Freecycle, comes with a free laugh!

[OllieMartin]

What a shame about your poet freecycler, but bonus for you Ollie.
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'Resist compromise and hold on to the integrity of the original concept' Kevin McCloud

Is Kevin McCloud that guy from Highlander?

[lainey lou]

Is Kevin McCloud that guy from Highlander?

snigger!
There can be only one!!!

[Pumpkin Becki]

Is Kevin McCloud that guy from Highlander?

Oh Ollie
You are are wally
Kevin's our guru
on all things self-build-ru

okay, thats the only way I could make it rhyme!!

[Eco-Chic]

I'm no poet
and now you all
know it.

[OllieMartin]

snigger!
There can be only one!!!

Haha, thank you

Oh Ollie
You are are wally
Kevin's our guru
on all things self-build-ru

okay, thats the only way I could make it rhyme!!

Oh Becki,
by hecki,
you gave it a go, and now you know,
that rhyming can be quite tricky!

[organic]

Maybe I'm paranoid after a lifetime living in Manchester, but you told someone your address, then told them you were going away for 2 weeks? EEK!

Sounds like one of those "bad idea" things - though I wouldn't expect the average burglar to resort to poetry to get a fridge.

[Caro]

I wish our local Freecyclers were more like yours Ollie! I offered 5 bags of miscellaneous novels. Had one response, and ended up having to deliver them to the guy! Not even a thankyou...

And then this is the standard of our "wanted" :

"Hi iv got a nite out cuming up an havin to dress up,got mastly every thing but shoes.As i dnt wear shoes dnt see the point of going buying a pair just to wear once.so if u cud help im a size 6 an if pos black but not too big of heel as id b in them for sum hrs an never wore heels.lol.thank u fu reading plz help."

I'm sorry, they don't wear shoes???? Am I mean if I think if they can't be bothered to ask nicely in proper sentences, then I can't be bothered to answer? (I get the impression that it's laziness and "style" rather than illiteracy.)

Caro

[OllieMartin]

Maybe I'm paranoid after a lifetime living in Manchester, but you told someone your address, then told them you were going away for 2 weeks? EEK!

Sounds like one of those "bad idea" things - though I wouldn't expect the average burglar to resort to poetry to get a fridge.

I tried to be non-specific about when I would be away, I did think of that at the time. Besides, I had a friend living in my place for the full 2 weeks so it was well looked after.

I wish our local Freecyclers were more like yours Ollie! I offered 5 bags of miscellaneous novels. Had one response, and ended up having to deliver them to the guy! Not even a thankyou...

And then this is the standard of our "wanted" :

"Hi iv got a nite out cuming up an havin to dress up,got mastly every thing but shoes.As i dnt wear shoes dnt see the point of going buying a pair just to wear once.so if u cud help im a size 6 an if pos black but not too big of heel as id b in them for sum hrs an never wore heels.lol.thank u fu reading plz help."

I'm sorry, they don't wear shoes???? Am I mean if I think if they can't be bothered to ask nicely in proper sentences, then I can't be bothered to answer? (I get the impression that it's laziness and "style" rather than illiteracy.)

Caro

That sounds like good English where I live!

[Scottishnewbie]

i am currently extremely delighted with our local freecycle. i posted an ad tonight asking if anyone had one of the butterfly drop leaf tables where the seats fold up and go inside the carcass (if oyu know what i mean!). within 10 minutes i had a reply from someone telling me they'd have one available in 4.5 weeks!!

[Two_Sheds]

I put it on ebay.
...it sold on Sunday for £10.50, they're coming to collect it tonight!

good oh.
I find eBayers are a lot more reliable than Freeglers.
Even so, I just Freegled a load of junk for the highly-sceptical Outlaws that they would've had to hire a skip for.
It's great when it works.
(no, not a thank you from the outlaws either )

[HeyWayne]

I've tried Freecycle, but just didn't get on with it - I love the concept.

A lot of our unwanted items (of which there isn't much) go to the charity shop my mum works in.

Love the response you got there Ollie - perhaps if I'd of recieved that kind of response I may have had more enthusiasm for it.

[matthew2riches]

Oh wow! Very good. Do you reckon he does this for everything he asks for?

[OllieMartin]

Oh wow! Very good. Do you reckon he does this for everything he asks for?

Quite probably. I stole the idea when asking for a set of eight pub-style optics a few months back.
Needless to say they were awarded to me!

[Pumpkin Becki]

We may have to employ poetry for our wanted ad...

We asked weeks ago for one of those garden refuse incinerator bin thingies - haven't heard a dickie bird. Looks like we may have to bite the bullet and buy one. Darn!!

[OllieMartin]

I just found someone advertising 'demijohns' on freecycle. So I thought I'd do the usual poetic response to try and secure them.

I got half way through the first verse and I think I accidentally pressed Enter because it sent it
So the offerer will just get half a poem that makes no sense off some random guy!
I'm too embarrassed to send another e-mail explaining my boob now as it'll just look freaky.