To expect people contacting me via Freecycle to have some manners and not use TXTspk?

[morningpaper]

"Hi, have u still got the pc? thanx rob"



I know I am offering it for free but when I'm going to get 50 replies do you REALLY think that a nice polite note isn't going to make me favour you?

idiots

[HuwEdwards]

mp - calm love.

yoof culture innit?

[Whooosh]

I personally can just about cope with the txt speak -it's the bsence of thank you's Ihave recieved for some brand new,expensive items.
HAs put me off rather and will only list crap from now on.

ALl the good stuff will go to the charity shop.

[Furball]

Give it to a womens refuge (ask a doctor or HV) or other deserving charity instead

[PersonalClown]

YANBU
The rude emails put me off.
'I'll pick it up at X o clock'
Did I offer it to you? Am I going to be waiting in for you? NO! GGGRRR.

[expatinscotland]

I like the folks who try to haggle with you. 'Saw your other stuff offered. I'd want those, too.'

Drives me fecking mental!

Like when you offer something cheap as cheaps on Ebay or that and people STILL try to haggle you down.

F-off!

I delete responses like that immediately.

[PersonalClown]

Thanks for that Furball. I had no idea who to ask about giving it to a refuge or somewhere similar.

[expatinscotland]

I have some top quality stuff to give away, too - baby gear.

Most charities won't take it anymore so I'm wondering what to do because I need to get rid of it.

[morningpaper]

Oh don't get me wrong I DO like Freecycle

2/3 of the time people are really lovely and grateful and I feel all warm inside and virtuous knowing that I have just earned two weeks off purgatory

But the txtspk! I wonder how these people will ever get jobs

"Do u still hav the job i wud like it thanx Tammi x"

[bossykate]

hi everyone

have done this before. please remember there are alternatives to freecycle - one such is Evergreen Trust will pick up your unwanted items and sell/recycle them in a good cause.

thanks for listening.

[Furball]

womens refuge - see my post below ExinScot

[Desiderata]

This morning's discarded yoghurt pot has more culture than today's yoof.

Quite agree, mp.

[bossykate]

another one is TRAID - Textile Recycling for Aid and Development. hth.

[morningpaper]

After christmas two years ago I rang the Women's Refuge and offered about £400 of new baby clothes and toys

They didn't want it! They suggested the charity shops

I have never recovered

I thought they would think I was bloody santa claus

[expatinscotland]

I had that happen to me, too, MP. Apparently, it's because of space limitations.

[paolosgirl]

Someone sent me an application for a job written out in their best txtspk. Yeah - that'll really get you places. That, and no punctuation or capital letters p*ss me off big time.

[expatinscotland]

I had this twunt of a boyfriend who would use capitals inappropriately ALL THE TIME.

Among the other hurtful truths I hurled at him during our break-up was that this is not German. There is no need to capitalise nouns in the middle of sentences except in certain instances.

He was not amused .

[morningpaper]

Just got this:

"im intrested in the pc but only the speakerz plz call"

Yeah RIGHT I'm gonna CALL

[whomovedmychocolate]

Ooh that makes me LIVID when they do that

But not as much as the 'well if you've got both things I'll come and get them but if one's gone I can't really be arsed' replies.

And the folks who say ooh yes I'll come and then don't (I name and shame them as timewasters though)

Funnily I just freecycled my old breadmaker and my MIDWIFE turned up to collect it! Small world!

[expatinscotland]

The funniest ones are the ones that want you to deliver the item to them.

LOL!

[whomovedmychocolate]

It just occurred to me that my MW may need a oven for all the buns round her.

What's the 'pls call me on XXXX' about anyway. Why would I call someone when I can perfectly easily and freely email them?

[whomovedmychocolate]

Or the 'have you got anything else while I'm here' brigade.

Yeah, I have a door, don't let it hit you on the ass on the way through it will you?

[mummytosteven]

expat - pmsl at "this is not german".

mp - at least there was a variant of "thanks" there, some attempt at manners

[expatinscotland]

He called me a 'ponce', mum . I told him I would take that as a compliment coming from such a tragic poser like him .

[Desiderata]

I can only assume, expat, that he had a wide and large penis.

I can think of no other reason for your initial toleration of the freak.

[expatinscotland]

Oh, aye, chocolate, I had a 'What else have you got?' person once. In my flat!?

So I said, 'What cash have you got?'

She snapped, 'No, I meant for free.'

I said, 'Manners are free. I've got some of those if you'd like a free lesson.'

She left .