What do you collect?
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
November 16, 2017 10:48am CST
I don't really collect anything now but I use to collect Frogs and anything that was cat related. When my mom passed away I got her collection of souvenir spoons. She had a lot of them. They are still in a box I have never got around to displaying them which I plan to do some day. She also use to collect salt and peppers shakers which one of other sisters got.
What do you like to collect and how big is your collection?
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@thislittlepennyearns (62947)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Nov 17
Books. And I guess DVDs and WWE stuff.
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@thislittlepennyearns (62947)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe haha. Yeah. I figured it was pretty obvious to anyone who followed me
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@1creekgirl (41780)
• United States
16 Nov 17
For years I collected dolls until I ran out of room! My favorites are in a doll cabinet and the rest are in storage. I'd love to see a photo of your mom's spoons when you get them out.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Your doll collection sounds nice. Yes i will share it when i get them set up.
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
17 Nov 17
I also collected frogs, still have a few favorites but sold the rest. When I was younger it was unicorns. I also went thru a fairy faze. Now it is Indians as that is part of my heritage, and we are doing my computer room in all Indian things and pictures. I also have a small collection of antique tea pots,I have some from the early 1900's. I only collect the ones that really catch my interest. If you saw my shelves thou some would say I collect books! lol
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
18 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe It is a work in progress, first need to finish Tessas new room and the to be school/craft/game room.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
That is great to collect something that is related to your culture. Your computer room is going to look so cool. Wow your tea pot collections sounds beautiful.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Nov 17
I used to collect anything horse related and in particular Beswick horses where were associated Royal Doulton china. I have perhaps a dozen or so of these and a lot of other ones. Now I'm trying to scale down so that someone else doesn't have to deal with it all when I'm gone.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
16 Nov 17
Movie tickets from my 7.5 years with my bf. Along with all birthday, valentines, anniversay and christmas cards from him, and birthday and christmas cards from my mom, grandmother and close friends.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
That is very cool and a nice collection to have with so many memories.
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@pitsipeahie (5010)
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16 Nov 17
I used to collect stamps when I was still in high school. I know I still have my little album stashed somewhere around the house. Now, I'm collecting those refrigerator magnets.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
I had a stamp collection too and a postcard collection. Awesome idea to collect refrigerator magnets.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
@pitsipeahie I like that idea. That may be something I consider getting into.
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@pitsipeahie (5010)
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17 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe The refrigerator magnet collection started out of souvenirs from trips given by friends or relatives. We attach it to the fridge and eventually we had plenty and liked it! Now every time I saw a cute fridge magnet I buy it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Sorry to hear about your collections. That would be disappointing. The Scooby Doo candle sounds really cool.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 Nov 17
I love dolphins so that's something I like to collect. =)
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
So nice. There are some nice dolphin stuff. So pretty too.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
17 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe also mIke and i were pickers.Meaning we find something that dealers want and sell it to them.
those days were very profitable.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
18 Nov 17
@amadeo that is something cool to be doing. It must have been interesting and fun.
@RasmaSandra (80884)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Nov 17
I collect things like rocks and feathers. Now I am going to try and paint some of my rocks.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Nice..good luck with that. Hope you will share them with us.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Nov 17
Anything that's Dolphins and Wolves @Happy2BeMe . Statues, clocks, blankets, pictures. My entire bathroom set is Dolphins.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Oh wow nice. I sure it looks beautiful. Dolpins and wolves are so nice to collect.
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@lovebuglena (44733)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Nov 17
My mom collects frogs. Not real ones but the statues. I got her a few myself. My parents and I used to collect bears from TY Beanie Babies but not anymore. We got too many. Not sure if they even make new ones these days. As for me, I collect tickets to all the concerts and shows I attend. Can't sell them for money but they hold a sentimental value for me and are memories.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Great to hang on to those for all the memories that go with them. Yes they still make TY Beanie babies my grand daughter collects them.
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@andriaperry (117173)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Nov 17
Around 2009 I walked out and left everything sitting and did not go back for 6 months, I had so much junk. I sold it all. Now I have what I need to live, I call it my stockpile. Its always moving= using and replacing.
But Like someone else I have shoes, some new shoes, they are all so pretty! Mine are organized and clean in plastic shoe boxes.
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@crafty01 (481)
• Jamshedpur, India
17 Nov 17
I had a collection , more than 300 pens, then those pens ink was leaking, some for completely disfunctional, so I thought whats the point of keeping such pens , that dont write, so I gave some good ones to some body and rest in the garbage bin.
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
18 Nov 17
Apart from some Barbie dolls in the past, now, all headless and disappeared, and a collection of maybe 30 pens which are not really special pens, not much I can recall in terms of collecting really. I also have a few travel souvenir pin badges from obviously, souvenir shops.
I'd like to think that when I'm older, I wouldn't have to stress about the huge collection of stuff and how to dispose of them when I've come to end of life decisions.
I know an old lady who has a huge huge collection of teddy bears and clowns and now they couldn't find a new home for their stuffed toys. Which is really sad, cause then they would have to just chuck it away once they've sold their big house.
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
26 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe I hope this collection will find its way to another enthusiast/collector. They look really adorable and the condition still very pristine. They are kept in glass cupboards.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
20 Nov 17
That is sad to think it meant so much to her but not to anybody else
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
18 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe indeed, although we have some beaches here that have a superstition never to bring sand or shells back since it may bring bad luck so i feel hesitant sometimes
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Shells are a cool thing to collect. There are so many pretty ones out there.
@LeaPea2417 (37384)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Nov 17
I collect mugs, refrigerator magnets and shot glasses. We usually buy them when we are on vacation from the different places we have visited. We have a nice collection.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
Oh nice they are awesome things to collect. I can imagine how great your collection must be.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
17 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe I think that shoes are a female thing.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
17 Nov 17
I used to collect porcelain clowns and those pretty painted masks that you hang on walls. I got rid of most of that collection when I moved in with my boyfriend.
Now I collect Peanuts memorabilia, Funko Pop figures, and Raphael memorabilia (from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.) I also have a bunch of fairy knick-knacks, which I collected when I was younger, but I have been considering parting with some of them because I'm acquiring too much stuff.
Oh, when I was a teenager I collected cows. I had a bunch of cow beanie babies. (I must have gotten rid of most of them, or else they're still out in my parents' garage.) I also had a rather large collection of KISS memorabilia, but I sold most of it at a yard sale years ago.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
My mom use to collection cows. You have collected a lot of different things over the years. That is very cool. I love the Peanuts. That would be something cool to collect.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
@Srbageldog They are really cute and they have been around so long so their are a lot of collectibles out there.
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@coltbiz (76)
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16 Nov 17
I collect movies. I'm addicted to movie collecting. I use to collect them on dvd only because I didn't trust digital. Now I collect them in both. This is one of my weakness. I have a few movies I bought that I haven't even watched yet that I've had for 2 or three years. Of course, I try and get them as cheap as possible. Especially 3D Blu Ray. I LOVE 3D!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
@coltbiz you must have a large collection. Elvis cards would be cool.
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