She Has Enough Toiletries and Sundries to Open Her Own Drug Store

United States
January 29, 2026 10:08pm CST
Mother-in-Law is all unpacked except for her bathroom things. She has multiple boxes of "stuff" with limited space to put them in the bathroom. She has 2-3 drawers and 2-3 cabinet doors to put stuff in, but that's not enough for her voluminous amount of miscellaneous bathroom toiletries, etc. She had over 50 bottles of nail polish but gave 35 away. She has innumerable small zippered pouches of make-up. She has a ton of hair-related styling products. She has various lotions and creams. I honestly don't know where she's going to put it all. She keeps saying, "I didn't know I had that." Well, duh! When you've got so much stuff and you're a compulsive shopper, things pile up.
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@JudyEv (370462)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan
Can you spirit away just a few items each visit?
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• United States
30 Jan
We've been doing that with her clothes. Might try with her toiletries.
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@noni1959 (12287)
• United States
30 Jan
Maybe offer to box up and store for her until she is out of something?
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@jstory07 (147293)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Jan
That is a lot of bathroom stuff. Could you take some home and store for her.
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@wolfgirl569 (128801)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Jan
Start taking some of it each time you visit
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@LindaOHio (212431)
• United States
30 Jan
She only needs a few, basic things.
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30 Jan
Aye. She has loads of stuff right enough Good on her. She deserves it all and I sure hope she can still be a compulsive shopper just a bit
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@dfollin (27153)
• United States
31 Jan
Seems like she hoards a little bit....... just certain things.
@velvet53 (23741)
• Palisade, Colorado
31 Jan
Wow, that is a lot of stuff. I would slowly make things disappear. I bet she won't even know they are gone.
@MarieCoyle (54105)
7h
So many elderly struggle to be able to afford toiletries. If she has extras she doesn't need and you can't use, you can always donate them to a nursing home, shelter, etc. and they will get put to good use. She truly did buy an incredible amount of stuff!
@valherma00 (1116)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7h
one dental floss for me. wow. this is amazing.