um, besides clothes b/c i am addicted to clothing and fashion and have unhealthy emotional ties to some items of clothing?
toilet paper - i actually counted this AM, we have 20 rolls in my apartment. i will get panicky once it gets down to 4. 8 might send me to the store.
any kind of food am on a food kick for (i.e. peanut butter clif bars, kind bars, TJ's montmorency cherries, TLC crackers, justin's almond butter, pineapple, apples, etc.). there are many others, i go in spurts. if i like the food, i must have at least 2 in my house at all times.
i grew up with a grandfather who had a toiletry/cleaning product storage contraption in the basement. it was incredible. bar soap, dishsoap, detergents, etc. at least 3 or 4 of each kind, with his favorite brands. of course this was all purchased on sale, with coupons (he did the shopping in the family). some of it was so old, the labels on the products had changed twice over. he died, it lasted for years.
running shoes. i wear about 6 different kinds (for different kinds of runs) and any time they go on sale/clearance, i stock up. i literally have stacked boxes of shoes.
my husband would probably say i hoard shoes in general, but i disagree because i DO wear them, even if not all of them often.
i also hoard his shaving cream because there is ALWAYS a coupon for it and it is ALWAYS on sale. It's like practically free!! And since I keep buying it, the store keeps giving me more coupons...its an endless cycle and he has 2 drawers full of shaving cream. I think its funny
Electronics, specifically, cables and power bricks. You never know when you'll need them! And about once a year, I need one out of the giant box that I keep, lol.
Post by DarcyLongfellow on Jun 6, 2013 18:28:53 GMT -5
I kind of hoard things in general. I attach sentimental value to way too many things. I blame it on my Navy brat upbringing -- everything in my world changed every twomyears, except our stuff. So I'm too attached to the stuff.
But, specifically -- books. It's actually been an issue between me and DH. We have two enormous bookcases in our study that we refer to as "the marriage savers." Another marriage saver is my iPad because DH bought it for me after begging me to try e-books for years. I refused to even look at an e-book until I felt I really should since he bought me a frigging iPad hoping I would. Now I buy most of my books through my Nook :-)
toilet paper - i actually counted this AM, we have 20 rolls in my apartment. i will get panicky once it gets down to 4. 8 might send me to the store.
4? Oh my gosh, I'm hyperventilating just thinking about it :-). If we only had 4 rolls in the house, I'd probably have to run out in the middle of the night or I wouldn't be able to sleep. What if the whole family came down with food poisoning? And no one could drive to go get more? And there was a hurricane comng so the stores were sold out? :-). We only have two bathrooms, and each toilet has a little glass front cabinet thing over it that holds 12 huge Costco rolls. Both of those must be filled at ALL times (with extra in the cabinet to immediately restock, of course). DH was mocking me for all the TP in our house and claiming I was stocking up for post baby, and iwas like, dude -- this is just average for us!
Typing all that out makes me realize I may have a TP related OCD problem :-)
Pretty much everything I buy at Costco. I have a disease where every time I go to Costco I want to buy everything ever because WHEN WILL I BE BACK?? (Costco is 20 minutes from my house and I go at least twice a month.)
Post by jerseyjaybird on Jun 6, 2013 19:44:03 GMT -5
scented candles magazines that I'll really read someday, I'm sure cards and notes from friends plants . . . it's really bad this time of year; I want to buy more for my yard every time I go anywhere
Post by spunkarella on Jun 6, 2013 20:04:06 GMT -5
Travel mugs and cups have their own (bursting at the seams) cabinet.
Food in general. I hate the thought of being stuck somewhere and hungry, so I have non-perishable snacks stashed in my office, car, and purse. My pantry isn't full though. I don't need a lot of food, I just need something available at all times.
ETA: Also, ponytail holders. I generally have at least two with me at all times. What if the one I keep on my wrist breaks?
ETA: Also, ponytail holders. I generally have at least two with me at all times. What if the one I keep on my wrist breaks?
I never have more than one. My cat steals them and knocks them under the fridge or stove. Whenever I need one I just start pulling out appliances. Ridiculous pets.
Post by jennistarr1 on Jun 6, 2013 20:12:40 GMT -5
I've answered this here before, and people get mad...and I agree, it makes me sick...
we hoard wine...we go to so many wine festivals and love visiting wineries...we always buy a few and just don't drink it. When we entertain, noone really drinks wine. I think we moved into the house with 68 bottles and we probably have more than that now.
And it's not expensive wine or anything vintage that you should age, stuff from local wineries that is 10-15$ a bottles (the ones that are more we really never use because you know, that's the good stuff).