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Old 05-03-2005, 03:37 PM   #1
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Weird things wanted/offered on Freecycle

Does anyone else participate in Freecycle in their area?

I get the biggest kick out of some of the things that people request...and offer...

Yesterday, someone offered a gallon of Vitamin D milk that was going to expire May 4th. She must have been desperate to get rid of it...since she offered it TWICE.

There are also a LOT of posts from either new mothers or expectant mothers, with LISTS of things that they want. (Most recently, someone asked for three Boppy pillows, a swing, a crib, a travel system/stroller, a bouncy chair...a whole big long list. And this was a woman who already has children.) Not weird posts, just repetitive...almost every day there is at least one post from a new/expectant mother asking for a crib. (To be fair, there are several different freecycle groups in the San Diego area, and I belong to all of them, so sometimes they overlap.)

So, for those that belong to a Freecycle group, what's the weirdest posting (wanted or offered) YOU'VE ever seen? (Or even if it's not Freecycle...I have seen some weird things being offered in the newspaper...)
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Old 05-03-2005, 03:46 PM   #2
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On our local Freecycle board there is not a day that goes by that someone doesn't ask for a laptop. I would love to have a laptop too but yikes it takes alot of guts to ASK for a FREE ONE!
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Old 05-03-2005, 04:06 PM   #3
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We belong here in Maryland to several, as we are in between Baltimore and DC and Annapolis. I have to say, we advertised roof trusses, that I thought should go to the dump. I had 30 offers to come get them in under 10 minutes, and they were gone the next day. And they were happy as clams to get them.

I've gotten rid of VCR's, old pots n pans, stuff that I could not sell at yard sales, and stuff I didn't want to bother trying to sell or take to the dump. They come and get it every time!

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It's not quite the same thing, but I think the funniest personal ad I ever saw read, "Harold-When you left you forgot your guitar and your hamster. If you don't come back for them, I am throwing them both out.-Jennifer" Apparently, it was a bad breakup! I hope Harold saw the ad and rescued his poor innocent hamster!
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It's not quite the same thing, but I think the funniest personal ad I ever saw read, "Harold-When you left you forgot your guitar and your hamster. If you don't come back for them, I am throwing them both out.-Jennifer" Apparently, it was a bad breakup! I hope Harold saw the ad and rescued his poor innocent hamster!

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That's too funny! And that "Jennifer" wasn't me by the way!
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Old 05-04-2005, 08:25 AM   #6
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I don't really participate, but I am a member and just looked at the site last week. There didn't seem to be much going on...except....one lady who obviously just moved into a new (OLD) house and was trying to get rid of things left by previous owner. They included a Oil tank, floor model TV and comforters. Someone else wanted to borrow a staple gun for a day. And yes, there was someone asking for a Laptop.
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I've never heard of this before.. sounds very interesting!
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If I remember right....I looked up Freecycle on Google and then you can look to see if you have a group in your area on the Freecycle mainpage. Mine is called trianglefreecycle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill).

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I'd never heard of Freecycle before, so I just went and checked it out. There's not a group in Anchorage, so I figure I'll just have a "free to a good home" section at my garage sales this summer. But it sounds like a really good idea.
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