To think it very weird to offer this on Freecycle?

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And not to mention downright UN-NA-CEP-TA-BLE.

Someone on my local freecycle has just offered two fruitshoots.

I kid you not. Two small fruitshoots. Not even My-5s.

Who on earth is going to drive to a strangers house to collect two fruitshoots? Very fecking weird! Or am I being particularly difficult.

There was a jar of mayonnaise on our site recently ...

A joke offer?

There is a very affluent lady near me who can't bare to throw anything away. She tried to get me to take a half eaten, out of date jar of sauerkraut, but I had to turn it down when she wanted me to promise I'd eat it! She just can't bare waste, especially food waste going to landfill.

I don't think its a joke offer. They have previously offered twisted willow prunings, make-up, bath towels and bags for life. Clearly insane.

Do people really offer Bags for Life on freecycle? Obviously.

Recently someone posted baby bottles that were 'in need of a wash' there are some odd people about.

Ooo, I'd have taken the twisted willow!

Oooh the bags for life were M&S and Waitrose ones. They are posh insane.

I offered a large bag of ground coffee that i'd opened and didn't like the taste of. I explained that in the post and it was snapped up straight away. I just haste waste.

I haven't joined the local one yet, but where we used to live someone offered Harrods carrier bags. They got snapped up pretty quick

I have seen a tin of chickpeas on mine!

Off thread, but do any of you ladies think Freecycle moderators are a bit OTT? I asked if anybody had a spare virology book (a bit of a long shot, but I live in London close to several teaching hospitals). I clearly stated that I was willing to pick up anywhere within the borough and at a time convenient to the person giving me the item. I got a snotty message off the moderator saying I should have put where I lived. WTF? Does it matter?

At that point I had given away a lot of stuff so not a newbie to the group.

I've got a spare virology book! But I am so old it is pre-HIV.

and of course sometimes it"s " code"

Code for what? Frankly I'd have only bothered if there were free gregge sausage rolls on offer too.

Twisted willow prunings are exactly what my dh would drive off to collect. Willow fencing is extremely expensive and he would make it into fencing.

Oh Dear God, I think that's my XPILs. Please tell me your not in Essex :(

I offered a large bottle of barely used TCP once. I was thinking that maybe someone who ran an animal shelter would take it. I hated just chucking it but omg the smell, could not use it again. No takers, strangely enough.

Snotty snurky fussy Mods yes, but they are volunteers & have to wade thru a lot of chancer msgs so I try to be tolerant.

I thought you were going to say a Mooncup or something had been offered lol!

Tis very random putting (only 2) Fruitshoots on Freecycle though...

At one point we had managed to accumulate lots and lots of barely used bags for life and I did offer them on freecycle (I'm not the twisted willow person though). I think that was one of only two freecycle batches that no one wanted. Our freecycle group is very well used so it's worth offering quite small things -- there's a reasonable chance that someone who lives a couple of hundred yards away will decide it's worth their while to claim them.

Nothing, but nothing, will ever beat the 'half a jar of vaseline, prescribed for a rash but its cleared up now' that was offered on the freecycle where we used to live!

Out of sheer curiosity I searched for "mooncup" on my local freecycle. I found three offerings. The best of which was as follows:

Unusual offer I know but it's all sterilised and perfectly good for someone else
to make use of!

(If you don't know what it is then go to:
www.mooncup.co.uk/ )

It's the smaller size one for use by women who haven't given birth.
No time wasters please!

Just had a TENA lady moment. Please, readyaim, have some consideration for my pelvic floor