• worhui@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I get the girlfriend. I understand wanting a well worn item as opposed to a new one. There is a certain amount of stress involved in ‘nice’ things .

    I’m not sure that it’s normal but when you have something nice you go through more effort to keep it nice while a well used item can just be tossed in a pocket or a bag.

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      2 days ago

      True, but it can definitely be done to excess. To the point where the nice item you’re keeping nice eventually just becomes worthless anyway.

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        1 day ago

        Absolutely.

        I collect toys and specifically now get non-mint ones so they can be played with and possibly broken.

        I have some new in package items like legos. I may build them later but I should just give them to some kids.

        I started to purposely collect the boxes only since it’s effectively the same for me, they cost less and look the same as kits on my shelf.