When Did Your Buy-Nothing Group Jump the Shark?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My group jumped the shark when the needed to sprout or whatever it's called. And instead of splitting the group geographically they did it in a way that half of the "nicer" neighborhood and half the lower SES neighborhood combined. I get that they were trying to be equitable, but geographically it made no sense, and I'm not driving further for used stuff.

Arlington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the hell is the problem with a used bathing suit? I don’t understand. Wash it and wear it.

WTF? And I’m not even a greenie-freakshow-buy-nothing weirdo. I just don’t see the big deal about a used swimsuit.

You are the weirdo. Its where her hoo ha juices are!!!!

I own a washing machine, laundry detergent, and a clothes dryer. And since I’m an adult and not a five year old, I don’t worry about stuff like “hoo ha juices”. In fact, my own hoo ha makes plenty of it’s own juices, so I doubt any residual hoo ha juices from someone else could even make it’s way upstream.



While we’re on the subject, do you realize what gets left all over hotel bedsheets? Which just get washed and then reused? I’ve left plenty of hoo ha juices on hotel bedsheets along with what seem like buckets of hoo him juice too. Those sheets go in a commercial laundry and then go right back on the beds. The beds you sleep on when you travel. Someone like me got her brains F’d out on them and jizzed all over, they got washed, and now you’re using them.

So there.

Triggered!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My group jumped the shark when the needed to sprout or whatever it's called. And instead of splitting the group geographically they did it in a way that half of the "nicer" neighborhood and half the lower SES neighborhood combined. I get that they were trying to be equitable, but geographically it made no sense, and I'm not driving further for used stuff.

Arlington?

No

[Anonymous]

There’s an article about ours:
https://www.arlnow.com/2023/04/28/the-fight-over-the-future-of-one-of-arlingtons-largest-buy-nothing-groups/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the hell is the problem with a used bathing suit? I don’t understand. Wash it and wear it.

WTF? And I’m not even a greenie-freakshow-buy-nothing weirdo. I just don’t see the big deal about a used swimsuit.

You are the weirdo. Its where her hoo ha juices are!!!!

I own a washing machine, laundry detergent, and a clothes dryer. And since I’m an adult and not a five year old, I don’t worry about stuff like “hoo ha juices”. In fact, my own hoo ha makes plenty of it’s own juices, so I doubt any residual hoo ha juices from someone else could even make it’s way upstream.



While we’re on the subject, do you realize what gets left all over hotel bedsheets? Which just get washed and then reused? I’ve left plenty of hoo ha juices on hotel bedsheets along with what seem like buckets of hoo him juice too. Those sheets go in a commercial laundry and then go right back on the beds. The beds you sleep on when you travel. Someone like me got her brains F’d out on them and jizzed all over, they got washed, and now you’re using them.

So there.

Triggered!

I am good with wearing used clothing but swimwear is in a special category since I can’t wash it on hot.

[Anonymous]

I also think it depends on what stage of life you're in. When the kids were little I used it a lot more. Hand me down clothes, bikes, outdoor toys that they would quickly outgrow. A stroller attachment that I only needed for one vacation and then could pass on. Things I could use for a season and the repost. I loved that things like bikes would live their full life instead of sitting to rot in a garage. Now that the kids are older I have fewer things to give or receive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister was kicked out of her Buy Nothing for giving a couple jars of apple butter to the person who gave her the apples. Mine is not that nutty.

What?!?!?

It apparently violated the rule that you weren’t allowed to pay or trade for any of the “gifts.”

[Anonymous]

My group has not jumped the shark, but there are a few people that I recognize because they are always offering literal trash. "Gallon-sized bag of packing peanuts that came in a big Amazon delivery - please pick up by Sunday." "Four leftover paper Happy Birthday plates from a party this weekend - must take all." It's always the same two people, no one ever replies to their posts, but they're tenacious.

At this point I read their posts out loud to DH like "warm up the car, we'd better hurry if we want to get first dibs!"

[Anonymous]

I think 75% of the people who take things, especially the ones who comment again and again they want it, don’t live in the area. They have fake profiles and make a living off it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My group has not jumped the shark, but there are a few people that I recognize because they are always offering literal trash. "Gallon-sized bag of packing peanuts that came in a big Amazon delivery - please pick up by Sunday." "Four leftover paper Happy Birthday plates from a party this weekend - must take all." It's always the same two people, no one ever replies to their posts, but they're tenacious.

At this point I read their posts out loud to DH like "warm up the car, we'd better hurry if we want to get first dibs!"

In our group, boxes and any packing materials are always in demand. And any pantry items or food will also have multiple requests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the hell is the problem with a used bathing suit? I don’t understand. Wash it and wear it.

WTF? And I’m not even a greenie-freakshow-buy-nothing weirdo. I just don’t see the big deal about a used swimsuit.

You are the weirdo. Its where her hoo ha juices are!!!!

I own a washing machine, laundry detergent, and a clothes dryer. And since I’m an adult and not a five year old, I don’t worry about stuff like “hoo ha juices”. In fact, my own hoo ha makes plenty of it’s own juices, so I doubt any residual hoo ha juices from someone else could even make it’s way upstream.



While we’re on the subject, do you realize what gets left all over hotel bedsheets? Which just get washed and then reused? I’ve left plenty of hoo ha juices on hotel bedsheets along with what seem like buckets of hoo him juice too. Those sheets go in a commercial laundry and then go right back on the beds. The beds you sleep on when you travel. Someone like me got her brains F’d out on them and jizzed all over, they got washed, and now you’re using them.

So there.

Triggered!

I am good with wearing used clothing but swimwear is in a special category since I can’t wash it on hot.

Why can’t it be washed hot? Never heard of such a thing. 125 deg water from your water heater isn’t going to melt anything. It’s not like you’re boiling it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What the hell is the problem with a used bathing suit? I don’t understand. Wash it and wear it.

WTF? And I’m not even a greenie-freakshow-buy-nothing weirdo. I just don’t see the big deal about a used swimsuit.

You are the weirdo. Its where her hoo ha juices are!!!!

I own a washing machine, laundry detergent, and a clothes dryer. And since I’m an adult and not a five year old, I don’t worry about stuff like “hoo ha juices”. In fact, my own hoo ha makes plenty of it’s own juices, so I doubt any residual hoo ha juices from someone else could even make it’s way upstream.



While we’re on the subject, do you realize what gets left all over hotel bedsheets? Which just get washed and then reused? I’ve left plenty of hoo ha juices on hotel bedsheets along with what seem like buckets of hoo him juice too. Those sheets go in a commercial laundry and then go right back on the beds. The beds you sleep on when you travel. Someone like me got her brains F’d out on them and jizzed all over, they got washed, and now you’re using them.

So there.

Triggered!

By stupidity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My group jumped the shark when the needed to sprout or whatever it's called. And instead of splitting the group geographically they did it in a way that half of the "nicer" neighborhood and half the lower SES neighborhood combined. I get that they were trying to be equitable, but geographically it made no sense, and I'm not driving further for used stuff.

Arlington?

No

Alexandria?

The problem with this was having your group split by highways or extending in a linear way for miles, and being in a different group from people a 10 minute walk away on safe sidewalks. There was a "spinoff" group with no rules that got more popular than the official group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My group jumped the shark when the needed to sprout or whatever it's called. And instead of splitting the group geographically they did it in a way that half of the "nicer" neighborhood and half the lower SES neighborhood combined. I get that they were trying to be equitable, but geographically it made no sense, and I'm not driving further for used stuff.

My group has one member who is just completely wound up about the fact that people aren't specific about where in our tiny geographic area an offer is.

Walk a few blocks or pass it up, friend. I want to get it out of my house.

There are a few people who may be selling stuff. More power to them. I can't be bothered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My group jumped the shark when the needed to sprout or whatever it's called. And instead of splitting the group geographically they did it in a way that half of the "nicer" neighborhood and half the lower SES neighborhood combined. I get that they were trying to be equitable, but geographically it made no sense, and I'm not driving further for used stuff.

Arlington?

No

Alexandria?

The problem with this was having your group split by highways or extending in a linear way for miles, and being in a different group from people a 10 minute walk away on safe sidewalks. There was a "spinoff" group with no rules that got more popular than the official group.

No, but glad to know there are multiple groups with the same problem!