What do you collect?
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Just opened my desk drawer and there were hundreds of coins, tens of Diet Coke Pull-Tabs and lots of pencils. I have been collecting these for some time now. And these things are as dear as anything else could be. In fact you can hold these tabs for ransom and I would do anything to get them back.
I am sure people DO collect things - from something as mundane as a stamp to something as interesting as a food bill (or is it the other way round?). Over a period of years, I have collected stamps, coins, matchboxes, postcards, autographs, certificates, marbles, empty boxes, bills, envelopes, tins, sand, songs, books, movies etc. Is it only me who is so engrossed in collecting things or are there more?
Curiosity got the better of me and I wanted to know what other people collect. I asked junta on twitter. Within the next two minutes I was told that people collect DVDs, Books, miniature elephants etc.
Logical extension would be a place to aggregate all these things and realized that Flickr and its group is just the right place. Just created this Flickr Group. Please see/share/comment things that people around the world collect. Use the tag “iCollect” in case you decide to upload your pictures.
Don’t you think, its a good way to share what absurd/weird/non-conventional thing do YOU collect?
Sanjukta:
I collect memories these days…no space for tangible collectin in my home but in my younger days I used to collect movie tickets, I still try to keep a movie ticket for at least 6 months. I have lost all my earlier collection though. And greeting cards also. But nowdays no body gives greeting card anymore. Come to think of it I collect a lot of virtual stuff these days, chat coversation, sms, blog links, tags…
September 24, 2008, 10:11 amsnigdha:
Hi Saurabh,
Interesting post. As a child I used to collect gift wrappers, greeting cards, used agarbatti wrapper, chocolate wrappers. I also had a liking for origamy, craft making, scrap books etc. These days I dont collect anything, though I have a collection of books, CDs. Collecting food bills sounds interesting to me and end of the year check how much did I eat for :-P
I used to collect quotations too at one point of time. Oh Yes, old photos also make my collection and like Sanju said, memories. :-)
September 24, 2008, 10:18 amMansi:
I collect bookmarks and fridge magnets from every city I visit. I love collecting bookmarks, all shapes and sizes, all kinds - quotes, illustrations, pictures…Its cool to see the thought that goes into them…
September 24, 2008, 1:15 pmand ofcourse on my tumblr is a collection of everything interesting! Collecting is great!
Will join the flickr group…great idea!
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September 26, 2008, 11:50 amBhuwan:
I collect letters, love letters, hate mails, from mom, dad’s one-liners all kinds of’em…
November 16, 2008, 9:24 am