... "Thank you to all who emailed to nominate people for this hamper and thanks to all who e'mailed just to comment on what I'm doing. The mails were lovely to read and really, REALLY boosted me. Hope you all have a lovely Xmas and a bright New Year x" glad I'm not the only one who mailed her That is really lovely P, I'm filling up reading all this! It is so nice that others have emailed her just to add their support to her generous gesture. I do hope the hamper goes to a deserving cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 What a nice story . Just proves there are nice people out there to counter-balance chicken-napping toerags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I didn't know about freecycle until I read this post (where on earth have I been, it seems everyone else knows about it???), but I had used gumtree to give away unwanted things. My DH and I had got into a bad habit in the past of throwing things away or taking them to our local recycling centre, but recently when doing improvements to our house and replacing some furniture with new custom built stuff I decided the old stuff was still in way too good a state to just throw away, so gave this 'free give away' advertising thing a go, and was very pleased with it... I will definitely do that again, it was a lovely feeling each time to help people load stuff into their car and see their smile as they waved driving off... I'm glad I found out about those websites, cause by next year I'll have a lot of baby things to give away when my little girl will have overgrown it, and after having had four babies I am finding it hard to let go of all the things, but giving them away like this will help make it a nice experience... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Freecycle is brilliant Ziggy and always has loads of baby stuff on it. The Banbury one is very active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yes, I just joined the Oxford group yesterday, as we regularly have things to give away (unwanted presents, outgrown stuff and what not), and the Oxford site also seems full of action... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...