Comments on: Freecycle: When You Can’t Sell It…or Afford It

By: hussy

hussy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:53:37 +0000

i would be curious about what you thought about the freecycle splinter groups in the uk?
hussy´s last blog ..Brighton Freecycle Wars

By: DebtFreeDave

DebtFreeDave — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:50:27 +0000

Personally, I love Freecycle as it has helped slash my budget on some expenses (i.e. clothes, toys). I totally agree with a lot of the comments; there is a lot of people just snapping stuff up for the sake of doing so and the no-shows really tick me off! I blogged about Freecycle a couple weeks ago on my site as well; here’s the link:

http://debtfreeearth.blogspot.com/2009/01/saving-money-and-environment-with.html

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The Friday gathering - White coat syndrome? — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:32:23 +0000

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By: fern

fern — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:12:59 +0000

The worst things about Frreecycle:

1.. People who consider it a competition to grab things first, whether or not they really haave a need for it, and

2. People who say they want something, then dont’ show up. to the point where it’s just not worth the hassle of waiting fo rno-shows and tying up my own time.

By: Room Farm

Room Farm — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:18:52 +0000

I can’t win anything on Freecycle, because of the fierce competition so I only use it to give stuff away. It is very, very effective if you have something to give away.

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:23:44 +0000

I never received anything from Freecycle (I can’t stand the competition), but I have given a lot away. I love it!

By: Bouncing Back Betty

Bouncing Back Betty — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:16:52 +0000

I’ve gotten some amazing things off of freecycle-Thule rack for my old car, a really nice bread maker, some plants.

I use to to get rid of things-old bike, plants, extra lumber and fencing, clothes, kitchen appliances, patio table, dog house,e tc

I don’t monitor the list all that often, I look if I need something and I usually post things offered.

By: Mrs. Accountability

Mrs. Accountability — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:35:52 +0000

I have mixed feelings about Freecycle as well. I started the group in my local area, but couldn’t keep up with maintaining it. There was a lot of bickering, especially with regards to people wanting items to stay in our local (rural) area (there was some confusion with our town name and another bigger area about 100 miles away). I find it much less stressful to drop things off at Goodwill or thrift store. I also felt like people were snapping up items to resell which was kind of irritating. Oh, and the other thing, my husband and I are terrible packrats, and we accept things for free too much from friends and family. We got a couple of items from Freecycle that have just ended up sitting around on our property and getting sun and weather damaged (I felt really guilty about that). It’s one more way to limit the packrat in me to avoid Freecycle. Nothing wrong with it, it just doesn’t work out so well for me.

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:31:46 +0000

I have never “claimed” anything from Freecycle but have gotten rid of a few things. I think it’s great. I post the item, leave it on my front porch and, when I check, it’s gone – magic!

By: na0

na0 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:21:19 +0000

i love freecycle.
i am in the middle of making a chandelier made of baby food jars.
at first, i was like, “great, i’m gonna have to eat 12 jars of mush.”
but then i realized… other people have babies.
and some of those people are probably on freecycle!
anyways, i requested them and i got a response back from a lady near me that said she would save me some… which did not take long.
and now i’m on my way to making my neat baby food jar chandelier!