FabSwingers.com forum: Bizarre items on freecycle

By *olly_chromatic OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

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...

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

A collection of washed takeaway containers.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Covent Garden

I once saw someone selling four 'hospitality tray' KitKats, with Holiday Inn™ stamped on them.

Clearly they had been pilfered. The gall of some people.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"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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By *trideMan
over a year ago

Plymouth

Shabby chic decorative garden toilet with bulbs (5 days ago).

“.....it's a pristine white toilet with plants in it.”

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Lanson

Saw some outdoor rotten furniture offered

I'm assuming it was an auto spell fail & was meant to be rattan furniture!

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Freecycle is still a thing? Huh, who knew! I thought it died out ages ago!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

It’s a bit like a crap version of Generation Game

A box of shredded paper

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"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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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Used flower foam on mine at the moment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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

Cheers, must have another look.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

If you're quick, you can still get your hands on a selection of jars (not nice, fancy jam jars, just literally someone's recycling) or a bunch of old 'Which?' magazines on my local Freegle at the moment!

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have picked up some great items for work through Freecycle, I collected a big Victoria style dolls house with furniture and when the lady found out it was for the Children at work she gave me a pile of books, puzzles along with dolls, dolls clothes and doll buggies. Never seen anything dodgy tbf

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

A pile of rubble!

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

It's a common way for people to avoid having to make a trip to the tip round here.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

"It's a common way for people to avoid having to make a trip to the tip round here.

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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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

I love Freecycling, I've got rid of some random bits and pieces recently ( hangers, anyone?) and picked up the odd gem too.

Some of the ads are funny tho.

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

Dunno about bizzare but I had a lad pick up 50kg of weights on his scooter

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If anyone wants 38 old sofas then Colchester is the place.

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Not freecycle but at a car boot sale 30 years ago. A lady was selling the biggest vibrator I've ever saw. Thing is, I didn't know it was one, as I thought she was selling a Guadeloupe melon:

That was until she picked up one end, leaving the base and inside central portion.

Said she no longer had any use for it, as she introduced her hubby.

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"It's a common way for people to avoid having to make a trip to the tip round here.

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.

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

"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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By *iss mischief 666Woman
over a year ago

the middle of nowhere!

I just had to be nosy, so I went delving......!!

A box of approx 500 toothpaste tube tops.. (don't ask me why!!)

Plenty of rusty washing machines

Empty gin bottles

50 empty jam jars

Some broken pallets

1970s Xmas decorations

A smashed in 1994 Ford fiesta front bumper

I'm going to try advertising the contents of my recycling bin, tbh!!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Single used hair elastic.

Nice

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I've actually put some old (perfectly fine) furniture on Freecycle.

Someone just asked me to deliver it. Wtf!

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"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.

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By *olly_chromatic OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

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...

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Covent Garden

"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...

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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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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Safety boot.

Not boots, boot.

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"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.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"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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By *ab FunstersCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Once saw half a bag of lettuce.. the mind boggles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I quit for similar reasons. Got sick of the ridiculously entitled and expensive WANTED 'requests'.

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