I’m offering a bunch of my stuff on Freecycle before I move, mostly to save on disposal charges and the hassle of hauling it to wherever. Turns out that giving stuff away is a hassle too.<\/p>\n
I posted the stuff. In 15 minutes everything was spoken for. Hurray!<\/p>\n
After 12 hours, I had 20+ responses. Everybody loves “free”. Yeah, whatever.<\/p>\n
I was a bit bothered that some people emailed, asking for all kinds of details… details that I had already given in the photo or description. Apparently beggars can be choosers and even stupid choosers.<\/p>\n
After a day, 5 of the 6 takers either didn’t return my call or backed out. Fuckers.<\/p>\n
Now I’ve got to go down the list and try to find more takers… and more takers.<\/p>\n
Next time, my OFFER letter will look like this:<\/p>\n
I have a beautiful widget that can be yours if you can pick it up in [town] between the hours of [n] and [n] on [today or today +1]. Here is a photo of it: http:http:\/\/lee.org\/[photo]<\/p>\n
Email me with your name, phone number and a time to call in the next 12 hours and I’ll call you. If you aren’t available when I call, I’ll offer it to another.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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