'You could have called': Customer travels to seller's house by transit, despite not having determined a time to meet up

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Eleonora Bader
Jan 9, 2024 6:00 PM EST

One person was giving away some cat shelves for free, when they encountered the weirdest customer they had ever come across.

When you buy something online you determine a time to meet up, right? I feel like that's the universally acceptable thing to do. Otherwise, you risk just standing outside in the rain or something, without having a concrete plan in place for when you will have the product in your hands. And if you did end up driving out to a seller's house without having set a time to meet, then everything that happens is on you.

In this case, u/JustKindaShimmy shared a bizarre conversation between themself and a potential customer who arrived at their house by transit, and then complained that OP couldn't read minds and wasn't magically telepathic. Scroll down to read the full story, and then check out this restaurant owner who inevitably got their car towed after parking in the wrong neighbor's assigned spot… They definitely deserved it.

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  • 01
    Was giving some cat shelves away for free. I have no idea what this person was thinking I feel very hurt By your comment I came by sky train as I said I would and was planning to walk to your building if you check the messages From me You'll see the truth I was in the area I waited a long time And gave up I figured you'd given it to the next person Did.....you try getting in contact with me?
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    Posted by u/JustkindaShimmy 14 hours ago Was giving some cat shelves away for free. I have no idea what this person was thinking
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  • 03
    It's part choosing beggar, and part howling lunacy. This person came by transit to my area at some point, stood around without calling or letting me know they were there, and then just dipped
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  • 04
    Hi! My wife mentioned that you were looking to come pick up the cat shelves? I did not get the message yet But I sure would like to come by. I'm at work right now. Can I be granted some time Oh yes absolutely, i won't be free until at the earliest 430-5 OUMS & Is tomorrow morning also ok? Tomorrow I'm completely scheduled for the day, unfortunately Thursday? We're cleaning the place in prep for a move, so the shelves will not be here that long K You could leave ou somewhere quisic ④ 绍 Text messa
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  • 05
    You could leave out for me somewhere outside I'm a box in the lobby area right by the door :( We're in a high rise You can't get into the building without a keyfob, and I'm sorry but I'm not about to risk getting fined by strata for leaving a box in the lobby. I apologize, but i think I'll be giving it to the next person in line What about at your workplace? I'm sad for my kitties (+) I'll tell you what, if this next person doesn't respon which is shockingly common) I'll ha n to it for you ↓ unt
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    I'll tell you what, if this next person doesn't respond (which is shockingly common) I'll hang on to it for you until Thursday There are so many ways to solve this We just need to think Are you near the sky train ? The I can walk to your place later I'll come by later ④路 Deal? Oh! Yeah if you can come by today then yes it's all yours K Text message Deal? I am, yes O
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    I'll need your address Tuesday, Oct 3 • 6:37 p.m. I was in the area I waited a long time And gave up I figured you'd given it to the next person Did.....you try getting in contact with me? At 4:30 as you said I sent a message asking for the address (+) I feel very hurt By your comment This is a prank, right? Text message (8) 0
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    I feel very hurt By your comment I came by sky train as I said I would and was planning to walk to your building if you check the messages From me You'll see the truth Alright, I'm going to help you out with a little tip since this is by leaps and bounds the most bizarre event that has happened to me in quite some time. In order to acquire an item from somebody you have never met, an agreed upon place and time is required. The place was set, but the time was not. This is important, because I'm n
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    I came by sky train as I said I would and was planning to walk to your building if you check the messages From me You'll see the truth Alright, I'm going to help you out with a little tip since this is by leaps and bounds the most bizarre event that has happened to me in quite some time. In order to acquire an item from somebody you have never met, an agreed upon place and time is required. The place was set, but the time was not. This is important, because I'm not going to stand outside holding
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  • 10
    OhioMegi 8 hr. ago Sound scammy with the hurt feelings and other BS. € 230 € Reply Share JustKindaShimmy OP - 7 hr. ago One would think, but like....to what end? I mean the address i gave was just the building address, and the place is pretty security heavy. Plus if the goal was to get something out of me, why say they left after waiting? Just super bizarre €151 € Reply Share
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    ad_aatdtj. 7 hr. ago Could be to make you feel like now you have to go to wherever they are to get the product to them at all costs. People sometimes like to create a "social debt" especially when there is something to be gained, like free stuff. In most choosy beggar cases, they're trying to get something that costs money to be free. In this case, since it was already free, they want to get it delivered so they can feel like they
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  • 12
    spent no time/money/whatever else so it truly is free. Even if they're hoping to resell, on a free item basically all the money received is a profit so they play weird games to make themselves feel like they truly won with no personal expenditure. That's if this is a real person. And one of many possible explanations. € 103 € Reply Share
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    JustKindaShimmy OP. 7 hr. ago Yeah like that's possible, but no answer i can come up with seems actually likely. I mean besides the fact that this person is just crazy as hell € 38 € Reply Share
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    Snarkonum_revelio. 6 hr. ago My guess is that he never actually took the train, just said he did so you'd feel guilty and hold onto it until he could actually get out there. He was counting on you just feeling bad without the critical thinking that he never set a time with you. € 94€ Reply Share
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    whsthirtyfive 8 hr. ago I'm sad for the kitties! €74€ Reply Share Tim_From_PDX - 6 hr. ago Yep, the true victims. Now their lives are ruined. Thanks a lot, you monster! /s € 55 € Reply Share
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    ThinkQuickActSlow - 6 hr. ago I really hate giving my address until the other person confirms what time they will meet me. Too many people think that "I have the address, I'll just show up anytime that works for me and expect the person to be there." € 55 € Reply Share
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    JustKindaShimmy OP. 6 hr. ago I live in a high-rise, so I'm not super worried about security. But also they greatly underestimate my lack of guilt for this kind of situation, and also the fact that it makes a fantastic story to tell later € 52 € Reply Share
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    EducationalBox5396 - 7 hr. ago Totally bizarre and unlikely she was there waiting and never once said "I'm here!" lol she's full of it. €102 € Reply Share ellyellyellyelly · 6 hr. ago i totally thought it was a dude € 35 € Reply Share
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    Chai Tea Leah 5 hr. ago Marketplace transactions when you live in a condo have all but sworn me off from selling/giving away online. For Christmas I'd bought an extra Bluey thing at Costco (IYKYK) and the intended recipient changed her mind. Instead of returning I figured I would try and off load on a local mom's group, seeing it was the Tickle Me Elmo of 2023.
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    "Any time in the evening works for me". At 2:00pm: "I'll be there in two hours" (from the boyfriend of the girl who replied to my post). "Hopefully I'll be home from work by then" (as in 4:00pm isn't the evening for working folks). "Can you leave it outside then?". "No, it's a condo and I'm not even there to do that. You're also taking the risk that someone won't just take this $80 item. And your girlfriend still hasn't made arrangements for payment". I'm actually surprised it worked out in the
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    Financial-Bag4792 - 6 hr. ago I'm imagining cat shaped shelves. And now I'm imagining stacking cat shaped shelves. And now floating... there's a market here I know it € 11 € Reply Share
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