Everyone’s got that one drawer or box that’s full of stuff they never use…but also never throw out. Somehow, these things stick around for years without anyone noticing. Here are ten things people hoard for no real reason, although there’s no judgment here. Many of us are guilty of the same thing.
How many of these things are hiding in your home right now?
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Takeout Menus From Old Restaurants
Once a menu gets taped to the fridge, it’s essentially stuck there for life, even if the place changed owners or shut down three years ago. Let’s not pretend like you don’t just Google the restaurant now anyway. Half the menus have old prices or don’t even deliver to your area anymore, so it’s pointless keeping these menus.
Event Tote Bags
Many people have a ton of tote bags in their homes, whether they’re free ones that came with a skincare set or ones that a company gives out at a seminar. But the thing is, you still only use the same two canvas bags when you go shopping. The others just stay in your home, wasting space.
Free Hotel Toiletries
Lots of us will swipe those tiny hotel shampoos and conditioners off the bathroom counter like they’re souvenirs. We tell ourselves that they’ll be great for travel, but then we end up using the same stuff every trip. Our cabinets stay packed with three dozen bottles that all smell vaguely of artificial coconut and disappointment. Just throw them away.
Expired Skincare and Makeup Products
That drawer in the bathroom is probably full of face creams and toners that you might use again. Chances are, though, that you won’t. You didn’t love it when you tried it, but you couldn’t throw it out either, so now it smells weird or looks off. However, it’s still there, even though there’s no real reason to keep it.
Broken Jewelry
Everyone has that one little box with tangled chains and earrings missing their match, as we tell ourselves that we’ll take them in for repair. We might even say that we’ll fix them at home, but that’s just not true. Months turn into years, and now you can’t even remember where that bracelet came from. But it’s still in the drawer.
Spare Buttons From Clothes
There’s always a jar or Ziploc bag filled with buttons from clothes you no longer have. Some of these are from shirts you donated years ago, while others you don’t even recognize, yet you keep every new one. It’s there “just in case.” Meanwhile, not once have you actually gone looking for a spare button when it came off.
Refrigerator Condiment Packets
Whenever you open the fridge or that plastic bin near the microwave, you see 47 soy sauce packets and 19 random mustard sachets. You don’t even like half the condiments in there, but you keep them because they came with the food delivery. Perhaps you’ll use them one day. However, the truth is, they’ll probably just stay there until you move out.
Empty Candle Jars
Burned-down candles don’t always end up in the trash, and, more often than not, they just kinda stick around. It’s because you swear you’ll clean them out and turn them into something cute, like a pen holder or maybe a mini planter. The holders just pile up on shelves with wax bits still stuck to the bottom and black soot on the rim. They’re reusable, yes, but nothing ever happens.
Dead Batteries
Dead batteries show up in the weirdest of places, like junk drawers and ziplock bags. You put them aside because you know that they can’t go in the trash, but you never actually bring them anywhere. Now, you just have a collection of dead batteries. You don’t use them, and you don’t toss them.
Old Calendars and Planners
You keep meaning to throw out your old calendars, but there’s always one reason not to. “I liked the pictures”, or “I want to look back at it sometime.” Five years later, there’s a whole stack taking up space in a cabinet or under the bed, which you never read or flip through. But throwing them out still feels weird, so you never do.
Disclaimer: This list is solely the author’s opinion based on research and publicly available information.
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