Why do we feel the need to buy things we don't need?
A few weekends ago, I bought a black rubber duckie. I certainly don't need it. I don't collect rubber duckies. I just thought it looked cool.
Today, I was very tempted to buy a Halloween snow globe. Little bats were mixed in with the snow. Again, not something I need.
If I was a millionaire, I would have a house full of useless (but very cool) knick knacks.
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Hey! I bought two of those Halloween snow globes. And I think you should have gotten one too. Useless things are fun. You only live once, right? I plan on being one of those old ladies with boxes of crap that my poor kids will have to go through after I'm dead. And I think you should be too.
Me too! I have all sorts of really cool things... luckily, at least for now, my kids love my hastily purchased items. *smile*
A black rubber ducky? How cool! Then again, I am a collector of rubber duckies.
Happy knick knack hunting!
It's nice to be able to select the crappy stuff you get. If you want a Hallowe'en Snow Globe, or a Black Rubber Duckie, go right ahead and buy it.
It is the stuff that we can't select for ourselves that we have disdain for. The knick knacks people buy us and we hold onto, only to keep that person happy (as though we actually like it).
I know an older lady who has plenty of small ceramic figurines that all of her Grandchildren have given her, and she detests them (the figurines - not her grandkids). The weekly dusting drives her crazy, and they are all just plain ugly. However, it'd be an even greater sin to throw them away, lest she upset someone.
Buy lots of your own cool knick knacks; that way, there is no room left in your apartment or house for anyone to give you even crappier stuff.
-Nobody Important
either that or they will think you really like knick kncks and they should buy you more....
pepé
Thanks Lynniec for buying me my very own Halloween snow globe. It was, of course, the best gift ever! You're the best!
Pepe, you have a point. That's how I ended up with 101 beanie babies 100 of the 101 are gifts from people who thought I loved them.
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