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Free: Small towel (Hintonburg) 20 inches long, 9 inches wide. Has a few small pulls in it.

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Free: Unopened Indian bay leaves (Hintonburg) Gifted Bought these bay leaves by mistake, not realizing they weren’t the regular kind. If you’re not familiar with them, check out for helpful information. They are used in Indian and south east Asian cooking.

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Free: Wool blanket with holes (Hintonburg) Gifted Virgin wool blanket. A couple of large holes and a small stain. Also the cotton border is ratty, but could be cut off. Hoping someone can repurpose it if no one wants it on their bed. Decades old but has been laundered.

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Free: Jamieson Unopened Vitamin C (Hintonburg) Bought by mistake. ( I prefer chewable). Photo shows size of vitamin from an opened bottle. 500 mg. 120 caplets.

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Free: Sleeping bag (Hintonburg) Chocolate brown with green plaid on the underside. Zipper needs fixing, and the seam is undone in a couple of places along the sides (see photo). Maybe a quilter would like to repurpose it. Or you can mend the sides and just use it as a blanket. Was laundered recently, but an airing wouldn’t hurt it.

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Free: 2 small wooden boxes w/o lids (Hintonburg) 100% biodegradable. Made in France. A friend got them when she took a course at Cordon Bleu. They are actually baking molds, but they could be used for anything.

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Free: Single twin sheets (imperfect) (Hintonburg) 2 different single twin size sheets. Previously used at a cottage. The squirrels got in and had a party. (See photos). All sheets were washed in borax.. White cotton fitted sheet. Several small marks. Flannel fitted sheet with Toy Story characters. 4 large acorn stains, and two small holes. Take one or both

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Free: Lightweight reversible quilt (Hintonburg) Queen size. Lime green on one side; royal blue on the other. Two not very noticeable small holes in two of the corners. (See photo). Has been laundered, but could do with an airing.

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Free: Sterilized unopened gauze pads (Hintonburg) Three pads measuring 10 cm x 10 cm and five pads measuring 5 cm x 5 cm

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Free: Small Washable floor mat (Hintonburg) Freshly laundered.42 inches left to right. 26 inches top to bottom. Small hole near the edge and a pull on the underside. (See photo for hole).

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Free: Woven cloth mat (Hintonburg) Gifted Not sure what type of material it’s made of, but it’s washable. Very good shape aside from a few small spots. Measurements available upon request.

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Free: Sterilized unopened gauze pads (Hintonburg) Expired Three pads measuring 10 cm x 10 cm and five pads measuring 5 cm x 5 cm

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Free: Small Washable floor mat (Hintonburg) Expired Freshly laundered.42 inches left to right. 26 inches top to bottom. Small hole near the edge and a pull on the underside. (See photo for hole).

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Free: Alfred Hitchcock biography (Hintonburg) Gifted Highly rated biography including index, citations, photos and acknowledgements. Book itself is in excellent condition but dust cover has a tear ion the back and two very small rips along the spine.

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Free: Neutrogena mineral sunscreen (Hintonburg) Gifted Two x 88 mL unopened tubes of dry touch sunscreen. Expiry date September 2024. Take either or both.

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Free: Lightweight reversible quilt (Hintonburg) Expired Queen size. Lime green on one side; royal blue on the other. Two not very noticeable small holes in two of the corners. (See photo). Has been laundered, but could do with an airing.

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Free: Single twin sheets (imperfect) (Hintonburg) Expired 3 different single twin size sheets. Previously used at a cottage. The squirrels got in and had a party. (See photos). All sheets were washed in borax. Flannel fitted sheet with colourful animals on it. Two small stains and two small holes. White cotton fitted sheet. Several small marks. Flannel fitted sheet with Toy Story characters. 4 large acorn stains, and two small holes. Take one or all.

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Free: 2 small wooden boxes w/o lids (Hintonburg) Expired 100% biodegradable. Made in France. A friend got them when she took a course at Cordon Bleu. They are actually baking molds, but they could be used for anything.

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Free: unopened pain remedies (Hintonburg) Expired Helping a friend clear out his medicine cabinet…. These pain remedies are old but, in my experience, they seem to last forever. All of them are still sealed. Expiry dates are shown in brackets. Rub A535 ice spray (2016) Rub A535 extra strength cream (2014) Deep relief ice cold spray (2016) Take some or all.

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Free: 2 small baking moulds (Hintonburg) Expired 100% biodegradable. Made in France from wood. A friend got them when she took a course at Cordon Bleu.

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Free: Small bar towel (Hintonburg) Expired 20 inches long, 9 inches wide. Has a few small pulls in it.

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Free: Unopened Hydrasense nasal spray (3) (Hintonburg) Gifted Three full containers of unopened hydrogen spray. There are expiry dates on the boxes, but my Internet research revealed that those dates only apply to opened containers because the spray is made from saline and therefore doesn’t expire if it hasn’t been opened. Take one or take all: Hydrasense nasal and sinus congestion relief Hydrasense nasal congestion relief caused by allergies Hydrasense eucalyptus nasal and sinus congestion relief

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Free: Plastic dish w/ compartments (Hintonburg) Expired 3 compartments. dinner plate size. Could be used for food or to store small items. Microwavable. Cover is cracked (see photo) and could possibly be repaired or just use dish without cover since the cover doesn’t go in the microwave anyhow.

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Free: 4 large towels (Hintonburg) Expired There are two identical bath towels with the name Ramsay on them that are in good condition but have some pulls in them. (See first photo). The other two towels are very large and have small acorn stains on them. It may or may not be possible to remove the stains.

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Free: Reversible bedspread w/ Tigger (Hintonburg) Gifted Save Tigger from the landfill! Queen size reversible bedspread featuring Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. Predominantly green on one side and blue on the other. Has a hole about the size of a golf ball that could be patched with a scrap of cloth.

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Free: large ceramic bowl (Hintonburg) Expired Sturdy ceramic bowl. Approximately 10 square inches. Good place to store keys and other small items as you come in the door. Has a few very small chips around the edges.

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Free: Old but unopened pain remedies (Hintonburg) Expired Helping a friend clear out his medicine cabinet…. These pain remedies are old but, in my experience, they seem to last forever. All of them are still sealed. Expiry dates are shown in brackets. Rub A535 ice spray (2016) Rub A535 extra strength cream (2014) Deep relief ice cold spray (2016) Take some or all.

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Free: Washable Slip-proof mat (Hintonburg) Gifted 45 inches long, 29 inches wide. Some rubber backing is missing (see photos). Originally a bathmat, but might be best used at the entrance to a basement or garage.

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Free: Small towel (Hintonburg) Expired 20 inches long, 9 inches wide. Has a few small pulls in it.

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Free: Letter size file folders (Hintonburg) Gifted 8 1/2 x 11 file folders made from recycled paper. 75 left in the box but willing to divide them up.

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