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What do you think of Freegle?

(8 Posts)
M0nica Tue 10-Dec-24 19:31:23

I now say when it must be collected by. If it isn't, I offer it to another person, again with a collection date.

Theexwife Tue 10-Dec-24 16:43:02

I dont care what people do with the stuff I give, if they make money from it then fine. I dont want it and can’t be bothered to sell it.

I have been fortunate so far with people collecting when they said they would.

I have had many no shows when offering free items on Facebook though.

Liz46 Tue 10-Dec-24 15:52:24

I received a beautiful table lamp on Freegle. I have given quite a lot away and usually get a 'thank you' message.

keepingquiet Tue 10-Dec-24 15:32:53

I used to use these sites years ago when I had stuff to give away.

Now I don't own much stuff, but it is a downside of human nature that they get stuff for nothing and then make a profit on it.

Charity shops (or staff that work in them) are just the same.

Now I don't buy so much so I don't have this dilemma anymore!

essjay Tue 10-Dec-24 15:28:21

i use a lot of the free sites but no longer wait in as i was fed up of people not turning up, i now leave items securely wrapped by my back door for them to collect(or not) at their leisure.

MissAdventure Tue 10-Dec-24 15:17:14

Unless it's something sentimental, I'm quite happy for it to be sold on, I guess, as long as it benefits people.

Saying that, there's someone on the nextdoor site that has really put people's hackles up, constantly asking for anything free.

She is starting a little business it seems, so I suppose it's still something positive.

NonGrannyMoll Tue 10-Dec-24 15:08:56

I forgot to mention that I suspect some of these people are picking up free stuff just to sell it on EBay or a boot sale, etc (which I think is against the website rules). I offered a load of jigsaws a while ago and someone who wanted "a few to keep my sick brother occupied" took away the whole lot (4 huge bin-bags full, about forty 1,000-piece jigsaws)! It seemed suspicious, although I didn't say anything as I needed to be rid of them.

NonGrannyMoll Tue 10-Dec-24 15:04:07

The recycling website Freegle bills itself as "a dating site for stuff". The idea is, if you've got something usable that you don't want, you list it on a local page of their site and someone who'd like to have it will come and take it away. They get free stuff, I get rid of something without having to cart it to the tip or a charity shop. The downside (for me, anyway - not sure if I'm just being grumpy!) is that a lot of people (often the same people over and over again, who try to jump in before anyone else) will say they want it, but then they either don't turn up or don't say when they're coming. I've often been left waiting in all day fruitlessly. I'm just wondering what experiences other people might have had with this way of "recycling" their unwanted stuff.