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Choosy Beggars
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I am fed up of seeing begging notices on FB and other media requesting free or very cheap specific goods for a 'young mum in first home'; 'young man leaving the care system' etc.
They don't ask for a washing machine, they ask for a black washing machine. I have recently seen requests for a sleigh bed; a tv larger than 45"; a red fridge; a stainless steel microwave....
I asked the poster if the washing must be black and she said yes, because her cooker is black.
I sometimes wonder if these requests are genuine or placed by dealers hoping to make a good profit out of people's generosity.
When I started out in my first home colour matching was not my priority. In fact my appliances don't match now.
They don't ask for a washing machine, they ask for a black washing machine. I have recently seen requests for a sleigh bed; a tv larger than 45"; a red fridge; a stainless steel microwave....
I asked the poster if the washing must be black and she said yes, because her cooker is black.
I sometimes wonder if these requests are genuine or placed by dealers hoping to make a good profit out of people's generosity.
When I started out in my first home colour matching was not my priority. In fact my appliances don't match now.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I saw a case a few months ago, a girl pleading to be bad off in need of a pushchair, she was given one by one kind sole, she came and collected it, sat and had tea and cake in her kitchen, and given a few more items, the next day the items were on sale on FB, the same site she had begged them from. She was exposed on FB by the giver.
We are a throw away society now . A visit to our local tip with some rubbish and I had to pass a cabin where people could leave bric-a-brac. There was an upright piano, Brand new dog cages, a spotless set of crockery, large dolls house (not a mark on it), large birdcage and several ornaments just to mention a few. Why don't people give these to their local charities or shops. I don't know what actually happens to the items but I don't think they will be thrown into the rubbish skips.
if I am freecycling something its because I want rid and I honestly don't care who gets it. I don't view it as me being generous, but me avoiding having to get the stuff to the tip. Having said that I don't think I have met any people who are collecting to sell but then I have never answered a wanted. My best story is the lady who asked for a pair of my late husband's bike boots which were virtually new. She told me that her husband, who is the biker, had left his in the conservatory to dry after a wet ride and the cat had peed in both of them....he was booked to go on a biking weekend that weekend and couldn't afford to just go out and buy new.
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