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Topic: **** OCTOBER WISHES ****

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Date Posted: 9/30/2018 2:41 PM ET
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REMINDER:  The RAOK forum is open to the public, not just to PBS members.  To protect your privacy, the 3 monthly recurring threads are intended to be limited to just what their titles say - Wishes, RAOK offers, and Thanks for wishes granted.  In other words, the posts in these 3 threads should be originating messages only.  Responses to, or chat about, those posts should be by private PMs.  Chatting is welcome in the Share and Care forum, which is limited to PBS members, and where card showers and prayer chains are available for anyone who asks for support.
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Welcome to the Wishes thread, where we post our wishes - maybe things we collect, something we can no longer find in our area, things we have always wanted etc, etc. No wish is too unusual (though common sense is appreciated!); you never know what will turn up.

We must all abide by these PBS rules :
You may not wish for money or money-like items such as gift cards, or for monetary donations for any charities.  You may ask for things you collect for charities, such as cancelled stamps, pop can tabs, etc., but you may not solicit funding. This includes donations for GoFundMe and other fund-raising events.
No buying or selling or advertising. No spam posts.
No wishing for credits.  Credits are bought, sold and loaned only in the Book Bazaar forum, or you may use the PBS Kiosk to purchase them.
Do NOT ask for books, since books are swapped on the site and book deals are made in the Book Bazaar. Sorry, but you may not ask for free books of any kind. (Unpostable books are given away in the damaged book thread of the Bazaar and sometimes in the RAOK thread.  There is also a Damaged/Unpostable Virtual Box in the Games forum.  New participants are welcome!)

Our own RAOK rules: 
Please do not offer payment for the things you are sent, including postage. RAOKs are given freely, asking nothing in return except a thank you. You could pay it forward by granting a wish yourself.
Please limit your wishes to no more than 10. Lists could get very long. You can always edit as you go along.
Unlike many other forums, we ask that you do NOT reply within the threads. We do everything by PMs between members. This keeps the threads clutter-free and easy to use. When you come to this ***Wishes*** thread, you see wishes. In the ***RAOK*** thread, it's all about things we are giving away - simple and easy. And to protect your privacy, please do not post your address in the thread - it's all done via PM.
Please check in and answer your PMs. It's frustrating when people want to grant your wishes and don't hear from you!
PLEASE say THANK YOU to the person who grants your wish.  You may use our monthly ***Thank You*** thread, or you may acknowledge what you have received via a personal PM to the member(s) who granted your wishes. This is very important if you wish to continue to receive things from others.

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Check the RAOK thread before you post wishes -- the thing you want may already be there for the asking!  If you see a wish you can grant, just PM the poster for their address.
And please remember, if one of the moderators contacts you about a posting, then we are only trying to keep the forum running smoothly and according to PBS rules. If you are asked to change, move, or delete your post, please do so. Most of you know that the PBS team does get involved to edit posts, and accounts do get suspended, if rules are broken. We hate to see that happen to our fellow RAOKers!

If you have questions, feel free to contact me.  I wish that your wish(es) will be granted!

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Please say a positive thought or prayer as I start radiation tomorrow at 8:45.  Thank you!

 

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Date Posted: 9/30/2018 10:18 PM ET
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Coupons for Buy,Buy, Baby

Boxtops for Education

Coupons for:  listerine, Special K cereals, Basic 4 cereal, bar soap, yogurt ( not Greek), Perrier water, Dasani sparkling water, flavored bottled waters, any brand kleenex (I know, I know 'facial issue'), almond milk (Silk or Almond Breeze), fabric softener.

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Anything pandas or unicorns

Lisa Frank paper stationery

Anything sugar skulls

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Thanks to the ones that helped me out this month.

Hope everyone has an awesome October.



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Date Posted: 10/1/2018 6:19 PM ET
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Happy Spooky month!!

 

Im hoping for stickers! lol

Black cats, cats in general, Mrs Grossman stickers-these are the kind that come in modules-little squares--just any interesting stickers that are new anyone might have come across. I love scratch and Sniff too.

Anything classic cars from the 1940s to the 1970s. My daughter loves the Plymouth Fury especially. Any stickers, or magnets or whatever you find or have.

 

Washy tape cards-samples

 

NEED stationary with matching envelopes bad!

 

Thanks for looking!!



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Here's my unusual request:

I am in search of a good number of plain white plastic bendy drinkng straws for a craft project. 

I have looked in all the stores (and continue to do so) and found striped straws,  transparent ones, even neon-colored ones, but that's not what I need. They must be plain white, preferably bendy (although that is not indispensable), and preferably plastic (though paper ones would do in a pinch). They will be used to make cute little skeletons for Day of the Dead, which is why they must be white, to resemble bones. I'd need at least 100 straws, since it takes 2 to make one skeleton and I plan to make a lot to give away. Can anyone help?

My wish was granted! Not only will I be able to make the skeletons, I have been encouraged about life in general. <3 Thank you, Vicky!



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As usual...

Coupons for Activia (or any lactose free yogurt), Lactaid, Lean Cuisine or Marie Callender's frozen meals, Icy Hot patches and now, Nivea lotion (not the Nivea Men's). 

Thanks for looking :)

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My wishes are:

1. Coupons -any you have extra of or internet coupons. I appreciate any coupons that I get to help my mom and I shop.

2. Any fall decor you no longer want..love fall! :)

3. Any fall,harvest,or Halloween quotes/sayings that I can practice my calligraphy with.

4. Anything Wonder woman-especially anything for a costume or makeup.

5. Cds-looking for any Bonnie Raitt,Cher,Aretha Franklin,Tom Petty and the heartbreakers,Blake Shelton.

6. Odd request-I need red plastic lids that are large like from a coffee can or a Rubbermaid container.

Thank you for reading. Post your unique wishes...I might be able to help you out.:)

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Jody's Wishes

ð Swedish/Norwegian/Danish Papergoods, Cards, Napkins, Pins, Postcards, Christmas items-ornaments with ethnic words, Gnomes, Dala horses, Lucia, God Jul, Tomte, Swedish flag,  Swedish/Norwegian folkart, Rosemaling, Felting, Cook booklets,  Any Scandinavian Christmas. Thank you!

ð Miniature items for small doll house or shadow box scenes

ð Mini white sheep figurines or Sheep from nativity scenes

 



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For October:

Beads....lots and lots or beads  (No spacers or seed beads)

Broken or unwanted jewelry

Red Door cologne

Cpn for Azo bladder control

Thanks, ya'll



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Magnetic Shopping List. I am finding them hard to find. Many Thanks

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Coupons for:

  • whole wheat bread, hamburger buns, tortillas
  • whole bean coffee: Peets or Starbucks 
  • peanut butter: Laura Scudders or Adams 
  • Northern toilet paper
  • sour cream: Daisy, Knudsen, Market Pantry, Tillamook
  • refrigerated juice: Newmans Own, Tropicana, Floridas Natural, Simply, Odwalla
  • sparkling water (no flavor or sweetener): Arrowhead, Pellegrino, Perrier
  • Heinz ketchup
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Date Posted: 10/11/2018 6:15 PM ET
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Longshot here goes.....

my yorkie weighs 4.5 lbs. He is tiny. So his toys are small.

his favorite toy from mcdonalds Secret life of Pets

NORMAN the guinea hamster guy.

well, his toy is at its end... i’ve sewed it up alot...

Might anyone have one laying around?

he has other small soft toys but norman is his favorite.

 

ok thanks 



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Ok here’s another one... 

inbox me ideas;

i have thick plastic placemats with nice designs ... how can i

recycle them into usable things? 

My hubby doesn’t want them under appliances and not shelf liners .

thanks

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If anyone has scrap leather I can use in one of my tapestries, I would be most appreciative. Thanks!

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One other thing..................

Granted but I know it's late but my 23 yr old GS is having anxiety attacks.  Meds didn't work but had bad side effects.  He is now seeing a counselor and she told him to do yoga.  I checked the club for tapes for beginners but didn't find any.  Any help?  Thanks



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It's been a very long time since I've posted here. I recently lost my job, and am simply asking that if anyone has something I could hold on to to give my sons for the holidays, I would be grateful. They are pre-teen/teen age. Both are interested in Legos, and random loose Lego pieces are always especially welcome in our house.