Is it really really mean and nasty to tease a freecycler offering something stupid?

[BalloonSlayer]

I am trying to stop myself sending her a begging email saying please please PLEASE, I have always wanted this, I need it soooo much . . . and then not coming to collect.

Do you want to guess what is being offered?

Her husband??lol

Give us a clue.

a used toothbrush...

If she's offering an old toilet brush or something then yes, as that's just ICK.

I mean yes, do it

A velour tracksuit?

Are you on my Freecycle where it says

Offer 1 umbrella, black (possibly man's style, but am not into umbrellas)

a broken garden gnome???

A half eaten, broken rice cake. By the way, if anyone wants any of those, there always seems to be lots of them in my house.

I love the umbrella.

No, you are wrong.

It was:

a plimsoll

Can I have it? Have always wanted one.

just one?????

what size lol???

Yeah just one.

So tempted to ask for it then fail to show, just for the joy of seeing it reoffered due to time waster!

A plimsole? Yes you should definately do it. Someone silly enough to think someone would want a plimsole deserves it!

Perhaps I should email and ask to see a photo?

Whats the whole message?

ask her if it's a right or left one and whatever she says say 'oh dear nevermind I wanted the other one.'

Oh no, I don't mind taking the piss but I draw the line at cutting and pasting the message itself! I think the offerer thinks that as her child lost one plimsoll someone else's might have done the same. How much do they cost though? £1.99 a pair?

This beats my other favourite from our freecycle of ten odd socks "in case someone wants to make sock puppets."

No I was just hoping for a clue to make sense of it, not wanting to laugh iyswim.

Really odd!! Why would that be of any use to anyone??? Or am I just daft?? One plimsole!! Mind you I can remember having to wear them for PE.

Actually, if it's in good condition, someone somewhere might actually be delighted at saving the £1.99 by getting the plimsoll that matches the one their DC lost. Better than landfill, after all - and isn't that the purpose of freecycle?
NB I offer cardboard boxes on a fairly regular basis and gets lots of takers.

well now that Woolies is closed Plimsols are like gold dust in this town, and if you have DS's like mine then the chances of one getting lost are very high - thus requiring and expensive (£10 on the bus for all of you) trip to the next town in order to buy some...............>>

However, we used to have a dog that used to LOVE chewing shoes (including plimsolls) so someone with a dog that likes eating shoes may want it............????

Really FAQ? Like gold dust eh?