Why didn't you tell me about this?!?!

[gadgetlady 4]

I posted a 3 year old Toshiba Satellite laptop that still worked as good as the day I bought it. I just didn't need it since I got a new one and DH had a better one. Every single response was like, "Can you post the specs so I know if it's good enough? I already have a computer but I'll take it for free!" or, "Would you upgrade XYZ for me before I take it?", or "What else comes with it? Do you have a desk or bag or anything? Software?" That kind of behavior sickened me. It's like -- come on, it's free, what do you want?? DH posted 3 suits, all of which originally cost over $600. One cost over $1k. He's outgrown them *ahem*, and has purchaed new ones in a a larger size, so he figured there might be someone out there needing them for a job interview, or just to have on hand in case of emergency. He was asked, "Will you pay to have them tailored to fit me? I want them but not if I have to pay to make them fit."

UNBELIEVABLE!

I'm utterly speechless.

[piercedqt78 658]

My biggest problem with freecycle are no shows. I just listed 3 huge garbage bags of clothing, nice stuff, and 4 people said they were coming and never came. I waited forever, and they never came or emailed, no further contact. Then the woman that finally came was just rude. I even helped load them into her car and she never thanked me. I would have at least said thans for the help, even if not for the clothes. People, bleech...~Mandy

[squiggle 1]

i LURVE craigslist!

got my cats through a contact there. wonderful couple, great kittens.

the only problem with cl is that it seems like people flake out a lot. either they don't show up when they say they will, or they're not home when you come, or they're unprepared when you get there.

or, maybe that's just an austin thang... (i'm in san marcos, so spread my cl'ing between the two.)

but when it works, MAN is it great!

[Wheetsin 714]

I've had a *lot* of people here inquiring about the laptop & clothes. I didn't think to add that we'd since given them away. Sorry about that.

[miztrniceguy 1]

hey, not a problem...i've done the freecycle thing a couple of time myself. my pet peeve is people misrepresenting that something works. "oh it worked when i put it in the garage, should still work", only to find out you drove 25 miles one way o haul away their 50 lb doorstopper for them.

some are honest, some are not, that's the price of "free"cycling i guess