Sometimes, older individuals may possess unique items that younger people wouldn’t typically envision owning. A user asked the forum, “What is something that only old people seem to own?” Here are the top responses.
TOILET ROLL HOLDERS
“Those weird toilet roll holders that are a doll with the rolls under the dress.”
OLD DANISH COOKIE TIN
“An old Danish cookie tin with sewing needles and thread in it.”
LANDLINE TELEPHONE
A user said, “Landline telephone.
Another user added, “I have a landline phone. Robocalls and scams are all I get anymore, so I never answer them.”
FABRIC HANDKERCHIEFS
“Fabric handkerchiefs. I had a university professor in his 70s pull out a handkerchief and blow his nose while giving a lecture. He said, ‘There are two things that you will find in an old fella pocket. One is a handkerchief, and the other is a comb.’
He pulls out a comb from his back pocket and brushes back his hair. The guy was a nice old man.”
A ROOM THAT NO ONE USES
“That one room in the house that nobody ever uses, with a cabinet of nice plates. Never mind that I’d be happy with a house.”
A HOUSE
“A house. They stopped building houses on my street over a decade ago and recently started up again and built four houses. All the buyers were over 65, with one 70-year-old couple buying two of them, one for them and one for their son.
The cherry on top was that they purchased the lot next to the two houses for a swimming pool. I am not joking.”
PADDED TOILET SEATS
“Padded toilet seats. My god, I hate those.”
CHINA CABINETS
“China cabinets. I have one of those. It’s full of art glass and silver plates.”
OLD MAGAZINES
“Magazines. Every older person I know has held onto piles and piles of old magazines.”
RAIN BONNETS
“Rain bonnets. Don’t see young people wearing them.”
LIGHT GOLD OR CHAMPAGNE-COLORED CAR
“I never fail to see an old person behind the wheel of a light gold/champagne-colored car.”
READING GLASSES
“Reading glasses. My father-in-law was recently in a rehabilitation center after a fall; he asked for his reading glasses. I found 27 pairs spread across three rooms and two vehicles before I found the correct ones.”
MOTHBALLS
“Mothballs. No one under 80 has a bag of them, bad boys.”
CHECKBOOK
“Checkbook, the only paper checks I’ve seen in the last 15 years, belong to my parents and grandparents.”
BUTTERSCOTCH AND STRAWBERRY CANDIES
“Butterscotch & strawberry candies: the secret power source for old folks’ wisdom!”
A PORTABLE RADIO CASSETTE PLAYER
“A rotary landline telephone. A DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player. A portable radio cassette player. An ashtray for guests. (who smokes actual cigarettes, not joints). That’s me just having a quick look around.”
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS IN BULK
“Non-perishable foods in bulk. I bought them because they were on sale. Why else would you buy 12 boxes of breakfast cereal?”
PLASTIC STORAGE BOXES
“Plastic storage boxes chock full of old photos and memorabilia, and I love them.”
HARRIET CARTER CATALOGS
“Harriet Carter Catalogs. I couldn’t believe that old girl was still around. But she’s online now in case you need brilliant inventions that don’t work.”
LARD CONTAINER
“Old photo albums full of 6″ × 8″ Kodachrome family photos. Lard container under the kitchen sink.”
FANCY CLOCKS
“The fancy clocks that move around and sing on the hour marks.”
RASPBERRY GEL CENTER CANDIES
“Those candies with the raspberry gel center.”
PAINTINGS
“Paintings. Especially landscapes and even fruits.”
ANTIQUES
“Antiques, which they use, and do not consider ‘antique.’ Old stuff.”
EYE MASK
“Those eyes mask things to sleep during daylight hours.”
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