Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
But, I left FC right after that, because I was sick of all the requests from the "disabled" (their words) for "flat screen tvs" (also their words) and the like. I don't want to appear as if I have no compassion for others, but it was just too much for all the stories to be real. I mean, if I have something to give away, I don't care who gets it. I give it to the first responder--I don't need a sob story to sway me your way. It's not a competition!
I left our local FC for similar reasons.. the "requests" for things were often so unreasonable it was just stupid... clearly people were trying to take advantage of the generosity of others, but it got to the point where there were a dozen "wanted" posts for every post giving something away, and there were people who literally "stalked" the listings and nabbed everything they could - just to go sell it on Craigslist.

If I have something I don't want, and I don't want to go through the trouble of selling it, I'll either donate it to a LOCAL charity (because I know that a lot of donations are actually given to people who need them, not everything goes into to the resale store - but even still, that's fine because the money still goes back into the local community), or if I don't want to move it, list it on Craigslist.