to be annoyed at people who freecycle, an then want the recepient to grovel with grattitute.

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I really get very sad when I see these people who give stuff away on freecycle and the horrible mean attitude some of them have.

I honestly think they want people to scrape the floor and doff their caps at them just because they happen to be taking their crap away.

Just be happy that they've saved you a trip to the dump and when "pay as you throw" comes into effect THEY will have saved YOU money.

If your gonna give then give gracefully and because you want to help - not because you want people to grovel with grattitude towards you

Quite.

AIBU to not like people who start petty spiteful threads when someone has already been resoundly slammed in another thread.

which thread do you mean?

But Dances, there are two freecycle threads going ATM, both in the same vein - and there have been loads of others in the last year or so that I've seen.

A lot of posters on MN seem to miss the point of Freecycle: it's not charity, it's recycling. If you want people to bow and scrape you're going to be disappointed. Of course people should say thank you, and those who don't are rude - but that's hardly unique to freecycling. There are just some rude people out there.

Personally, I've always been very glad that someone has saved me a trip to the dump and salved my conscience about getting rid of something that still has some use.

thank you policy, those were the very points I was trying to make that a) it's not charity it's recyling ane b) being rude and not saying thank you is not unique to freecyling.

I'm glad it's not just me.

this one Sorry if you weren't referring to that one. Freecycling does seem to be a touchy subject. I do think you should say thank you when you pick something up but doffing of caps etc unnecessary considering the tip trip aspect. Honestly every time I think about doing it I get put off and end up taking things to the tip or the charity shop.

i dont want people to grovel, but i would like basic manners,so if i offer something and i get a load of replied, those that dont remember their manners dont get offered it. i always try and wait 24hours unlerss its something i need gone that day.

Dances, I wasn't referring to any person in particular just the general tone on here lately by people who freecycle.

I freecycle but leave it outside my house. I couldn't care less whether people say thanks or not, I am just glad they save me a trip to the dump. Even taking it to the charity shop would be a pain because I would still have to drive there, pay for parking, and lug the stuff through town.

Anyway please don't let it put you off because the whole point is to stop stuff going to landfill.

Yes I know. I really do try and lead as green a life as possible (recycle all my paper card, glass etc Compost all my vege scraps etc, tried to suggest carpooling for the school run with another mum in the road where I live but she looked at me like my head was spinning and projectile vomitting so haven't managed that yet... ) but freecycle, well I just can't quite get into it, largely from reading threads like this and the other one where people get so narked with people for not turning up, not saying thank you, it just sounds like alot of aggravation.