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Free: Chest of drawers (Royal Standard SE3) Promised An old chest of drawers, in shabby but usable condition. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: The wood is generally distressed as shown in the photo. The insides of the drawers all need a good clean. The base of one drawer is sagging, though I think this could probably be fixed with some wood glue and nails. Having said all that, the drawers all work and I've been using it in exactly this condition for many years, so it might suit you if you don't care too much about what it looks like or know how to upcycle! Measures 68cm wide, 45cm front to back, 113cm tall. Should fit in the back of a car with the seats down, but please check! I live in a second-floor flat, and it'll need to be carried down the stairs - I can help, but you'll need to help too. Collect from Blackheath, near the top of Greenwich Park. Weekdays, weekends and evenings are all possible by arrangement. I like to give people a fair chance to reply, so my apologies if I don't get back to you straight away.

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Free: Hanging files (for filing cabinet) (Royal Standard SE3) Withdrawn About 40 hanging files to go in a file cabinet. All used but still serviceable, various types and colours. Note that hanging files come in different sizes. These are foolscap. They won’t fit in a cabinet designed for A4 files. Collect from near the top of Greenwich Park. Daytime or evening are both possible. I like to allow a while for people to respond, so apologies if I don’t reply to you straight away.

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Free: Swimming pool toys (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Note that these don’t float. The idea is that you dive for them. For scale, the pack you see is about the size of an A4 pad. I don’t know much more - this was an accidental Amazon delivery which they don’t want back. Collect from near the top of Greenwich Park. Daytime or evening are both possible. I like to allow a while for people to respond, so apologies if I don’t reply to you straight away.

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Free: 250+ C6 envelopes (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted A large batch of C6 envelopes - that’s the type that will take an A4 sheet folded into quarters. Mostly self-seal. I estimate there are about 250-300. Collect from near the top (south end) of Greenwich Park. Daytime, evening and weekend are all possible. I like to give people a fair chance to reply before choosing someone, so my apologies if I don’t get back to you straight away.

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Free: IKEA Billy bookshelf, unassembled, some damage (Royal Standard SE3) Promised White Billy bookcase, 80cm wide x 28cm front-to-back x 102cm high (so it's waist height). This one: / This was damaged in transit to me so IKEA have replaced it, but they don't want this one back and have suggested I donate it. Pretty much every part of the bookcase has some damage at the corners, as shown in the photos. However I don't think any of this will affect the strength of the bookcase, so it's still usable if you don't care what it looks like. It's unassembled in its box, so easy to transport in a car, but be warned that it is HEAVY (30kg). I wouldn't like to try to move it on a bus. I can help load it into your car if you need me to. Collect from the south end of Greenwich Park, time to be arranged - daytimes, evenings and this coming weekend are all possible. I've had a few bad experiences recently with people not showing up to collect, so please include a few words about why you want it and how you plan to pick it up. I'll allow 24 hours to give people a fair chance to reply, so apologies if I don't respond straight away.

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Free: Mobile phone waterproof case (Royal Standard SE3) Promised Measures 17cm from corner to corner. Comes with strap to wear it around your neck. Not sure I’d trust it fully underwater, but I’ve used an identical one on very wet days and it’s kept everything perfectly dry. Collect from near the top of Greenwich Park. Daytime or evening are both possible. I like to allow a while for people to respond, so apologies if I don’t reply to you straight away.

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Free: Christmas decorations (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted They’re quite jolly, but they do shed glitter so they have to go :) Maybe you have a higher glitter tolerance than I do. Collect from near the top of Greenwich Park. Daytime or evening are both possible. I like to allow a while for people to respond, so apologies if I don’t reply to you straight away.

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Free: Portable cassette player (with some issues) (Royal Standard SE3) Withdrawn This is a cheap cassette player, for those old enough to remember cassette tapes… Warning, this is not a good product! The playback speeds up and slows down, and although in theory you can connect it to a computer to record audio off the tapes, in practice there is too much distortion. However it did the job I needed it for, which was to find out what was on some tapes so I could decide whether to have them professionally digitised. Collect from near the top (south end) of Greenwich Park. Daytime, evening and weekend are all possible. I like to give people a fair chance to reply before choosing someone, so my apologies if I don’t get back to you straight away.

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Free: Screen protector for iPhone 15 Pro Max (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Note this is specifically for the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and as far as I know won’t fit anything else. Unopened and unused. Collect from near the top (south end) of Greenwich Park. Daytime, evening and weekend are all possible. I like to give people a fair chance to reply before choosing someone, so my apologies if I don’t get back to you straight away.

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Free: Pack of A4 printer paper (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Almost unused pack of A4 white paper (at least 450 sheets remain). 75gsm, so it’s a standard paper fine for everyday office-type use. Collect from near the top (south end) of Greenwich Park. Daytime, evening and weekend are all possible. I like to give people a fair chance to reply before choosing someone, so my apologies if I don’t get back to you straight away.

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Free: Air beds, needing repair (Royal Standard SE3) Expired I have two large (double) air beds, together with one rechargeable pump to inflate them. Unfortunately BOTH HAVE LEAKS and are not usable at present, but some Googling suggests it might be possible to repair them with a suitable kit. So, this offer is for someone who wants to have a go at fixing them, and is OK with taking a chance on whether that’s possible. I’d rather give both away together to maximise the chance you’ll end up with one usable one. If you manage to fix both but only need one, perhaps you’ll consider re-Freegling the other :) I’d hate to give these to someone who didn’t fully understand the post and ended up disappointed, so please mention in your message that you realise they need repair. Collect from near the south-east corner of Greenwich Park - either day or evening is possible by arrangement.

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Free: Alarm clock / analogue radio (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted A bit scuffed and battered but it still works. Radio receives analogue MW and FM (not LW). The FM antenna broke off years ago but it still seems to pick up signals fine, in my flat at least. Collect from the the south-east corner of Greenwich Park. Daytimes or evenings are both possible by arrangement.

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Free: Light bulbs (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Three halogen light bulbs, of a size I don’t use any more. See the packs in the photo for a full description. Collect from the south-east corner of Greenwich Park. Either daytime or evening is possible by arrangement.

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Free: VCR (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted If you don’t know what this is, ask someone older ;-) Have tested and is working. Like most (all?) VCRs, it has a SCART socket but no HDMI, so you would need an adaptor to connect it to a modern television. Collect from the south-east corner of Greenwich Park - either daytime or evening by arrangement.

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Free: SCART to HDMI adaptor (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted You can use this to connect old AV equipment with SCART sockets to a modern TV with HDMI… but only if the old thing produces composite video (not RGB). In practice, this means it is likely to work OK with things like video recorders, but probably not games consoles. If you think it might work for you but you’re not sure, send me a message and we’ll see if we can work it out. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: A4 sized envelopes (Royal Standard SE3) Expired Strictly speaking these are C4 - which means they can hold A4 paper unfolded. About 20 envelopes left in the pack. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: 5 litre scuttle liners (Royal Standard SE3) Expired I don’t really know what these are, but I think if you’re a painter and decorator you might use them? Pack of 8. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Assorted science-y toys (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted A puzzle you can assemble into a 3D star thing, a wire mandala, an electronic memory game and a “magnetic sculpture” - basically a base and some ball bearings you can sculpt and they’ll stay there, because magnetism. Not for children under 5, according to the box. Take some or all. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Hand warmers (Royal Standard SE3) Expired You bend them to activate them, then they get hot for about half an hour. To “refuel” them you boil them in a pot of water. Pack of two. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Phone charging stand (Royal Standard SE3) Expired Allegedly works with any phone that supports the Qi standard. Worked well for me with a Samsung Galaxy, but not so well with an iPhone. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Iron and ironing board (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted A decent steam iron and ironing board. Would prefer to give them away together, but can split them if two people want one thing each! The ironing board is medium weight, you could get it home on a bus I think. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Plant pot and basket (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted The pot and accompanying basket that a sadly doomed houseplant came in. I’ve decided I’m just not cut out for plant care. A4 clipboard in the background is so you can judge the size. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Cutlery (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Cheap, lightweight and tarnished, but there’s 5 or 6 of each item so might be better than nothing. Complete with the tray if you want it. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Kettle and toaster (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Both old and a bit grubby but still work. Kettle doesn’t have a lead, but takes the standard type. Take either or both (let me know in your reply which you want). Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Deep fat fryer (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Not electric - a pan you put on the hob. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Cordless landline phones (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted In case you’re too young ever to have seen these (!) - they’re landline phones, with a base station that plugs into the wall, then you can walk around within a certain distance of the base station to use them. Two phones, which both connect to a single base station. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Digital scales (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted One for the bathroom and one for the kitchen! Take either or both (let me know in your message which you want). Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Apple keyboard (slightly damaged) (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted Apple Bluetooth keyboard for a Mac, iPad etc. An older model without Touch ID, and the up arrow is dislodged and doesn’t work reliably. I’ve had a go at fixing it and couldn’t, but you might be more skilled than me! I expect there might be quite a few replies for this one, so please do mention what you want it for. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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Free: Low resolution digital projector (Royal Standard SE3) Gifted To set expectations - the resolution is 800 x 480 (which is very low) and the fan makes a lot of noise. You won’t be watching movies on it, but it might be a fun novelty for kids or similar. Does come with a nice carrying case and all the cables. Collect from near the Flower Garden in Greenwich Park, most days or evenings. I like to wait a while to give people a fair chance to respond, so please don’t be offended if I don’t reply straight away.

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