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striped cream/beige cushion covers (Caldecott OX14)
14d
- Three cushion covers, cream with beige stripes and piped edges, approx 45 cm x 40 cm. Zip opening. Cotton, apparently dry-clean only but I suspect that's just the manufacturers covering themselves (ha) in case people wash the covers too hot and they shrink. Note that two of the covers have small marks (see pictures) - they might well wash out but, see above, I haven't tried.
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decorative self-adhesive border (Caldecott OX14)
14d
- Roll of unused self-adhesive cream-coloured paper for a wall, with a curly beige pattern. 5 m long, 13 cm wide.
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curtain hooks and rings (Caldecott OX14)
14d
- A jar of plastic curtain hooks, various types, a tin of curtain hangers and three sets of different-sized curtain rings for plastic Swish-type curtain rails - see image for sizes. Take them all or just one set.
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Pencils (Caldecott OX14)
58d
- 15 pencils, from 11 to 18 cm, mostly HB. Fed up with handing pencils out to your students and never getting them back? These might help!
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Interior emulsion paint (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
58d
- 2.5 L tin of sand-coloured water-based silk emulsion, barely used (there is easily enough left for two coats to cover 25 m2). Note that the colour is stronger and more yellow than it looks on the tin in these photos - the picture of it on the wall is closer to reality.
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Curtain rods or rails (Caldecott OX14)
Expired
136d
- I'm looking for a way to hang curtains, either rods or rails. One window is very long so an extendable rod or a cut-to-size rail would be particularly useful, but anything will help. Thanks!
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large rectangular blue and cream rug (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
229d
- Size approx 122 x 180 cm. Geometric grey, blue and cream diagonal pattern. A couple of small coffee droplet stains and a small bald patch on the edge (see pictures). Fair offer policy applies.
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Red touch-up paint for Honda (Caldecott OX14)
Expired
258d
- Red bodywork touch-up pencil in Honda Milano Red.
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Floor mats for Honda Jazz (Caldecott OX14)
Expired
271d
- Three slightly scuffed but basically OK passenger floor mats for a Honda Jazz 2002. (No driver's mat as that was really badly worn!) Alternatively, they could be useful for covering a compost heap or as odd-shaped doormats, or cut them down to size if you have a sharp knife and steel nerves.
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Large kettle (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
302d
- 3 kW Morphy Richards kettle with indicator light, works well, recently descaled.
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Small blue-green rug (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Small patterned rug, main colour blue-green, 45 cm x ~70 cm (including tassels). Has one tiny hole from years back but has been thoroughly vacuumed and I'm pretty sure there are no moths (if you are worried you could put it in the freezer to make sure).
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Large blood pressure monitor (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Battery-operated Omron blood pressure monitor with carry case.
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Blood pressure monitor (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- ProLogic battery-operated blood pressure monitor with instructions and box. Works fine, but needs new batteries.
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Small plastic storage boxes (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- ~15 small boxes of hard clear plastic, red or colourless (they used to hold Mon Cheri chocolates). They're perfect for tidying pencils, sewing and craft items, nuts, bolts and screws, or other small objects. Not suitable for small children as they are quite fragile and can break into sharp shards if trodden on.
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Spice jars (Caldecott OX14)
Expired
313d
- >a dozen spice jars, various shapes and colours
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Casio scientific calculator (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Solar-powered, with instruction leaflet and carry case.
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1980s vinyl sports bag, vgc (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Original bag from the 1980s, barely used, very good condition.
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Carry bag for the garden (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Hardwearing bag with pockets for hand tools and large central carry area. About 30 cm wide and 25 cm high. Green and beige. Good condition but looks a bit faded.
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Small kettle (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Small white plastic kettle for two cups (it says three, but that's only true if you are using tiny delicate porcelain teacups). It's 650 W so takes time to boil, but is handy if you just want a mug of tea while you work at your desk. Clean and recently descaled. It even has a switch so it can change from 240 to 120 V if you wanted to take it on a very long journey.
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Wide-necked vacuum flask for soups and stews (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Vintage (1970s?!) vacuum flask with carry handle. Save by taking your dinner leftovers to work for lunch! It's clean and functions fine, but note that the moulding holding one side of the handle was repaired years ago and now has a little play in it, which means that the handle is secure when upright in the carrying position but sometimes fall out when in the lowered position. Taking the repair apart gently and redoing it with superglue would probably fix that.
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Working toaster (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Red-sided two-slice metal toaster from Tesco with instruction booklet. Has been used for 10 years so no longer pristine, but works.
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Vintage cream telephone (Caldecott OX14)
Gifted
313d
- Working phone, suitable for use with landlines (has the green circle label). Originally cream-coloured, but has changed in the sun to more beige. We can provide a splitter with it if you want.
