Thread: Acquisition disorders - not again!

Rule of thumb I use as I get older,if you do not use it, get rid of it.
On CL today I sold 3 chainsaws,a warn winch I took off my dodge power wagon 30 yrs ago.
Two Nikon Cameras (non dig) 6 lenses,two nikon binos.
1000 rnds of .45 ACP,3 cases of shotshells,(all duck loads)
My duck club membership,is all gone

Yeah I agree Pixel, though I have trouble following through sometimes. If I haven't used something in a 12 month stretch, out it goes, generally. Exceptions to that rule exist, mainly for things with a potential use longer than 12 months, like the toilet cistern and various bits of plumbing for downpipes etc. Pieces of wood seem to hang around a lot too, never know when you might need to make a gate or whatever.

James.

My wife never gives me grief. She asks what is it, how much, then that's it. She has no problem with my spending some $$ that I've earned.

Originally Posted by HaiKarate

Its just horrific. lol. My favorite one was when a post said he was sweating bullets waiting for the mail before his wife got home first lol. I think he even said he was waiting by the mailbox hah..

There's a simple treatment for Acquisition Disorder - just buy one more. Then buy another, after all it's just one more. And one more won't hurt. As long as you only buy one at a time it's just one more, and one more is not that many.....

Originally Posted by AZBronco

Like a lot of other guys, I went through an acquisition disorder stage when I started wet shaving. My collection grew to include an eclectic mix of DE and SE razors because I wanted to sample a good variety. I really never thought I'd get into straight razors because I didn't want to bother with all the stropping and honing and extra maintenance. And I had found products and combinations I really liked, so I figured I should spend time using up some stock.

But one day I picked up a Parker shavette, figuring it would be fun to try and it was only $18. But that led a few weeks ago to my purchase of a Thiers Issard and cheap strop--and it's happening to me again. I find myself researching Dovo vs. Bokker, stainless vs. carbon, vintage vs. new. The problem is, DE and SE razors are cheap in comparison to straights! I think I only have one DE that cost more than $35, and that (a Gillette Fatboy) was a gift from my wife! It's a lot harder to make a stealthy straight razor purchase. I'm going to have to learn new tricks to set aside a little cash each month and be content growing my straight collection slowly, I guess.

Well busted again. Shopping at Walmart and my phone blew up telling me I won a coticule on fleabay. Wifee had a Coniption fit. Gotta ear beating when I got home. I didn't mention the Joseph elliot best silver steel 6/8 I won the day before...lol