Open letter to a Freecycle customer upon my first foray into the culture:

[cyrano]

Hi. I know that you may also be new to the process, but when my ad says "Sofa has been used, batting shows in places, but is structurally sound" that means that yes, you might have to wash the fabric to remove dust and a few stains. That means it is unlikely to be a pristine show-room model of a $2000 sofa waiting to be picked up for the cost of the gas it took to drive to my apartment.

Sorry for the confusion.

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

When in her reply she said "i have been looking for sectional couch for long time" I suppose I should have taken it to mean I am exceptionally picky rather than I am looking forward to having a couch.
But yeah, it's dealing with the general public so I expect I'll get a delightful mix. (:

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

Um. Unless you had another couch section hiding somewhere that I never saw, you didn't have a sectional couch.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

It was hiding in the garage. I don't think we visited there.