Need Ideas for Getting Rid of the "Paci"

Try the paci fairy. It is very simliar to the tooth fair. Tell him that are little babies who really need those paci's and the paci fair is going to come and get them. For my friends daughter she made a little package with them all inside and tied to a tree in there front yard. In the morning when her daughter woke up the paci fair had left her a suprise where the paci's had been. We did it all up with glitter on the ground and cut away a few branchs and leaves where she had flew away through the tree. She was really into dora so we got her a bunch of little things that were Dora related. She was so excited about the whole thing that she wanted to go buy more so that the paci fair would come again.

I also like the idea of cutting the tips off. That may make him give it all up on his own in few days.

Hope it all goes smoothly for you
A.

My son was really into trains. So we read the book "The little engine that could" and it talks about the train bringing toys over the mountain to the good little boys and girls. We would then talk to our son about how those good little boys and girls need pacifiers, too. We helped him to think about giving his pacifiers to the train so the train could deliver them. This went on for a while to prepare him. Then one day he decided it was time! (we could hear the train from our house) so we rushed over to the train with pacifiers in hand. The train was gone, but he threw the pacifiers on the tracks. (My mom picked them up later)He seemed proud of the fact that he was helping other children. A friend of ours called later that evening and pretended to be the train conducter and thanked our son. It was super cute! When it came to bedtime, he asked for the pacifier and I reminded him where they were now and how happy those children are now. He cried just a little bit but was fine. He only asked for it one other time, but is paci free now! : )

We "lost" my daughter's pacifier when it came time. I told her "you lay here I'll go look for it". Of course I KNEW where it was ... the trash. She fussed and called for me askin if I'd found it yet a LOT the first night but eventually fell asleep on her own. The second night ... only asked a couple times if I'd found it yet. The third night ... only asked once. And that was it. After that no more pacifier.

That's what worked for me. When she'd call I'd go in and tell her "I'm still looking but I'll bring it as soon as I find it."

Ditto what Noelle said. Cut that binki!

I'm not sure if your son is in a big boy bed yet, but my friend got her daughter a big girl bed and basically said, "the paci goes with the crib." She cried a few nights and was fine after that. Although she said they were looking at baby pictures a few weeks later and when her daughter saw one of herself with the pacifier, she got upset, gave her mom and dirty look and stomped off.
I also read somewhere that a mom took the boxed up pacifiers to the UPS store with a note that said, "please throw these away after we leave." She made a big fuss about how great it was her son was sending them to needy kids and they left.
You could also try a stuffed animal or a lovey. That might help too.

A.,

Cut the pacifer tip- it will become uninteresting and not serve its purpose any more. If you don't want to do that, take all the binkis and put them in a box like you are going to send them somewhere. Tell your son to give them to the mail person to send to babies who need them. Check with your mail person before hand, so they know what they are getting- and can toss it when your son is out of sight.

Molly

Our two kids were both addicted also. We just cut a little bit off the end of the pacifier. Then they would try it and when it wouldn't work right they'd look up and declare it "broken". After it was "broken" they decided on their own that they didn't want it anymore. It was very easy and made it seem like it was their own idea to give it up.
(But I have to point out that my daughter was a die-hard binky-lover. We had to cut hers a few times, making it shorter and shorter before she decided it wasn't worthwhile any more.)

This may sound cruel, but both of my daughters were completely attached, and only had them at night/naptimes. I literally just took them all and threw them away. I was expecting nights of crying and sleeplessness, but it was amazing. Not one peep of complaining or whining, or even any trouble going to sleep. I was terrified to do it, but it worked. And it worked for both of them, having completely different personalities. The only thing I ever heard was my one of them telling her grandma (my mom) that mom threw away all of her binkies. They were both around 3 when we did it. I have a friend that had a "paci party" where they invited some of his friends over, they had a party, where at the end, he boxed up his own paci and threw it away. It seemed to work at the party, but there were some adjustments at bedtime. That seemed like too much fanfare for me, but it worked for her.
Anyway, good luck!