Can't let go..

everlast75

Apologies if there was a similar thread on this before.

I would never consider myself to be a hoarder, but I can't bring myself to get rid of certain things, even if they are in a box, out of sight and left there for years.

I'm not talking about old clothes, I'm talking about DVDs, CDs, books and photos.

Nowadays, everything is digitalised and there is little or no need to keep them. My brother has gotten rid of all of his, stores everything on a hard drive and has a back up. He's more space in the house as a result. Its more convenient as he can watch what he wants, listen to an album or read a book etc almost instantaneously. A tablet can do it all.

Is it a romantic notion, to prefer the tactile approach or is it being a technological dinosaur. I remember buying some of the cds, 1 a week when I first started working and kept them. But to be honest, I do have spotify and never take the CDs out. If there's a film on TV that I had on DVD, I would tend to watch it on TV and rarely would dip into the collection.

So, do you keep all your "stuff" - or have you stripped everything down and dumped the lot of it?

jimgoose

Yes, I have stuff. I like stuff, not to mention things. Most of the stuff I actually give a stuff about doesn't lend itself particularly well to digitizing, mind you. :pac:

everlast75

jimgoose wrote: »

Yes, I have stuff. I like stuff, not to mention things. Most of the stuff I actually give a stuff about doesn't lend itself particularly well to digitizing, mind you. :pac:

does that "stuff" involve formaldehyde? :pac:

MilesMorales1

I'm a dinosaur, I'm physical media till I die.

mordeith

I've kept all my CDs as well I have to admit. Mind you I do still play them the odd time. My player has a USB input as well though so most stuff is played from the hard drive.

I had a bit of bother getting rid of old books but on the insistence of my other half, I took a good long look at got rid of about 1/3 of them. More shelf space, and a better collection as a result.

I keep a hell of a lot of stuff. Much of it is for sentimental reasons. My Best friend is similar but it kind of drives her mad. She has baby clothes from her first born, old toys, clothes, you name it. I got home last night and my dad had a pile of greeting cards ready to be thrown out. I went through them and there was precious cards from mammy and him, my godchild, old friends. The horror! They are now safe in my drawer

But I think it's nice everlast. It's nice that you have attached meaning to some of your possessions. They can remind us of happy times and people and stages of our lives. Even holding on to a bunch of dvds. Sure that's grand. You don't need to get rid of them. But what you could do to free up space is put them in your attic or a box under your bed.

That way you still have them but they aren't cluttering anywhere

jimgoose

everlast75 wrote: »

does that "stuff" involve formaldehyde? :pac:

Only tangentially. In the main I refer to tools and some quite old books.

drunkmonkey

Dude you need a Sonas & Chromecast

DEFTLEFTHAND

I've a big CD collection that I still add to on occasion. It's hard to explain but I just have a thing about physical copies of recordings, the album artwork, the liner notes etc..

Don't call me a hipster but I'm also getting more into records recently, such an authentic sound.

The Backwards Man

I can't bring myself to throw out my Roxette CDs

The_Valeyard

I still have my megadrive, snes, gamegear games. I ain't throwing them out. Also a PC collection from 1996. Have never traded or thrown out a game.

endacl

I have laptop, kindle, tablet etc. I still buy hard copies of books and music though. Some things read better when you turn physical pages. Digital files on a hard drive won't do for music. I mean, I have them, but for the car and the gym. For 'listening' it's vinyl or cd - tube amp - B&W 501s. A laptop into the back of the amp just doesn't do it.

So, in short, for the stuff that's important, no, I don't chuck anything out. I'm not a Luddite though. Far from it. I use the best technology I can afford, that was designed to do what I use it for, and does it better than a laptop ever could.

Movies and TV though? Yeah. I'll stream that. Because watching stuff isn't as important. To me, of course. If I was into movies, I'm sure I'd be adding a big telly and blu ray player to the above...

kfallon

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I can't bring myself to throw out my Roxette CDs

Still cracking one off to yer wan's picture on the inlay cards? :pac:

everlast75

kfallon wrote: »

Still cracking one off to yer wan's picture on the inlay cards? :pac:

Well, she's got the look....

Ally Dick

I throw out clothes and electronic equipment. I also get rid of books. I hold onto CDs and LPs. I spent a lot of money on them. I am a member of Spotify but I find that it is like purchasing a gust of wind. Once you stop paying the subscription, you have nothing left to show for it. It's a sneaky lending library really

kfallon

everlast75 wrote: »

Well, she's got the look....

well played, nice darts!

Fish out of water

Let it go OP.

I kept alot of old papers and Magazines for a while so i know where your coming from.

drake70

I still have movies on VHS tapes. I don't have a video player.

Also a Playstation and Playstation 2, packed away with all the games etc.

Loads of comics and hundreds of DVD's.

After I switched to Kindle, a few hundred books went to charity shops. I suppose that's a start.

Antar Bolaeisk

I have too much stuff, far too much stuff. I came out here swearing that I wouldn't accumulate stuff now I have no idea what I'll do when I go home, hire out a ship or something.

Like Drake above I too bought a Kindle in an effort to conserve space, I didn't send any of my old books off to charity though, they look too good gracing my walls

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I have a lot of stuff but I like the stuff I have. That's why I have it. If I don't need, or no longer want something, I'll get rid of it.

drake70

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

I have too much stuff, far too much stuff. I came out here swearing that I wouldn't accumulate stuff now I have no idea what I'll do when I go home, hire out a ship or something.

Like Drake above I too bought a Kindle in an effort to conserve space, I didn't send any of my old books off to charity though, they look too good gracing my walls

You can always get bookcase wallpaper

pickarooney

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I can't bring myself to throw out my Roxette CDs

Even Roxette have thrown out their Roxette CDs.

Graces7

When I came to ireland I had o leave almost everything behind as i could not afford to do else. It was a huge cleansing! Afetr 15 years here, I have accumulated even with 8 moves... mostly actually knitting yarns as folk knwo why I knit and are glad to help,,, Heaven help me with the next move!

Rothmans

everlast75 wrote: »

Apologies if there was a similar thread on this before.

I would never consider myself to be a hoarder, but I can't bring myself to get rid of certain things, even if they are in a box, out of sight and left there for years.

I'm not talking about old clothes, I'm talking about DVDs, CDs, books and photos.

Nowadays, everything is digitalised and there is little or no need to keep them. My brother has gotten rid of all of his, stores everything on a hard drive and has a back up. He's more space in the house as a result. Its more convenient as he can watch what he wants, listen to an album or read a book etc almost instantaneously. A tablet can do it all.

Is it a romantic notion, to prefer the tactile approach or is it being a technological dinosaur. I remember buying some of the cds, 1 a week when I first started working and kept them. But to be honest, I do have spotify and never take the CDs out. If there's a film on TV that I had on DVD, I would tend to watch it on TV and rarely would dip into the collection.

So, do you keep all your "stuff" - or have you stripped everything down and dumped the lot of it?

Not strange at all OP. I still listen to cassettes as my car until 1 year ago only has a cassette player, so I just listen to the cassettes on my hifi. I bought two CDs in golden discs yesterday too. My car is overflowing with CDs strewn all over the place. I have had an iPod for 5 years too, but for some reason I be never uploaded most of my CDs to it. Effort of that! just online downloads. I have a lot of VHS tapes too

Lau2976

I completely decluttered a good while ago. Got rid of anything I didn't need if it wasn't sentimental. It was really great for my mental health.

RayM

With every house move, I've become more and more ruthless about decluttering. Although during my most recent move, I found a 'Fortycoats' cassette tape that I haven't listened to in at least twenty-five years. It has somehow moved house with me five times in the last decade. I mean, I don't even have anything to play it on...

Nothing, but NOTHING, will make me throw out my collections of My Little Pony, Barbie, Pogs or Power Rangers.

Oh, and books. The wood ones. I've a Kindle now that I love, but I can't bring myself to part with a physical book even if it's just a mass-market paperback.

My Parents and Grannys attics are full of my stuff, if I had to find room to house it all myself I'd be crippled with the decisions.

Candie

Candie wrote: »

Nothing, but NOTHING, will make me throw out my collections of My Little Pony, Barbie, Pogs or Power Rangers.

Oh, and books. The wood ones. I've a Kindle now that I love, but I can't bring myself to part with a physical book even if it's just a mass-market paperback.

My Parents and Grannys attics are full of my stuff, if I had to find room to house it all myself I'd be crippled with the decisions.

I have all my barbies! And dolls and a dolls house and a rocking horse

Rubberlegs

I can't let go of anything! I have baby dresses that my Dad bought the day I was born. Blankets crocheted by my Nanny for my pram. Cards that people got for my mother when I was born. They are nice to have when people have passed away. I have Freddie bear, I got him for my 1st birthday. The first single that was bought for me, Shakin Stevens This Ole House, cringe ! Billy Idol singles, that one Living Doll by The Young Ones with Cliff Richard. The very first Hits album on vinyl, Madonna albums. My PLO scarf, that I got when about 18. Cassettes from the 80s, some that friends recorded for me. I have a burst of those Garbage Pail stickers that I could never throw out. Childhood books that my Dad read to me, they are of great sentimental value. Old family photos. Other than that, I have cards given to me when my children were born. I would have reused a lot of stuff like my old blankets, for my own children. It might be sappy but these are the posessions I value the most, every time I have a look at them they bring back memories, and I don't see me ever parting with them

super_furry

I read a lot - would get through three or four books a month and as a result had built up a huge library. Nothing weighs as much as a box of books when you're moving house and I've dragged far too many boxes of books around the place to ever want to do it again, that's why all my books are on a Kobo now. It's the same with videogames, films and music, I got rid of all my physical media for digital stuff and am delighted I did.

Permabear

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Rubberlegs

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I still love the sound of vinyl, crackles and all! I can hear a song on the radio from my teens today and am half waiting to hear the little scratches coming through

This Fat Girl Runs

Books. I will never get rid of my books. I love them all like friends!

mewe

I would definitely never get rid of my vinyl. They're special to me; a bit like Gollum with the ring. Don't think I'd ever get rid of my CD's either but I've thought sometimes of putting all my DVD's up for sale in a bundle.

boobar

When I was younger I spent my spare cash on:

Books - Paper
Music - cds and before that tapes
Movies - dvds and before that video tapes

Now I've got my kindle, friends give me ebooks.

I keep my music on an sd card on my phone, play it on a Bluetooth speaker.

I use streaming services for movies.

So no need for loads of space now.

colossus-x

Hold on, it's all moved on more than you think. I used to buy terabyte hard drives to store all my pirated movies but now you can just stream them over the web for nout.

SEPT 23 1989

I could leave my house within an hour with one suitcase

Graces7

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I could leave my house within an hour with one suitcase

We could all do that...easiest way for anyone! Leave it all behind! Mind you the dog and cats would be cross... Actually that is what I had to do when I left the island. I flew out with a duffle bag, my laptop and one of my cats. Sent parcels on and the car and my other two cats followed later. Was too ill to drive. Wore a lot of clothes that day though

Akrasia

I have nothing of sentimental value really. My wife on the other hand can never throw anything out. Her wardrobe is bursting with clothes that she hasn't worn in 10 years and whenever I tell her she needs to get rid of some of them she spends half the day reminiscing about her youth. Some day I'm going to just send her away for the weekend and when she comes back there'll have been a mysterious moth attack and nothing was salvageable.


I used to have hundreds of cds and dvds and video games but I just threw them all out. I kept a very small number of cds for long trips in the car, but they never get used because we just play music from an MP3 player or our phones.

There are some books in the attic which I'm tempted to throw away but I want to keep them for my kids for when they're older, even though I know deep down they'll probably never read anything that's not powered by batteries.