I'm down to 7 items, and despite my best efforts have not been able to find any of them or find a guide which might point me in the right direction of what I have left, which leads me to believe that I am the master of missing the obvious. None-the-less, if you could assist me with any of them, I would be extremely appreciative. I dont have any of the DLC, but ive took your item list and tried to match it up to the retail version, so I think this is what I have left (positions are from non-dlc version)...

Food
5-2-4: Instant Noodle Section

Containers
1-1-2: Shoe Box

Measuring
1-2-2: Dynamometer

Advertising
2-1-1: Clearance Section
2-3-3: Candy Apple Sign

Plants
3-3-4: Cactus

Children
1-3-2: Girl (the 1m37cm one)

That appears to be all of them. It's kinda annoying seeing it say 99%, as I always know the last 1% is the hardest part. Anyways, thanks for your time and thanks if you can help me.

measuring
1-2-3
Dynamometer - Lady Luck Casino, on the shelf next to the sofa, next to a purse. it's black.

children
1-3-2
Girl - Seadome, circling the TV station on the sidewalk. She's wearing a pink striped shirt and a khaki jumper.

those were in the database and i'm gonna attempt to look for the others now.

the containers one, you sure it's 1-1-2 because the shoe box is the second page or did you mean 2-1-2?

edit: Bargain Sign, 98 Yen Sign, and Clearance Section are all hanging from balloons in Shani Circuit

Edit again: Candy shop sign, seadome:


so that leaves the shoe box, noodle section, and cactus...

Just checked the list again and you're right. I have no idea how they slipped past me! Totally embarrassed now.

And to add further to my embarrassment, I did mean 2-1-2 for Shoe Box. It's even written in my notes as 2-1-2, so I dont know how I managed to do that. Whoops again!

I shall go and hunt these lot down now. Thanks once again!

i'll see what i can do about the others. :)

Instant Noodle Section - Shani Circuit, on an orange cart driving around the level.

Shoe Box - Cloud 9 Forest, there are a couple of them laying on the ground next to the human ramp.

Cactus - Chateau Notre Desir, in the garden outside of the mansion/casino where you start out. 2m14cm to pick up.

according to the other help thread, the cactus is in cloud 9 though it doesn't give an exact description.

it should be the same cactus. It is also in Lady Luck Casino.

yes, but it's very hard to get in lady luck.

I can confirm i'm now at 100%, 1000/1250 gamerscore.

For the record, I picked up the cactus in Cloud 9 in the same run as my shoe box run (I didnt see me pick it up, but the game gave me the achievement, so I shant complain!)

I truly am grateful for all the help youve given me. You have my thanks!

Now I just have to argue with myself over the merits of 1500 ms points for 250 gamerscore...