To feel miffed at not being thanked properly?

[HangingOnTheTrubliphone]

Suspect I might be being a bit, but there we go.

Mentioned to friend we were thinking of getting rid of a bit of furniture. She jumped at the chance of having it, and I said she could have it for nothing. We would otherwise have sold it on ebay.

If it had been the other way round I'd have got her some flowers or some other small token of thanks, but nothing has been forthcoming from her (it was also a bit of a fiasco getting her to pick it up).

I know that if you give someone something you should expect nothing in return, but don't general good manners dictate it would be nice to offer a token of appreciation?

Maybe IABU...!

Yanbu

Maybe she thinks she did you a favour by taking it off your hands
She is now expecting you to bring her some choccies!

Well I would have thought something to show gratitude or an offer of a token payment....but what do I know I threw a complete hormonal strop on here cos a 4 year old wouldn't thank me for a toy truck I gave him!!!

So long as she said thanks at the time. I give stuff away on freecycle and people just say thanks. I often thank them for taking it off my hands. You would've sold for money though so feel like you've missed out. You should either have charged her something or sold on e bay.
As it is pat yourself on the back for being kind, don't be down on your friend.

When I get something from Freecycle, I always email later to say thanks, and I think it's bad manners when people don't.
However, getting something from a friend is different - and in the case of things that could otherwise have been sold for a fair amount of dosh, some sort of token would be nice to say thanks - a bottle of wine or some flowers.

some people just don't think like that, I believe. If she said thank you, then I would stop worrtying about it.
If she didn't say thank you then YANBU at all - good manners cost nothing.

forgot to say YANBU!

Unless she is extremely wealthy, I would've said that saying thank you was enough, tbh even if she was wealthy I think saying it is enough, just a bit tight fisted!