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"Anybody here use freecycle sites? What is the most bizarre, shocking or just plain grim item that you have ever seen somebody trying to give away? Not just the usual mattresses with nasty looking stains, but things that are genuinely "what the fuck?". Starter for ten points - two opened and half-used tubes of nipple soreness cream..." It's fucking expensive stuff that!! Bloody epic stuff as well - Lanosin, I think it's called? I'd have bought it, five years ago | |||
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"Anybody here use freecycle sites? What is the most bizarre, shocking or just plain grim item that you have ever seen somebody trying to give away? Not just the usual mattresses with nasty looking stains, but things that are genuinely "what the fuck?". Starter for ten points - two opened and half-used tubes of nipple soreness cream..." In fairness I’d have had that. It’s really expensive and amazing stuff when it’s needed. I’ve given away a used tube to a friend | |||
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"Freecycle is still a thing? Huh, who knew! I thought it died out ages ago!" It's incredibly useful. And occasionally odd. | |||
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"Freecycle is still a thing? Huh, who knew! I thought it died out ages ago!" Me too ! Only ever saw junk on there when I looked. | |||
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"Freecycle is still a thing? Huh, who knew! I thought it died out ages ago! Me too ! Only ever saw junk on there when I looked. " Some awesome stuff on there. I picked up about £500 of unused tumbled pavers a guy had left over from doing his drive- just wanted them gone quickly and i had a van. Saved me a fortune while refurbing my house. Also picked up an oak sideboard, some 100 year old roofing tiles that match mine (which are stupidly expensive new) a rather fantastic solid state hifi amp from the 80's. Its all about luck and timing...and turning up when you say you will | |||
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" Its all about luck and timing...and turning up when you say you will " Now why does that sound familiar? LvM | |||
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"It's a common way for people to avoid having to make a trip to the tip round here. A" But is that not the point I have given lots away that could have gone to land fill and have collected stuff and saved it from land fill. Probably best find was some old decking made A 6' x 3' cold frame don't know how much it has saved me in plants. One man's trach is another's tresher. | |||
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"Dunno about bizzare but I had a lad pick up 50kg of weights on his scooter " Did he do wheelies all the way home? | |||
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"Dunno about bizzare but I had a lad pick up 50kg of weights on his scooter Did he do wheelies all the way home? " | |||
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"It's a common way for people to avoid having to make a trip to the tip round here. A But is that not the point I have given lots away that could have gone to land fill and have collected stuff and saved it from land fill. Probably best find was some old decking made A 6' x 3' cold frame don't know how much it has saved me in plants. One man's trach is another's tresher." Yes, if the items are usable in some way. But mattresses that look like they've had the previous occupant spontaneously combust on them? Flat screen TV's where some little angel has fired air rifles at the screen? Electrical items touted as 'an easy fix' when you know damn well it's right royally fucked and a team from NASA couldn't get it working again? Yes, a lot of things can be fixed, repurposed or upcycled. But some things need taking to the recycling centre rather than being fobbed off on some poor soul looking for a usable, functional item. Problem is the cost of fuel, the travel to recycling centres out in the sticks and the fact that some mug will believe someone when they say 'it was working fine last time I used it....' And of course being free there'll always be someone willing to take it off someone's hands. A | |||
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"Dunno about bizzare but I had a lad pick up 50kg of weights on his scooter Did he do wheelies all the way home? " The top box he shoved half of them in wasn't looking happy | |||
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"I've actually put some old (perfectly fine) furniture on Freecycle. Someone just asked me to deliver it. Wtf! " I love it when they do that. Even when I'm selling stuff it's always cheap to get shot ASAP Then someone tries to haggle on something you've put at £5 and asks if you can drop it off 20 miles away. A | |||
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"Today's wtf on my local freecycle - plastic carrier bag containing four old newspapers. Also two empty plastic liquid soap bottles. Basically asking for someone to go round to their house and take out their cardboard and plastics recycling trash... " • These types of behaviour and 'regional' traits are all alien to me. We get none of this nonsense in gentrified Måyfåir. | |||
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"Safety boot. Not boots, boot." I suppose there's an amputee market. Makes me wonder how 'safe' it would be though given there's only one up for grabs. A | |||
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"I once gave away a (very shit and knackered) car on Freecycle, back when it was an email based system. I had people hassling me for MONTHS after demanding the car. I quit Freecycle because of it, never used it since." The hassling is the worst | |||
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"I once gave away a (very shit and knackered) car on Freecycle, back when it was an email based system. I had people hassling me for MONTHS after demanding the car. I quit Freecycle because of it, never used it since." I quit for similar reasons. Got sick of the ridiculously entitled and expensive WANTED 'requests'. | |||
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