(www.sass-pants.com) — It’s a brilliant concept, this Freecycle, but also a horrible temptation. What? You have a non-working lawnmower you don’t need? And I can have it? For free? I’m on my way. A giant bag of sweet potatoes (ahem, ahem, tonight’s endeavor)? I’ll be there in 20 minutes. Two hundred only slightly used manila folders? Sign me up!
My whole reason for joining Freecycle in the first place was to get rid of stuff I don’t need that I would hate for someone to have to pay for (read: that I’m too lazy to take to Goodwill). But it seems like for everything that goes out, something else comes in. And for everything that doesn’t go out, something else also comes in. In short, it’s backfired.
And why is it that no one wants my in-perfect-condition men’s racquet ball goggles? Or my gently-used, rainbow-striped guitar strap? Or my never-been-in-a-shower brushed nickel shower caddy? Perfectly good items. Surely SOMEONE could use them. But apparently no one on Freecycle. And I don’t have the energy to put such small-ticket items on eBay.
But I’m sure this new-to-me VCR with no remote will make me feel better…
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Freecycle is the devil. But we found a HUGE fish tank for Fishy and his snail pals, Esmerelda and Dave. But I can’t give away these ski boots that we’ve outgrown. Go figure.
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Freecycle is just baffling sometimes, i think. Stuff I think no one will want goes lickety split, whereas stuff I’m sure will be a HUGE item sits and sits and sits until I get sick of looking at it and finally DO schlep over to Goodwill. At least it’s not just in my area that people have strange tastes! :)
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