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Free: Unopened instant oatmeal (Hintonburg) Regular instant oatmeal. Unopened 10 packets. Best before date is November 1, 2024.

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Free: Curb alert comic books magazines (Hintonburg) 23 Omeara St. at Hilda. I don’t live there so can’t answer questions. Comic books from the 1980s. Mad magazines from the 1970s. Heavy metal magazines from the 1990s. On front porch. Outdoors.

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Free: Wooden ruler (Hintonburg) 12-inch wooden ruler. Measurements in inches only. Made in Canada. Small red spot on left-hand side. See photo.

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Free: Pencils of various sizes (Hintonburg) 10 golf pencils. 14 short pencils. 2 mechanical pencils with package of approximately 6 leads. 8 long pencils including two unused pencils, one green pencil, one mauve “pastel pencil” and one oversized pencil. Would prefer that you take all but willing to divide them up if necessary.

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Free: 100 paper fasteners (a.k.a. spikes) (Hintonburg) Gifted 100 rust proof, brass paper fasteners. 2 inches long. Full box. As the price tag suggests ($1.00), they have been around for a while, but they are in perfect condition.

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Free: Zippered black case (Hintonburg) Gifted 7 inches high, 4 1/2 inches wide. Open-ended mesh pocket on one side and pocket with Velcro on the other side. Also has a carrying loop. Never used. Probably meant for pens and pencils on one side and a calculator on the other, but I bet you can come up with a creative use.

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Free: Name tags (Hintonburg) 19 small plastic name tags with pins and three medium size. 16 small clip on name tags and two larger size. 11 stick-on name tags. of the same size. Four in English and nine in French. See photos.

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Free: Extendible pointer (Hintonburg) Made of steel.25 inches when extended. Collapses to the size of a pen. See photos.

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Free: Seven tall drinking glasses (Hintonburg) Gifted Made of glass. In perfect condition.

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Free: Large black bike helmet (Hintonburg) Gifted Large bike helmet with adjustable straps and sizing dial. Brand name is “Specialized “. Come try it on if you’re interested.

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Free: Plastic water bottle (Hintonburg) Expired Plastic water bottle with silly faces on it. Leaks a bit so best to use it upright. Only used to pour water from bottle into a cup.

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Free: DVDs Two and a half men (Hintonburg) Expired Comedy television series. Perfect condition. Seasons seven and eight only.

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Free: Gel Tech bike seat cover (Hintonburg) Gifted See posting about bike seat to get an idea of size. Not in great shape, but still functional. Maybe you could use the squishy part for something else.

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Free: CCM bicycle seat (Hintonburg) Gifted Excellent condition. Used to be on a decades-old bike so may not be suitable for newer bikes. See photo for how it attaches or bring your bike with you when you come to check it out.

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Free: Adult bicycle helmet (Hintonburg) Gifted Black and gray adult bicycle helmet with sun visor. It’s not new but in very good condition. Size small or medium. Brand name is Bell. Come try it on if you like.

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Free: Rocker bobble head (Hintonburg) Expired On one side, it says “Still rocks! (Or so he fantasizes). He is missing part of one ear, but it’s not that noticeable.

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Free: Adult full length sleeping bag (Hintonburg) Expired Rectangular sleeping bag with carry case. In excellent condition. Cover is 100% nylon and water repellent. Lining is 100% cotton. Filling is 2 lb polyester..28“ x 78“. Plaid inside. Made in Canada. Label says dry cleaning only but it was machine washed and is fine.

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Free: Glass pitcher (Hintonburg) Expired Glass pitcher in very good condition. No lid. Approximately 1 foot high. Writing says “ In any language, NSA means delicious water! “. Then it says “delicious water” in many different languages. NSA used to be a popular “water purification”company. Porch pick up possible depending on weather.

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Free: Crocheted decorative potholders (Hintonburg) Expired Two small crocheted pot holders. Small stains as shown in photos. If the stains bother you, maybe they could be repurposed.

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Free: Plastic kitchen garbage can (Hintonburg) Expired Approximately 11 inches wide and 14 inches tall. Lid flips up. Needs dusting and couldn’t get rid of spot on lid. See photo.

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Free: Plastic water bottle (Hintonburg) Expired Plastic water bottle with silly faces on it. Leaks a bit so best to use it standing up. Barely used And only used to pour water from bottle into a cup.

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Free: Expired Voltaren topical pain gel (Hintonburg) Gifted 100 g tube of unopened extra strength Voltaren pain relief gel. Expired in February 2022.

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Free: Goose down duvet & cover (Hintonburg) Gifted Queen size. Duvet is 100% goose down. Reversible duvet cover is 100% cotton with 260 thread count. Duvet turned lumpy last time it was washed. Can be remedied if you have the patience.

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Free: Wearable comforter (Hintonburg) Expired Queen size. Comforter with zipper and snaps made to wear while reading or watching TV. Made in Canada. Two small holes on the underside.

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Free: 2 pillowcases for repurposing (Hintonburg) Expired Hoping some creative person can reuse the brocade at the end of these two pillowcases. Rest of the pillowcases is worn very thin.

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Free: Two unmatched flannel sheets (Hintonburg) Gifted Queen size. Warm and cozy. One sheet has rip at end in a place where it doesn’t show when tucked into the bed.

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Free: Large tins and jars (Hintonburg) Gifted Two large tins and two large tinted jars. Tins used to have pretzels in them and the jars used to have coffee. All of that is long gone.

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Free: 3 Rattan flowerpot holders (Hintonburg) Expired Three rattan flowerpot holders. All of them are lined with plastic at the bottom. The green one could be repainted or left as is, another is missing a small amount of rattan at the very bottom, but there is no hole in the plastic. The third one has no issues Take one or all.

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Free: 4 clean wooden chopsticks (Hintonburg) Expired What more can I say? 🙂

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Free: clean wooden popsicle sticks (Hintonburg) Expired Take some or take all.For crafts or perhaps garden markers? A few of them are stained red or blue but most of them are not. When I was a kid, we used them to make jewellery boxes, but I don’t know if anyone does that anymore.

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