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Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:04 pm  |
| I have never done Freecycle. Call me a paranoid hermit, but the thought of coordinating my schedule with a stranger's so that I can give them something for free seems like a hassle. Any suggestions for ways to make things go smoothly on the giving side of it? |
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Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:18 am |
Well...you could specify in your post very clear times that they can collect. That way people who aren't willing to pick up at your convenience won't respond.
I havent freecycled much but I did put a bed on for my fairly wealthy neighbours...the people who came around to pick the bed up were quite disadvantaged..it gave all of us a good reminder about people less fortunate than ourselves.
Another time, one of my employees who had been travelling in South America had been to a scool where they couldn't afford/get hold of spoons. Such a small thing but would make a huge difference to the kids, for many of them it was the only chance of getting a decent meal a day. She put a post on Freecycle and the amount of people who met her at various points in town to hand over their spoons was amazing. I thought it was good to encourage employees to do things like that so paid for the spoons to be posted to South America but sadly they didn't turn up. Probably taken by some people along the way. |
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Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:07 am |
I've never heard of this. I love the idea, though maybe it's open to abuse.. 
Taking stuff to charity shops always feels good, and is certainly more convenient. |
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Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:46 am |
catski, it has been known to be abused..people getting stuff and ebaying.
I take things to the charity shop but it's a great way of getting rid of large items you can't carry such as furniture and dont want to or cant be bothered to ebay. It's nice and green too, my only other option to get rid of large things would be to get the local council to pick up and take to the waste place but then it would end up in landfill. |
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Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:46 am |
I live in London, I dont know if you do Daisy,or if that's just a nice username..
anyway, there is a charity here called The Notting Hill Charity. (they have great shops!)
They also pick up furniture, and distribute it where it's needed. I 'got rid' of an old sofa that way, and it was really nice to know it was going to a good home!
(People also use gumtree to give away free stuff, though I havent done it myself.) |
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Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:00 am |
catski yes I do (bit of a silly user name really to have identifying info on the net but Daisy was taken!).
Very sadly, the Notting Hill Housing Trust stopped doing the furniture pick ups a little while back - the lease came up for renewal on their warehouse place and the rent went up significantly  . They used to recommend putting stuff on Freecyle which is how I found it but I am not sure they still do that.
I've heard recently that an organisation called Furnish has taken over a lot of the furniture efforts Notting Hill Housing Trust used to do.
Tel. 020 8969 3332. |
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Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:14 am |
Oh!
I'll make a note of that Furnish phone number, thankyou, because it's nice to have resource awareness!
Shame about Notting hill having to give that up.
The other place that can sometimes help is the local church - sounds funny, I know, to turn to the vicar about your old fridge.. but if they are very in touch with the community, they often know of people in need, and of people willing to transport items. |
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