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Request: Girls dressup dresses for play 4T-8 (West Somerville) Looking for size 4T thru 8 “fancy” dresses or dance recital costumes, also fun hats, capes, etc to be used for imaginative dress-up playtime. I’d like to create a dress-up box for my granddaughter. Thank you!

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Free: Silicone muffin baking pan - red (West Somerville) Gifted Flexible silicone muffin baking pan - bright red. Used once, in excellent shape. Holds 12 muffins/cupcakes.

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Request: 35mm Slide viewer/digitizer (West Somerville) If you’re done with your old slides and your slide viewer/digitizer is gathering dust, I would love to put it to good use to view and preserve my family photo history (so many slides!) It would be a treasure. Thank you.

28d

Free: Travel pill organizer NEW (West Somerville) Gifted Travel pill organizer NEW. Never used. Hard plastic shell, very compact, 8 compartments, color purple. Has stickers to label compartments. About 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1”

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Free: 40 Watt High Intensity Bulb (West Somerville) 50 Watt High Intensity incandescent bulb for older style desk lamps, etc. Sealed in original packaging. Bulb is clear, plastic packaging has yellowed a bit. New old stock.

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Free: Kipling black “Teddy” wallet (West Somerville) Gifted Pre-owned, good condition. It’s clean, in good used shape, a long trifold. Nylon/polyester. Style is called “Teddy” or older versions were “Brownie.” (Goes for $25-50 on Poshmark.) 7 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 1” Photos make it seem like a crazy print. It’s solid black on “crinkle nylon.” Porch pickup.

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Free: White coaxial cable (West Somerville) Gifted 3 pieces: 2 are approx 20 ft each. 1 is approx 6 ft. Cable outlet connectors are attached. These have been used, are in good working order.

28d

Request: Women’s wide-brim sunhats (West Somerville) Expired Post-surgery, can’t wear sunblock, need to protect face from sun. Looking for sunhats with wide brim, bonus for drawstring tie so it won’t blow off in the wind. Thank you.

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Request: 35mm Slide viewer/digitizer (West Somerville) Expired If you’re done with your old slides and your slide viewer/digitizer is gathering dust, I would love to put it to good use to view and preserve my family photo history (so many slides!) It would be a treasure. Thank you.

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Free: Garnier Fructis hair products (West Somerville) Gifted Garnier Fructis hair products 2 unused bottles of Sleek & Shine Conditioner 1 partially used bottle of Sleek & Shine Shampoo 1 partially used bottle of Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioner Take all please. Porch pickup near Davis Sq.

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Request: White 3-shelf IKEA Billy bookcase (West Somerville) Expired Looking for a very specific white 3-shelf bookcase: IKEA Billy bookcase in white, **and was purchased prior to 2022.** Dimensions: 15 3/4” W x 11” D x 41 3/4” H. 2 adjustable shelves. See stock photo attached. (New version marketed since 2022 replaced the wood veneer with “paper foil” and the new “white” color is not a match with the older style.) If you have one of these gathering dust and in decent shape, I’d be most grateful to be its new owner. Thank you!

1y

Request: Circular slide rule (West Somerville) Expired Looking for a circular slide rule (any condition). See photo for example.

1y

Request: Book: Great Big Beautiful Life (West Somerville) Received Long shot, but does anyone have a copy of the 2025 book Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, that I could have or borrow for a couple of weeks? I’m supposed to read this for a book club and I’m like millionth in line on the library hold list and running out of time. Thanks!

1y

Request: Play-doh toys and tools (West Somerville) Received Looking for plastic play-doh toys and tools (or similar appropriate plastic utensils or cookie cutters) to use with Play-doh. (I don’t need the Play-doh itself!) Thank you :)

1y

Request: 1 lb ankle weights (West Somerville) Received I’m looking for a pair of 1 lb ankle weights for knee physical therapy. Would be greatly appreciated.

2y

Request: Exercise (or yoga) mat (West Somerville) Received Looking for an exercise mat or yoga mat. Hopefully 1/4” or thicker. Have to do leg strengthening exercises on my hardwood floor... ouch. Thank you!

2y

Request: Mike + The Mechanics: music CDs (West Somerville) Expired If you would like to lighten your CD collection that you don’t listen to anymore, I would love to have these two by Mike + The Mechanics: “The Living Years” (1988) “Mike + The Mechanics” (self-titled debut album, 1985) Thanks!

2y

Free: King-size grey flannel flat sheet (West Somerville) Gifted 1 King-size flannel flat (top) sheet, Sealy brand, color medium grey. In good condition. Well used, stitching is intact, no holes. Flannel is nubby and warm. I used it as an extra lightweight blanket.

2y

Free: Two sturdy 24” shoe racks (West Somerville) Gifted Two 2-shelf shoe racks. White laminate on particle board. Very used but quite functional and very sturdy. 24” L x 12” D. They can stack. Porch pick up. Between Powderhouse Circle and Davis Sq. Soonest gets preference.

2y

Free: Underbed plastic storage container (West Somerville) Gifted Measures approx 44”L x 20”W x 6”D Approx 17.5 Gals (70 Qts) Clear plastic with white lid. Good for out of the way storage of sweaters, extra linens, etc. Not sturdy enough for heavy objects but works well for clothing. Has lid with closure at each end. Lid folds open in center to give access to either side.

2y

Free: 3 red Wastebaskets (West Somerville) Gifted Used, a few scuff marks. Sturdy plastic. Tall one is 14.5” The shorter ones are 10.5”, bought at Target.

2y

Free: Heavy-duty Belkin surge suppressor (West Somerville) Gifted Belkin Surgemaster, 7-outlet heavy-duty power strip surge suppressor. 6 ft cord. 3-prong grounded plug.

2y

Free: Lakota (Sioux) Dreamcatcher (West Somerville) Gifted 13”, brand new in unopened package. Tan and white. Made by the St. Joseph’s Indian School in SD.

2y

Request: 4-tier plastic storage shelving (West Somerville) Expired Looking for something approx 54H x 32W x 14D, similar to photo. 4-Tier Plastic. Wire (like a baker’s rack) is too heavy for me.

2y

Request: 35mm Slide viewer/digitizer (West Somerville) Expired If you’re done with your old slides already and your slide viewer/digitizer is gathering dust, I would love to put it to good use to view and preserve my family photo history (so many slides!) It would be a treasure.

2y

Free: 5 Mirror/wall art/tv boxes (West Somerville) Gifted I have 5 sets of 4-piece glass/mirror/wall art boxes, also good for flat screens tvs; they were used for 1 move and are in great shape. The 4 pieces get taped together to make custom-sized boxes, up to 40x 60”. Very sturdy. Will hold a 55” tv with room for packing paper. These are expensive to purchase new. I really don’t want to send these for recycling on Monday! Porch pickup. I’m between Porterhouse Circle and Davis Sq.

2y

Free: 2 Bags of Packing paper (West Somerville) Gifted 2 large trash bags of (previously used) packing paper, crumpled but clean.

2y

Free: Bag of packing paper for moving (West Somerville) Expired 1 large trash bag of crumpled clean packing paper. Between Powderhouse Circle and Davis Sq.

2y

Free: Cut glass serving plate (West Somerville) Gifted Cut glass (crystal) serving plate for cake, fruit, candy, etc. Very pretty, no chips or cracks, just not my style. 11” diameter.

2y

Request: Working Vacuum cleaner (West Somerville) Expired Just moved into a place with a long neglected basement that needs serious cleanup. Looking for something functional with a hose for reaching into the horrors lurking both high and low. Anyone got something stashed away that they wouldn’t mind parting with? Many thanks!

2y