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Originally Posted by HighFlyingBird
Not to go too far off topic but it also kind of sucks. People will not show up or come at odd times. Or not take everything they agreed to. One guy came and loaded up the thing I was free cycling and also chairs I had on my front porch. I stopped him and he said he wasn't sure. He collects from free cycle for a living so he just took the addresses and stopped and picked up everything left in the agreed upon spot.
And no one ever says thank you. Ever.
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That has not been my experience with Freecycle here (or in the other two places where I lived and used it).
Sure, some people do not come and pick up, but in general when that happens, I have more people in line. Also, I get thank yous all the time from my freecycle recipients.
Of course, I never put my address in the post - only in the reply when someone says they want the item or items, so they only know the address after that. Also, I ask them for a date and time when they will come and if they don't show at that time and don't email a reason, then the next person in line gets the items.