Why Collect things?

I am a collector, shoes, handbags, clothes, nick nacks, I just love lots of things to choose from when I need to get dressed up to go out, I love having nice things around me, I spend a lot of time at home so I guess I make my home my own little world and have the sort of things around me that make me happy.

I collect picture frames,,bcos they're cute.,,to put pictures of course:)

As a child I used to collect stamps but now I like to collect software programs - my computer is full of different programs that I may not use anytime like e-card generator,photomorpher etc.

I collect things which could be considered related to self sufficiency. For me it is a security thing. I have many books on knitting and knitting patterns which obviously are a means of making my own clothes rather than relying on having to buy them. Cookery books with instructions for skinning and jointing, gardening books involving the growing of vegetables. Then I have my sewing machine, knitting machine etc which help facilitate the self sufficient idea. I believe it all stems back to a very frugal childhood where i felt that I sould have control of my welfare but did not.

Different people have different reasons for collecting and hoarding things. Maybe one goes for a holiday and collects knick-knacks from there. Such items remind one of the nice time spent on a holiday. Some people like to keep things are mementos of old days spent at schools, colleges or workplace. Some things are kept as a mark of respect to departed family members, and yet there are homemakers like my mom-in-law, who saves anything and everything for future use. Nothing in our house goes to the wastepaper-basket. Empty jars, bottles, old newspapers, my son’s discarded games, teddies, old utensils and worn-out clothes. She hoards everything and many times she has just fished out the perfect accompaniment to a problematic gadget from her cupboard. She is a perfect packrat!

just for souvenir of all things i bought:

I collect motivational and academic books. Thanks

I am a cat person but never had such a furry companion. As long as I lived with my mom because she hates cats. When I moved into my first own place it was an appartment under the roof and that was too warm to have one.
So I started collecting cat postcards, stuffed animals, porcelain figurines, I have earrings which are cat shaped, and even a pair of socks with cats on it.
I still collect interesting and extraordinary stuff of that kind.

I used to collect Ty stuffed animals. They were a very saught after toy. They went up in price. Then one day the owner of the Ty company decided not to make any more which made the bottom fall out of the market and the collectability of the stuffed animal went way down. I have tons of Ty stuffed animals that are now worth nothing.

I also collect John Wayne movies because I love old westerns. I collect tons of things and my husband calls me a pact rat. I collect Barbie ornaments that are put out by Hallmark every year. My husband only collects the star trek ornaments by Hallmark.

My daughter has a book collection. She collects books written by Nora Roberts. She also collects all the Harry Potter Books and movies.

My house is full of junk. I think we collect things that we like. I am not sure why I have collected all this stuff. At least my daughter reads her books over and over again so that is not a waste. I put up a christmas tree every year full of star trek ornaments for my husband. So I guess some of the stuff is getting used.

actually I am not collecting things but I did a long time ago, I liked to collect toy cars and some cards and stamp but I quit collection things.