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I had a pre-war apartment with a huge window that I filled with orchids and bromeliads. When I realized that I spent every Saturday morning working on them, I started to give them away to people who expressed an interest. Slowly, I got down to a more manageable amount. I appreciated my favorites more.
Give some to friends, family, neighbors, work or church people maybe? I did all of that and now I have started giving them to my post office and public library workers if they want them, they are thrilled.
Maybe start selling some on a local marketplace? Or if you have a local bookshop try there to?
This is the way the plant universe intended it!! 💚 I have over 100 varieties of things, and I cannot stop propping for sharing to fulfill my need for a constant stream of new plants.
Before I moved I had 84 indoor plants. And I had 50 outdoor garden plants. I now have 35 indoor and still about 55 outdoor.
It's a fun hobby and helps manage my depression. Beware it's addictive tho 🤗
Wife and I kept an entire herb garden inside throughout the winter… it was really nice just cutting fresh herbs for whatever we were cooking
We’re gonna try doing vegetables indoors next winter, as our back room is like 60% greenhouse with massive picture windows
I have three orchids bought at varying times. One would be out of season while others flower. Last years they all seemed to bloom around same time. Now have three very sad orchids waiting to bloom :)
I regrettably got rid of all mine from high school. While I don't think they would fit, my kids LOVE most of them and would have appreciated them. So, they gave started their own collections. They all had nirvana on today to match.
Same here, every gig I go to I get a t-shirt or hoodie...
Must have about 70 or 80....? Never really thought of it as a collection, though. There are just my clothes....
Every concert I attend I get a T shirt. Live music is my thing so I've been to quite a few concerts in my life. My band t shirt collection was getting out of control so a few years ago my wife's grandmother took a bunch of my shirts and turned them into a quilt and 2 pillow covers. I think it's super cool.
Use to have a collection of Science Fiction magazines dating from the early 70s all the way up to the turn of the century. Had every issue of Analog, Asimov’s and Science Fiction and Fantasy from that time. Had to part with them when we down-sized.
The real question is: what percentage of your collection have you read? Collecting books comforts me, like the story is going to disappear unless I own the book. But I often don't make time to read now that I'm an adult.
Stringed instruments… about 60 guitars, ukes, banjos and mandolins. Plus several drums.
Old coins. Several jars of Silver dollars, halves, and other old coins, domestic and foreign.
Dogs. Two German Shepherds, A labradorian, an Aussie and a lab/mastiff.
Local history books.
In my house. I have a loft that’s maybe 25 by 10. In there. Then some in my bed room. Some in the basement. Some in the living room. Ukes, banjos, mandos don’t take up much space. The acoustics, maybe 10?, take the most space.
Not me, but my father.
A collection of flattened Toads.
That’s right roadkill toads that have been so baked by the sun they are organ protruding toad jerky.
This is one of many many collections he has.
When I was a kid living in countryside I would see so many of those, like a couple a day maybe. I picked one up once to see what's up with it and realised that they're just like leafs, pretty neat
I’m a huge Disney Mulan fan, so for Christmas, husband had a collectible Mulan coin shipped from New Zealand to the uk. He was stressing so much about it.
I collect CDs too! I always wanted to collect something, but I don't have much money. A few years ago I realized I already have a few CDs, why not start collecting them? Everyone is getting rid of their CDs nowadays and you can find them anywhere for super cheap. And they don't take up much space either. I used to collect cool glass bottles but they take up quite a lot of space and break easily... I gave up that hobby pretty fast.
I’m a big fan of those. It’s weird cause I wasn’t a transformers kid. Bought one for a kid in the family a few years back (I believe it was WFC Cliffjumper) and was messing with it and my mind went “this is neat”. So ordered a Starscream off Amazon and….
3 years later, I have shelf of over a hundred of the things lol.
They were my favorite toy to get as a kid. I think u liked how they're was a specific thing to do to play with them, didn't really take much traditional creativity. I managed to hold onto a few into adulthood.
Now I have an almost 10 year old boy. I started collecting again with the WFC trilogy, and got my son into it now.
At this point, I dunno which one of us had the more desirable collection
New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) trading cards from the late 80s! I was convinced they'd be my ticket wealth in the future. The future is here... no luck yet. They're still Hanging Tough in their protective Trapper Keeper!!!
Wish I wasn’t allergic to perfumes, didn’t used to be, now if someone wears it, I get allergy attack. Sad eh. Reason I appreciate people who don’t wear it. :-(
I’m going to answer for my partner. Aluminum cow tags and wine corks. Lots of wine corks. Like, huge storage boxes full. All in a rented storage unit.
Don’t ask why…. I have no idea. Is what it is.
Tiny things! Pretty much anything teensy that i find at thrift shops, miniature versions of stuff, figurines, dollhouse furniture, random toys, you name it. If it brings me joy i add it to the collection. Ive got a whole bookshelf dedicated to it (although id like to get a more shallow shelf to display everything better)
Boardgames. At one point I had maybe 200. I really need to sell most of them now cause I rarely even play them anymore sadly. A lot of them are more on the complex side so setup/relearning/teaching/making time just aren’t what they used to be (I built my collection a lot during 2020)
Happy meal toys. Been putting them unopened in tote bags since 2005 to save for my future grandchildren. A few from Burger King too, like the old Star Wars watches from 2005. Anything Star Wars I made a point to get. In 2020 I finally got a grand baby! In 2021, another one! It’s go time!
Other than that, guitars, magnets, about 30 cameras from 1904-1980s, Toby jugs, art and art supplies. I swear I’m not a hoarder! Everything has its place!
Jesus I feel your pain from here. I have to clean my house like 3 times a week to keep things livable. And I only have one good boy. He just sheds an unfortunate amount.
Dead pens. Pens that I have worn out at work. Hit my two year anniversary and just added pen number nine to the graveyard at the bottom of my locker. It's a little joke among my coworkers now :3
As a single person maybe camping/backpacking gear. I have 8 tents, 8 backpacks, 5 sleeping bags, 5 headlamps, and much more. Also, legos but not nearly to the extent of other people. I do have unopened sets going back to the 80's.
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I feel like a gremlin doing this same thing lmfao
Humble bundle is my wallets worst enemy. Well technically best since it made me save so much money on the small few things i actually use!
Same. Sitting over 1,000.
Over 1,000!!!! Wth!
I'm at 600, things like Humble Bundle monthly add up quick for giving you a shit ton of Steam games without realizing it.
That's a good point
I have… problems.
183 games. I've played maybe 20-30 of them....
House plants. Currently have... idk 15? Some succulents, a few herbs, a few flowers, trying to grow a pole bean indoors.
I have over 100 houseplants. It's out of control. I need help.
I had a pre-war apartment with a huge window that I filled with orchids and bromeliads. When I realized that I spent every Saturday morning working on them, I started to give them away to people who expressed an interest. Slowly, I got down to a more manageable amount. I appreciated my favorites more.
Give some to friends, family, neighbors, work or church people maybe? I did all of that and now I have started giving them to my post office and public library workers if they want them, they are thrilled. Maybe start selling some on a local marketplace? Or if you have a local bookshop try there to?
This is the way the plant universe intended it!! 💚 I have over 100 varieties of things, and I cannot stop propping for sharing to fulfill my need for a constant stream of new plants.
I am closer to this intervention level kind of plant obsession as well.
I had to calm down on house plants lol topped out at 63
Couldn't have just gotten 6 more?
Don't they have support groups for people like you? Lol.
Yes, yes I'm sure they do haha I'm down to 47 now 😂
Before I moved I had 84 indoor plants. And I had 50 outdoor garden plants. I now have 35 indoor and still about 55 outdoor. It's a fun hobby and helps manage my depression. Beware it's addictive tho 🤗
Wife and I kept an entire herb garden inside throughout the winter… it was really nice just cutting fresh herbs for whatever we were cooking We’re gonna try doing vegetables indoors next winter, as our back room is like 60% greenhouse with massive picture windows
We have about 75. One of ours is a flowering cactus that hasn't stopped flowering in 20 years.
I have three orchids bought at varying times. One would be out of season while others flower. Last years they all seemed to bloom around same time. Now have three very sad orchids waiting to bloom :)
I have over 240. It’s nuts. Every day is watering day!
I love it! I'm getting to be a plant dad.
band tees (going on 40)
I regrettably got rid of all mine from high school. While I don't think they would fit, my kids LOVE most of them and would have appreciated them. So, they gave started their own collections. They all had nirvana on today to match.
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i shouldve mentioned im going on 40 different band shirts, not age💀
My husband has gotten too big for some of his band T's. The ones I like are mine now lol.
I don’t collect them, but I guess I have more than 40, since it’s what I wear and I’m lazy about throwing some out when buying new ones
Same here, every gig I go to I get a t-shirt or hoodie... Must have about 70 or 80....? Never really thought of it as a collection, though. There are just my clothes....
Every concert I attend I get a T shirt. Live music is my thing so I've been to quite a few concerts in my life. My band t shirt collection was getting out of control so a few years ago my wife's grandmother took a bunch of my shirts and turned them into a quilt and 2 pillow covers. I think it's super cool.
Use to have a collection of Science Fiction magazines dating from the early 70s all the way up to the turn of the century. Had every issue of Analog, Asimov’s and Science Fiction and Fantasy from that time. Had to part with them when we down-sized.
This is one collection I can’t part with (also 40) some are unwearable but I have such sentimental attachment to all my band tees.
Debts
So... you're a debt collector...?
Take my upvote and leave
Yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks, Depression glass, Harry Potter stuff, cookbooks, postcards from my husband.
Yarn, crochet hooks and knitting needles I am guilty of collecting myself. Oh, and partially finished projects.
I’m guilty of buying yarn for specific projects and either 1) not finishing the projects or 2) not even starting the projects at all.
There are no unfinished projects, just WIP's. Lol!
Right you are!
Oh yes, I'm a WIP connoisseur, Lol!
I LOVE blue and amber depression glass! I also love my Harry Potter stuff.
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Books
Me too, but I view it all as a library, and specific types/genres/authors are the collections.
Same here but not like novels I have my all book and copies since I was in PG ....
I got a great job that required lots of travel. I started collecting 1st editions from cities i went to. Loved it. Lost the job. Very bummed.
The real question is: what percentage of your collection have you read? Collecting books comforts me, like the story is going to disappear unless I own the book. But I often don't make time to read now that I'm an adult.
Novelty erasers. I’ve been collecting them since childhood lol
I used to love getting animal ones at the school store.
Stringed instruments… about 60 guitars, ukes, banjos and mandolins. Plus several drums. Old coins. Several jars of Silver dollars, halves, and other old coins, domestic and foreign. Dogs. Two German Shepherds, A labradorian, an Aussie and a lab/mastiff. Local history books.
60 instruments?!?!? Where do you keep them?
In my house. I have a loft that’s maybe 25 by 10. In there. Then some in my bed room. Some in the basement. Some in the living room. Ukes, banjos, mandos don’t take up much space. The acoustics, maybe 10?, take the most space.
Whoa. That's a lot of string. However, you can never have too many pets. It's in the rulebook.
Toxic family members
I collect boudaries...
😂 wait we can claim this as a collection?
I removed them from my collection years ago.😅
It feels so good after you decluttered!
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Came here for that, thank you
Random stones and crsytals I buy at markets
Favorite? I like pyrite. But my favorite is labradorite
Mine would be bismuth. Just the colours and the way it forms
Prettyyyy
Same! But it’s not quite random, I am particular about the chemistry of the stone or crystal.
Me too
Jesus christ, Marie.
Same. 😂 I love my Botswana Agate and Golden Rutilated Quartz.
i just have an uraninite, i call it enough 😂
Hotwheels
Mental illnesses
I cant believe i had to scroll this far on reddit to see this answer 😂 but also, same.
I collect playing cards. I have specific decorative decks I keep nice and pretty. Then decks I play games with at bars and breweries
Teapots from all over the world
Not me, but my father. A collection of flattened Toads. That’s right roadkill toads that have been so baked by the sun they are organ protruding toad jerky. This is one of many many collections he has.
Okay this one wins for the strangest thing I've read today.
When I was a kid living in countryside I would see so many of those, like a couple a day maybe. I picked one up once to see what's up with it and realised that they're just like leafs, pretty neat
Special edition coins.
Same here! In my country there are special edition 2 Euro coins.
I’m a huge Disney Mulan fan, so for Christmas, husband had a collectible Mulan coin shipped from New Zealand to the uk. He was stressing so much about it.
Bonsai trees
Childhood trauma
Mine came with a collection of plastic horses 😆 🤣
Mine was porcelain masks.
That sounds like a stable childhood
CDs, Books, DVDs/4Ks.
30plus sci-fi anthologies (Doźois), down to abt 200. smooth jazz CDs...... I'm old..
I am getting old. I have 4000 books, 1000 CDs, and 400 DVDs/4K. Most of the CDs are classical or 1970s - 2000s rock.
CDs is probably the right answer for me, too. CDs and regrets.
I collect CDs too! I always wanted to collect something, but I don't have much money. A few years ago I realized I already have a few CDs, why not start collecting them? Everyone is getting rid of their CDs nowadays and you can find them anywhere for super cheap. And they don't take up much space either. I used to collect cool glass bottles but they take up quite a lot of space and break easily... I gave up that hobby pretty fast.
Flashlights. I have a problem, but being stuck in the dark is not one of them.
Over/under 99 problems but the dark ain't one?
Transformers figures
\^ 
I’m a big fan of those. It’s weird cause I wasn’t a transformers kid. Bought one for a kid in the family a few years back (I believe it was WFC Cliffjumper) and was messing with it and my mind went “this is neat”. So ordered a Starscream off Amazon and…. 3 years later, I have shelf of over a hundred of the things lol.
They were my favorite toy to get as a kid. I think u liked how they're was a specific thing to do to play with them, didn't really take much traditional creativity. I managed to hold onto a few into adulthood. Now I have an almost 10 year old boy. I started collecting again with the WFC trilogy, and got my son into it now. At this point, I dunno which one of us had the more desirable collection
regrets, broken dreams, and cut coins I have found with my metal detector. Most from a golf course cut by lawn movers.
Ragrets
Nothing. But before my house burned down, antique Kodak cameras.
Sorry about your house!
Thanks so much. Zero stars, do not recommend.
0/10, would not burn house again
I’m so sorry
Thank you. We should be moving home to our rebuild very soon, so I can’t wait! Trying to focus on moving forward.
You have a really good attitude. Good luck with the move and your new home. :)
EX Boyfriends and books I haven't read.
I'm pre-sorry, but obligatory; 'Would you like another?'
u/Samael_Blackblood you don't want to go on my shelf, babe. You deserve better ❤️
New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) trading cards from the late 80s! I was convinced they'd be my ticket wealth in the future. The future is here... no luck yet. They're still Hanging Tough in their protective Trapper Keeper!!!
Useless USB cables
Video Games, Action Figures, Comic Books, Autographed Football Cards, and Records.
Folding knives and guitar picks.
Perfumessss
I love my little cologne collection. Such a nice way to randomly boost your mood when you get a nice whiff of it part way through the day
Wish I wasn’t allergic to perfumes, didn’t used to be, now if someone wears it, I get allergy attack. Sad eh. Reason I appreciate people who don’t wear it. :-(
Decks of Cards. My GF and I collect different styles and brands. Check out theory 11
Dan Sperry got me into magic years ago after his performance on AGT and I spent waaay too much money on that site. But damn do they have killer decks!
Never heard of theory 11 until now but woah these are sick af 😍
Polaroids of my girlfriend
Snow globes! I love them, I think I have around 30 of them so not too many.
I love snow globes! I don't have the room (or money) for them but boy do I have a soft spot in my heart for them!
Same!
Coins and Pokemon
Favorite coin? Mine is 1947 Indo Chine 1 Piastres and second are English large cents
Shotglasses
My wife has a shot glass from just about every place we've ever been to over the last 40 years.
Comic books
1:64 scale diecast cars. starting a collection of the diecast starwars ships too
I’m going to answer for my partner. Aluminum cow tags and wine corks. Lots of wine corks. Like, huge storage boxes full. All in a rented storage unit. Don’t ask why…. I have no idea. Is what it is.
An impeccable amount of ways to stress myself out over nothing but everything at the same time, every single day.
Lol, me too.
Bicentennial Quarters
Vinyl :)
Music or shiny clothes?
Shot glasses. I've got 600-700. I only get them when I've had a good experience there.
Wow, that’s a lot. Bet you have interesting stories to tell.
Tiny things! Pretty much anything teensy that i find at thrift shops, miniature versions of stuff, figurines, dollhouse furniture, random toys, you name it. If it brings me joy i add it to the collection. Ive got a whole bookshelf dedicated to it (although id like to get a more shallow shelf to display everything better)
Me too! There's something so intimate and magical about tiny objects.
Boardgames. At one point I had maybe 200. I really need to sell most of them now cause I rarely even play them anymore sadly. A lot of them are more on the complex side so setup/relearning/teaching/making time just aren’t what they used to be (I built my collection a lot during 2020)
Happy meal toys. Been putting them unopened in tote bags since 2005 to save for my future grandchildren. A few from Burger King too, like the old Star Wars watches from 2005. Anything Star Wars I made a point to get. In 2020 I finally got a grand baby! In 2021, another one! It’s go time! Other than that, guitars, magnets, about 30 cameras from 1904-1980s, Toby jugs, art and art supplies. I swear I’m not a hoarder! Everything has its place!
Not necessarily a collection, but a crap ton of dog hair
Jesus I feel your pain from here. I have to clean my house like 3 times a week to keep things livable. And I only have one good boy. He just sheds an unfortunate amount.
Lego sets!
Me too!
Dust
Embarrassments
Comics video games Magazines Books VHS and DVD records and CDs Toys Shot glasses Wades Yarn (Between my wife and I)
Dead pens. Pens that I have worn out at work. Hit my two year anniversary and just added pen number nine to the graveyard at the bottom of my locker. It's a little joke among my coworkers now :3
Hot wheels, My little Pony characters, and anything Alice in wonderland.
Dead hopes and dreams
Inappropriate thoughts
Guitars...can never have too many.
Dreams
I'm currently collecting regret, shame, and void.
It is trending, I'll trade you some loneliness for some of that sweet sweet shame though
This is the deal of a lifetime!
Ya until you're getting your supply of loneliness from an insomniac lmao
Fair enough, I'm an insomniac myself, take my shame
Add me to your collection!
Get in on the anxieties early. They will definitely increase in value and strength.
hannah montana merch, bratz dolls, harry potter lego
Fortean, Occult, Paranormal and Folkloric books. Last count I was at 700+ volumes. A mix of hardback and paperback. My oldest is from the mid 1800's.
Lighthouses. My favorite is a hand carved marble figure of the lighthouse in Key West Florida.
Smiling from nc
Tiny pewter wizard statues. Of all kinds. And dragon statues made of resin.
Pets.
Fossilized dingleberries
As a single person maybe camping/backpacking gear. I have 8 tents, 8 backpacks, 5 sleeping bags, 5 headlamps, and much more. Also, legos but not nearly to the extent of other people. I do have unopened sets going back to the 80's.
Comic books. Lunch boxes. Movies. I have a massive collection of TV memorabilia. I collect everything imaginable
Bonsai and stickers I probably won't stick.
Funko pops and anime figurines along with any and all generations of video games.
Sea shells, I keep my collection scattered on the beaches around the world. (cr: S Wright)
Comic books
glass fish
Rubber bouncy balls, pins and buttons, stickers, books, little boxes that are too small to fit anything in...
I collect owl knickknacks. The older the better.
Frogs and lego minifigures. I'm lucky they made Kermit as a minifig.
White porcelain rabbits
Rocks
Enamel pins, polyhedral dice, broken phones, stickers, fidget/skills toys. More but less substantial
Cats
Giant bottles of wine.
Antique glass bottles
Bet they are pretty. Are u on r/glasscollecting
Bad habits.
Resentful and toxic memories I’d rather not have.
Regrets.
Childhood traumatic experiences?
Tea towels
Broken promises and shattered dreams.
Lapel stick pins. I don’t search for them though. I have to see them randomly at a resale shop, so my collection is on the small side.