Do you collect anything?
@froggieslover (3069)
United States
December 21, 2009 9:46pm CST
I love frogs so when I was a teenage I started collection different types of frog figures. I have just around 500 frogs... I have stuffed frogs, glass frogs, plastic frogs, paper frogs and ceramic frogs. I have blankets, soap dispensers, bath towels, shower curtains, toilet brush holder, toothbrush holders, socks, slippers, clothing, plant holders and many many more things of frogs. My favorite is the red eye tree frog and whenever I travel to different place or a family member does they will pick me up a new frog for my collection. I have some from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Vegas, Wisconsin, Virginia, Michigan and Florida...I am running out of room in my curio for all of them but I still like to collect them.
Is there anything that you collect? If so how many do you have? Are there any that are special to you?
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@kaylachan (57362)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec 09
I don't think I ever have. I have tried though but I haven't been much of a motivated person. It takes a while to get me determined enough to stick to something. But, once I do, that's it. I'm strange and I know it. as for collecting, maybe someday. Though George does have a plane and nascare collection.
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@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
31 Dec 09
I am nuch like you in other aspects of life, I think with collecting however that it doesn't take much motivation to see a frog in a store, buy it and then bring it home and shove it in the curio cabinet Hehehe..I am sure if it took more than that that I wouldn't be collecting either. Thanks a bunch for your response kaylachan
@fsll518 (304)
• China
22 Dec 09
I don't collect animals, but I do collect coins and stamps. I am not crazy about them, just try to get some different coins when I have chance.
I got coins when I went abroad, and sometimes when I work with forigners, I get coins from them. I think both coins and stampls are quite traditional collections, lots of people are doing that, but people have different experience, so almost impossible that 2 people from different background could have exactly same collections.
Everyone should have some hobby and I think coin or stamp collection is interesting.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Hello, I too agree that there are a ton of peole that collect either coins or stamps but I also think that there are so many different coins or different stamps and that is what makes such a top thing to collect. Thanks a bunch for your response fsll
@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Dec 09
I collect several things. I collect unicorns for one. Not the discusting ones that look like a muscley, Pegasus type with wings or something. No! I like the ones that look like what I feel a unicorn actually would look like. Not too tall, with tufts of curly hair at knees and hooves. I also like frogs, roses and little gift boxes. I like old victorian bottles of different colors too.
@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Apr 10
I like the unique ones though. I see alot of plain ones around. That would be nice to have some place to display them. I could get more that way! Hehehe
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
30 Apr 10
Oh you would love my friends house then she also collects unicorns and has a whole room dedicated to them. She has built these really nice shelves for them and has them displayed on the walls....when my husband and I were digging up around the garage for the spring flowers we found three small whiskey type bottles, I am not sure what exactly they are but I washed them up and put them in the basement for later research...thanks for your response Celtic
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
22 Dec 09
I collect teapots because I just think they are so pretty and I love tea. I have 10 teapots some with the little cups and some without. I also collect old pennies with some dated very old like 1920. I collect them only become they are so old. Its nostagic to me.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
7 Jan 10
Teapots are very pretty, I know my aunt also collects them and there are some that are very pretty. My grandfather when he was still alive used to collect what we called "weak" pennies, all of us knew that he did so any time any of us grandkids would find a weak penny we would save it and make sure that we gave it to grandpa. Thanks a bunch for your response lelin
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
8 Jan 10
A weak penny is what we called pennies that had the words "ONE CENT" printed on the back instead of monument.... I have attached a picture for a better idea
@neelimaravi (1793)
• India
22 Dec 09
Mine is a stamp collection. i had collected so many stamps all over the world. who ever my relatives go to the other contries, i ask them to bring that country stamp.. usually they get that.. i love stamp collecting. thankyou for your topic, have a nice day.
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@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That is something great to collect because there are so many different stamps that you never have to worry about having them all and it is so nice that your family gets some for you when they go out traveling. Thanks a bunch for your response neelimaravi
@chriszh22 (432)
• China
22 Dec 09
It's always good to collect something you like. For me I don't collect anything particular, my wife likes beautiful tea cups and glasses, some other woman likes all kinds of little bottles of lique, some women likes the bottles of perfume. I know a guy likes collecting cash of different version hehe. Hobby can make life for colorful which I agree.
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@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Hehehe, I like collecting cash too...don't we all? 
I have an aunt that collects both tea cups and old perfume bottles, I think she started collecting the old bottles when she was digging up her yard to plant a garsend and came across 4 of them they were really cool shaped so she started going out and finding more of them. Thanks a bunch for your response chriszh
I have an aunt that collects both tea cups and old perfume bottles, I think she started collecting the old bottles when she was digging up her yard to plant a garsend and came across 4 of them they were really cool shaped so she started going out and finding more of them. Thanks a bunch for your response chriszh
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
22 Dec 09
I use to collect writing paper when I had many penpals years ago. I would get writing paper from all over the world. Now I collect anything to do with cats, ornaments, cushions, tv shirts, anything. at all.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
3 May 10
no I don't have any collections anymore, that one was thrown out in a move don't have penpals anymore anyway.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
30 Apr 10
Writing paper, now that is something unique...do you have any of the papers or letters left? I always thought it would be cool to do the penpal thing but then there is always that is also that screy fear thing as well. Have you seen that show Hoarders:Buried Alive? I have yet to watch it but when I read anything at all I had to chuckle and thought of that show LOL Thanks for your response winterose.
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
22 Dec 09
I was collecting stamps before my marriage. After marriage, I had many responsibilities and I could not concentrate on my hobby. Me neighbour's daughters were in differen countries. So they used to give me many stamps. I got from my office also. It is good you are collecting frog varieties.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
13 Apr 10
Yes I do have my stamps with me. Very old stamps, somewhere from 1964 to 1980 I collected. Whenever I see them, I feel happy and become nostalgic. Thanks for bringing my old memories back.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
13 Apr 10
Do you still have of your stamps left? I hate when you have to "grow" up and have responsibilities and can't still collect what you want LOL... I have been fortunate enough to not have to worry about anything interferring with my collection. If I am short on money i just don't buy any more but I have never had to get rid of any of them. Thanks a bunch for your response Buchi
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
13 Jan 10
Hi froggieslover,
Wow you frog lover hehe! 
For me, I remember I used to collect stamps when I was little. I didn't exact love them or what but it seems a commonly popular hobby then lolz.
Anyway I don't do that anymore.
For me, I remember I used to collect stamps when I was little. I didn't exact love them or what but it seems a commonly popular hobby then lolz.
Anyway I don't do that anymore.@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
28 Apr 10
I agree there seems to be a lot of people that have or still do collect stamps. I myself never really got into or seen what the big thing is about them but I am sure there are tons others that don't like or understnad my frog collecting either so....LOL thanks a bunch for your response lordwarwizard
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I've had various collections throughout the years. I used to collect happy meal toys from the different fast food restaurants. I was collecting those for a few years and I think I had around 200 different toys at one point. I ended up giving most of them away to some of the younger kids I knew though. Right now, the only thing that I am continuously collecting would be anime DVDs and manga (comic books). I haven't really kept track of everything I have but last I checked I owned around 300 DVDs of various series as well as 500 volumes of manga. And my collection is still growing since I still have a lot of incomplete series.
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
7 Jan 10
Yes, it is quite good but my mom is always complaining that I spend too much money on it lol...And yeah, those McDonald toys are worth something. My brother had the whole Disney collection from a while back (he cheated since he was working there at the time) and he made quite a bit of money when he sold it.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I collect cats. I have so many I couldn't count them. Stuffed ones, ceramic ones, kitchen towels with cats on them, pot holders with cats on them, stickers with cats, Clotes like T-shirts with cats, Coffee cups, folders, covers, statues, My favorite one is the stuffed black cat with big eyes and also a real soft stuffed cat it is a tan color with gray ears and so so soft! Meow! They are very special to me if I see something in the store or at a garage sale with a cat I must hve it! L.O.L. 
but the most special of all is the 2 real ones!
but the most special of all is the 2 real ones!@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
28 Apr 10
LOL...when I read the first line I thought you meant real ones and I have to admit I was thinkg OMG!!! But I was glad to read on the you only had two real ones and the rest were fake Hehehe...I would say that your cat collection is almost like my frogs collection I have a little bit of everything but unlike you I don;t have any real ones..although my kids have asked me to get one for a while now and who knows maybe someday I will give in LOL Thanks for your response jahernandezrivas
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
1 May 10
L.O.L. That's funny you really thought I had that many cats? Well if I could I would I love them so much!!!! Meow!!! It's funny how you like frogs I used to work at this place and my boss just loved frogs and every time I would see one I would try to get it for her if I had enough money at the time, and I have not seen her in years and every time I see a frog I still think of her! Well good luck with your frog collection!!!
@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
I collect books. I have tons and tons of books at home. I have around 300 books at home and 2 big bookshelves. I always have to buy at least one book per week. When I have a title I desperately want, I always go to a lot of bookstores. Sometimes, I go to Ebay or other online stores. I have several books that I love reading over and over again. I read one specific book 8 times already.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
6 Sep 10
Books..you can never go wrong with book i don think because you can always get them everywhere and there are SO many to choose from...what type of books do you like to read? Do you have a favorite author? Thanks for your response zz
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
24 Dec 09
For me it is dolphins, but I don't think that I have nearly as many dolphins as you have frogs. I started my collection with a plastic molded dolphin that I got when I was in Chicago on a school trip when I was in the eighth grade (the dolphin, unfortunately didn't survive our move this year). However, since that time my collection has grown to well over 100 different dolphins. When we did move into our home, I decorated our mantle with a large number of them and I love that I have such a prominent place in our home to be able to display them.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
3 Jan 10
My best friends daughter collects dolphins, they are so very pretty. I have a dolphin snow globe that my grandmother had from when I was a little girl and when she passed away I was able to get it and now have it on my shelves as you enter my living room. The dolphin head on the inside of the snowglobe is broke from my recent move as well but I will still keep it because it means so much to me. One hundred is a pretty decent collection, I have had family members buying for my for years to so it has made the collection faster, almost all of mine are smaller nic nac types so i have been able to contain them to my one curio but it is starting to get full...Thanks a bunch for your response dorann
@maryanne0809 (15)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
I collect die cast cars, just started last march :D i know it's a boy's hobby :D
Now i'm looking for a audi r8, one that tony stark have in iron man and corvette stingray (sideswipe in transformer)
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
28 Apr 10
It doesn't matter whether it is a boy thing or a girl thing if we stuck to that rule we would be screwed LOL Do you keep the cars in their packages or do you take them out? Thanks for your response maryanne
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
23 Dec 09
For several years I collect giraffe figurines. This started because I found them oh so tall and graceful...two traits that I long to possess! I am short and yearn to be tall! I no longer collect them but have the ones that I collected. In my office at work and on a shelf at home are a large number of nurse figurines! I do not get any new ones as I realize now that I don't know what on Earth I will do with all of them when I retire! As a side note, my daughter used to collect frogs too! She has stopped but has all of the frogs she collected!
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
6 Sep 10
Giraffes...what a great idea. I think giraffes are interesting in their own way as well and I love the reason you gave for collecting them but better reason to collect something than because that is how you wish to be...thanks for your response crazynurse!!
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
28 Apr 10
Vintage brooches sounds like a really cool collection especially when they are from other family members. I always thought that collecting old glass would be a nice thing to collect and then make jewelry out off. Thanks for your response cher913
@BarBaraPrz (45433)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Dec 09
Mostly, I just collect dust...
Seriously, though, I don't have a large collection of any one thing, just a few of this and a few of that.
My next sister used to collect snail figurines, and had quite a collection. She has since cured herself of the habit.
Oddly enough, one of my neighbors who moved away liked frogs, and the woman who lives there now also likes frogs.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
13 Apr 10
That is pretty cool that both neighbors that moved into that house collects frogs. I don't think that there is anything wrong with collecting a little bit of this and a little bit of that...I had small collections of a few different things including that frogs but I finally settled with the frogs. Thanks a bunch for your response barbaraprz
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@frankiecesca (2489)
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22 Dec 09
I used to collect ostcards from each place I visited and have now got a fair few of them! However I also like to collect keyrings or key chains as some call them and I try to limit how many of these I buy because of course they weigh so much more than postcards!! What I tend to do is buy ones from places that I have enjoyed or things that I love - for example I love the Blue men group shows so last time I went ot the one in Florida I boight a key chain that was in the shape of a hand painted blue as it represents something I love!!
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
30 Apr 10
Postcards are a thing to collect but I could never collect them only because I do not travel so I would only have like 3 of them LOL...Do you also collect the key chains that have the funny sayings on them? My friends daughter collects those and I swear everytime we go for a visit she has a new one LOL Thanks for your resposne frankie
@connierebel (1557)
• United States
22 Dec 09
My favorite thing to collect is stamps. I have a pretty big collection of both Worldwide and US stamps. I also collect lighthouses, sea shells, and ships, although not as extensively as stamps.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
3 Jan 10
Yes stamps and coins seem to be the most collected...I like your choice of collections because while different they are all still involved with the ocean. I recently visited Lake Michigan and was able to see some very beautiful lighthouses..my mother in law who moved to Wisconsin a couple years back also loved the lighthouses there so she started collecting various lighthouse items as well. Thanks a bunch for you response connierebel
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
23 Dec 09
I remember when I was younger I used to like collecting playing cards and comic books. I enjoyed reading the words on them. But as I grew older I lost interest in them. I just like to collect foreign coins and different coins made by my country now.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
1 May 10
I still wish I had a few of the things I had when I was a kid, there are a few things that I am sure would be worth money today. I know that some comics books are worth money as well...but like you said as we grow older we lose interest and don't think about what in may be worth in the future...silly kids LOL Thanks for your response nijolechu
