What do you think of CURB ALERTS??

So today, I left work to get lunch. As I was driving back, I passed a really cute Toddler Booster seat with an awesome pink cover and a few other baby items.....ON THE CURB. Naturally my first instinct was "omg I gotta get it!" but then as I slowed down (so much so that I probably looked like some sort of creep lol) I started to think...should I pick up things off the curb??

I mean, I've seen plenty of perfectly good things I don't need put out on someone's curb. And I've even put things on my own with the thought that "hopefully someone can use it and get it before the trash man comes".

In the end, I ended up not grabbing the car seat because I've always read that car seats are one thing you should take great care in choosing and to at least get them from someone/where that you know it'll still be in good working order. What  if something was wrong with that seat and I had no idea?? Can you spell lawsuit? B-R-O-K-E! lol

And besides that, here are a couple of things i never even thought of!!

Here's an excerpt of a post I found from a site called Freecycle.org.:

"Curb alerts", "at curb", "first-come first-served" or similar posts are not allowed

We STRONGLY suggest speaking to the previous owner though, as there may be safety concerns that you may not know about (i.e. a child's car seat could have been in an accident, rendering it unsafe even if there is no visible damage, the item could be soiled by pets, etc.). 

In one town, the police were called when Freecycle members descended to pick up items on the sidewalk outside a warehouse. The site was being cleaned and the items were placed outside temporarily. Some well-meaning person spotted them and posted to the local Freecycle group. Items were taken before the police arrived. 

Additionally, sometimes people are evicted from their residence and everything they own is thrown out on the curb. Before they can come back with any sort of vehicle to collect their belongings, people have picked through their clothing, furniture, and keepsakes. Not a pretty scene! And definitely not in the spirit of Freecycle. 

OMG can you imagine!?!?!

So, when it comes to baby/children's items, what do you think of "curb alerts"? 


And just for the sake of hilarity:

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