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Suppose you live in New York City, you don't have a car and you want a new chair. It is difficult to go get a chair that is very far away, and if it less than,
by BCM43 15y ago
Suppose you live in New York City, you don't have a car and you want a new chair. It is difficult to go get a chair that is very far away, and if it less than, say, a mile a way and not a huge chair, you could carry it home. But when I open up Craig's List, I see chairs from around the city, and have to try hard to find one close to me. This makes it a lot easier.
- earl 15y agoYou clearly don't live in nyc. NYC craigslist is covered w/ $20 - $50 guys w/ trucks who show up and move furniture / whatever for the agreed upon price. And there's always cabs. Seriously, it's not a big deal.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoYup, and when you call and schedule a couch pickup for $40, they call back and say "Is rain, I need $60 now!" And I hang up, sit down on my newly-purchased couch in the basement of the building I bought it from, and scramble to find another guy with a van.
- loschorts 15y agoi don't know if i agree with this. I see your point, and it's valid. However, living in NYC I became accustomed to getting anything I wanted within a 5 block radius. Or at least, if you can get it within a 5 block radius, the convenience factor is so so much greater than going crosstown or something and/or hiring a mover.
- BCM43 15y ago?? I do live in NYC. Never bought furniture on craigslist. If the app assured me there were no bedbugs, then me might be talking.