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canadianmom2three
10-30-2007, 10:03 AM
I so hope that I havn't been very very foolish...a guy on our freecycle was looking for 3 seats to transport some refugee children to a dental appointment. He had put it out there a couple times, so I finally emailed to say I would lend but not be able to give. I looked him up on the net and he is a fairly high profile member of our community so I hope he will be good to his word and bring them back:o. It was my dh's two hbturbo's and my confidence.....I am such a sucker sometimes!
Jewels
10-30-2007, 10:05 AM
It's scary lending out your seats! Hope he takes care of them and you get them back.
MomToEliEm
10-30-2007, 10:18 AM
Hopefully since you did find out who he was and saw he was well known in your community, hopefully that means he won't run off with the boosters.

I would hate to think he would do something wrong and never return them. If he is doing them for the purpose he indicated, then he sounds like a great guy and I am glad he thought to use boosters when most probably wouldn't have even thought of it.
waterbaby
10-30-2007, 10:19 AM
Next time, just as a precaution, I'd get a collateral check... for damage or non-return. Then, heaven forbid, he doesn't return them, then at least you have a starting point for recourse.

Hopefully you won't have to worry about it.
canadianmom2three
10-30-2007, 04:32 PM
Well, he was good to his word, he was there just after I got home to drop them off AND they were actually cleaner than when he got them (I know cause I had to send him out to DH's work to pick up DH's turbos, and when we were out there on the weekend I remember seeing the one of them being FILTHY:o). Anyway, I'm just glad it all worked out!
Jewels
10-30-2007, 04:38 PM
Yay! That is great news!
ThreeBeans
10-30-2007, 07:27 PM
I lurve do-gooders...both of you!
brightredmtn
10-30-2007, 08:49 PM
Aww that was so nice of you! If you found info on the man I'm sure he's on the up and up. You did a great thing to help these kids.
canadianmom2three
10-30-2007, 08:57 PM
It was actually pretty funny, when he came to get the confidence he said, 'oh - I meant boosters, not a car seat'. I said 'what do you mean, this IS a booster'. He says, 'no, you know boosters, the things that look like little seats, with armrests' - he had NO idea that there was such a thing as a high back booster:p He was a very sweet older gentleman, and once I explained that this is just like a booster, only even better, he was happy enough.
all together ooky
10-30-2007, 10:52 PM
Cute. And you got to educate him a little bit too. I think it's great that he went to the effort to get boosters for the kids.
safeinthecar
11-01-2007, 02:59 AM
I've lent out a Britax to a perfect stranger on 2 occasions. Once my RA at a car seat check and once my MA to a child at school. Both times I got the seat back no worse for wear.

I wouldn't dare lend out my Laptop however. I need that, and I can't replace it so I can't take the risk.