My first impression is that I find the atmosphere on here to be kind of rude and very money-grubbing. I’m not a $ for $ swapper, but some people really want A LOT for items that are worth $2-15. Also, it irks me when the e-mail communication is very rude, blunt, and there isn’t even a pretense of friendliness. You don’t have to be fake or make small talk, but at least a certain level of politeness would be appreciated.

I find it even more annoying when swap info/request e-mails are totally ignored.   Makeup Alley seems to have a better swap atmosphere in general compared to Rehash.   I'm going to stay awhile and see if it gets better.  I hope my first impression is proven wrong!

Carbondale, Illinois

Also, I’m not saying that ALL of my swap interactions have been negative on here. Just the majority have been a bit rude. There are some great, friendly swappers that I’m negotiating swaps and have current swaps running with on here.

Carbondale, Illinois

I actually had an opposite first impression. All my early trades went smooth and everyone seemed nice. There didn’t seem to be so many ‘for sale’ mentions.

Now it does seem like there are many people willing to take $$ but I don’t really feel pressured by that. The one person I did inquire about buying from never replied to me and I have really only had a problem with one swap. But besides that and a few other small things, the vibe still leans towards positive for me. Hopefully you get to meet some more of the nice peeps out there. :-D

San Antonio, Texas

Laura, you have been here quite a bit longer than I have, so maybe I just have to wait it out!:) I’m sure there are more friendly, fun swappers here than rude, annoying types. I think it was because I was comparing it to my experiences swapping on MUA and it didn’t seem as friendly or easy to swap on here.

Carbondale, Illinois

Rehash is great, you can kinda tell who’s naughty and who’s nice by their karma…My personal rule is…if someone doesn’t have enough time to reply to my email or to give me a reason or try to negotiate why they’re declining a trade offer, then I don’t have any time for them when they “just HAVE to get something from my list”.

Happy swapping, and I hope things get better for you hun, cuz this site is a really good tool for saving $$ and making the environment a teeny bit better. Just ignore the tools on here XD :rainbow:

Fort Worth, Tx

Thanks for the tips Sandy!:D

Carbondale, Illinois

I dont know, I guess I have a different viewpoint. If they do not respond to an email it is really not that big of a deal. They are obviously not interested. I do find it rude when people make up lies about sending your items.

HAWTHORNE, CA

My first impression is that I find the atmosphere on here to be kind of rude and very money-grubbing. I’m not a $ for $ swapper, but some people really want A LOT for items that are worth $2-15. Also, it irks me when the e-mail communication is very rude, blunt, and there isn’t even a pretense of friendliness. You don’t have to be fake or make small talk, but at least a certain level of politeness would be appreciated. I find it even more annoying when swap info/request e-mails are totally ignored. Makeup Alley seems to have a better swap atmosphere in general compared to Rehash. I’m going to stay awhile and see if it gets better. I hope my first impression is proven wrong!

I agree with you on some of that. People, especially some of the new people who came here from other swapping websites, tend to be very rude and demanding about items, although they didn’t have any karma here on rehash. Some people flat out don’t answer your emails and some give one word answers. Others are looking to sell all their crap on here, which was not the purpose of the site in the first place. It’s really a mixed bunch.

My experience has been fairly good overall. It’s a matter of weeding out the good from the bad…Sandy, Laura and Kitty are all excellent reputable swappers. =)

TURLOCK, CA

I hope you stick around for awhile and have some good swaps to change your mind! =) When I first joined, everyone was so nice, I kind of like the atmosphere more than MUA sometimes(I’ve been on mua for almost 3 years and have more karma there than here though). I’ve had over a hundred swaps here, and they almost all were good, save maybe ten at most. This place rocks, so I hope you get to experience it as I have :)

Blanco, TX

I felt like that happened to me when I first started here too. Right when I first started, some (definitely not all) people would want to swap with me, but only if I gave them like 5 or six of my things for like 2 of theirs. I’d understand if it was some kind of name brand, but it wasn’t. If I tried to make it more even, then they’d throw a fit, but then still come back and want to swap their stuff with me without wavering on their offer and they were the ones who wanted to swap with me! It seemed a little greedy.

I don’t know, but for some reason it was only at the beginning. Once I had been on here a while, i met some really nice people and made some great swaps!

My first impression is that I find the atmosphere on here to be kind of rude and very money-grubbing. I’m not a $ for $ swapper, but some people really want A LOT for items that are worth $2-15. Also, it irks me when the e-mail communication is very rude, blunt, and there isn’t even a pretense of friendliness. You don’t have to be fake or make small talk, but at least a certain level of politeness would be appreciated. I find it even more annoying when swap info/request e-mails are totally ignored. Makeup Alley seems to have a better swap atmosphere in general compared to Rehash. I’m going to stay awhile and see if it gets better. I hope my first impression is proven wrong!

I agree with you on some of that. People, especially some of the new people who came here from other swapping websites, tend to be very rude and demanding about items, although they didn’t have any karma here on rehash. Some people flat out don’t answer your emails and some give one word answers. Others are looking to sell all their crap on here, which was not the purpose of the site in the first place. It’s really a mixed bunch.

My experience has been fairly good overall. It’s a matter of weeding out the good from the bad…Sandy, Laura and Kitty are all excellent reputable swappers. =)

Mel – that is too sweet! But I have to agree with Mel, some people are just rude, but there are really good ones that make it worth while.

I felt like that happened to me when I first started here too. Right when I first started, some (definitely not all) people would want to swap with me, but only if I gave them like 5 or six of my things for like 2 of theirs. I’d understand if it was some kind of name brand, but it wasn’t. If I tried to make it more even, then they’d throw a fit, but then still come back and want to swap their stuff with me without wavering on their offer and they were the ones who wanted to swap with me! It seemed a little greedy.

I don’t know, but for some reason it was only at the beginning. Once I had been on here a while, i met some really nice people and made some great swaps!

This happened to me when I started – like my first swap ever, the girl was just horrible, completely took advantage of me and sent me trash in return for my new items. Of course, now I know to never trade with her again :) When you’re new people WILL try to take advantage of you, but you should just stand your ground. If they REALLY want your item, they’ll always come back and be fairer about the swap.

Rehash is great, you can kinda tell who’s naughty and who’s nice by their karma…My personal rule is…if someone doesn’t have enough time to reply to my email or to give me a reason or try to negotiate why they’re declining a trade offer, then I don’t have any time for them when they “just HAVE to get something from my list”.

Happy swapping, and I hope things get better for you hun, cuz this site is a really good tool for saving $$ and making the environment a teeny bit better. Just ignore the tools on here XD :rainbow:

I do this too! It really gives rude people a kick in the ass :)

Rehash is great, you can kinda tell who’s naughty and who’s nice by their karma…My personal rule is…if someone doesn’t have enough time to reply to my email or to give me a reason or try to negotiate why they’re declining a trade offer, then I don’t have any time for them when they “just HAVE to get something from my list”.

Happy swapping, and I hope things get better for you hun, cuz this site is a really good tool for saving $$ and making the environment a teeny bit better. Just ignore the tools on here XD :rainbow:

Haha, me too, maybe they’ll finally learn to be polite!

I do this too! It really gives rude people a kick in the ass :)

Blanco, TX

Rehash is great, you can kinda tell who’s naughty and who’s nice by their karma…My personal rule is…if someone doesn’t have enough time to reply to my email or to give me a reason or try to negotiate why they’re declining a trade offer, then I don’t have any time for them when they “just HAVE to get something from my list”.

Happy swapping, and I hope things get better for you hun, cuz this site is a really good tool for saving $$ and making the environment a teeny bit better. Just ignore the tools on here XD :rainbow:

I do this too! It really gives rude people a kick in the ass :)

OOPS I meant: Haha, me too, maybe they’ll finally learn to be polite!

Blanco, TX

Rehash is great, you can kinda tell who’s naughty and who’s nice by their karma…My personal rule is…if someone doesn’t have enough time to reply to my email or to give me a reason or try to negotiate why they’re declining a trade offer, then I don’t have any time for them when they “just HAVE to get something from my list”.

Happy swapping, and I hope things get better for you hun, cuz this site is a really good tool for saving $$ and making the environment a teeny bit better. Just ignore the tools on here XD :rainbow:

I do this too! It really gives rude people a kick in the ass :)

OOPS I meant: Haha, me too, maybe they’ll finally learn to be polite!

Wishful thinking =P

Rehash is great, you can kinda tell who’s naughty and who’s nice by their karma…My personal rule is…if someone doesn’t have enough time to reply to my email or to give me a reason or try to negotiate why they’re declining a trade offer, then I don’t have any time for them when they “just HAVE to get something from my list”.

Happy swapping, and I hope things get better for you hun, cuz this site is a really good tool for saving $$ and making the environment a teeny bit better. Just ignore the tools on here XD :rainbow:

I do this too! It really gives rude people a kick in the ass :)

OOPS I meant: Haha, me too, maybe they’ll finally learn to be polite!

Wishful thinking =P

True. It seems like the poeple who dont respond are just rude. And then they get mad when you dont respond to them. Oh well, it’s life on Rehash lol =)

Blanco, TX

When I first came here it was really friendly and everybody, for the most part of what I encountered, was willing to swap their items, even if they did have a suggested price for someone who would rather buy. Recently I’ve noticed a lot more people who ONLY want to sell. It’s extremely annoying to click on an item that I like to find that somebody wants $20 for a used dress from Charlotte Russe or something. Uhm, I could’ve gotten it new for $20 on sale. That’s not the way this site works, if you want to only sell take it to eBay.

As far as communication go I always try to be friendly and I find that others respond the same. There are a few totally ridiculous people on here though who think they’re hot stuff, in ways it’s pretty funny.

I have one suggestion, I just started doing this because I recently realized how annoying people (including myself) get when there’s no explanation for declining a swap. Instead of hitting decline I hit the negotiate button so that I can write them a message too.

When I first came here it was really friendly and everybody, for the most part of what I encountered, was willing to swap their items, even if they did have a suggested price for someone who would rather buy. Recently I’ve noticed a lot more people who ONLY want to sell. It’s extremely annoying to click on an item that I like to find that somebody wants $20 for a used dress from Charlotte Russe or something. Uhm, I could’ve gotten it new for $20 on sale. That’s not the way this site works, if you want to only sell take it to eBay.

As far as communication go I always try to be friendly and I find that others respond the same. There are a few totally ridiculous people on here though who think they’re hot stuff, in ways it’s pretty funny.

I have one suggestion, I just started doing this because I recently realized how annoying people (including myself) get when there’s no explanation for declining a swap. Instead of hitting decline I hit the negotiate button so that I can write them a message too.

It is is really annoying to see all the people marking their items “for sale only” or “cash only” and showing a staunch refusal to negotiate. That’s why I quit using Swapstyle (before it went offline anyway).

I LOVED the atmosphere when I first started making trades because everyone was both friendly and forgiving. But now, I find myself almost unwilling to even log in because of all the stuff that’s being sold and all the unbalanced offers I’m getting. I’m the sort of person that will “watch” just about anything I’m remotely interested in, but typically can wait for a long time to trade for it. It seems that some people assume if you’re watching something of theirs that you’re obsessing over it and need it RIGHT NOW, and therefore will do anything to get it.

Or maybe I’m just insane. Who knows.

Irvine, Ca

When I first came here it was really friendly and everybody, for the most part of what I encountered, was willing to swap their items, even if they did have a suggested price for someone who would rather buy. Recently I’ve noticed a lot more people who ONLY want to sell. It’s extremely annoying to click on an item that I like to find that somebody wants $20 for a used dress from Charlotte Russe or something. Uhm, I could’ve gotten it new for $20 on sale. That’s not the way this site works, if you want to only sell take it to eBay.

As far as communication go I always try to be friendly and I find that others respond the same. There are a few totally ridiculous people on here though who think they’re hot stuff, in ways it’s pretty funny.

I have one suggestion, I just started doing this because I recently realized how annoying people (including myself) get when there’s no explanation for declining a swap. Instead of hitting decline I hit the negotiate button so that I can write them a message too.

It is is really annoying to see all the people marking their items “for sale only” or “cash only” and showing a staunch refusal to negotiate. That’s why I quit using Swapstyle (before it went offline anyway).

I LOVED the atmosphere when I first started making trades because everyone was both friendly and forgiving. But now, I find myself almost unwilling to even log in because of all the stuff that’s being sold and all the unbalanced offers I’m getting. I’m the sort of person that will “watch” just about anything I’m remotely interested in, but typically can wait for a long time to trade for it. It seems that some people assume if you’re watching something of theirs that you’re obsessing over it and need it RIGHT NOW, and therefore will do anything to get it.

Or maybe I’m just insane. Who knows.

No, I whole heartedly agree with you. I’ve taken to only trying to watch things that I really like because I feel like I get a ton of crazy offers otherwise. I understand when you’ve got a nice dress and you ask for two of my shirts, or a couple of items for a designer bag. That’s totally fine. But I’ve had people send me these crazy trades when they want a few of my nice, newer items and are only willing to send me less of their items that are in poorer quality just because I’m watching them. It’s like everybody’s gotten so greedy.