Sadly, a lot of businesses didn't invite reviews on the EDF at that time due to a number of "negative nellies" that would take delight in posting unfavourable comments, often despite never being to the business in question.
No matter how good the place was, some posters would find fault that wasn't there "don't lile the colour of the bidet set in the private bathroom, avocado 😅"
Can hardly blame businesses at the time for not wanting reviews on here, thankfully that has mostly changed now.
The "for sale" section on this forum lets people offer things for free or cheaply.
And the "wanted" section let's people ask for things they want or need, for free or cheaply.
There are also existing schemes like Freecycle, and also local food banks.
And there is (or was) a local scheme where you can bring things to be repaired free. I think it is/was based in Nunhead.
Isn't that simpler than having a barter system?
You might have something to give away, but the person who wants it might not have anything you want.
Or have I misunderstood how it works?
I can see that offering services free might not fit into existing schemes, but depending on what they were, what would happen if things went horribly wrong eg someone wrecked your house?
Sorry if the above sounds very negative.
I'm wondering why they would do that?
Because surely positive reviews could only help them, and if they thought they might get negative reviews, shouldn't they have been addressing the reasons that might be (unless someone had an unwarranted grudge against them)?
But in any case, how could they have stopped people posting reviews on here?
PS I have corrected your typo! 😃
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