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packing material for gifts (Hintonburg)
Packing material made primarily of paper with sparkly bits thrown in. Currently in plastic wrapping to help it keep its shape. Comes from a gift basket. It looks grey in the photo, but the paper is actually yellowish and the sparkly bits are gold in colour.
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Empty liquid soap containers (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Clean and empty liquid soap containers with pumps. Could be filled with liquid soap bought in bulk or homemade cleaning products.
1d
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white tuque with pompom (Hintonburg)
White woolen tuque with pompom. Top decorative button is missing. Freshly laundered. It won’t get you on the cover of a fashion magazine, but it would be warm when you’re out for early morning walks.
1d
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Doily (Hintonburg)
Promised
Large hand crocheted doily.
5d
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women’s winter head scarf (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Warm winter headscarf. 100% acrylic. Hat and scarf in one. Scarf is long enough to fling over your shoulders and tie in the back. It has little fuzzies, but otherwise is in good condition.
11d
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Wooden picture frame (Hintonburg)
Wooden picture frame with decorative border. 25 inches left to right 24. Approximately 27 inches top to bottom. Slight crack on top and two small nail holes but not noticeable when hung up. Rope attached for hanging.
11d
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Unopened French salad dressing (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Unopened French salad dressing. Kraft brand. Best before date July 2024. Tried to convince myself to give French dressing another try, but I did not succeed.
11d
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Adult cross country skis (Hintonburg)
Skis made in Finland. Karhu brand. Measurements available upon request. Sorry to say there are no boots or poles. Maybe you could use them as trail markers or some other creative idea.
11d
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Kitchen witch (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Small kitchen witch. 5 inches tall and 2 inches across. Legend has it that kitchen witches bring good luck to the cook. Her left arm is broken but maybe you could glue on an extension using a stick of some sort.
24d
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Unopened French salad dressing (Hintonburg)
Expired
Unopened French salad dressing. Kraft brand. Best before date July 2024. Tried to convince myself to give French dressing another try, but I did not succeed.
25d
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women’s winter head scarf (Hintonburg)
Expired
Warm winter headscarf. 100% acrylic. Hat and scarf in one. Scarf is long enough to fling over your shoulders and tie in the back. It has little fuzzies, but otherwise is in good condition.
25d
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Air leak prevention for outlets (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Five sheets of lightweight Foam gaskets used to stop air leaks through electrical outlets. Two Gaskets per sheet so enough for 10 Outlets. Brand new.
32d
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Plastic bags for food storage (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Clean plastic bags of various types and sizes. Take some or all. Let me know which ones interest you. 17 large, 7 medium & 12 small freezer bags 8 smallish bags that had bok choy In them 8 medium bags that had salad in them 36 sandwich bags 2 deli bags with zippers
33d
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Foam gaskets for electrical outlets (Hintonburg)
Expired
Five sheets of lightweight Foam gaskets used to stop air leaks through electrical outlets. Two Gaskets per sheet so enough for 10 Outlets. Brand new.
46d
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Bicycle repairs manual (Hintonburg)
Gifted
“ Anybody’s bike book” By Tom Cuthbertson. Published in 1971. Very good condition. No bike grease. 🥹
52d
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Bath pillow (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Bath pillow with removable and washable cover. Cover is 100% cotton, filling is 100% polyester. Has two cotton loops to hang it up with.
54d
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Variety of binders (Hintonburg)
Expired
Variety of colours and sizes. Take some or all. Mostly 1 inch binders, but some 2 inch and 13 inch. Porch pick up arranged in advance.
55d
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Many 3-ring binders (Hintonburg)
Expired
Approximately 12 three-ring binders in various colours. Mostly 1 inch wide, but some 2 inch, and one 3 inch. Some have writing on spine. Some have numerical or alphabetical tabs; others do not. Photo shows a select few. Take some or all. Must be picked up week of August 26.
75d
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Non-latex rubber bands (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Non-latex rubber bands “ with anti-microbial product protection”. Not exactly sure what that means but I bought them in 2015 and they are still in excellent condition. I think they might outlive me which is why I’ve decided to give them away.
80d
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animal appliques (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Animal appliqués of a hippo and an elephant. They are currently residing on a couple of small guest towels that are past their prime. Help save them from the landfill. Hoping someone can repurpose them because they’re too cute to be turned into rags.
81d
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2 sturdy coasters (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Two sturdy coasters. Each of them has small but not very noticeable cracks. Purchased in Florida. I am hoping that someone can fix or repurpose them.
81d
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Cloth bags and briefcases (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Cloth shopping bags from Metro, Hydro Ottawa, Disney television animation and Marketplace. The last two involve easy sewing repairs. The other two are in very good condition. Also two cloth briefcases with zippers and a front zippered pocket. Both are from the same long ago symposium on workplace conflict. One is in perfect condition; the other one has a few small white marks on the back.
81d
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Small woven mat (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Off-white washable woven mat. 21 inches wide, 32 inches long. Has one barely noticeable hole. I used it as a bathmat but I have more than I need.
96d
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Queen size blanket (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Heavy, warm queen size blanket with picture of wolves on it.
99d
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Randy Bachman autobiography (Hintonburg)
Gifted
Hard cover book written by Randy Bachman and rock music historian John Einarson. Published in 2000. I usually donate my books to my neighbourhood little libraries but, at 527 pages, this one is too big.
106d
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rosewater spray (Hintonburg)
Expired
Facial toner with rosewater, orange flower, and vitamin C. Note that this is old and has to be kept in the fridge. I didn’t use it because I don’t like the smell of rosewater. Maybe you can use it as air freshener or spray it on your sheets. 120 mL/ 4 oz. Made by a Canadian company.
106d
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2 sturdy coasters (Hintonburg)
Expired
Two sturdy coasters. Each of them has small but not very noticeable cracks. Purchased in Florida. I am hoping that someone can fix or repurpose them.
106d
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Women’s soft leather jacket (Hintonburg)
Expired
Soft leather jacket . Dry clean only. No guarantees the stains will come out. I believe it is size medium or small.Maybe someone can use repurpose it.
106d
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Women’s soft leather jacket (Hintonburg)
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Soft leather jacket with lots of stains. Dry clean only. No guarantees the stains will come out. I believe it is size medium or small. Also note that it has shoulder pads (!). Maybe someone can use repurpose it.
116d
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Small woven mat (Hintonburg)
Expired
Off-white washable woven mat. 21 inches wide, 32 inches long. Has one hole smaller than a dime (The photo makes it look bigger than it is ). I used it as a bathmat.
116d