A few weeks ago I posted an ad on Gumtree looking for baby stuff. I have most things I need now, but got a message saying did I still want the ad. There's a couple of things I'd still like so I clicked the link to refresh the ad.
A few minutes later I got this response:
PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE ME SO ANGRY. YOU HAVE THE CHEEK TO BEG FOR FREE ITEMS WHEN YOU KNEW IF YOU GOT PREGNANT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A CHILD.A BIT OF GOOD ADVICE. IF YOU WANT GOOD THINGS IN THIS WORLD YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR THEM.DONT BRING YOUR BABY INTO THIS WORLD EXPECTING TO BE HANDED EVERYTHING ON A PLATE..GO AND GET SOME BIRTH CONTROL ITS FREE.
Yes, that was what they said. My instinct was to laugh incredulously, tell DP, and send this response:
Ooooh - someone has ISSUES.
People like you make me laugh.
You are so pathetic you have to send abusive emails to people without knowing their circumstances.
Nowhere did I say I wanted anything free.
I've reported you to Gumtree because you could really have upset someone with your comments.
A bit of good advice.
You are clearly an unhappy person so trying being nicer to people and you might not end up a bitter loser reduced to sending this nonsense.
Go and get some manners. They are free.
Still laughing. Get a life ffs.
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Now I am feel I was a bit harsh. Maybe they were deficient in some way. A reactionary old Git. Or a Daily Wail reader (in which case they couldnt help themselves). I dont know.