Begging choosers annoy me.

You get something for free, but you get upset when it's not good enough for you?

I was raised that it's rude to even refuse a kind gesture or gift. Damn people weren't even raised to be thankful for the gift itself.

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bijouxbroussard · F

Many people don’t appreciate free things anyway. For some, part of the value is that they earned or worked for it. It’s a paradox, that. 🤔

Llort

@bijouxbroussard I don't always appreciate the thing itself, but I appreciate the value someone else has in it.... Even if it is little to them.

Mamapolo2016 · F

My husband was talking to a friend of his who owned a couple of appliance stores and asked what they did with appliances that were traded in when the owners traded up.

He said, "We used to put them out front with a "Free for the taking" sign, but nobody would touch them. Now we just put them around back by the loading docks - and people think they're stealing them."

😂@bijouxbroussard

bijouxbroussard · F

@Mamapolo2016 I guess on some level they see that effort as “work”. 😅

Mamapolo2016 · F

Good point. Not charity, anyway.@bijouxbroussard