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So, after weeks of trying to get rid of stuff via Craigslist, and having people claim they want the item but then becoming no-shows (repeatedly), I

Posted by kelly Jul 3 '12, 09:52

finally decided to try Freecycle.

I had 29 responses to one item since it was posted at 5:00 this morning.

Someone is on their way now.

*Yay.*

Responses:

Paver stones are gone - now if someone would decide they want the wood pallets we have outside, that would be perfect. -- nm - kelly Jul 3, 10:26 2
- Someone took them all? Fannnnnntastic. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 3, 10:27 1
  - Yeah, except for the broken ones (obviously), and I dropped and broke the larger pieces on top when trying to move them. - kelly Jul 3, 10:29
I'm amazed at some of the stuff people give away. Someone listed a bottle of shampoo and conditioner (almost full). why not just throw it out? -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 10:07 5
- because they don't want to contribute to landfills? -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 10:08 4
  - recycle. whatever. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 10:11 3
    - because then someone would have to buy a new one, increasing our consumption of limited global resources. -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 10:14 2
      - On the other hand, by freecycling, someone wasted gas to drive over for two little bottles. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 10:23
      - I'm sure they'll make more Head and Shoulders. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 3, 10:21
They were probably watching you from behind the bushes across the street. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Jul 3, 10:01
I've had that same problem on Craigslist... - miffed67 Jul 3, 09:57 2
- I swear to you, I *think* about posting something on freecycle and nine people are parked on my block, waiting to run and grab it. - amanda Jul 3, 10:05 1
  - I had to put a signature line in my email that says, "ONLY the items listed are being offered...." - miffed67 Jul 3, 10:23
we call freecyclers "those fruitbats" because *anything* we post is gone in minutes. - amanda Jul 3, 09:55 9
- you're getting rid of a coffee table? -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 10:06 8
  - I am. I love it and it's perfect and it's just my style and it's just too big. it doesn't work. - amanda Jul 3, 10:19 5
    - well, in a remarkable coincidence, we're going to need to acquire a coffee table at some point, having just bought a house. - znufrii Jul 3, 10:26 4
      - I will, but it doesn't match your rug. -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 10:29 3
        
        Does it match his drapes? -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 10:41 1
        
        he is not bald..... - groiny Jul 3, 10:42
        
        I'm willing to take that chance... -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 10:35
  - You need one? Let me drive it over to you right away. -- nm - amanda si Jul 3, 10:09 1
    - sweet. - znufrii Jul 3, 10:12
what sort of stuff? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 3, 09:53 3
- Paver stones. -- nm - kelly Jul 3, 09:54 1
  - yeah, we've got a bunch of those we need to decide what to do with. -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 10:09
- Will. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 3, 09:54
nice -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 09:53

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