Friday, 28 September 2012

Freegle Cheek


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 On my local freegle/freecycle page someone was asking for baby clothes. Thinking I was doing a good turn I hooked out some baby grows from the donation pile and offered them to her. I explained that they were all white and neutral, and that I had washed them in prep for Baby D but she had arrived far to big to fit in them so they were almost brand new/never worn just washed. I received a reply back very quickly asking me what make they were as " I only want Next or Gap style brands and not George or supermarket ones"
 Is it just me that thinks this is a bloody cheek? I am suspicious that they were planning to sell them on or perhaps they are just to snobby for non-designer baby things! It's made me really cross. I didn't bother replying to her email and listed my items on the site for someone more grateful.

 What do think readers? What would you have done?

8 comments:

  1. sounds like someone wanting stuff to flog on eBay to me too! I would have acted exactly as you did. I am confident you will find a much more deserving home for them!
    Babies want to be warm, dry and comfortable - they do not care about logos or brandnames!
    blessings and hugs xx

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  2. I, too, think that is cheeky - but having found out this week that people are selling clothes from certain shops (Next and Gap being two of them) rather than donating them to charity, I wonder if that's what she is doing?
    My daughter's baby will be dressed - as we all are - in charity shop versions of whatever the original shop just happened to be. I don't check out the label, I check the size and then check for any stains/marks.
    Anyone would be lucky to get donations from you x
    FMx

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  3. that is so cheeky as you say probably somebody hoping to sell them on there are quite a few of them on facebook etc who do it

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  4. She'd never have got anything from me!
    The funniest thing that ever happened to me on freegle is when I offered an extremely large bookcase, about 6 foot tall, stating the dimensions clearly. Someone I offered it to asked if it would fit in their Vauxhall Corsa!

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  5. sounds a bit rude! but then again, they really could have been fickle enough to actually not want anything that is not a brand, some people are just plain daft!

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  6. If she was that fussy then she should have asked for that in her initial request. I think it is dreadfully cheeky of her and I would have done exactly what you did.

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  7. Hi! First time reader of your blog here! I've never heard of anyone asking what brand the clothing is. I guess everyone who mentioned that maybe they were selling it on Ebay are right. Why else would she care? Babies grow so fast that the clothing is only around for a short time before they outgrow it anyway. Makes no sense to care what the brand is unless you are seling it on. Can't believe people's nerve though.

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  8. I found this also, people were asking for designer brands, it's not freecycle anymore, it's people just grabbing the best. I beacme very angry over this as I want to give to people who are needy and grateful.
    So I now give to a chirty of my choice, usually heart foundation or cancer.

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