Do you have any collection? What is that and why?

@chiyosan (30184)
Philippines
January 31, 2013 11:28am CST
Do you collect anything? I mean do you really spend time and money on your collection and religiously try to collect more? I know someone who does collect coca cola products and she likes everything that has the look and feel of coke products, bags, key chains, and so on. Given the chance, money and a good place to display them... i would love to collect snowglobes. =) I love snow globes and is always fascinated by it. I just don't have a good place to keep them right now but i would love to have many different snow globe types.
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@leateagee (3667)
• China
1 Feb 13
Yes, I do. I collect several items though I don't spend much money on them. I love to collect because I find it very interesting and as well as relaxing when I play with them again. I used to collect chocolate wrappers .. all kinds, local and abroad chocolates. I used to wrap it to my notebooks. But then I stopped. I don't know why. I think I will bring it back. Another that I collect until now are stamps from different countries. I don't trade them or commercial use them. I just gather them and try to reserach what are the stories behind it. There are books about it but I don't have a budget to buy them so I just research from the net and re-type what I think is important about this stamp. I also collect mugs with different designs. Actually this mug collection doesn't have a specific theme at first but now, I buy a mug to every place I visit if available. It takes a lot of time and passion. But I plan to continue doing stamps and mugs collection. Maybe, I'll try the chocolate wrapper collection. It's colorful and fun.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
that is true, collecting something is really a very nice hobby, but it can be expensive depending on the type of items we collect and if they are rare. my mom also had stamp collections and it was kept nicely in an album but she lost it when we moved houses. Thank you and I really appreciate your time to respond in the discussion.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
2 Feb 13
Thank you so much for the recognition. Your discussion is worth my time. Oh, you just reminded me to really secure my stamp collection. A few days ago we just moved to a new apartment. Guess what? Before I replied to you I looked for my stamps. Well, they are secured. What about you? What do you collect?
@leateagee (3667)
• China
2 Feb 13
hehee you collect snow globes. Aside from this, do you plan to collect other things?
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
The very first collection that I had was those Sanrio products which were a craze in the early 80's. My uncle's girlfriend bought me a lot of stuff like Hello Kitty, My Melody and Little Twin Hearts. I was really crazy with all of them. Then I started collecting stationeries. I love writing, so that is one reason why I collected then. When I was in College, I was fond of the pig figurines. I did spend a lot in buying those cute stuff. Then I started collecting angel figurines. I guess, I have outgrown them after several years. So now, my collection are bags and shoes!!!!! What girl does not love them , right?
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
oh i like sanrio products!!! =( but they are very expensive. i have only a couple of hello kitty items, and i don't have twin hearts. he he hi jenny, its really good too to have some collections, i like your idea of wanting to encourage your daughter to collect as well, given the chance!!
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
If I only had a daughter, I'd probably the one who will encourage her to collect them, too. Actually, I still like all of them but of course, I feel that the money will just go to waste coz there's nobody that I can pass it on. I only have sons.
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• Philippines
1 Feb 13
I used to collect Hello Kitty, My Melody and Little Twin herts when I was a kid too back in grade school days.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
1 Feb 13
I do collect currency from counties. I had this idea when i went to abroad and i often keep changes. Till now i have around 40 types of currencies and coins from different countries.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
the closest collection i have to this is my rupiah money given by an indonesian friend, and about a few coins i have from hong kong from my uncle and my auntie. :D Thank you and I really appreciate your time to respond in the discussion.
@bluespygirl (2112)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
I collect but I don't spend money to buy it. What I collect are some things that are given to me and I learned to love them since I had noticed that it is piling up. There are many mugs around our house now from events that I went. It reminds me of the moments that happened during that day. I have a mug from our highschool batch reunion, mugs from the seminars in work that I had attended, mugs as souvenirs and I have just thought of it , I had both some because I just fancy them. I have some collection of buttons of clothes and patches too. I don't know why I have them. I just pile them up in my sewing kit and it is just lately that I found I have many of them already. Those come from our clothes. I think they are nice to look up when I see and touch them for they have different looks. I used to have a stamp collection. I don't buy it either but I got them from my mails and mails from my parents. Some of them are not only the stamps but also the envelopes and letters that I had. I used to be a member of a post stamps club. In stamp collecting, I like it more if the collectors acquire them not by buying it
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
hmm that is quite a good one to collect something that was given to you.. but that is going to be variety of many different items, right? that does not seem so bad since i have a few items with me that were given as gifts, angel figurines, bear figurines and the likes. =) thank you for your response. have a great day!
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@edvc77 (2140)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
I have a collection of notebooks and miniature houses. I am fascinated by them. I love writing and I design houses too. That is why. :-)
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
oh my, that is really so nice!! i think that is really a very nice and wonderful collection it is beautiful when you have them displayed too. :D hope you can really share it with us too. hehe i would love to see it!! :D
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• India
1 Feb 13
I have been collecting currencies for long.I remember collecting it from when i was in third grade.I started with few coins.I would exchange a few ones with friends and get new currencies or coins.We never thought of the values or forex values.Perhaps the young age was the reason.Seeing my interest, my dad bought a few currencies from local foreign exchange.The ones he got for me remains the biggest collection of currencies.I was lucky to add few more as i traveled across countries and from friends.Well,still i collect ones i get my chance on.I also ancient,colonial period coins and currencies.I still ask my friends and colleagues who travel to get me currencies of countires they have been,It has been fun collecting them.Well good to know your interest for collection.Well,i liked the idea of collecting snow globe types as well.Thanks!
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
oh that is nice, collecting currencies are very nice, it is of course going to be wonderful when you have a good collection, coins, and currencies can be very rare when you have those kinds, they can be worth a fortune right? Thank you and I really appreciate your time to respond in the discussion.
• Philippines
31 Jan 13
I do collect little mermaid dolls and merchandise. Aside from the fact that I am fascinated by mermaids, I like Disney's The Little Mermaid specifically.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
oh wow!! you are like a friend of mine who loves mermaids and has ariel for a "model" and the little mermaid movie got her hooked with ariel. :D thank you for your response. have a great day!
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