And, of course, when you're the one offering stuff, it feels weird to give contact info and your name - even your first name, although my full name appears in my email - to strangers, just trusting that all they're after is your junk.
I use my real name and phone number. Strangers come to my house all the time for voice lessons, so I don't see a big difference. Of course, I do have an elevator man 24/7, so I feel pretty safe.
Some people have email addresses that don't give much away (and what shows for your full name is usually up to you to choose), but some of these accounts look made just for freecycle-type use:embassysuitesgreen@yahoo.com (offering hotel-surplus for reuse) reuseitarlington@verizon.net virginiajunkguy@yahoo.com And I sometimes get different addresses once we start making pick-up arrangements.
I have left most freecycle items with the doorman, but if the person sounds interesting, I arrange to be there instead so that I can meet zir. I made a close friend through freecycle. A woman came to pick up piano music, and I liked her immediately. We're talking about starting a music festival in Cornwall next summer.
We get some very entertaining postings on our list.We have about 3 boxes ... of colorful hard plastic luggage tags with various television station logos printed on them. .... I know I've got lime, red, purple, orange, aqua and some other bright colors, but I don't know how many of each. Aside from their obvious use as luggage tags, if you're a creative type, they could be turned into great samurai warrior armor, dragon scales, impromptu percussion instruments, christmas tree ornaments, plant markers for the garden, and probably dozens of other things. I can just picture samurai armor made of luggage tags, and a rainbow-hued dragon would be perfect at Pennsic. You could make chain mail with the slip rings, if you could be bothered to remove them from the tags (or cut the tags off).
And there was a great story about a hermit-crab "Camp o'Death". One of the crabs apparently killed all its companions (2 didn't even make it home from the pet shop), and the enclosure and supplies were available for someone who could break the curse.I have
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Aside from their obvious use as luggage tags, if you're a creative type, they could be turned into great samurai warrior armor, dragon scales, impromptu percussion instruments, christmas tree ornaments, plant markers for the garden, and probably dozens of other things.
I can just picture samurai armor made of luggage tags, and a rainbow-hued dragon would be perfect at Pennsic. You could make chain mail with the slip rings, if you could be bothered to remove them from the tags (or cut the tags off).
And there was a great story about a hermit-crab "Camp o'Death". One of the crabs apparently killed all its companions (2 didn't even make it home from the pet shop), and the enclosure and supplies were available for someone who could break the curse.I have ( ... )
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