Yeah, that's the kind of stupid stuff I was dealing with as well. I was finally like "this is stupid, and not worth the hassle."
now if i have something that i want to give away, I just set it out by the curb...in a few days, it's always gone. Just like freecycle, but without all the mess :) On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If there is an offer on a dresser or a bicycle doesn't that kind of > say that you will not be able to transport this on the bus?????? > > I mean -- I offered five bikes, all of which needed some work. The > first three people I talked to about them messed around and eventually > said (a couple of days later) that they were unable to transport them, > sorry... > > ::eyeroll:: > > On 2/22/08, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The freecycle here is ghetto as hell. > > > > People giving away and taking open food items, nasty stuff like used > > nursing pads. > > > > They are good about saying if you will need a truck or if an item is > large. > > > > Someone just posted a wanted item for an x-box 360, come on. Yeah, her > > husband is just getting home from a deployment, but damn, everyone here > > is either leaving or getting home just about. > > > > I also don't like the way people "package" items. Take everything or > > take nothing. Thats kind of BS. > > > > Dana wrote: > > > when it works it is win-win for everyone. From the point of view of > > > someone giving items away though it is often frustrating. I mean, if > > > you are asking for something that requires a vehicle (my recent > > > giveaways include bicycles, a dresser and a four-foot flower pot) > > > shouldn't you consider that *before* asking for the item???? > > > > > > > > > On 2/22/08, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> My experience with freecycle here in KC sucked donkey balls.....i > didn't > > >> want to say anything though, because everyone on here seems to love > it. > > >> > > >> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> My local freecycle group is telling me I have to remove my signature > > >>> if I want to give stuff away. Now there's an incentive to > > >>> participate.... > > >>> > > >>> ::sigh:: > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices > > >>> calling for change - Barack Obama > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254812 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
