Cheeky Fuckers!

[AnneElliott]

Had to start a thread about cheeky fuckers as have my fair share recently.

I'm giving away and selling bits as DS is clearing out his room and wants it redecorated.

One site I'm offering stuff for free. Lots of different bits and a woman asks for some. I agree and we sort a time to collect. Once collected CF rings to complain I haven't given her another thing I'm giving away (which she didn't specifically ask for) and has been given to someone else.

I tel her she can give back the items in the bag if she doesn't want them as loads of others do, and she says she wants them but wants the other stuff too and is quite put out it's gone to someone else!

Cheeky Fucker2 - I'm seeking an item. CF asks if it's available and I say no unfortunately not.
CF sends me pic of similar item also on sale and asks if it's mine. I say no.
CF tells me the people selling the similar item aren't replying to her messages but live in the same postcode as me.
I say sorry I don't know them!
CF messages a long message about how she needs the item for her son and seems to expect me to do something!

CF3 - giving away items for free and get asked if I'll deliver! Not only am I offering an item for free, they seem out out I'm not offering to deliver as they don't drive!

Please let me have your CF stories as I'd like to feel it's not just me!

CF3 - giving away items for free and get asked if I'll deliver! Not only am I offering an item for free, they seem out out I'm not offering to deliver as they don't drive!

My neighbour (who’s lovely, kind and generous and definitely not a CF) seemed to have an issue with this. She wanted to buy a sofa and was complaining bitterly to me that nobody would deliver to her, and what was she meant to do? When I pointed out that many other people (ie sellers) also don’t have access to suitable transport for a sofa she really seemed quite surprised. It was like it hadn’t occurred to her

1 and 3 I see a lot, people will always chance their luck.

2 is just batshit.

We had a new washer/dryer to replace a washer that was a few years old but fully working and in really good condition. A friend's washer was on it's last legs and we offered it to her. We had hired a van to move a student relative's belongings back home, deliver a large item in the opposite direction and collect a large ebay item so we could deliver it but it would be a busy day.

She was annoyed we were only able to deliver it on a day she had planned something else that could easily be cancelled. She was annoyed we couldn't hire the van for an extra day just to be able to deliver the washing machine. She wanted us to remove her old washer, take it away and then fit the new washer.

We explained we would only have the time to drop off the washer as we had a full day. We said they'd need to pay the council to pick up the old washer (£20 cost) then get someone else to fit it in. Eventually she decided there was no point her having it. She was fairly rude we wouldn't accommodate her demands; she was going to buy a new one as they would collect her old one and take it away and fit the new one.

The atmosphere between us was not great but we remained friends. We sold the washing machine for £80 and someone collected it that day. She contacted us a few months later saying she needed the washer and when could we deliver? Her partner was going to fit it. She was then upset we'd got rid of it when we knew she needed it. I'm not sure where she thought I'd store it for her (despite her telling us she didn't want it) if I'd kept it.

I am still friends with her but am much more aware of her entitled attitude. She apparently thought (another friend told me this but not completely sure it is true) we should have offered her the £80 as if we'd just given it to her as planned then we'd not have the money and she'd have a free washer and wouldn't have to pay for a new one.

I've found I get less hassle if I sell things for a very low price rather than completely free. Freebies bring out the very worst CF's.

Once sold a practically new buggy in Gumtree. Ds had club feet and treatment meant he could not use it.. So new really.
I delivered it 30 mins away for free. Next day she messaged she could not work out how to fold /unfold. I went over again.
Next day she could not work out how to fit cosy toes.. Went back over. Got home and she sent a ranty message saying if she had known the foot muff only zipped off one way she wouldn't have bought it!!.

Next ds I just gave his away - to a very appreciative woman who had recently won custody of her dgc. I wished her well and sent her off with a bag of free stuff also!!.
No complaints!!

She apparently thought (another friend told me this but not completely sure it is true) we should have offered her the £80 as if we'd just given it to her as planned then we'd not have the money and she'd have a free washer and wouldn't have to pay for a new one

😯

You know what do do when someone starts being an ungrateful, CF - immediately rescind your offer, tell them exactly why and block them. Then give it away to someone more appreciative!

@HPLikecraft

To be fair - the mutual friend may have been stirring a bit when she told me - she was known to be a troublemaker and we've all stopped being friendly over other shit-stirring from her. I did remind my friend she'd told me she didn't want our old washer and she acknowledged that she was just hoping we'd still have it. The mutual friend knew we'd got £80 for it so obviously had been told something.

Glad it's not just me!

I think you might be right @LagneyandCasey - I must have to put a low price on to deter cheeky fuckers!

I was very close to telling CF1 today to piss you off. Just cannot believe the cheek of complaining that I haven't given them enough free stuff!

I stopped using Freecycle for this reason. One man actually stepped into my hall and said 'you got anything else going free'

I stopped using Freecycle for this reason. One man actually stepped into my hall and said 'you got anything else going free'

I was giving away some old plates as we’d finally bought new ones, and the man picking them up was craning his neck trying to look past me into the house, asking if he could see the new plates! Nothing happened but I was a bit shaken by that, it was most odd.

Someone asked for a dress suitable for a funeral. Said was size 12\14. Sent a few pictures of dresses (14s) then she decided that she actually was a 16 did I have anything else... if you’re embarrassed about your size then hunting for clothes on FB saying the wrong size isn’t the place to do it. Was only via a pm she said did I have anything bigger.