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These are sample messages you can send to a member of your group.
These are sample messages you can send to a member of your community.


'''Default message used by caretaker communities:'''
Dear Freegle Member
I know that 'borrowing' an item often seems like a good, environmentally
friendly idea - but Freegle is for offering outright ownership only. We have
$nummembers members and could not possibly get into the complications of what
might happen if an item were not returned, or returned damaged.
I have edited your message today to remove the reference to borrowing the item
and allowed it to appear on the board as a straight request. If you are lucky
enough to receive one, you can always offer it back to other members of
Freegle when you have finished with it.
Kind Regards<br>
$myname<br>
$groupname volunteer<br>
$owneremail
or .............................


Dear Freegle member
Dear Freegle member


Thank you for your message, now on Freegle, edited to remove mention of borrowing/lending, which we do not encourage as we have no way to be sure that items are returned.  
Thank you for your posts, but we do not allow borrowing or lending.


If you only need an item for a short time, you could offer to Freegle it again afterwards. Or you can just send a straight request. Or ask for it on our Newsfeed.
If you only need an item for a short time, please just ask for it and you could offer to Freegle it again afterwards. Or ask for it in the Chitchat section, where the usual rules are more relaxed.


If someone offers to lend you the item, that would be between you and them.
If someone offers to lend you the item, that would be between you and them.
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$groupname
$groupname


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or ............................




Hi there
Hi there


I'm afraid that I have deleted your message from the group.   
I'm sorry but I have deleted your message from the main message board.   
 
We do not allow messages asking to borrow items as this ultimately saves nothing from landfill but also can incur liability for the lender, so we don't endorse this through our group.


You are most welcome to repost a simple request for this item and/or request to borrow on our cafe group:
We do not allow messages asking to borrow items as this ultimately saves nothing from landfill but also can incur liability for the lender, so we don't endorse this through our community.


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/[CAFE_GROUP_NAME]
You are most welcome to repost a simple request for this item and/or request to borrow in chitchat, where rules are more relaxed.  


Thank you for your understanding and kind regards
Thank you for your understanding and kind regards


xxxx
xxxx
Freegle Group Volunteer
Freegle Volunteer





Latest revision as of 08:47, 12 August 2021

These are sample messages you can send to a member of your community.

Default message used by caretaker communities:

Dear Freegle Member

I know that 'borrowing' an item often seems like a good, environmentally friendly idea - but Freegle is for offering outright ownership only. We have $nummembers members and could not possibly get into the complications of what might happen if an item were not returned, or returned damaged.

I have edited your message today to remove the reference to borrowing the item and allowed it to appear on the board as a straight request. If you are lucky enough to receive one, you can always offer it back to other members of Freegle when you have finished with it.


Kind Regards
$myname
$groupname volunteer
$owneremail


or .............................

Dear Freegle member

Thank you for your posts, but we do not allow borrowing or lending.

If you only need an item for a short time, please just ask for it and you could offer to Freegle it again afterwards. Or ask for it in the Chitchat section, where the usual rules are more relaxed.

If someone offers to lend you the item, that would be between you and them.

Best wishes
$myname
$groupname


or ............................


Hi there

I'm sorry but I have deleted your message from the main message board.

We do not allow messages asking to borrow items as this ultimately saves nothing from landfill but also can incur liability for the lender, so we don't endorse this through our community.

You are most welcome to repost a simple request for this item and/or request to borrow in chitchat, where rules are more relaxed.

Thank you for your understanding and kind regards

xxxx Freegle Volunteer


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