Shopping & Style1 min ago
Neighbours App
25 Answers
We’ve just had a letter inviting us to join the above.
Anyone in their local one?
Good points?
Bad points?
Can’t see much of an advantage for us to be honest but would appreciate your opinions. Thanks.
Anyone in their local one?
Good points?
Bad points?
Can’t see much of an advantage for us to be honest but would appreciate your opinions. Thanks.
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by Vagus. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.We get quite a lot of information, this week has covered all the local flood warnings, any scams going around, criminal activity in the vicinity so you know what to watch out for.
People ask for recommendations for workman, replies are from people who have actually had work done, and often show pictures.
Goods are offered for sale or free. Missing pets are posted and several have been found by others that have spotted the post.
People ask for recommendations for workman, replies are from people who have actually had work done, and often show pictures.
Goods are offered for sale or free. Missing pets are posted and several have been found by others that have spotted the post.
I’ve been in my local Nextdoor group for ages. Very good for crime reports, recommendations for tradesmen, notifications about immediate problems such as road closures, local for sale and free items. Also lost and found items and pets, upcoming events (when not in lockdown) and help offered and needed.
Lots of videos from CCTV cameras asking for help identifying people either committing a crime or behaving suspiciously.
The sort of useful information we used to get when we actually knew and talked to our neighbours
Lots of videos from CCTV cameras asking for help identifying people either committing a crime or behaving suspiciously.
The sort of useful information we used to get when we actually knew and talked to our neighbours
It used to be called Streetlife and it was a lot better then (IMO) It's OK but as well as the useful stuff, there people who moan a lot on there. As for the recommendations, I`m not sure how honest people are. A lot of people seem to recommend themselves (or their partner, husband etc) so not unbiased. I wouldn`t use my real name on there.
As 'Related Questions', below, isn't picking up relevant links from the past, I'll offer them to you myself instead:
Feb 2017:
https:/ /www.th eanswer bank.co .uk/Cha tterBan k/Quest ion1536 883.htm l
Sep 2017:
https:/ /www.th eanswer bank.co .uk/Cha tterBan k/Quest ion1571 646.htm l
Feb 2018:
https:/ /www.th eanswer bank.co .uk/How -it-Wor ks/Ques tion159 2463.ht ml
Feb 2020:
https:/ /www.th eanswer bank.co .uk/Tec hnology /Questi on16940 27.html
I vaguely recall getting an invitation to join through my door, quite some time ago, and deciding that it wasn't for me. (I think I was put off, in part, by the way that the invitation was worded as a sort of 'limited time offer'. My opinion was that any genuine 'community group' shouldn't be trying to pressurise people into joining in that sort of way).
Feb 2017:
https:/
Sep 2017:
https:/
Feb 2018:
https:/
Feb 2020:
https:/
I vaguely recall getting an invitation to join through my door, quite some time ago, and deciding that it wasn't for me. (I think I was put off, in part, by the way that the invitation was worded as a sort of 'limited time offer'. My opinion was that any genuine 'community group' shouldn't be trying to pressurise people into joining in that sort of way).
Thank you all.
Yes, this has a code that will expire in a week. And the persons name and address who has mail shotted (nice word) us is also in the letter.
Will give it some thought but probably won’t bother, we have a very comprehensive list of tradespeople ourselves. Not convinces it’s terribly useful for us.
Yes, this has a code that will expire in a week. And the persons name and address who has mail shotted (nice word) us is also in the letter.
Will give it some thought but probably won’t bother, we have a very comprehensive list of tradespeople ourselves. Not convinces it’s terribly useful for us.