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SteveP

Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Posts: 155
Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 2:17 pm Post subject: Goodbye Freecycle
Not by choice but I have been ejected from the Romsey group along with 42 other people for having an email address the moderator didn't like. It wasn't even offensive so the little jobs-worth must have nothing better to do. Can anyone recommend any other similar groups covering the Winchester, Farnborough Reading triangle that don't require a social network account to join?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43957
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 5:17 pm Post subject:
the huddersfield freecycle was a bit odd so i didnt bother with it get a new group started from a core of the exiles?

oldish chris

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Posts: 4148
Location: Comfortably Wet Southport

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 5:20 pm Post subject:
we talking about your actual "Freecycle" or the newer outfit "Freegle"?

Mustang

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 768
Location: Sunny Suffolk

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 8:42 pm Post subject:
Many (most?) uk freecycle groups moved to create Freegle a while ago when Freecycle USA went in a direction which we found unpleasant. So check for your local Freegle groups.

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 8:44 pm Post subject:

Mustang wrote:

Many (most?) uk freecycle groups moved to create Freegle a while ago when Freecycle USA went in a direction which we found unpleasant.

I'm curious to know more?

Mustang

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 768
Location: Sunny Suffolk

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 9:01 pm Post subject:

Lloyd wrote:

Mustang wrote:

Many (most?) uk freecycle groups moved to create Freegle a while ago when Freecycle USA went in a direction which we found unpleasant.

I'm curious to know more?

A bit of history.

Linky

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 14 9:18 pm Post subject:
Cheers

SteveP

Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Posts: 155
Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 14 7:39 am Post subject:
Thanks, I will give Freegle a go.

Florence

Joined: 15 Mar 2025
Posts: 50

Posted: Fri May 02, 25 9:21 am Post subject:

Another old one that I've just come across (these new joiners who read the back threads ....). I well remember the days of Freecycle versus Freegle

Nowadays the local Facebook seems to be the place for disposing of things. Facebook Marketplace has done some of my family well for household contents.

But locally, nowadays stuff that is better than the tip appears on the local Facebook Pages. There are also Facebook swap pages for local areas. I have looked at the Freecycle pages recently and it's not at all well used. Gone out of fashion methinks.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16333

Posted: Sat May 03, 25 6:39 am Post subject:
I have never used Freecycle, but I know our local FB group often has things posted on it. Some people also put things outside their houses but in some areas I know this can lead to a charge of flytipping, which is rather silly if it is taken in each day and not just left.

Florence

Joined: 15 Mar 2025
Posts: 50

Posted: Sun May 04, 25 9:24 am Post subject:

Yep the fly tipping thing does sometimes happen. Combination of stuff that ought to have been taken to the tip but the "owner" is too idle or the person wanting it doesn't turn up. Or difficult neighbours.

But usually free stuff goes - either taken by someone or taken to the tip. Trouble is our tip now doesn't open Tuesday and Wednesday so if those are your days off work - difficult. Of course there are those who say they will take it to the tip at a cost and fly tip.

I used to use Freecycle till Facebook became a better system. Or I could get the family to go to the tip for me (they've moved so it's a case of knowing who will take money, is reliable, honest and so on if there's a heap for the tip).

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9934
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun May 04, 25 10:23 am Post subject:
I get rid of a lot of stuff by sticking it outside with a 'free' sign on it - helps that I live in a village and I have space on my own property to put it. another place to get rid of things that are still useful is the local recycling centre. They have a shop to resale.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9097
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun May 04, 25 4:37 pm Post subject:
I found Freegle better...more for UK conditions, Freecycle is too USA style

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16333

Posted: Mon May 05, 25 6:48 am Post subject:
Our recycling centre used to have a shop; haven't been there for years, so don't know if they still have. I got a new Hidome pressure cooker there years ago for a couple of pounds. It was stored in the larder for years, but my old one, 50 years old now, had to be retired, so I am using the new one. Bargain.

Florence

Joined: 15 Mar 2025
Posts: 50

Posted: Mon May 05, 25 8:31 am Post subject:

I live in a northern county which is sadly lacking in most forms of recycling unless you go to the appropriate outlying site with skips - usually just for glass. Recycling tetra paks seems to have gone awol - think the firm that offered to take these withdrew when it found out how far it was between villages/recycling points and made a loss.

As for shops at tips - seems to be that only "totters" with a licence can take goods to sell on up here. So it's charity shops which are limited in what they can take or your local Facebook and advertise on your local town/village pages or go to Facebook Market place.

If you are lucky and live in the right place you may well get one of the bigger charities that take and sell on half decent furniture. Rather leaves out electrics such as cookers, fridges, freezers if you are down sizing.

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