FreecycleReviews of freecycle.org

Pretty poor web service. I know it's free and the principle behind the idea is absolutely spot on but the execution can't be described as anything but woeful. It's so archaic and clunky. It's like messageboards from 25 years ago. Sadly, Freecycle hasn't kept up with the times. To post anything it requires a moderator to approve. Yes, Every. Single. Post. And that may take some time. Then notifications. A slightly confusing array of notified for every single post, a daily digest, group notices (whatever that means) or never receive anything. So, if you want to be notified that someone's messaged you you literally have to open the floodgates to a whole bunch of stuff you don't need. And then the clunky way you have to pick a town in which to list your items. Apart from being geographically inaccurate in many cases you can only list in one town. So you have to rely on people in neighbouring towns to have included that town in their list. Maybe not a wholly bad idea but if you're trying to sell something to a wider audience there may be a possibility that they don't have your little town listed in their preferences. And you get a whopping three photos to upload. There are far better alternatives. Nobody needs Freecycle. I'm deleting my account! ++ UPDATE ++ I have deleted my account. Who can be bothered with this?

cracking site is great full of loads of unused and recycled and perfect for those in need highly recommended

It's hard to recommend the site. I tried to post an item in good faith and it is just left hanging in moderation limbo, while other items are being posted by other members. It has been nearly 24 hours now and I understand that moderators are volunteers, but this makes no sense, with zero feedback given. I have a lot of decent items I'd love to share, but what's the point wasting time with such an inefficient service. Hopefully there will be AI moderation at some point and cut out the human.

Freecycle has become a way for lazy people to try and get their tip rubbish taken away. The site is buggy and offers no way to contact moderators. Dreadful. I guess you get what (don’t) pay for.

Overall very good experience. Have been able to give away seamlessly loads of things Vs sending for recycling or landfill. One young woman from the Ukraine was looking for warm clothes for her mother. We ended up talking about her journey. No complaints - great idea.

Great idea but to many time wasters

Hadn’t used freecycle for a while and I’ve only ever used it to give stuff away. Why have they changed the way it’s used? We used to reply direct to emails from people wanting our giveaways, which was easy and straightforward. Now you have to do it via the website and I’ve got so confused! You have to keep a note of what you’ve offered to whom and what you’ve said to whom or you end up promising things to more than one person. Very difficult to use now and I don’t think I’ll use it again.

After being rather sceptical about ordering a sofa for my daughter from this company, i would like to say, Free Cycle went over and beyond in reassurance and delivered an exceptional performance. From communication to the actual delivery. The sofa was perfect, delivery men were great and could not do enough to help. My daughter was very happy with the outcome. Thank you Free Cycle and i shall recommend you to friends and family. Kind regards Caroline