The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Do posts on Freecycle ever make you laugh? Someone who was after loads of baby stuff last year is now offloading the smallster stuff. One poster offered an exercise ball and then next asked for pregnancy books Last week there were people wanting a car and later on, a caravan (planning holidays perhaps) Today someone is asking for a sledge (do they know something we don't?) The funniest was a woman after Christmas trying to get rid of her OH and 3 children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The sledge person probably saw the weather forecast for heavy snow next week! Our freecycle is full of people asking for TVs, games consoles, cabin beds and the like. I'm not the most altruistic of people but I would never give away something I could sell second hand! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebe Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 there are always a bunch of peopl easking for quite ludicrous things - Xbox, Car etc, but I'm not sure they ever get them !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm with Jo - I don't freecycle something that I could sell or recycle to friends' children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm always surprised at the things offered - we have had cars, TVs, games consoles, cabin beds and the like offered! So it now never surprises me to see them requested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I gave away an expensive clarinet recently because a request was well worded and polite, I went and met the child who it was for and she entertained me with a tune. I could have got good money for it but someone gave it to me so I felt I should pass it on for free Made me feel fuzzy inside I do agree some requests are proposterous! I might post one: 'Wanted: ferarri, must be red, good condition and come with handsome man' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Egluntyne Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The requests...sorry...demands for plasma screen tv's make me think that not everyone is entirely getting the point of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I do agree some requests are proposterous! I might post one: 'Wanted: ferarri, must be red, good condition and come with handsome man' I double dog dare you Tasha! The requests...sorry...demands for plasma screen tv's make me think that not everyone is entirely getting the point of it all. That reminded me of an article on the wireless this morning about people being laid off at the Honda plant; they were interviewing this employee and asking about the impact it would have on her family..... the first thing that she said was that they'd have to look trimming at their Sky and mobile subscriptions to see if they could make any savings... surely they'd cancel them! Way down her list was to see if she coudl get a better deal on her morrtgage. Reminds me (again!) of when I collected something from freecycle.. the lady was busy telling me how she couldn't work, was in a council house, on invalidity benefit and had no money. I spotted 3 mobiles lying around, a GINORMOUS plasma TV and she said that she was going away for 6 weeks to Oz... she obviously does far better out of Freecycle than I do, perhaps she won a crock of gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That reminded me of an article on the wireless this morning Sorry Claret, you're showing your age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I do agree some requests are proposterous! I might post one: 'Wanted: ferarri, must be red, good condition and come with handsome man' I double dog dare you Tasha! The requests...sorry...demands for plasma screen tv's make me think that not everyone is entirely getting the point of it all. That reminded me of an article on the wireless this morning about people being laid off at the Honda plant; they were interviewing this employee and asking about the impact it would have on her family..... the first thing that she said was that they'd have to look trimming at their Sky and mobile subscriptions to see if they could make any savings... surely they'd cancel them! Way down her list was to see if she coudl get a better deal on her morrtgage. Reminds me (again!) of when I collected something from freecycle.. the lady was busy telling me how she couldn't work, was in a council house, on invalidity benefit and had no money. I spotted 3 mobiles lying around, a GINORMOUS plasma TV and she said that she was going away for 6 weeks to Oz... she obviously does far better out of Freecycle than I do, perhaps she won a crock of gold! My nephew works for one of these debt advisory centres. He says that when he goes through peoples finances with them, they are appalled and totally uncomprehending when he suggests that they might like to get rid of/ scale down Sky Subscriptions and Broadband packages.....and the best one of all....maybe not renewing their season ticket for premiership football teams. Many see these as inalienable rights and absolute basic essentials, not luxuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The requests...sorry...demands for plasma screen tv's make me think that not everyone is entirely getting the point of it all. Yep, we get this type of thing from time to time. I moderate on our Freecycle group and the funniest one was someone who 'wanted' a suitcase with wheels filled with £250,000 in used bank notes I rejected it on the grounds that it was very unlikely to end up in landfill. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 That reminded me of an article on the wireless this morning Sorry Claret, you're showing your age! *covers grey roots* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That reminded me of an article on the wireless this morning Sorry Claret, you're showing your age! *covers grey roots* That struck me too, I haven't heard anyone say that since my Father did. Do you say gramophone too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 sometimes. Do you remember the old radiograms, Sheila? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Claret wrote Do you remember the old radiograms, Sheila? sometimes. What are you all talking about?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 A sideboard type arrangement that contained the wireless and record player.. I remember listening to Tom Jones and The Beatles on ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
