Q Talk

[suziebee1]

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@homedecor1 wrote:

@colleena 

This is not uncommon here.  Living in a over 55 community & surrounding area mostly retirees.

Almost everyday there are signs everywhere -- Estate Sale.  I've gone to both yard sales and estate sales where there are many items I recognize from QVC mostly (I rarely watch HSN unless cooking shows).

The amount of Temptations, Handbags, Valerie, makeup and more are amazing and mostly are still packed in original boxes.  I have bought pieces for "pennies on the dollar"

but it was a wake-up call about a year ago for me!  I got in my head this will be "my stuff" in the near future.  I forced myself to stop being a "impulse" buyer!  

I have no more space left and frankly,my kids do not want this "stuff".  I've been selling most things these past few months that I know I'll never use -- so far I've sold most of my Fiesta, Dooney, Vera, kitchen appliances and lots of Temptations.

Hoping to sell most of my holiday / Fall decor -- I don't want to decorate anymore as I did in the past.

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You are so right about our kids not wanting our stuff.  Things that mattered to our generation don't matter to them.  China, silver, crystal - not important and they don't want it.  I have started to downsize and declutter because I don't want to leave my daughter with all this stuff to get rid of, and also because I'm sure she will just toss it into the dumpster.   At least if I can get it to someone who will use it, it won't end up in a landfill.  Our kids have the right idea though - living a more minimalistic lifestyle.

[ProudMa]

Two observations.

What a sad unfulfilled life, $$ spent when there are children starving.....

And I have often wondered if the hosts feel any pangs of gulit from time to time.  They must know that QVC feeds into peoples obsessions.

Im surprised that there isnt a disclaimer like in a casino for addiction...

[ProudMa]

I also have started to downsize...here is an idea

Over the last few years when invited to a family shower or wedding...along with my usual card and $$...I choose something of mine, a waterford vase, a serving platter, a holiday set of linens...and include a note telling the new family stories of our celebrations and how we used these items.

For example I gave away a Noratake platter that I always arranged my christmas cookies on.  I enclosed some of those recipes.  The Great Neice that received the gift sends me a picture of the plate with her cookies every christmas.

Nice 

[Reever]

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@ProudMa wrote:

I also have started to downsize...here is an idea

Over the last few years when invited to a family shower or wedding...along with my usual card and $$...I choose something of mine, a waterford vase, a serving platter, a holiday set of linens...and include a note telling the new family stories of our celebrations and how we used these items.

For example I gave away a Noratake platter that I always arranged my christmas cookies on.  I enclosed some of those recipes.  The Great Neice that received the gift sends me a picture of the plate with her cookies every christmas.

Nice 

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Our generation was guilty of buying things like Hummels, Capadimonte and Waterford that did little more than collect dust. I believe it was the way we were raised.  Young people today seem to obsess about electronic gadgets.  To me this is a human condition. We tend to overbuy even as it sets our long term goals back.  I know many woman in the community past 70 still working because they are in debt.