Stupid craigslist lady

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What an odd (and severely annoying) woman!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrr, I don’t have time, energy, or patience for this sort of idiocy right now. But I need to vent…(I apologize that I don’t have colorful expletives with which to jazz up the story, I’m just not much of a “cusser”). So, I’m moving to Seattle (YAY!!!), except for the moving sale, packing and all that rot. So I’ve sold most everything and have some odds and ends (including some furniture) left. I put it on the craigslist freebies, but scheduled the Freebie “garage sale” for a specific time period on a first come, first served basis.

There were a few that wanted to do early bird drop bys, but I MUST keep to a schedule, I have a ton to do, so I said no, and gave them the time and address, (I know I"m short on time, but I need a break also, so I’m going to hang out here for a few minutes :D). Most people were fine with it, but this one lady, well…So she calls tonight (I made sure she’d gotten the email outlining the time and address when I spoke with her), and first off, she wants a play by play description of everything she saw in the craigslist ad. Did I mention the stuff is all FREE?

Then, her story is basically "well, I want the big chair, the end tables and xyz in the kitchen, but I forgot I had this other thing at the exact same time as your “sale”, so I can’t get there until X time (the time I’d put as freebie sale over and done with), can you just set the things I want aside for me, and I’ll guarantee that I’ll be there? So, I politely demur saying “I’m really sorry it’s going to have to be first come, first served and just during the times I’ve already set, you’re welcome to come look, but I’m sorry I can’t just trust someone’s “going to be there” and save the big things aside, I have a very limited amount of time (and physical ability) in which to get this done and I have far too many things to do”.

She asks a few more times, phrasing it a little differently in case I was too stupid to “get it”, and when I still won’t bite she does a rather snippy (paraphrased) “well gee thanks, I have four kids!”. I mean WTF? But I’m still trying to be polite and accommodating so I try to explain further “sweetie, my plane leaves on X date, and I absolutely must stick to my schedule, as I’m not able to lift and move things, I can’t afford to go outside of that, you’re more than welcome to send someone to pick it up etc etc”. She gets all snippy even further and states something like “well fine, I guess if I get there it’s there maybe I can get it if not I guess it won’t go”.

OMG, I’m so sorry! what’s wrong with me?, I’m so rude, you’re absolutely right! Tell you what, don’t you worry about thing snowflake, I’ll wrap it all up in velvet bows and deliver it all at your convenience and all still FREE! I mean really? What is wrong with people? My GRACIOUS what an entitled self-indulgent bunch exists in so much of society these days. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH

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the stuff is FREE. first come, first served!

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You get a better group of people on freecycle.org since every local group requires membership (free) and I think has to be moderated - my local groups are anyway.

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Shoulda told the whore, “If you want it so fucking badly, then fucking buy it, bitch.” Maybe clean up the language a little.

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Oh, I forgot all about them. Next time I’ll remember, in fact when I get to Seattle I’ll likely need some free stuff myself!

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Does freecycle allow “first come first served” type posting?
When I was moving a few years back this was not allowed. As I recall, it was requested to list items specifically. You were not allowed to post something like: free fridge. It’s outside for the first person to come by.

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You probably know this, but I’ll mention it just in case. You don’t have to scour the posts hoping what you want shows up. My local groups allow people to post “wanted” ads for the things you want. This often works out better since I know there are things it wouldn’t even occur to me that I have until I see an ad from someone who is looking for it. Also, it gives me the option of dealing with one other party rather than an unknown number of responses I might get if I affirmatively listed the item myself.

Good luck in Seattle!

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This varies from group to group. My local group requires that you not post more than one “Wanted” ad per week, and your first post to the group can’t be a “Wanted” ad. Also, they get skeevy if you only post “Wanted” ads without ever posting any “Offer” ads.

But yea, I’m a huge fan of Freecycle, both from the giving and receiving end.

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I don’t know, but if it’s not in the rules for your local group, a quick email to the moderators should clear this issue up for you. I don’t know how much standardization there is across the freecycle network as a whole. I would guess there is a lot of flexibility from one group to another, so even if your local group doesn’t permit it, nearby groups might.

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I’ve never used Craigslist because I assume everything there is a scam run by pedophiles.

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our roomie is a moderator for a freecycle list. I agree, better class of people because of the requirement to post stuff other than just wanteds!

Freecycle is a great way to get rid of perfectly servicable stuff without the craigslist hassle =)

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Pretty much. Or people who are just too stupid to breathe.

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Been watching or reading too much CNN, eh? :slight_smile:

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I had to get rid of all of my furniture recently because I’m essentially homeless. (Long story. Obviously I’m not literally homeless, because I still have wifi.) Craigslist!!! shakes fist I had someone want me to bring him a piece of furniture, and absolutely did not understand that that wasn’t going to happen. My explanations that he had to come HERE and pick it up was met with new possible places I could come by and drop it off. No, dude. You aren’t the only person in town who wants my IKEA crap. wtf.

Just yesterday I sold some football tickets (for today), and the guy who I did eventually decide to sell them to first asked if we could do the sale on campus. Um, no? I don’t have any reason to go to campus today, the bus line I take to campus doesn’t even run on football Saturdays, and also, THAT’S NOT HOW THINGS WORK. YOU have to come to ME.

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You have to hate her just for the logic: “I have four kids, so you have to accommodate my every need.” So who fucked themselves (literally) into a position where you need to badger people about FREE items? Oh that’s right, it was you. Fuck off.

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As someone who scams the pedophiles to add to my child labor camps, I take offense at that.

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Question: if it’s all free, why do you have to be there? Isn’t that what the curb is for?

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When I relocated from Chicago to NC I was moving from a four-bedroom Victorian house to a two-bedroom condo, so I had a lot of furniture to get rid of. I put several ads in Craigslist and managed to sell a few items, and then started listing what I hadn’t sold for free. I was amazed at the number of people who never showed to pick up things. I even had someone come by and look at a few pieces, then set up an appointment to come back with a truck and a few friends to help him load them, and that was the last I heard from him.

I did unload a few things at freecycle, too. The Chicago group doesn’t allow postings announcing that you’re going to be putting things out for people to take on a first come basis, which was a shame because I ended up with quite a few things that just got put out by the trash for the city to haul away.

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I use the Craigslist ads for free stuff all the time. My best advice: never do anything on the phone.

Look, it’s free. You don’t need to answer questions. Just say “this free stuff at X place at Y time” or, do what I do and say, “I need someone to come pick these items up: blah blah blah. I am available between these times on this day. Please email to claim the items, and give your name and phone number and when you will be arriving.” Then, when someone wants all kinds of special treatment, or doesn’t give the information you’ve requested, just don’t answer the email. Trust me, someone else who can be a non-douche will want it if it’s free. Using this policy, I’ve given away all kinds of absolute crap that I don’t even think someone would pick up off the curb.

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Hey, that’s uncalled for ! :mad:

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there’re scamming furries, too.