Plagued Consoomers / Consoomer Culture - Because if it has a recogniseable brand on it, I’d buy it!

[Sarcastic sockpuppet]

I feel like this post from r/flipping fits the conversation

https://www.reddit.com/r/Flipping/comments/1ff8dnc/i_cant_get_over_how_many_people_are_hoarders/

I can't get over how many people are HOARDERS.​

I can easily say I've been to over 500 estate sales. It never ceases to amaze me how many older people are hoarders.
Now when you think of hoarder, you probably think of a very messy house filled with tons of newspapers, dog poo, bags of random items, etc.
That's not the case, in fact even if you stepped in their living room prior to the sale, you would probably not even realize they are hoarders.
It's the closets, the attics, the basements, the garages, etc where the bulk resides.
A lot of them have shopping addictions, which I always tell people my age to make sure their parents don't fall into that, because it will easily wipe out their inheritance.
Usually it's to places like QVC, HSN, etc. You might see easily 200 boxes of jewelry. A lot of it costume, some of it silver or even gold. But if they bought each piece for at least $30, that's $6k right there. Literally as decorations, because none of it is worn, almost always still new in box.
I see a lot of addiction to Christmas. Especially department 56. But again, did they take it out of the boxes and display it? Usually not. I've seen sales with easily 100 boxes of Dept 65 Christmas. Those can average $50 each, some can be $200 or more, so that's $5,000 right there.
Oh and bathroom items. Old people LOVE bathroom items. How many new in package toothbrushes do you have right now? Maybe 1 or 2? I've seen sales with dozens of them. Don't forget all the medical quackery they buy as well. How about 3 new bathroom scales, never used?
How many sets of flatware do you have in your home? Maybe 1 for regular use, and another for guests or the holidays? Wanna know how many sets I usually see in these "Bougie boomer" homes? At least FIVE, sometimes a DOZEN or more. You could literally open a restaurant. How many people actually need 250 pieces of stainless flatware? Don't forget the plates and stuff too. Entire sets for every holiday.
They also love electronics. I often see a dozen cell phones or more. All newer touchscreen androids or iPhones. They buy a phone, fuck it up somehow by downloading too many apps, or taking too many photos, and instead of clearing it out like a normal person, they just...buy a new phone again, rinse and repeat.
Went into a home last month, they had 4-5 sets of surround sound setups. All name brand like Klipsch or Yamaha. I guess they couldn't figure it out, and instead of having help or returning it, they just...bought another one? 3-4 receivers too. The Klipsch set was easily a grand at Best Buy.
Lastly, clothes. The amount of clothing can be unreal. Just in ONE sale, I saw over 30 pairs of shoes, over 50 handbags/purses, 15 men's wallets, over a dozen men's belts, 20-25 ties, and easily 200-300 pairs of pants, shirts, dresses, coats, etc per person.
So what I'm saying is two things. One, check on your parents or grand parents. Make sure they aren't maxing out their credit cards or pissing away your inheritance on dozens or hundreds of expensive little tchotchkes they will just throw in a closet and never use. There's nothing worse than bored elderly people who have tons of money.
Second, offer technical help if they need it and are at least somewhat understanding of how stuff works.
Again, you wouldn't think these people were hoarders unless you knew them personally. But an entire 1500-2500 sq/ft finished basement can hold tons of things.

 

[Summertime]

>eat the rich
>character is worth 84.5 billion dollars

 

[NoReturn]

I feel like this post from r/flipping fits the conversation

This actually makes me angry.
Think of all the good that could have come from the money spent on that stuff. They could have paid off their mortgages and left a paid-off house to their children and grandchildren. They could have set up trust fund, even a small one that could have covered things like medical expenses or braces. Goddamn.

 

[Sarcastic sockpuppet]

This actually makes me angry.
Think of all the good that could have come from the money spent on that stuff. They could have paid off their mortgages and left a paid-off house to their children and grandchildren. They could have set up trust fund, even a small one that could have covered things like medical expenses or braces. Goddamn.

Unfortunately isn't that most people nowadays? A lot of shitty things are cheap, garages are big...

And to bring some nuance I actually think the guy is too obsessed about inheritance. The old geezers shouldn't buy every dumb thing but they also shouldn't deprive themselves so the kids can inherit more. It's their money. Maybe the kids are ungrateful, maybe they suck, maybe the porcelain figurines brought more joy... sad but not unseen.

But yeah i agree with a previous poster: bullions and unregistered guns over knickknacks. if you priority is wealth accumulation stop collecting things and try to leave them a small bullion.

Personally i would love it, but i aleady know the old riffle in the attic is rusty and unusable ...

 

[Cuntspiracy Man]

Animecore

that shit is called "ita" or "painful" rooms and is also seen in backpacks, where people fill a small space with a buncha clutter

in a way i kinda love it at times, as much as it's a monument for consumption it's also a shrine to autism, depending on how it's done it can cross the line from cute anime girlie poser fodder to full blown "gives bitches the ick" territory making it socially unacceptable and unfashionable, and you can always tell which rooms just came to be that way as a result of people rejecting the world and amassing an environment that makes them happy over time, and which are just bought en masse for the trend and maintained for appearances

 

[Schizo Rat]

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This looks more like that reddit alien than HK.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

reddit alien

Another demonic influence

 

[97vampyrs]

An interesting one from the guitar side of consoomerism. There is a whole community online of people trying to replicate the exact sound and equipment of Kurt Cobain, going down to spending ridiculous amounts of money on the guitars, pedals, amps etc. Some people have used this as an opportunity to make a quick buck and now you have people selling spec'd replicas of Cobain guitars for 700 dollars. The guitar is usually a cheap 200 dollar one with just the electronics and/or appearance changed. These sellers have started cannibalizing each other and it's pretty funny to me.

 

[Buttigieg2020]

"those people cared about these objects"
"nuh uh, how could they? they're not special or worth lots of money"
is a terrible thought process

If they have no utility, no financial value, and no emotional value to me, then I am not keeping them.

Obligating everyone else to hold onto your funko pops/anime figures for eternity because you liked them is a Hoarder mentality.

 

[qoop]

that shit is called "ita" or "painful" rooms and is also seen in backpacks, where people fill a small space with a buncha clutter

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in a way i kinda love it at times

If I walked into a room and saw a dozen drawings of half naked elementary school students in underwear on the walls, I’d call the police.

 

[Summertime]

A rare breed of consoomers are people who purchase expensive things just to destroy them for YouTube views, often Mr. Beast himself or his wannabes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBpQ1SlfVtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2s79wHEP4c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d2moH6jWh8

 

[The Hardest R]

I also blame a lot of the boomer funko pop shit on shows like Antiques Roadshow or even modern variants like Pawn Stars where some glass coke bottle or tchotchke is worth some ungodly amounts of money. So some boomer thinks their fine china is actually worth thousands of dollars. The Shamalamadingdong twist is that most of the people buying hundred year old coke bottles are the boomers themselves. It’s not millennials or zoomers buying that shit.

 

[eDove]

I also blame a lot of the boomer funko pop shit on shows like Antiques Roadshow or even modern variants like Pawn Stars where some glass coke bottle or tchotchke is worth some ungodly amounts of money. So some boomer thinks their fine china is actually worth thousands of dollars. The Shamalamadingdong twist is that most of the people buying hundred year old coke bottles are the boomers themselves. It’s not millennials or zoomers buying that shit.

There's truth to this. My grandmother is a hoarder. Antiques Roadshow, American Pickers, and (to a lesser extent) Pawn Stars were her favorite shows. A lot of these items may have value, but who's going to be buying them?

 

[AnOminous]

The Shamalamadingdong twist is that most of the people buying hundred year old coke bottles are the boomers themselves. It’s not millennials or zoomers buying that shit.

Stuff like that (actual junk) is probably more likely to be of some actual value than stuff made for consoomers. Every other fat soybeard has collections of crap like Funko pops and they keep them. They're not going to gain value because even if people continue to want them, there's too much supply.

Fragile crap that mostly gets thrown away might be valuable at least some time after you're dead. That's why something like an old comic book from before it turned into a huge franchise might be worth something in good condition, because most people just threw that shit away.

Of course if you save all that shit you're probably just a hoarder and it will still end up being worth nothing. You'll just have a squalid house filled floor to ceiling with worthless crap.

And even when kitschy stuff like Hummel figurines have some value, it's often something like $50, not much at all, with only certain very rare items being worth in the tens of thousands. And those are mostly in private collections and rarely change hands. You are really unlikely even to see one of those.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I also blame a lot of the boomer funko pop shit on shows like Antiques Roadshow

I read somewhere that Roadshow in particular absolutley throttled the Antique business because every Boomer became convinced, old in my attic = bajillions, without exception.

I remember when I was a kid, I would go to Antique stores with my mom and being like "woah this is only $20??? How is it not worth more???"

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

I read somewhere that Roadshow in particular absolutley throttled the Antique business because every Boomer became convinced, old in my attic = bajillions, without exception.

I remember when I was a kid, I would go to Antique stores with my mom and being like "woah this is only $20??? How is it not worth more???"

 

[a very special boy]

I semi-frequently visit antique stores and markets with a friend who has his own shop. I don't usually buy much since I don't understand value but it's always very interesting taking a look around and see what people are selling and for how expensive they are. There's an insane amount of junk books, plates cutlery mostly, as many other people have already observed, I wonder if any of it has ever actually been sold, because they are never cheap enough to even consider. I've been to the same market multiple times and its always the same overpriced items every time so they must really be deluded enough to insist these items have value. Frames seem to be one of the best things to look at, as they are easy to refurb and can be fit with an actual valuable piece like an antique print.

Lots of golliwogs too, which the elderly sellers really love to defend if you make any sort of allusion to them. Most of the olds are friendly and talkative though, so it doesn't bother me. Seems nice for them to have a regular place to meet and have something to do, and to hopefully unload some junk after a life of consooming. Though you can tell most of the younger sellers are just trying to somehow offload and make a quick buck off of their parents old tat.

Spoiler: mild consoom

I do like to reguarly buy a bunch of old postcards with neat designs from the markets. They're normally cheap as you could get one for the equivalent of about 20 cents. They make good little gifts in letters or cards, so they have some use. 99% of the ones you find are ugly and worthless though.

 

[NoReturn]

I do like to reguarly buy a bunch of old postcards with neat designs from the markets. They're normally cheap as you could get one for the equivalent of about 20 cents. They make good little gifts in letters or cards, so they have some use. 99% of the ones you find are ugly and worthless though.

I found some postcards from the 1950s and 1960s in a shop once and it just depressed the shit out of me to see stuff like this, knowing what those areas look like now.

 

[The Hardest R]

I found some postcards from the 1950s and 1960s in a shop once and it just depressed the shit out of me to see stuff like this, knowing what those areas look like now.
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Never forget what (((they))) took from us.

Bud Light has now found a way to bounce back: college niggerball-themed cans.

https://www.anheuser-busch.com/newsroom/bud-light-college-football-shane-gillis

I saw a bunch of these out in the wild. I don’t think we talk enough about the shameless consoomerism when it comes to college sports. Pretty brilliant marketing on Anheuser Busch’s part and I’m surprised it hasn’t been done sooner.

 

[NoReturn]

I saw a bunch of these out in the wild. I don’t think we talk enough about the shameless consoomerism when it comes to college sports. Pretty brilliant marketing on Anheuser Busch’s part and I’m surprised it hasn’t been done sooner.

The license agreements for it must have been an absolute nightmare.
Someone who knows more about football than me, can you explain? I've heard things on the news about stuff being different recently (Something about PAC-12?) and maybe that's it?