Is requesting delivery/postage allowed on Olio?
Olio is intended to connect local communities. See below for our policy on posting items on Olio.
Free sharing (food & non-food)
Please do not request delivery or postage for FREE items on Olio. If you do it may result in your account being suspended.
- Postage fees can be costly and defeat the point of sharing for free in your neighbourhood.
- Olioers who give away items don’t want to be “a delivery service” . When they’re asked to mail items, it puts them off giving on Olio.
- Scammers could request postage money and never send you the item.
If you are unable to pick up items due to difficult circumstances, you can:
- Ask a friend or neighbour to collect for you
- make sure you tell the Olioer exactly who is collecting
- Add a 'wanted' listing and people can respond at their own discretion:
- click the "+" in the app & choose "wanted"
- explain you're unable to collect in the listing description