Giving away stuff

22 September 2021, 03:14 PM

wtg

Giving away stuff

Had some hand painted tapers that I got as a gift years ago. They've been wrapped up and sitting in a drawer for years. I don't need them and they were pretty, so I put them out on Nextdoor for free.

Transcript of conversation with interested party:

Interested Party:
Hi wtg,

If they aren’t already gone, I would love to come pick them up today.

Thank you.

wtg:
They are still available.

What's a good time for you? We can do porch pickup.

Interested Party:
How about noon time?

What is your address?

(before I could respond)

Interested Party:
So sorry, I just got overruled by my wife. She said that we don’t need them and that they should go to someone who can use them.

wtg:

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22 September 2021, 05:03 PM

Steve Miller

Hoo boy - don’t get me started!

22 September 2021, 11:19 PM

BeeLady

I live in a small city on a busy street.

All it takes is to put it out on the sidewalk with a "FREE" sign..

I have had somethings disappear in 15 minutes!

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23 September 2021, 11:38 AM

Lisa

Beware of cars with free signs though.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/...ed-dead-body-in-back

24 September 2021, 11:19 AM

Mikhailoh

I have a bunch of stuff on CL and FB marketplace. If it doesn't sell, out it goes. No room in my life for things I don't use anymore.

27 September 2021, 04:13 PM

wtg

Put more stuff out on Nextdoor, some for sale and some for giveaway. And some that didn't sell and that became giveaway.

Have been seeing a trend....there seem to be a couple of people who pop up repeatedly and who are interested in our items....as long as they are free....so either there are resellers/flea marketers or I'm supporting the habits of a few hoarders.

But for me, gone is good....

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

27 September 2021, 07:14 PM

big al

I haven't dabbled with any of these newer ways of disposing of things.

I do know, when I lived within the boundaries of the city of Pittsburgh, that they had large trash pick-ups a couple of times per year where people put out things that they wanted rid of. When I was a college student and then a young newlywed, the items at the curb made a significant contribution to furnishing some apartments.

I thought the city was (perhaps unintentionally or not) wise to allow items to be placed at the curb for a week or so before the scheduled pick-up date. Between people like me picking through the discards for useful items, and the junk men hauling away things that could be sold as scrap (particularly scrap metal items like appliances) , the city ended up with quite a bit less trash to pick up when they arrived.

Big Al

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