Anonymous wrote:Buy Nothing is wild! People in our town will give away partially eaten boxes of cereal.

Ours gives away several days open seltzer half gone.

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Anonymous wrote:Free or cheap stuff means most likely a certain kind of person shows up. I'm surprised some of you are surprised.

And what type of person is that?

The kind of person who isn’t smart enough to get a job that pays enough to buy stuff.

You sound tiny minded. And not too smart.

That's kinda redundant...

Anonymous wrote:Buy Nothing is wild! People in our town will give away partially eaten boxes of cereal.

lol. Yep! No open food please?

I use BN a lot to both give and receive and have almost only had positive experiences. If I’m giving something big/bulky, I ask requesters to describe plan for pick-up in their comment to be selected (when, who will they bring, do they have an appropriate size vehicle) and I select based on that.

We’ve rented vans for pick ups. But you’d be surprised what my hatchback can haul over multiple trips. Being single has offered me a special skill set! One if them is def knowing when to recruit help.

You might add need large vehicle and 2 people for pickup to your posts and follow up when confirming. I’d never hold more than a day or two.

I posted an occasional chair on a Buy Nothing group. I DM'd the person who claimed it to coordinate pick-up (usually I just leave curbside at a set time). She didn't have a car.

I swear that over 50% of the people who claim items over and over don't even live in the neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:I once advertised an armoire. I made it clear that it was big and heavy. A woman showed up, by herself, in heels, with a small sedan.

What happened?

Drove it to her place in my truck and then slept with her.

That's hot.

+1 I have fantasies that are “big strong rugged stranger with a truck helping me move a mattress”…. yeah, that’s hot.

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Anonymous wrote:Free or cheap stuff means most likely a certain kind of person shows up. I'm surprised some of you are surprised.

And what type of person is that?

The kind of person who isn’t smart enough to get a job that pays enough to buy stuff.

You sound tiny minded. And not too smart.

Buy Nothing is wild! People in our town will give away partially eaten boxes of cereal.

LOL. I literally just gave away a futon, and the people showed up in a tiny SUV. They were outside my house for at least an hour trying to figure out how to get it in their car.

I really hate when people think you're going to help them move something you're giving away for free.

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Anonymous wrote:Free or cheap stuff means most likely a certain kind of person shows up. I'm surprised some of you are surprised.

And what type of person is that?

The kind of person who isn’t smart enough to get a job that pays enough to buy stuff.

I gave away a player piano last year. So many people responded thinking they could move it themselves or “with my girlfriend” even though my post was extremely clear about it being heavier than a standard piano and there being half a dozen steps down the walkway from our front door.

I always make sure to tell them they need to bring someone to help them carry things.

Anonymous wrote:Free or cheap stuff means most likely a certain kind of person shows up. I'm surprised some of you are surprised.

And what type of person is that?