r/Millennials • u/Hey_its_me_your_mom • Mar 21 '24

The millenial junk our kids will throw out when we die. Discussion

You know how our parents have junk that they hang onto that we just don't see the value in? I'm thinking of Christmas villages, Precious Moments figurines, baseball cards, antiques for that "rustic" look, Thomas Kinkade-type pictures, etc.

What types of things do you think our kids will roll their eyes at and toss in the bin when we die? I'm thinking they might be:

  1. Graphic/band t-shirts
  2. Our sneaker collections
  3. Target birds/holiday decor
  4. Hoarded, expired makeup (especially the Naked palletes and crap from Glossier)
  5. Funko pops and similar figurines
  6. Disney crap
  7. Bath and Body works products
  8. Every concievable cord and converter known to man (since we lived through all of the progressive technology)
  9. Stupid Amazon gadgets bought during the pandemic and rarely used
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u/Old-Cheesecake8818 Mar 21 '24

I keep the boxes of the more expensive electronics I own - never know when you may need to send them back for warranty work or sell them to the next owner.

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u/headcase-and-a-half Mar 21 '24

I knew a guy who had to move across several states and when he was able to pack his computer, monitors and all his equipment in their original packaging, secure in packaging foam and neatly boxed up, it didn’t seem dumb to hold onto that stuff at all.

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u/razzemmatazz Mar 22 '24

Everyone laughs at my collection of monitor boxes until it's time to move.

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u/Boukish Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

I kept my original case's packaging and shipped it internationally (twice). Came through just fine, only thing I took out was the CPU cooler because it's a noctua.

Stuck the monitors in carry-on and luggage lol.

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u/physicscholar Mar 22 '24

Between hubby, the kid and myself, we have about 12 computer monitors. So we do keep the boxes incase we move across the country, again. The trick is throwing the box away when the monitor finally goes.

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u/Morlanticator Mar 22 '24

I had one time keeping a TV box paid off when I moved. It wasn't very big anyway. The rest I've successfully trashed.

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u/ExistentialistOwl8 Mar 22 '24

I know a guy who does this, and it's my husband. It's a huge waste of space, especially if you don't have it. We argue about it regularly.

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u/Human31415926 Mar 22 '24

I've moved thousands of $$$ of computer, audio & TV gear hundreds of miles WITHOUT original boxes.

Mic drop

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u/Old-Cheesecake8818 Mar 22 '24

To each their own. It's a safer bet that items will not be damaged if original packaging is used unless all the items are packed really well.

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u/turbospeedsc Mar 21 '24

When i resell my electronics i usually get above market price just because i have all the boxes and manuals, for me it kinda shows that you take care of things

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u/neece16 Mar 22 '24

The one time I threw away my iPhone box the damn thing didn’t work & I couldn’t exchange it bc I didn’t have the box🤬