From the article: What's a Collectible?
It might have been when you looked around and realized you had five teapots, when you only need one. Or the three cookie jars lining the kitchen counter or perhaps it's not ever missing an episode of Antique Roadshow? These are definitely signs of a beginning collector -- when did you realize that, yes -- You're a Collector?
Share your funny, serious and real stories by finishing the sentence -- You Know You're a Collector When. . . Finish the Sentence
Up All Night
- You spring from bed in the middle of the night because you thought of another word to use to search for an item you are trying to find.
- —Guest BKR
You know your a collector when...
- You mention in passing that you like something and for the next 10 years on birthdays and Christmas you get related memorabilia.
- —Guest andy bee
collector of cats
- You know you're a collector when you realize that the hutch is full of ceramic cats and there is no more room for any more.
- —Guest Terri Laytham
you know you're a collector when...
- You notice you are over stocked in junk that's repeated several times, in my case shower curtain hooks!
- —Guest areli
You know you're a collector when . . .
- You have no spaces left and your husband says it's them or him.
- —Guest w.kitchen
You Know You're a Collector When...
- Your collection lives in the master bedroom, and you sleep in the West Wing!
- —FoxyFinds
Never too much stuff
- You get a tattoo to match your favorite china pattern and you have so much china it's taken over the linen closet.
- —Guest David Blair
You know you're a collector when..
- 1-On your way to the Delivery Room, you detour to the Hospital Gift Shop to see if they have collectables. 2- Your Wedding Registry is at an Antique Mall. 3- During the Holidays you serve Holiday dinner on paper plates, while your antique china stays neatly displayed in a china cabinet. 4- Your have more display cabinets than places to sit.
- —DollyL
Really a collector!
- When I can't get into my closet anymore. It is filled with boxes of treasures that I collect and can't part with!
- —Guest maggie
You know you're a collector when
- You have so much "stuff" your husband offers to "help clean" via the trash can. -- Note from Barb, I can relate to this one!
- —Guest carol
Loves Those Cows
- A cow-creamer from my Grandmother (I am 83) led to many more cows...like one hundred or more and everyone sends me a birthday card with cows on it!
- —Guest barbara
I knew I was a collector---
- When I started gathering up all the crocks I found. Then all the Depression glass. then it just went on and on. This was 30 years or more ago!
- —Guest Mary Garrett
you know when...
- You have to buy more curio cabinets to hold what you now have!
- —cherylschnell
Not Me????
- You have 119 tigger stuffed animals( I didn't purchase all of them), 80 quilts( I did purchase these), 20 aprons in your kitchen(for decoration) and 120 Longaberger baskets ( decoration for my home???right?)
- —Guest susan emig
When Collections of Things Holding....
- You are "avid collector gone amok" when you now collect things that can hold your other collections in them! Tins, baskets, & trays, pretty glass bowls, nice little wooden boxes, and large wood crates that line the garage walls! ....When you say ya' want only gifts that can hold things inside of it ~ and please don't put anything else in it...defeats the purpose! (sigh!) Another sure sign is when you do try & watch "hoarders" shows, and you see "perfectly good stuff" being tossed out, and wonder how you can get the address/location of that place!?!
- —Guest Aunt Sunny
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