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[quote=Anonymous]I love my local BN group. We have a preference towards simmering, but people can and do “speed gift” or give with a preference for first pickup all the time. I give and get all the time on the group and usually go with a RNG after 24 hours. I’m not tethered to my phone all the time and don’t want to be unfair to people who work jobs where they can’t be on FB all day. Our admins have been sticklers on items like booze (FB rules) and curb alerts where members aren’t actively watching/updating the post (more to avoid members from getting frustrated than anything). .

The one thing that I really like about BN is that it is not altruistic. Most of us are pretty well off here, this isn’t a charity group. People who are taking to give away to someone else or to a charity are asked to say that. You can choose the terms of your giveaway- RNG, first come first served, or best story. When I give away ridiculous items I love to hear what people plan to do with them. It really helps me feel connected with the neighborhood and yes, I pick based on best story in those cases.  BN has helped me to reduce the amount of stuff I buy and divert some still-useful items from the trash. It only works because our admins spend a lot of time keeping things orderly and I appreciate what they do. [/quote]

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