Comments on: Good Things: Freecycle http://notsoaveragemama.com/2007/08/04/good-things-freecycle/ North Dallas Texas Mom Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stitchblade Etsy http://notsoaveragemama.com/2007/08/04/good-things-freecycle/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Stitchblade Etsy Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:34:00 +0000 http://notsoaveragemama.com/?p=28#comment-277 Yea I bet that would help a lot, I guess I just get so excited and impatient that I USUALLY choose one of the first responders. I need to try and be more patient :) Yea I bet that would help a lot, I guess I just get so excited and impatient that I USUALLY choose one of the first responders. I need to try and be more patient :)

]]> By: Heidi @ GGIP http://notsoaveragemama.com/2007/08/04/good-things-freecycle/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Heidi @ GGIP Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:31:00 +0000 http://notsoaveragemama.com/?p=28#comment-276 Unfortunately, no shows are a nationwide problem. I counteract it by waiting about a day to decide who to give my stuff to and I clearly ask in my post that people check their schedules and give me a date and two hour time frame that they are sure they can come. I also say that I'm not as concerned about the person who can come the quickest as the person who will actually come when they say they will.<br/><br/>That helps a lot. <br/><br/>You're right, it is easier to give stuff away than to sell it. Plus I don't like to give to Goodwill so much because I know they throw so much usable stuff out, then the stuff that is good, they charge outrageous prices for. That doesn't seem that helpful to me. Unfortunately, no shows are a nationwide problem. I counteract it by waiting about a day to decide who to give my stuff to and I clearly ask in my post that people check their schedules and give me a date and two hour time frame that they are sure they can come. I also say that I’m not as concerned about the person who can come the quickest as the person who will actually come when they say they will.

That helps a lot.

You’re right, it is easier to give stuff away than to sell it. Plus I don’t like to give to Goodwill so much because I know they throw so much usable stuff out, then the stuff that is good, they charge outrageous prices for. That doesn’t seem that helpful to me.

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