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Reply to BeneteauBum (Reply #64)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:44 PM

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OK folks have you ever paused and thought about the amount of unnecessary [View all] malaise Saturday OP

Oh, malaise True Dough Saturday #1

I believe you malaise Saturday #5

nope Skittles Saturday #2

And the truth is that I love most of my very old stuff malaise Saturday #3

YES! Skittles Saturday #6

So true malaise Saturday #15

Same! littlemissmartypants Saturday #24

Same here Lifeafter70 Saturday #8

right?? Skittles Saturday #33

I paid more for a dress I will probably never wear again Lifeafter70 Saturday #38

Our daughter got married a few years ago leftieNanner Saturday #42

Believe me I spent a lot of time looking for a dress Lifeafter70 Saturday #43

I got mine at Chico's cksmithy Saturday #46

I' ve saved my MOB dress from 12 yrs ago to be used as my burial outfit. No Vested Interest 16 hrs ago #79

I'm the same about old stuff. Susan Calvin Saturday #10

Me too. I still wear flannel shirts I bought in the late 70s Figarosmom Saturday #39

a neighbor does that "FB Marketplace" thing Skittles Saturday #40

During my Christmas cleaning, I finally threw away he last gift mum bought me malaise Saturday #57

Yeah. Don't you hate letting go? Figarosmom Saturday #59

Indeed malaise Saturday #60

Give it to goodwill Be The Light Saturday #4

I don't care for goodwill. Their CEO makes over 750 grand a year. I donate to the Capuchin run Ziggysmom Saturday #7

And they treat their employees badly Lifeafter70 Saturday #9

Find local thrift stores that have a local mission Envirogal 19 hrs ago #71

I don't shop much at all anymore..only necessary items but a good rule I try to follow is..one new, two to go Deuxcents Saturday #11

Same here malaise Saturday #14

Try a hand pour pour-over? Never breaks, cheap as it comes, you'll never drink old coffee again! fierywoman Saturday #32

Thank you!!!!! Dixiegrrrl 20 hrs ago #69

and nothing is made to be fixed Skittles Saturday #34

Get a percolator, they last forever. You have to adjust the coffee amount and still use a filter, cksmithy Saturday #47

;-{)...... Goonch Saturday #12

Bwaaaah for the home sweet hoard😂 malaise Saturday #13

How'd you get a picture of my house!? Marthe48 Saturday #19

Haha malaise Saturday #26

Hahaha! Are these masterpieces your creations, Goonch? ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants Saturday #27

Good for you. They will probably be so thankful. Katinfl Saturday #16

Brings to mind certain (low-budget) cinematic imagery... peppertree Saturday #17

You win the thread - Bwaaaah for an arm and a leg malaise Saturday #20

Why, thank you malaise. peppertree Saturday #25

Amazing fun facts malaise Saturday #28

Thanks! peppertree Saturday #31

Quilters AverageOldGuy Saturday #18

My oldest sibling is a quilter malaise Saturday #22

Respect!!🪡🧵🏆 littlemissmartypants Saturday #29

;-{) WAR PREPPING Goonch Saturday #21

Hehehe malaise Saturday #23

I take things to the road in front of the farm. I have a sign that says "free" and magically they disappear. littlemissmartypants Saturday #30

For years I used to leave stuff outside a family owned supermarket malaise Saturday #35

Know exactly what you mean. I try to make sure that they're things people would need. I'm also dealing with the ... littlemissmartypants Saturday #41

I gave a niece something mum gave me malaise Saturday #44

Great ideas! Thanks, malaise.❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #48

As I'm sending this... BurnDoubt Saturday #36

I know that we all have stuff Niagara Saturday #37

I am a serial hoarder of pottery malaise Saturday #45

I'm a serial hoarder of vintage cake stands and Indiana Glass Niagara Saturday #52

LOL malaise Saturday #53

I never give to the Salvation Army malaise 14 hrs ago #85

Leaving tings at a bus stop might invite a visit from the bomb squad. rickford66 Saturday #49

Not where I live malaise Saturday #55

Why ? rickford66 Yesterday #66

I wish Cirsium Saturday #50

I've never been one to shop much. SheltieLover Saturday #51

HA ! Had a Waterford comforter that was a steal and never opened vapor2 Saturday #54

Love it malaise Saturday #62

I found a local group of families who lost their homes in a wildfire. CrispyQ Saturday #56

Everyone in my circle gave stuff to hurricane victims malaise Saturday #63

Its taken me years to clean out the garage Bayard Saturday #58

They should keep the family photos malaise Saturday #61

I live in a boating community BeneteauBum Saturday #64

To borrow from anotherDUer malaise Saturday #65

Glad to give you a moment of happiness. BeneteauBum 16 hrs ago #81

Another place to donate to SuzannaD 21 hrs ago #67

Great idea malaise 21 hrs ago #68

good idea! I'm going to see if I can do this. nt TBF 19 hrs ago #73

"Buy Nothing" groups can be an alternative to questionable. . . Collimator 20 hrs ago #70

The stuff of today mostly ends up in a landfill. llmart 17 hrs ago #75

I love tools and use them Woodwizard 19 hrs ago #72

I don't give away tools but there will be no new ones malaise 19 hrs ago #74

My house has been stuffed with items from 3 different households for several years... Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #76

Love it malaise 16 hrs ago #77

One advantage of moving. Old Crank 16 hrs ago #78

We really save on clothes malaise 15 hrs ago #82

I remembered that I have an idea that can be used to littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #80

Great idea malaise 15 hrs ago #83

Try the Freebie App TexasBushwhacker 14 hrs ago #84

Yep, we are moving soon and I'm Luciferous 9 hrs ago #86