Rhondito
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Jun 25, 2014 19:33:19 GMT
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Post by Rhondito on Dec 19, 2020 22:02:48 GMT
I love the ones who want someone to do something cheap for the "experience". One that comes to mind was asking for someone to come to their house to take family photographs. I actually got a laugh out of that one because they got called out on it.
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Post by sean&marysmommy on Dec 19, 2020 22:17:36 GMT
I love the ones who want someone to do something cheap for the "experience". One that comes to mind was asking for someone to come to their house to take family photographs. I actually got a laugh out of that one because they got called out on it. Yes, that too! I'm sure these folks would like the experience of being PAID! lol
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 19, 2020 22:49:50 GMT
In our area, I see lots of asks for cheap yard clean up. No one gets too nasty about it. They generally offer the name of a company or father and son duo they have used. Same in our neighborhood. When someone asks for cheap yard work, the teen girls and boys usually are the ones who respond. We have had better luck with the neighbor girl doing our mowing and yardwork (when we were on vacation for a month) than a landscaper that charged us a lot more. My boys had their own lawn mowing service starting at about 10. They CLEANED UP with $. They could make more April/May to October mowing lawns at that age than most teens at part-time jobs all year. Neighbors loved having them because they were reliable and charged about half of what a company did. We also got to know some of our neighbors that we probably wouldn't have this way. My youngest moved in March to Denver, but he took care of one of the elderly neighbors right up until he moved. He mowed her lawn for about 14 years. She says he's one of her kids.
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muggins
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Jul 30, 2017 3:38:57 GMT
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Post by muggins on Dec 20, 2020 7:54:27 GMT
I used to be on my local Nextdoor group in the U.K. we were living just outside London in a very sought after location. House prices are astronomical. One woman wanted to swap her small 3 bedroom semi detached house for a 4 bedroom detached house because her daughter had autism and needed extra space. Literally no one in their right mind is going to do a straight swap of their million £ home and lose tens of thousands of £.
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RedSquirrelUK
Drama Llama
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Location: The UK's beautiful West Country
Aug 2, 2014 13:03:45 GMT
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Dec 20, 2020 10:21:34 GMT
I used to be on my local Nextdoor group in the U.K. we were living just outside London in a very sought after location. House prices are astronomical. One woman wanted to swap her small 3 bedroom semi detached house for a 4 bedroom detached house because her daughter had autism and needed extra space. Literally no one in their right mind is going to do a straight swap of their million £ home and lose tens of thousands of £. Are you sure that wasn't a council swap? People living in council accommodation can and do swap their houses for a different size. Some people have growing families and need more space, and others are empty-nesters who want to down-size, so it can suit both parties. They pay rent to the council, and the rent would be adjusted up or down. Where you lived in the UK has a council area too. Every village and town in the UK has a council area, no matter how sought-after the area. And yes to the OP, we get similar posts. Scroll on by...
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Post by Merge on Dec 20, 2020 13:27:31 GMT
I haven’t been on our neighborhood sites for years. Between stuff like what this post mentions and the “suspicious black male seen walking down street in broad daylight” posts, it raises my blood pressure too much.
One thing I will mention is that people are always wanting musicians to perform for free “for the exposure.” I used to get that a lot when I sang at weddings - oh, we can’t afford to pay you, but there will be 300 people there so the exposure will be great.
(If you can afford to have a wedding with 300 people at it, you can afford to pay the musicians, and no we don’t charge minimum wage rates.)
Also, buyers can be just as ridiculous about wanting things for free or at a discount. I’ve stopped trying to sell anything on the local sites - because it was a good way to get something gone without paying to have it hauled away myself. In both cases the people who took them were thrilled, and I was thrilled, and it was a much more pleasant experience than trying to sell anything.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 20, 2020 13:43:23 GMT
Also, buyers can be just as ridiculous about wanting things for free or at a discount. I’ve stopped trying to sell anything on the local sites - because it was a good way to get something gone without paying to have it hauled away myself. In both cases the people who took them were thrilled, and I was thrilled, and it was a much more pleasant experience than trying to sell anything. There's one guy on our local Facebook for sale or trade page who routinely posts things and captions it like "$10 or free - you decide." I've often wondered what the usual result is. Does he get paid mostly or do people opt for it being free?
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Post by Really Red on Dec 20, 2020 13:54:56 GMT
I have a reversed scenario story. I'm rarely on Next Door, but I pop in once in awhile if I have something to give away or want to check on an event. I happened to check in the day after Thanksgiving to such a sad post. Several people in the area truly take the neighborly intent to heart and use the board like a back fence or a form of emotional support, as if we all actually know each other. This is certainly understandable, especially this year. One disabled man who lives alone had previously wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving and mentioned something about being alone for the holiday. Someone quickly responded that they would happily bring him a complete Thanksgiving meal and would DM him to make arrangements. Good feelings all around. The day after Thanksgiving, he posted that after setting a time and getting his address, the person no-showed and deleted all of their messages! It broke my heart. He said he hadn't asked anyone to bring him anything--why would they get his hopes up like that? He explained that he was not now asking for anything and was not angry, but was reminding people to consider their intentions before making offers they can't fulfill. Ugh. Of course, many good neighbors had replied and were going to take him some leftovers immediately. I hope he received some good food and fellowship. This breaks my heart. "Looking for a stylist who works out of her home, I'm not going into a salon right now. Must listen and do what I want done with my hair not what she wants. I need an appointment before Christmas. I know I waited too long! Can't cost an arm and a leg." My translation - I want a sparkly unicorn tomorrow for CHEAP! I think this exact post was on my Next Door, with the exception of "before Christmas." Not kidding! I just recently saw an older couple offer $100 a person for 2-3 hours work and they needed two people. It was SUPER reasonable for what they wanted (firewood cut and they supplied everything) and the first person who responded said he'd do it for $135 each. It was ridiculous. It sounded like a max of 2 hours work and fortunately they got plenty of responses.
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