Have you ever been given somebody else's collection of something that you have no interest in, and had to pretend to be pleased?
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Nuttsky
ANSWERS: 6
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Yes, other people's mistakes at work. (Fakes smile).
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Yes I have. A stamp collection, I know nothing about stamps and am not interested but they were a bequest. I suppose the person thought because I collect coins and a lot of porcelain and bronzes I must be the person to leave the collection with.
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Yeah. When my grandmother was dieing, she wanted me to have her Winnie The Pooh stamp collection. I don't care about stamps. It means something because she died, and she wanted me to have them- but I have no room for stamps, and especially when I don't really care that much about Pooh stamps. It was a sweet thought- don't get me wrong. I haven't missed that point... Call me ungrateful if you will. But it's just more stuff cluttering up my house.
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Not yet, but my grandmother is leaving me her extensive stamp collection in her will, and she made me promise not to sell it.
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Never. I have been given collections of things I have no interest in, but I am always pleased, in fact thrilled, to be given things. I donate them to charity and I get the pleasure of donating, plus the tax write-off on my IRS. It is easier if the giver is deceased, because there is no chance they will feel bad about it. If the giver is still living, I tell them how happy I will be to donate it for them on their behalf, in honor of a loved one, or just because. I have also found that many people at charity craft fairs love to buy up ready-made collections. I have developed quite a reputation as the go to lady for giving away things (including cats)as I can always find a good home for them.
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When my grandmother died I inherited half of her elephant collection. Awkwardly enough as an employee of the Democratic party I wasn't that thrilled about a collection of the Republican Party's mascot, but oh well.
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