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Free: Super heavy duty 1.5V batteries (West Croydon CR0) Completely unused, packets unopened. Packets state best before October 2019, but they look fine (no signs of degradation). Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: LR41/AG3 button batteries (West Croydon CR0) I think these were bought to go in hearing aids. Never used, packet unopened. Packet states best before March 2024, but probably still work fine. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Aida cross-stitch fabric (West Croydon CR0) Three rectangles, one partly used (edge cut off). Not sure what “count” this is, but it looks fairly low (i.e. fairly large distance between holes). Also not sure of the fibre composition but I suspect not 100% cotton. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Hallmark notecards and envelopes (West Croydon CR0) Four notecards (blank inside), five envelopes. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Vlieseline (Vilene) stretch fusible interfacing G770 (West Croydon CR0) White and black — only a few scraps of the black but approx 60 x 60 cm of the white. This is good-quality stuff, nothing wrong with it, but I’ve realised I prefer to use cotton interfacing rather than synthetic fibres. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: M&S milk chocolate digestives (West Croydon CR0) Gifted 300g packet, best before 27 Jan 2027, unopened (delivered by mistake, and nobody in my household wants to eat them). Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Unused gift bag with tag (West Croydon CR0) Gifted Bag has message “Ooh... I wonder what’s in here...” Made from thick paper/card. Tag attached for writing “To” and “From”, completely unused. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Season's Greetings cards (West Croydon CR0) Expired Nine cards, nine envelopes (but one envelope slightly damaged as shown in photo). Photo of deer in snow on front, message inside reads “Season’s Greetings”. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Kids' aprons (would fit ages 4–8-ish) (West Croydon CR0) Expired Stained with paint but still good to use. Washable in the washing machine at 30°C (I washed them yesterday, so you can use them straight away). These are great for protecting kids’ clothes when they’re doing messy crafts — I’m only getting rid of them because the kids are teenagers now. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Embroidered kimono-style dressing gown (West Croydon CR0) Gifted Lightweight polyester dressing gown, black with red lining, embroidered with flower pattern. Bought from BHS a long time ago. Labelled as size 16–18 but it’s loose so would fit larger or smaller people too. It's kimono-style, so the underarms are intentionally open, but the side seams have ripped open a bit more. It’s still wearable as-is, but it’s also an easy fix if you have a needle and thread. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Dinosaur temporary tattoos (West Croydon CR0) Expired Nine dinosaurs of the Jurassic era. (There were ten, but somebody used one — it might have been a child, or it might have been me, but anyway.) Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Soft squishy ball for babies or adults to play with (West Croydon CR0) Expired Crochet exterior, polyfill stuffing, about 8cm diameter. I made this many years ago when my nephew was a baby, and he enjoyed playing with it then, but he’s a teenager now, so time to pass it on to someone else! Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Manx cookbook (food from the Isle of Man) (West Croydon CR0) Expired Paperback, decent condition but one of the pages has come loose (see photo). See photos for list of recipes. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Set of 4 flipchart markers, as-new (West Croydon CR0) Gifted Staedtler Lumocolor flipchart markers in red, green, black, and blue. I think these only got used for one or two meetings. Good working order — I tested them all and they’re as-new. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Two large pieces of bubble wrap (West Croydon CR0) Expired These are quite big (70cm x 160cm) so before I just chuck them away I thought I’d check if anyone can use them. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Green dry-erase marker (West Croydon CR0) Expired Works fine; I just don’t need it. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Fabric scraps for crafting (West Croydon CR0) Expired Fabric scraps, mainly quite small. Mostly cotton or linen, a few synthetics, some plain, some printed. I have a lot of these, and I do use them, but I’m never going to use all of them so I thought I’d offer to share. INSTRUCTIONS: I will put a zippable bag in my porch with the scraps in; you should bring your own bag, take the scraps you want, and leave the rest of the scraps in the zippable bag. You can take your time looking through them to pick what you want, but please don't leave a mess, and please zip the bag back up before you go. Do not take the zippable bag. You can come between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Please confirm in your first message to me that you have read the instructions above, and please also include the time and date that you would like to come.

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Free: Knitted square in interesting yarn (West Croydon CR0) Expired I think this was knitted as a sample or experiment. You could use it as-is, or you could unravel it and use the yarn for something else. It’s a relatively bulky variegated yarn with an interesting construction — a thin outer yarn wrapped around a loosely-spun interior. I don’t know the fibre content. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Set of 3 cooling towels (West Croydon CR0) Gifted I’m not entirely sure how these work, but I think you’re supposed to dampen them and then put them on you to cool you down in hot weather? They’re made of polyester and I don’t think they’ve ever been used. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: 4 x 150ml cans London Essence Co zero sugar tonic (West Croydon CR0) Gifted Bought recently, nothing wrong with it, I just don’t like the flavour of it. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Simplicity pyjamas sewing pattern 1605A (West Croydon CR0) Gifted New, uncut sewing pattern for children’s and adults’ pyjamas. The packet has been opened but the pattern sheets haven’t been cut. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Various shaving stuff (West Croydon CR0) Gifted Offering these on behalf of my partner (who is “never shaving again”) so I know nothing about them except that the thing at the top is “an electric shaver” apparently. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: 4 x 150ml cans Double Dutch tonic water (West Croydon CR0) Gifted 4 cans from a multipack of Double Dutch "skinny tonic water", 150ml each. Nothing wrong with them, I just don't like the flavour. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Very stiff 5cm-wide elastic, 2 metres (West Croydon CR0) Gifted 2 metres of very stiff elastic, 5cm-wide, described as "nurses' belt elastic". I bought this by mistake and haven't been able to figure out anything to do with it, so it's time to pass it on to someone else. Pick up between 9am and 5pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: BBC Good Food magazines (West Croydon CR0) Expired Sep 1992, Nov 1992, Feb 1993, and May 1993 issues of BBC Good Food magazine. Pick up between 9am and 5pm any day except Thursday or Sunday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Four-slot toaster (only two slots working) (West Croydon CR0) Gifted DeLonghi brand four-slot toaster. Two of the slots are working fine but the other two only work if you hold the lever down. There’s something stopping the lever for those two slots going down properly, but I couldn’t figure out what it was — maybe you’ll be able to! It feels mechanical rather than electrical, i.e. I think something’s stuck somewhere. I was using it just as a two-slot until a couple of weeks ago, but now I have a new toaster with four working slots, so maybe someone else can make use of this one. Pick up between 9am and 5pm any day except Thursday and Sunday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: Kids’ portable urinals (Travel John brand) (West Croydon CR0) Gifted These are super-clever little things that you can let your kids wee into if there’s no convenient toilet, and the stuff inside turns the liquid into a gel so you can safely put the whole thing in a bag and dispose of it later. Five left from a six-pack. These are several years old but there doesn’t seem to be an expiry date. Pick up between 9am and 5pm any day except Thursday and Sunday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: “The World Within the World” by John D Barrow (West Croydon CR0) Expired A rigorous but non-technical explanation of various concepts in physics and maths. Accessible to the general reader. Pick up between 9am and 5pm any day except Sunday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: “Mr Tompkins in Paperback” by George Gamow (West Croydon CR0) Expired A popular science book by a famous physicist, explaining scientific concepts like atoms, thermodynamics, and relativity through the imagination of a bank clerk who dreams about entering alternative worlds where these concepts are plain to everyday sight. Pick up between 9am and 5pm any day except Sunday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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Free: “Indian Restaurant Cookbook” by Pat Chapman (West Croydon CR0) Gifted Paperback, well used (some of the pages might have food stains on them) but all pages firmly attached. Pick up between 9am and 5pm any day except Sunday. Location is 3 minutes' walk from West Croydon Station. Priority given to people who are nearby, and who tell me in their first message exactly when (date and time) they want to come.

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