What are you hoarding?

Mistral001

When I started in business most of my correspondence was done by post, so I ordered about 5000 envelopes as there was a great offer on by a keen office supply company that desperately wanted my business. Ten years later I am doing most of my correspondence by email and have about 3000 letters still hoarded away in the stationery cupboard. Not throwing them out though in case letter writing comes back!

Tryingagainandagain

Craft materials - my spare room is half full of fabrics, haberdashery, craft books and magazines, cross stitch etc.

I have given lots away to local groups, but still have a way to go.

For winter I have at least one craft project on the go - when I am busy I am not cold so it saves on heating too.

(hand stitching on my lap helps - it's like having a lap blanket)

Pooky

Fabric. Then can't bear to cut it

Ive got a 7 drawer chest, 4 suitcases under the bed and black sacks of the stuff in the loft. I've sorted 3 sacks worth to sell but I keep looking at it thinking "but one day I might need....." but right now I'd appreciate the money more so it has to go.

shop-to-drop

Pretty much all of the above LOL! Not envelopes, but packaging though from my ebaying days and as been wanting to move house for years.

Also lots of toys (lego, brio and playmobil).

Knitting yarns and pattern books.

Goldiegirl

I've spent the last couple of years decluttering and de-hoarding, so the answer is 'not as much as I used to'.

However, I will admit to cardboard boxes and other packaging. I'm a keen ebayer, and if a cardboard box comes my way, I like to keep it. I did have a cardboard box cull earlier this year, but I seem to have collected more over the last few months.

I have things like bottled water, and tinned goods, but that's there for emergency situations.

In fact, one of my plans for the New Year will be to build up my store cupboard, so I can take advantage of offers when they come up. But that'll be a MSE thing, rather than a hoarding thing.

But apart from that, I don't keep things 'just in case' any more.

Goldiegirl

Mistral001 wrote: »

I suppose hoarding has a negative connotation like when there is a scare that petrol will be going up in price and people rush to the petrol station with jerry cans, but when things are plentiful and cheap hoarding things away rather than consuming them immediately can save a lot of money and lets face it has been done since people first stored grain in earthenware pots for use in the winter. It has made some people's fortune as well.

I suppose there are lots of things that people wish they hoarded. I remember old bakelite phones were being dumped as everybody wanted a nice plastic one - I dumped one myself that belonged to my granny. These phones are now worth £200.

I had one of those Bakelite phones. My dad brought it home from work and I used it as a toy. I'd kill for one now!

Mistral001

Goldiegirl wrote: »

However, I will admit to cardboard boxes and other packaging. I'm a keen ebayer, and if a cardboard box comes my way, I like to keep it. I did have a cardboard box cull earlier this year, but I seem to have collected more over the last few months.
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Hoarding old cardboard boxes is essential for ebaying - or at least the amateur ebayer. I have an attic full of various sizes of cardboard boxes. It is almost a pleasure going up into the attic and picking out a box just of the right size when I want to send off a an item I have just sold on ebay especially when I go to the Post Office and see how much Royal Mail charge for a cardboard box.

CupOfChai

I didn't think I hoarded at all, I've always been very good at decluttering and regularly clearing out. But I've recently realised I seem to hoard food.

I am now desperately trying to use up what we have, and change meal plans to use something we've already got instead of having to buy anything. Really must not buy any more foodstuffs until I've made a big dent in what we've got, because there is NO ROOM!

Hey, at least I'm not buying loads of food that then goes off and is wasted, oh no I'd never allow that!

SavingPennies_2

-taff wrote: »

I think your deifnitiopn of haording is a bit astray....of your list, I'd only define 3 and 4 as hoarding since the rest are going to be used and common sense.
It's only hoarding if you're never going to use it.

You're just stocking up.

That's what all hoarders say

Mistral001

Hi guys many posts here are written in a sort of admission tone. Next someone will be posting something like:

"I have a people-trafficking business which is going very nice thank you very muchvery much, but I have a guilty secret which is having 10 tins of peaches in the larder I hope the police do not catch me with all that spare capacity in the larder department".

If you have the space, what is the problem with putting things away in case you need them? If you are trying to corner the market in something to drive the price up then perhaps you might want to feel guilty, but having three pairs of scissors?