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[shoekitty]

On 4/14/2014 chickenbutt said:

I watched this show for a while and it was a VERY small percentage of them who donated anything. The vast majority of them seemed to just be hoarders. It was the 'thrill of the kill', so to speak, for them and they reveled in seeing the rows and rows of merchandise/food.

They usually seemed to have so much more than anybody could ever use that it just seemed so piggish to me.

Plus, it became a full time job doing this. What do you save when you cannot work, you have to purchase all those newspapers and memberships online, etc? Not to mention that you don't save anything when a large percentage of your hoard will go bad and/or not be used in a reasonable amount of time that would justify the purchase. How much can I save when I purchase 50 years worth of deodorant? A) I won't be alive in 50 years; and 2) that money is better spent on something that will be used during the time that the money is worth what it is worth now, not all those years from now.

That is what I thought! Hoarding. The few shows I did watch one marathon weekend, clearly had some who had a hard time parting with the food. In fact, there were a couple of "couponers" who had a basement full. All organized, alphabetized, and arranged according to expirations dates. They clearly stated they have to watch the dates, because they have had to throw some items out. They either ate it, or just "visited" it, and arranged the food.

Maybe some of the new shows showcase those who donate, or have a purpose for their stash. I don't know. But it seemed the shows I watched they had hoarding issues.