Do You Get Upset at FreeCycle People Who Pick Up Items Under False Pretenses?  

Exactly. It definitely sounds good on paper, but in practice most people on there are flakes or they're just "gimme gimme gimme" type people.

A lot of people on there are out to sell things. Generally, if something can be sold that I'm offering, I already would have sold it. The monitors might have sold with some trouble, but I was hoping someone would actually use them. At least the one.

What really sucks is I'm sure these people will also sell the monitor I gave them that only barely works (good enough to use if you have nothing better, but definitely not something you'd sell).

I realize this isn't a service for the poor or anything like that, but I don't get the lying. I always give the item to the first person who responds unless they flake.

And lately I've been keeping a list of flakes and they'll never get a chance at my items ever again.

The one in the United States is generally open to anyone, not just people who badly need help. Although, there is a double standard on there. People who drive nice cars and live in nice places are just fine on the group when they are giving their nice stuff away. And then people get upset if those people actually find something that they want to pick up from a person not as well off. The point of the groups around here is recycling, not helping the poor. Although helping the poor is always encouraged.

I'm glad to hear there are still good people out there like you though. You could have lied and said you needed a pasta machine to serve starving children, and instead you told the truth. I wish you much luck in acquiring one.

Check out www.freecycle.org to see if there is one near you.

Cool! There are several! Thanks!!!!