Fed up with thredUP

My very first blog! ...and I am using it to complain. Go figure.

I want to bring to attention the "Swapping" site called thredUP. It is a site where you can list you child's outgrown clothes and look for clothes that will fit them and you "swap". The reason why I say "swap" is because in no way do I feel like I have swapped anything.

Basically what happens on this site is you get a bundle of medium flat-rate boxes from the post office and you stuff one of the boxes full of your child's outgrown clothes. You then list on the website what you included, colors, designs....you can also list books and toys. So then people can search for clothes and then if they pick your box they pay $15.95. The price breaks down like this: $10.95 goes to the post office for shipping, then the other $5 goes the thredUP. You then can buy a box (at the same $15.95 price) for your child. You get no money to go towards a box unless you get a promotion code.

So basically I sent out 4 boxes stuffed full of basically brand new clothes that were only worn 1-3 times. NONE of them had stains, holes, tears or even fading. And I got nothing in return. I basically donated 4 stuffed boxes of clothing. I get that the site may need some money to run their page, but they don't need to be making money off of my clothes. Right??!? Maybe I am overreacting, but in no way do I feel like I "Swapped" anything. I complained to them and of course they stand by their "Swapping". I removed myself from their site and will never be using them again for anything.

With that said, I was wanting to start a facebook page for mothers/fathers/aunts/grandparents...whatever!....it would be a swapping page for this general area where you actually swap clothes/toys/books, no money involved! (Other than maybe gas to get the stuff) Do you think something like this would work in the area? Or would you involve yourself in something like this?

Thanks for listening to my rambling!