A Members' Posts

Request: Small flexible tent poles/worn-out small tent (Torrisholme LA4) Received Wondering if anyone has unwanted poles from a small dome tent - maybe the fabric is wrecked but the poles are fine? I have a really handy tent-organiser that uses 2 small flexible poles and looks like a mini tent, but sadly one of the poles broke when we were away last week. I was hoping to try and fix it with some pieces of tent pole, rather than throwing the whole thing away. I’m happy to collect

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Free: Disney Frozen beach towel (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Large but quite thin beach towel - it’s always been better for lying/sitting on than getting dry!

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Free: Disney Frozen umbrella (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Child sized umbrella, overall decent condition still, couple of tiny holes where the fabric joins the arms (pictured) and a bit of scuffing on the end where it’s been used as a walking stick but still keeps the rain of.

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Free: 3.5 litre crockpot base and lid (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Crockpot slow cooker base and lid only - no pot. The pot broke but the base and lid are still fine - thought I’d offer on here before binning them in case anyone has the opposite problem! Please say in your reply why you would like this so I know that someone isn’t expecting a full slow cooker :)

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Free: Girls age 11-12 knickers (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted 2 sets of girls age 11-12 M&S knickers. All thoroughly clean, some hardly worn before daughter had a growth spurt. Top left - set of 7 pairs briefs Top right - set of 5 pairs bikini briefs TAKEN - bottom left TAKEN - bottom right

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Free: Ladies size 8 walking boots (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Regatta leather walking boots in ladies size 8. Plenty of tread though the uppers are looking a bit worn at the toe. My daughter has really narrow heels and found that these weren’t secure and supportive enough round her ankles. I’ve given them a quick clean with Nikwax footwear cleaner but they will benefit from a good coat of your preferred waterproofing product, especially around the toes. Plenty of wear left in them though for someone with wider heels and narrower toes than my daughter!

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Free: Glucosamine sulphate tablets (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Glucosamine Sulphate 1500mg tablets - I was recommended glucosamine by a physiotherapist years ago to help with my joints. I’ve been ordering these particular tablets for years, but the latest batch are a touch bigger and I just can’t manage to swallow them. I’ve taken a photo to show the size of the tablets. If anyone would like to give these a try you’re very welcome. The pot is nearly full.

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Free: Pink and silver kids bike (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Pink and silver bike, 20" wheels - suitable for roughly 117-126 cm in height, approx 6-9 years. Has quite a few patches of rust as pictured and the back wheel catches slightly on the brake pads so could probably use a bit of adjustment but everything seems to be working OK otherwise. Please say why you would like this when replying :)

140d

Free: Screen protector for Samsung Galaxy A5 (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Bought a pack of 2 but didn’t use this one before daughter upgraded her phone. Happy with collection or I can pop it through your letterbox if you’re not too far away :)

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Free: Lilac tinted A4 lined paper (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Nearly full pad of A4 lined paper in a pinkish lilac shade. Daughter found it wasn’t quite the right shade of purple for her. Happy for you to collect, or I can post through your letterbox if you’re not too far away from Torrisholme.

186d

Free: Leaf green reading overlay (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Cerium leaf green A4 reading overlay for visual stress. This was provided by my daughter’s school when they were querying if she was suffering from visual stress - she’s since had an assessment with the optometrist and has a different colour. This overlay has got a little scuffed and has a couple of scratches, but is still perfectly useable so hopefully helpful as a spare for someone who needs leaf green! I’m happy for you to collect, or I can post it through your door in a card envelope if you’re not too far away.

186d

Request: Very small amount of tile adhesive (Torrisholme LA4) Received If anyone has a small quantity of useable tile adhesive left over, I would be very happy to take it off your hands :) I just have 3 half-tiles by my kitchen sink that need sticking back on, so I really don’t want to buy a big thing of adhesive for such a tiny area!

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Request: Small camping kettle (Torrisholme LA4) Expired My daughter is going away at the weekend on camping trip and needs cooking equipment for just herself. We have everything apart from a kettle, as I just realised whilst digging out the camping stuff that my old small camping kettle had given up the ghost. Does anyone have a smallish one that’s no longer needed please? I’m happy to pick up within a reasonable distance. Thanks and fingers crossed!

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Free: Dehumidifier - not working (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Has given sterling service but something in the electronics is bust. It beeps when plugged in, so it’s not the fuse, but doesn’t do anything else. Wondering if anyone who likes trying to fix stuff would like it before I take to the tip?

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Free: Kids’ spacehopper (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Child-sized spacehopper, now outgrown. Great for kids who can’t sit still! It inflates with a regular air-bed pump but the batteries just died in mine when I was trying to inflate it to check.

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Free: Kids/ladies size 6 wellies (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Navy blue and green, older kids or ladies size 6 (they're a narrower fit than men's). They've got a bit scuffed but still waterproof and fully functional as wellies. They're only cheap Shoe Zone ones so not the comfiest for longer walks, but do the job for shorter trips or round the garden.

289d

Free: PC keyboard (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Older PC keyboard with darkish grey background and black writing - has the round purple end on the wire, not USB. I recently received 2 PC keyboards from a lovely fellow Freegler, as my daughter couldn't manage with the newer black-background keyboard. She's picked the one that works best for her, so I'm re-freegling this keyboard.

289d

Free: 5 pairs girls black knee socks size 4 - 5.5 (Torrisholme LA4) Expired 5 pairs of girls black knee socks, shoe size 4-5.5. Slightly bobbly but no holes and still 'elasticy'.

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Free: Star Wars nerf gun - faulty (Torrisholme LA4) Expired Star Wars nerf gun which has sadly stopped firing the nerf darts - if you might be able to fix it, you're very welcome to rescue it from the bin :) Alternatively, it would make a very authentic Stormtrooper blaster (unable to actually hit anything)!!!

302d

Request: Computer keyboard with light-coloured background (Torrisholme LA4) Received I was wondering if anyone has an old computer keyboard gathering dust in a cupboard - the kind that you used to get with a light grey background and black letters? My daughter has visual stress and finds white writing on a black background extremely difficult to read/process even with her coloured glasses, which makes typing on a modern black keyboard very difficult for her. I don't mind what connection lead it has, as our PC has one of the older round sockets for a keyboard. I'm happy to collect :) Many thanks Rachel

306d

Request: Empty laundry liquid bottle (low- or un-scented) (Torrisholme LA4) Expired I was wondering if anyone has an empty laundry liquid bottle, roughly 750ml/1 litre size, that I could save from your recycling box please? The only thing is my nose is very sensitive to scents, so it would need to be from a low-scent (eg Bio-D, Ecover or similar) or unscented liquid. I buy my laundry liquid in large refill containers and have been refilling the same normal-sized bottle for years. Sadly, the lid has now broken :( I'm happy to pick up, though it's probably not very planet-saving to travel very far to do so....!

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Free: 8 large Christmas gift bags (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted I realised whilst packing away the decorations, that we have ended up with far too many large gift bags. 6 of them are pretty strong, they're more like shopping bags, 2 are the strong card type of gift bag. All in very good condition to re-use if you want to pop them away ready for next year :)

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Free: 2024 A6 size diary (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Santa got me a lovely diary for Christmas but with 2 kids and a husband to organise, I need a big calendar! Offering on here in the hope that someone might like it. I'm happy for you to collect, or I can pop it through your letterbox if you're not too far out of my way :)

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Free: junior hockey stick in bag (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Junior sized hockey stick with carry bag - it's a bit scratched and scuffed but still functional.

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Free: Instant flavoured coffee sachets (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted There are 3 left in each box - daughter has gone off them and I only drink coffee black. The caramel latte are best-before 13th January and the iced salted caramel latte are best-before the end of this month. Just wondering if anyone fancied trying them? I don't imagine the food bank would take open, short-dated boxes....

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Free: Assorted mugs and glasses (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted Collection of assorted mugs and glasses. Might be useful for someone just setting up their first home or community group etc. Ideally I'd like them all to go together. Please say why you would like them when replying :)

313d

Free: Disney Aristocats 100 piece jigsaw (Torrisholme LA4) Expired Technically 99 pieces...! Sadly 1 piece missing but otherwise excellent condition.

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Free: Party poppers - 3 packs (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted 3 packs of party poppers, either full or nearly full. My mother in law always gives us a packet at Christmas but my daughter hates them!

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Request: Folding indoor chair (Torrisholme LA4) Received My parents-in-law are coming to ours for Christmas dinner but unfortunately I only have 1 spare chair to go at the dining table. I'm very much hoping someone may have something similar to the attached Argos picture in need of a new home, to save my 2 teenagers having to squash on one chair! I'm happy to collect :)

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Free: Kinetic sand set (Torrisholme LA4) Gifted 3 pots/packets of kinetic sand and some accessories for moulding it. It's really clever stuff that keeps its shape for a while when pressed together. Nothing wrong with it, my kids are just having a clear-out.

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