Freecle / freecycle and balloons on sticks

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I'm after a little run about car for my wife, she is about to take driving lessons Also we are wanting to go camping and we need the tent two sleeping bags and equipment and lasty childrens clothes toys etc

thanks for your time and hope to hear from someone very soon

Sometimes I think people want for to much ? - or is it just me getting old ?

Best answers:

• No thats the reason I left our freecycle too many people taking the !!!!. Anything I have now gets sold, charity shop or dump
• Mine isn't too bad and I can't even get rid of my unwanted books on there. However we did recently have a request for a laptop, but with the proviso that it had to be a Mac as the wife didn't like anything else.
• I left ours as people asked for too much or too often, and there were many who did not use please or thanks when asking (or even when they had been given stuff!).
  Charity or sell, anything big (I am sad to say) will be offered to friends and failing that dumped!
• Had a guy on ours looking for hair straighteners for his girlfriend but only if they were GHD because any others were rubbish
  Some one else wanted a dishwasher but it had to less than a year old.
  I've given up on it now
• Someone asked for a kiln on ours yesterday....!
  Those with furniture or other household items could consider a furniture recycling project if you have one locally? they will usually collect from you too
• Ours doesn't get many wanted ads nowdays but we get more of these than anything else:
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• Yep, from ours this afternoon:
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• Ours isn't too bad, you do get people asking for cars, laptops etc that they are obviously not going to get offered, but you just have to ignore them. I have given stuff to wanted posts, not high value stuff but things that aren't worth selling and you'd forgotten they are in the back of your wardrobe until someone asks. I think it's a shame that some people abuse it, which puts people off, as generally it's a really good idea.
• Yes I agree freecycle it is a great idea
  - if you take half decent stuff to the rubbish dump - sorry recycling plant ! the chaps there put stuff aside to sell or whatever anyway
  -theres allways the attitude "dont ask - dont get" - fine line I guess "chancing your arm" to being a cheeky g!t !
• I'd use freecycle if they actually banned all the WANTED posts!
• Someone was asking for a 40" tv on mine "must be flat screen and in working order"
• Posted on my local Freecycle site, can't they teach their children to share?:
  WANTED W****** PLEASE: Scooter
  Hi my daughter has just been on her big brother's scooter and cried when we took
  her off, she is now asking for one of her own.
  Has anyone got one that they don't use anymore please as she would be so
  greatful to rehome it.
  She is only 2 so will accept either a toddler version or a bigger 2 wheeled one
  where you can drop the handle.
  Thank you in advance to anyone who can offer us something and make a little girl
  very happy.
• I particularly liked one I saw the other day asking for books I think but with the proviso you MUST be able to deliver them!! Suppose they want you to read them to them as well!
• Mills and Boon ? - I feel a bonfire is in order !!