tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post375330747927556209..comments2024-03-22T14:13:55.418-07:00Comments on wmtc: in which my plus-size clothing works for me one last timelaura khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-36765245417488697682021-07-10T10:16:39.658-07:002021-07-10T10:16:39.658-07:00Yes I’ve been getting the general email notificati...Yes I’ve been getting the general email notification that there’s a new post. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-78106587444638858782021-07-10T06:41:51.903-07:002021-07-10T06:41:51.903-07:00Business is brisk! But almost all of it is through...Business is brisk! But almost all of it is through Facebook. <br /><br />In other news, I see Mailchimp is working. I haven't been able to get it to pick up the current post, so it could include more specific links. But it is sending a link to the blog, so that's good. laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-2093283189751255742021-07-08T15:17:00.613-07:002021-07-08T15:17:00.613-07:00It doesn't sound awful at all! There are many ...It doesn't sound awful at all! There are many things I don't do because I don't want to deal with people. <br /><br />Personally, I find the interactions that come through Craigslist or Freecycle or FB Buy/Sell groups extremely manageable -- very brief, cordial but businesslike, exchange item for money, boom, it's done. But I can definitely understand wanting to avoid it. Allan would hate it. <br /><br />I put on my library face, the face I use to deal with the public. :)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-66783933342070935232021-07-08T14:12:23.902-07:002021-07-08T14:12:23.902-07:00One other reason we don't sell or donate throu...One other reason we don't sell or donate through those sites---we don't want to have to deal with people. I know that sounds awful, but I don't want to have to answer calls or emails or have people coming to my house. I guess that's the introvert in me. Much easier to take things to a source that collects them and let them deal with it all. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-34976025132158121412021-07-08T10:33:36.637-07:002021-07-08T10:33:36.637-07:00Since clothes donated to Goodwill and SA end up be...Since clothes donated to Goodwill and SA end up being re-sold in Africa for profit anyway, I might as well make a bit of profit first. In this case the clothes are like-new. I don't normally replace clothes in perfect condition.<br /><br />I don't sell everything. I have given many things away -- lawnmower, couches, air conditioners, many surplus items, but I do that through Freecycle, Trash Nothing, or now through the Facebook groups. <br /><br />LOL re one bad experience in 1983. That is not typical. Especially in the internet era, with ratings of buyers and sellers. It's much more systematized on Craiglist or eBay.<br /><br />This is strictly my domain. Allan is more of a buyer than a seller. Much more! :)<br /><br />laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-87652801332764563732021-07-08T09:35:02.388-07:002021-07-08T09:35:02.388-07:00I just donate my old clothes to Good Will or the S...I just donate my old clothes to Good Will or the Salvation Army. We had one bad experience with selling. We advertised drapes for sale. A woman came and purchased them. The next day she wanted her money back because she put them in the washing machine and ruined them. It was extremely unpleasant. (We didn't give her her money back.) That was in 1983. Every time I've suggested we try and sell something we no longer need (cars, air conditioners, skis, etc.), Harvey reminds me of that experience. It sounds like you have much greater success. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-71447806464728575282021-07-08T07:11:14.815-07:002021-07-08T07:11:14.815-07:00Although tbh I did this in the past when I was muc...Although tbh I did this in the past when I was much busier, too. It isn't very time consuming and I find it worth the effort.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-4628310755265022922021-07-08T06:48:06.928-07:002021-07-08T06:48:06.928-07:00Good luck!Good luck!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-51968990241019608592021-07-08T05:09:22.199-07:002021-07-08T05:09:22.199-07:00I already have -- but my threshold is low. I don&#...I already have -- but my threshold is low. I don't find the effort a big deal. I'm not that busy, and I am spending a lot of money on clothes, so anything I take in is good. <br /><br />It will actually be trickier to donate the professional/work type clothes to a place that can put them to good use, given where we live. I'll look for a place we can hit on our road trip.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-25272661428844330322021-07-08T05:03:44.204-07:002021-07-08T05:03:44.204-07:00I hope you made enough money to make all that effo...I hope you made enough money to make all that effort worthwhile! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.com