Yesterday we showed you some of our favorite thrifted collections, where one person’s trash became another’s treasure. We’re fans of collections with value, sentimental or otherwise, but what about those collections that become, well, obsolete? We can think of two vast collections at home that we’d be happy to part with...
AT on... Collections We Could Do Without
We have a few hundred DVDs and CDs. Of course, this collection began before downloadable media really took off, but now we’ve got all these plastic cases filled with disks that we rarely use. Especially now that we’re living without a TV, we lack the desire to actually pick out a DVD we’ve already seen and watch it again. And now that most of our CDs are digital, and we don’t have a CD player except on the computer... You get the point.
The long and the short of it comes to this: If we’d known then what we know now—that we could buy almost the same thing (as we’re not audiophiles) without having used up the resources—we certainly would have. It'd make moving a lot easier, that's for sure!
That said, we're not sure what the next potentially avoidable collection will be. As more media goes digital, we're happy to support artists and filmmakers by purchasing their wares online rather than on disk, but we can imagine that audiophiles and videophiles don't share that same sentiment.
What do you think?
(Image: Flickr member schaacku, licensed under Creative Commons.)
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we used to collect Disney VHSs, then switched them to DVDs, now... I just don't care anymore and they're sitting outside in the garage.
same with books... why buy them when I can download, or borrow from the library.
DVDs - there's netflix and redbox, or wait long enough and it'll show up on tv.
Lately I've found I just don't want to have a collection of any kind, period. It eventually ends up as dust catchers, and yes... moving was a pain especially state to state.
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" And now that most of our CDs are digital, "
er, most of your CDs were digital to start with...
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Picantel, why don't you donate your Disney videos to a local school or library? A lot of people still have VHS players.
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when I was a kid, I was regularly attracted to my father's vast book collection. I was exposed to so many great authors through my random perusing of his collection that I wouldn't trade it for anything. And yes, I know that could've found those things at the library, but not at 11pm in my underwear. Also, the library probably would question a 12 year old kid checking out Hunter Thompson books.
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No comment on the topic, but I love Robert Earl Keen!
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I understand the convenience (and environmental) factor of MP3s...but theres something really satisfying about owning an actual CD or Vinyl of a classic album...I guess it's the same reason I don't want to own a Kindle...
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