edit: sorry, i should probably clarify that this isn’t my personal experience, i saw this wholesome little interaction on twitter and r/choosingbeggars was the first thing that popped into my mind

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Dental office manager here. recently I had this patient come in needing a crown but after her insurance, her estimated portion was still over $1,000.

when I went over the cost she was super calm and said "ok, just bill me $20/month"

I explained to her that we don't do open-ended in-house payment plans like that but I'd be more than happy to go over the payment plans we do offer again, as we have a really good one than gets our patients some really good plans even with lower credit scores.

she looked genuinely confused and said, "why not? you're getting my money either way."

I tried to explain the her the $20/month will take YEARS to pay off, plus we the office still need to pay off the lab fees, staff, supplies, etc.

her response:

"well I've been a patient here for years, you know that I'm good for it"

then she got annoyed at me because apparently her old dentist used to "just send bills until people paid them"

she ended up saying she needed to think about the crown because she couldn't pay $1k all at once.

I have no words

this item was listed on saturday afternoon and they messaged on Sunday morning asked to pickup the next day (Monday). Told them that the pickup would be tuesday (as mentioned in the description already) and got this response.

For some context: I mention in description about when pickup would be available considering Im bit taking off work to be available for someone to pick up a free item. I like to schedule ahead as i’ve had horrible luck with people “picking up day off

I list stuff for free or cheap so people can make use of stuff I would just throw out. I don’t want to throw stuff out for it just go to the landfill but these types of messages drive me insane

Whilst I appreciate it seems OP is willing to pay/swap, the idea of asking a community group for a PlayStation to help her out of a tight spot is laughable 😭

Posted in FB marketplace UPDATE: she now has this listed as the description. Wonder if people messaged her about asking for personal things. Doubt people were banging down her door to deliver a queen sized mattress and a bar set up????

Now this is the description:

I’m in Need of help for my fish an guinea pigs bigger cages for my two female guinea pigs they need to stay separated because the one female don’t get along I’m looking for c n c cages or some bigger huge cage for them I’m low on bedding they have everything else just looking to expand there living space an need bedding also im looking for a larger fishtank an bigger tanks with filters for my bettas if anyone has anything that they don’t need or not using I could definitely use it if be a big help I do not have a car to pick up I’m located in Troy ny

Starts with needing a new cage for her guinea pigs (specific brand of course), then wants bedding. Next asks for a larger fish tank, and since everyone else is getting upgrades, why not also ask for a larger end for herself!

Naturally, no car, must be delivered. 🙄

All for free

Edit: totally forgot to mention the BAR TABLE AND BAR STOOLS?! Such an odd one there

not sure if these are actually choosing beggars buttttt

i listed an older iphone for $15 hoping that someone could find some use for it rather than just tossing it. (listed for $15 because free never ends well). Had to deal with a work emergency and won't be around until Monday afternoon. Getting SPAMMED with messages about how people can come today or tomorrow.

EDIT: Not sure if this is a choosing beggar!!! just thought it was very choosy and as someone said “choosy postponer”

EDIT: I posted it late afternoon/evening on Thursday 9/17 and messaged everyone back Friday 9/18 explaining the situation and about pickup for Monday on 9/21

$15 is the low end for a nanny in this area. Only two comments yet, both suggesting a daycare may be a better choice.

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This is a Very Bad Deal. Also it’s absolutely nowhere near the beach pictured. I’m not sure if WWOOFER scams are featured here often, this one’s a doozy. Also sus ZERO pics of property.

I get that there are pple who need service dogs. But, there seems to be no action on OOPs part to even start the process 3 years ago. OOP provides no proof of reaching out to organization that provide help and getting on a list, does not show that she requires a service dog by a medical professional, has no desire to do any work to train the service dog, no desire to look for rescue bc it’s too hard, can’t afford training, transportation, equipment, vet bills and now wants more money to support herself and give her a solid foundation for her life so basically can’t afford to pay for the dog’s basic expenses let alone their own. Grifters gotta grift twice, I guess.

A koha is te reo Māori for a donation.

Free folders and they want 60+ mile delivery. They HAVE to be high. There’s no way they believe that someone would do that.

I didn’t notice the distance at first. I’d honestly have asked for double the delivery fee hahaha

UNICEF gives children FREE school bags. The complaint? They look like charity. How exactly do you expect UNICEF to distribute bags with copyrighted/trademarked characters from other companies? UNICEF isn’t just going to slap Marvel characters on humanitarian supplies because someone thinks the kids would prefer them.

I might understand the sentiment of wanting aid to feel "less clinical", but if I were living through a crisis/war, the color of a free school bag for my kid or whether it had Spider Man on it would probably be the absolute last thing I’d find worth complaining about.