Well said
I've never heard of the "highly functioning rocks" sayingI'm going to have to use that one day!
Some of the local pages do make me cringe. However, the page for our local swap isn't too bad. We post what we are looking for and what we are bringing and typically most birds are sold before we even unload them. I don't ever end up bringing birds home that people had already laid claim to. Only one person has ever asked for a discount and I told them not unless they buy a certain amount and then this is the price. IF they would persist, I would just start increasing the price with every message and then they get mad and blow away.
You are always going to have Mama Boo Boo and Jimmy Joe Cheap____ (you-know-what) on those threads. They are everywhere though. My husband is a remodel contractor...a really good one. He just did an estimate for a bathroom remodel in a half million dollar home and the guy tried every which way to get the price cut on the labor: He never offered to get less expensive cabinets than the $4,000 ones he picked or look at marble that was under $10/foot. I used to sell hand painted crocks at shows and would ALWAYS have people tell me my prices were too high. My response is good, you don't deserve to own anything I have for sale anyway. However, you will also find a few awesome people too. Here is a good example....
I connected with an awesome Cornish breeder from Plauncheville, LA on one of the Louisiana Facebook pages a couple days ago. He and I exchanged several messages about my purchasing some of his WL Red Cornish and then we spoke on the phone last night. By the end of the conversation, he decided to gift me hatching eggs. No matter how many times and different ways I tried offering payment, he flat out refused.
So don't let a few bad apples or highly functioning rocks ruin the entire barrel sort of thing. You wouldn't want to miss that one diamond in the pile of coal.
I'm not giving you a discount on my items for sale so that you can cover your IPhone addiction. I'm not having that. That was the last conversation I had with her.
Kuntrygirl, I have some friends that stopped by to say hi! I know they're your favorite
NOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that was low down and dirty. You have to prepare me for something like that. You can't just sneak that up on me like that. 
Now, I'm gonna have night mares tonight. Looks like I will be sleeping with the chickens because I can't sleep alone tonight. Shame on you. But they are really cute though. 
NOT FUNNY !!!!!!
Agreed!I know exactly what you mean when you say there are some good people out there. There are A LOT of good people out there but I am getting the Honey Boo Boo's and her relatives a lot lately.
Example- I had someone who wanted to but a few turkey hens and some fertile duck and guinea eggs last year. Well, between her asking for a discount on ALL the items that she wanted to buy, her next statement was, "My husband and I just ordered 2 new Iphones and it cost blah blah blah hundred dollars". I was like, "HUH"? I'm thinking, lady, do you realize what you just said. You are asking me for a discount on a turkey hen and 2 dozen fertile eggs but you can spend what $300 or $400 on 2 phones???????? SERIOUSLYI???
There are a lot of nice people on BYC and especially on the La-yer thread. There are several people on this thread (and they know who they are) who have given me a lot of things and I always try to "pay it forward' as well but it's the Honey Boos Boos, Honey Boo Boo's Mama, Honey Boo Boo's Daddy and Honey Boo Boo's relatives that get under my skin. I cannot STAND THAT!I'm not giving you a discount on my items for sale so that you can cover your IPhone addiction. I'm not having that. That was the last conversation I had with her.
So, I"m not talking about the nice people, I'm talking about the scammers who look for "victims".
Honey Boo BooGood morning ya'll.
I am getting some VERY interesting calls and emails about my turkey eggs and guinea eggs that I have for sale. You tell people a price and they try to make an offer that is half of what your price is. SERIOUSLY?? REALLY?? Come on dude! Do I look like Wendy Water Head?I guess these people don't realize that when these eggs hatch, they have a small fortune/investment.And they expect to get the eggs for nearly free. NOT !!!!!!
I pick and choose who I give deals and freebies to and it's not to any Tom, Harry and Honey Boo Boo that emails or calls me. It's for people that I know or people that I have chosen to "pay it forward" to.
Have a great day ya'll.
I know exactly what you mean when you say there are some good people out there. There are A LOT of good people out there but I am getting the Honey Boo Boo's and her relatives a lot lately.
Example- I had someone who wanted to but a few turkey hens and some fertile duck and guinea eggs last year. Well, between her asking for a discount on ALL the items that she wanted to buy, her next statement was, "My husband and I just ordered 2 new Iphones and it cost blah blah blah hundred dollars". I was like, "HUH"? I'm thinking, lady, do you realize what you just said. You are asking me for a discount on a turkey hen and 2 dozen fertile eggs but you can spend what $300 or $400 on 2 phones???????? SERIOUSLYI???
There are a lot of nice people on BYC and especially on the La-yer thread. There are several people on this thread (and they know who they are) who have given me a lot of things and I always try to "pay it forward' as well but it's the Honey Boos Boos, Honey Boo Boo's Mama, Honey Boo Boo's Daddy and Honey Boo Boo's relatives that get under my skin. I cannot STAND THAT!I'm not giving you a discount on my items for sale so that you can cover your IPhone addiction. I'm not having that. That was the last conversation I had with her.
So, I"m not talking about the nice people, I'm talking about the scammers who look for "victims".
