Nextdoor App

[TigerGolf]

We received a letter through the door from a resident in the next road encouraging people in the community to download the Nextdoor app and login using a code for our specific area. They say it’s for selling/free stuff, lost pets, local safety info etc.

I’m quite a private person (no social media with my actual name on) and don’t really know any of the neighbours.

Does anyone use this? Are there any things I should be mindful of? I’m not interested in local gossip or making friends, though would be happy to help if there were any people needing support - shopping, dog walking etc.

Funnily enough we got this today as well.

My mum asked me to help her join when I was visiting her a few months ago but then she started getting loads of notifications from it, and asked me to deactivate her again.

We have a local Facebook group for stuff like finding a plumber, or being alerted to local crime so I can't really see the point, it seems like duplication to me.

It's for lost cats & people moaning about the council. And an awful lot of whingers in general! It's quite depressing

We signed up. You don't have to make your presence known, so no need to post. Its not just your street but wider area.

Some of the stuff posted is hilarious. I've seen someone ask "wheres the best place to buy a kebab" and some not so funny, like someone's been scammed/car has been broken into & they're warning people. That kind of thing.

I joined mine a few days ago (I didn't bother using the code I was sent)

It's like the most dead and boring local FB group you can imagine.

It’s vaguely handy for recommendations or looking for reviews

I was going to join up but had to give my full address so didn't.

Will stick to the local Facebook group which is generally about how awful the school are, dogs and dog poo, bins, the odd escaped parrot etc

I've been on it for a few years now. It's the only place I look now when in need of any kind of tradesperson. It seems very friendly and helpful, more borrowing ladders and returning found items than dog poo and planning permission posts.

Mine has various body shop at home /energy company sign up schemes. And lots of complaints about pretty much everything

It is a commercial site. You can join for recommendations of local tradespeople , local events etc but the letters of recommendation from your "neighbour" are probably fictitious.

Mine is lost cats, tradesperson recommendations and at the moment incorrectly delivered mail and parcels.

I joined once. Seemed like it was for people too old to know Facebook existed? And here’s me too old for Instagram. Deleted it after a week.

I doubt the invite was really from your neighbour. They have standard marketing stuff that's written to sound that way.

I use it, useful for learning about temporary road closures, finding a repair person, lost things and generally being friendly but it's not too much.

It seems to be similar to Facebook groups

In the area I used to live it was extremely useful. Now we’ve moved and our new one is full of lost cats, complaints about helicopters and the same busybodies commenting on every single post. I don’t use it anymore.

We have it and it's for the local community - not just the immediate area.

I have it. It’s useful for thinks like missing cats. I once found a lost wallet in the street and it was reunited with its owner via next door.

I am in mine. Like a PP said it's all lost cats and what charity shops are taking stuff at the moment.

I would probably ask on there if I was looking for a tradesperson.

I have the app but refused notifications. I do get the odd email , usually about lost cats , asking for tradesmen recommendations or selling stuff . Have the odd nosy at it when I'm bored .

I joined when our cat went missing (he reappeared after a couple of days).

It was fun for a while, I remember Miriam Morgolyes posting a few times, mostly recommendations of things like fishmongers.

But now it's just a constant stream of paranoia and low level crime reports.

I read their privacy terms and decided not to sign up.

Read them very carefully before you decide to join.

Lost cats
‘Free to collector’ items
For sale items
“Can anyone recommend a plumber/roofer/boiler repair/painter & decorator…”
Moaning posts about the refuse collectors dropping rubbish and
Daft posts asking “which bin is it this week?”

It’s not worth joining if you have a lively local FB group you can join instead (if you are on FB of course).