▲ 1686 ▼ No tariffs... (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net 165 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 54 points 2 years ago (10 children) Posts item for free Gets message “how much does this cost?” ”Its free” ”Can you deliver it to me? (Insert some excuse here)” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 2 years ago put item on sidewalk with sign that says "free!" Item sits there for months Remove sign that says free, and replace with one that says "$100 OBO" Item is gone by morning permalink fedilink source parent [–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Free table - sits out for days Put an 100 dollar sign on the table - stolen in 5 minutes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AccountMaker@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 years ago This is actually a tactic Antoine-Augustin Parmentier used to popularize potatoes in France. He couldn't get people to accept potatoes, so he placed armed guards to protect the plants, and withdrew them at a certain point in the day so that people could steal them. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] QualifiedKitten@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago Yep! This has worked really well for me! If I list things as free, I tend to get people with tons of questions and excuses, and lots of flakes or scammers. If I post things with a pretty low price, people are usually much more pleasant to deal with. permalink fedilink source parent [+] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better to donate to a toy library, to make sure it isn't going to someone who is just going to flip it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Allero@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Unfortunately, no. I currently don't have resources to deliver stuff, but I'll be happy to see you at my place!" But yeah, classic on your end :D permalink fedilink source parent [–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago That's when you make them pay the shipping + a bit of extra charge for your time since they did asked for price before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 2 years ago put item on sidewalk with sign that says "free!" Item sits there for months Remove sign that says free, and replace with one that says "$100 OBO" Item is gone by morning permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Free table - sits out for days Put an 100 dollar sign on the table - stolen in 5 minutes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AccountMaker@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 years ago This is actually a tactic Antoine-Augustin Parmentier used to popularize potatoes in France. He couldn't get people to accept potatoes, so he placed armed guards to protect the plants, and withdrew them at a certain point in the day so that people could steal them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AccountMaker@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 years ago This is actually a tactic Antoine-Augustin Parmentier used to popularize potatoes in France. He couldn't get people to accept potatoes, so he placed armed guards to protect the plants, and withdrew them at a certain point in the day so that people could steal them. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] QualifiedKitten@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago Yep! This has worked really well for me! If I list things as free, I tend to get people with tons of questions and excuses, and lots of flakes or scammers. If I post things with a pretty low price, people are usually much more pleasant to deal with. permalink fedilink source parent [+] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better to donate to a toy library, to make sure it isn't going to someone who is just going to flip it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QualifiedKitten@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago Yep! This has worked really well for me! If I list things as free, I tend to get people with tons of questions and excuses, and lots of flakes or scammers. If I post things with a pretty low price, people are usually much more pleasant to deal with. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better to donate to a toy library, to make sure it isn't going to someone who is just going to flip it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) "Unfortunately, no. I currently don't have resources to deliver stuff, but I'll be happy to see you at my place!" But yeah, classic on your end :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago That's when you make them pay the shipping + a bit of extra charge for your time since they did asked for price before. permalink fedilink source parent