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kay · 17-05-2011, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sacha[_4_]

On 2011-05-16 17:50:04 +0100, kay said:

'Sacha[_4_ Wrote:
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All this strikes me as the most incredible cheek except in cases of
real *need*, as opposed merely to "I want".

The purpose of freecycle is to keep stuff out of landfill. It is quite
conceivable that someone has a working laptop they no longer use because
they've bought themselves a newer model, or their kettle bbq has
languished unused in the garage for the last 5 years, and someone asking
for one can be the incentive to have a bit of a clear out.

So although I agree it seems rather grasping, strictly speaking I
suppose there's no reason why they shouldn't ask.

I think there's a big difference between asking and specifying.

Yeah, 'spose. But otoh, if I have an old brown armchair to get rid of, I'd prefer someone asking for an armchair says 'green' in their ask and saves me the bother of emailing them to offer.