Does anyone belong to their local freecycle group? If not why not? It is a great way to recycle items (about anything) you don't want or need. You can also request items. It is totally free! Plus it saves tons of good stuff from going to the landfill. To join just go to www.freecycle.org and sign up to join your local chapter.

I just posted my old sectional sofa on there. I have been a member for a while now and have had great results with both giving and recieving until now. I had 4 no show no calls for the sofa. I was getting ready to toss it in the trash when the 5th on the list finally showed up 4 hours late and didn't even say sorry for being late. We just moved to a new area and the people around here are just more lax about being ontime and having manners I guess. I was told that no shows are about 50/50. That kinda sucks but it is a great way to declutter. I am having a garage sale next weekend and whatever doesn't sell is going to be listed on freecycle. ~Mandy

I love love love Freecycle. We have a pretty active board here in Calgary though the whining and bickering that can happen is quite ridiculous. There were many people who felt like people were using it as their personal shopping site and therefore felt the need to whine to the Mods. I could care less if the person who takes all the stuff I'm done with is reselling it or using it. Isn't the point to get rid of it? My DH finds people that surf the board and ask for excessive things rude but I really could care less. There was a guy on there bout a week ago asking for a big screen tv and lo and behold another guy was upgrading to flat screen so they made a match...I say lucky guy. Who cares?

Anyhow enough venting...I still totally love freecycle.

i just joined freecycle this past week. found several things i needed, but no one responded to my answers. we take things to the goodwill as needed, i will try freecycle to see if s/o wants any of it next time we are ready---anyway, it is a good idea, but it does look like people are "no shows" quite a bit from what i have seen on the site.

I have got rid of somethings of free cycle.I have yet to get anything I need just yet. I am looking for college books for my daughter. Even if I get one that saves me a hundred bucks. I have found if I put it out for trash someone will come by and pick it up.So if they do not show up someone else will.

bumping up this thread for newbies.

I have belonged to freecycle for about 2 years now. I got one of my doggies on freecycle. I also got concert tickets to see Social Distortion off there from a couple who won them on the radio but couldn't go. I have gotten file cabinets off there. I've given away a truck topper and bed liner on there. Oh and I also got a queen size box spring on there.

The only bad experience I had was I was trying to find a christmas tree stand and a guy that lives in a bad area of town had one but he was insisting that I come pick it up without my husband which freaked me out so I was a NO SHOW.

I love my doggy though!

Hey since some of us will get gifts we don't want, can't use or can't return, why not freecycle them? Just an idea. :girl_hug:

I have done it for two yrs but am sick of the 150 a day emails and all the bickering and all the people that dont pick up or arent there for you to pick up. I have gotten a few good things and gave some stuff too but it is not always worth the hassle.

I am 50-50 when it comes to this

I also got concert tickets to see Social Distortion off there from a couple who won them on the radio but couldn't go.

Lucky girl! All I get is emails for junk! LOL!