AIBU to not answer the door when she arrives?

[Lightasafly]

I have a few unused gift sets that I advertised for free in a local page.

A woman massaged me this morning to ask if they were available? I told her yes and she arranged to collect this evening at 5.45.

6.15 comes and no sign of her so o message to ask if she’s still coming

She replied…

“Chill, I’m just putting petrol in the car”

She’s still not here.

Fucking hate time wasters, especially cheeky ones. I’m tempted not to answer the door if she eventually turns up. What is it with entitled people who think you’ll sit around all evening waiting for them to come!

@Lightasafly

Chill!! Indeed!

I couldn’t believe it when I read it. £25 quids worth of nice brand new gift sets. When did people get so rude!!

I’ve had far more trouble trying to give stuff away than sell it. I think there are people who stalk marketplace looking for free stuff they’re ambivalent about and once they find it they then expect more: I’ve had people ask if I can deliver (50 mile round trip), can I give them some petrol money (for coming to get something that is free) etc etc. Once they have to get their wallet out it seems to sort out the time wasters from the serious people (though not entirely).

I would have answered the door if she messaged back explaining/apologising for running late but her response telling you to "chill" was unreasonable and that would rub me up the wrong way so i would most definitely ignore the door if she knocks. I take things to the charity shop as i like knowing that people can buy them when maybe they can't afford to pay full price and it supports a charity so it's a win win. I've taken lots of toys, books and children's dvds this week, about 6 bin bags all in excellent condition. My hope is that a family who can't afford Christmas presents can go in and get a bargain that will bring a smile to their children's faces on Christmas morning

I had this but on the olio app which is for giving away food, I had a takeaway delivered but they send the wrong order and it was food I don’t eat so I put it on there straight away and a man messaged me asking for it but just never showed up, didn’t even message to explain or cancel, I didn’t chase him as haven’t got time for that, I ended up throwing it away which was a shame to waste it but I didn’t have the time to arrange anyone else to come who might not show up

@Skeumorph

'Soz hun they've gone'

'Wtf, I'm on the way etc.'

'Chill, you snooze you lose'

This totally!

I’ve had people ask if I can deliver (50 mile round trip), can I give them some petrol money (for coming to get something that is free)
Dear God
How dumb are these people? Better off not disclosing your address to the crazies at large, really.

You did a good thing Lightasafly.

She was totally rude - don't bother answering the door, and give your stuff to charity who will appreciate it so much more

Give it to a women's refuge instead or a food bank box. She will probably sell them on anyhow. Rude.

@Skeumorph

She told you to chill?!!!

Nope, don't answer the door.

Cheeky flump

Cheeky flump lol!!!!

I find selling for £2 or £1 works better than giving away... And the money then becomes our charity pot for when the kids have non uniform days, chairty door knockers and so on....

I sold an item of my sons clothing on my local Facebook page. I only sold it for around £2 but she had the cheek to ask if I could drive into town to meet her and hand it over.

Best to give them to a charity shop and do some good.

How rude I'd message and say sorry already gone. The food bank would love them btw

@GreyhoundG1rl

I’ve had people ask if I can deliver (50 mile round trip), can I give them some petrol money (for coming to get something that is free) Dear God How dumb are these people? Better off not disclosing your address to the crazies at large, really.

Usually those conversations happen before any details are given thankfully. The no-shows do, of course, have my address and I always say a time and that if they come outside that time I won’t be in then I don’t answer even if I really want the thing off my hands, because I’m pissed off! I’d much rather give to charity if they will take an item.

I’ve also had some massively dumb questions from buyers too. I was selling a Kenwood blender and was asked “Will it fit in my kitchen cupboards?”, so I responded, “well, it depends. If you live in a dolls house then definitely not”, response “OK, I just wondered if you could say whether it will fit”, I said, “well you could put it by the cornflakes if you just shove those nice mugs over a bit”, she said “OK Hun, thanks but it’s too expensive” .

That exchange was followed by another barking conversation with someone interested in buying 6 small box plants I was selling: “Hi, with your box plants, are they a hedge?”, me: “potentially”. Also, “what do you mean by the plants being boxed as the photo shows them in pots”. These are questions I’ve honestly been asked. It felt like I’d entered some twilight world.

Wow! 😂

She lost me at ‘Chill’.

Oh my.. I had something similar. We were moving house and had a travel cot that we no longer needed. Only a couple of years old and used a max of 6 times in that period (was used at my Nans who we visited twice a year). It was an expensive one as it has the baby midi level as well as the base and a changing table at the top.
I went as far as getting the spec/pics off Amazon to post alongside the travel cot (folded up in protective bag). I put it up for free as just wanted it gone. Inbox blew up but I went with the first person who messaged. Once I had said it was available she started asking loads of questions. At first I answered but when she started asking could I put it up and take photos I drew the line. IT WAS FREE. I told her she either wanted it or not (by this point it was about 3/4 hours later and my inbox was still going mad) She said she wasn't sure could she think longer so I just said forget it, went to the next person and they collected within 10 mins

Lol. What a cow!
I once sold smithg on my local FB page very cheaply (actually it was a Bosch grass trimmer in a very good condition, I only asked £10 as wanted it gone) But this woman asked me if she could have it for £5 and would I please deliver it as she doesn’t drive

tell her the stuff is no longer available - even f she turns up, do you really want to give it to a T**t like her??

Food banks, homeless charities and women refuge all take this in now for gifts. Any I'm given usually end up in one of these places. The supermarket often have a food bank trolly or a toy collection one round about now, so they could go in there for teens/mums don't bin them !!

I wouldn't give them to that person due to their rudeness!

My pet hate it people who are late, as for telling you to "chill", I would let her freeze before answering the door. We give all our stuff to the Alzheimer's society, they take everything from clothes ,furniture,white goods and Nick naks. We have used them a few times.they tell you what day they are coming (to suit you), an idea of the time and have always turned up when they said they would.

If we have any gift sets that none of us really use, we wrap them up and take them to our nearest older person's accommodation and give them to the staff to hand out to the ladies and the fellas that don't get many christmas visitors

Definitely don't answer but you were right not to tell her not to come. At least this way if she does eventually turn up you've wasted her time as much as she's wasted yours!

Chil?????? Wtf!!! Nope!

Ahhh don’t block her we wanna know her response , how rude !!! Who speaks to people like that ! I agree people are so rude these days .

Sold a tv once, agreed to sell it for 1/5 of what we put it up for. Buyer asked if we could deliver, so I quoted him for the same amount as a taxi to and from mine to his would cost.

Ended up with having to call the police and get a restraining order after he found out my address, I’d only given him a post code.

Since I’ve tried once, it’s been two months and I’ve moved countries so Facebook has blocked me from market place but I still get messages asking for the item, when I inform them that I do not I just get rude replies.