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 

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“Those weird toilet roll holders that are a doll with the rolls under the dress.”

OLD DANISH COOKIE TIN

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“An old Danish cookie tin with sewing needles and thread in it.”

LANDLINE TELEPHONE

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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 

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“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 

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“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

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“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 

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“Padded toilet seats. My god, I hate those.”

CHINA CABINETS 

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“China cabinets. I have one of those. It’s full of art glass and silver plates.”

OLD MAGAZINES 

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“Magazines. Every older person I know has held onto piles and piles of old magazines.”

RAIN BONNETS 

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“Rain bonnets. Don’t see young people wearing them.”

LIGHT GOLD OR CHAMPAGNE-COLORED CAR  

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“I never fail to see an old person behind the wheel of a light gold/champagne-colored car.”

READING GLASSES 

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“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 

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“Mothballs. No one under 80 has a bag of them, bad boys.”

CHECKBOOK 

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“Checkbook, the only paper checks I’ve seen in the last 15 years, belong to my parents and grandparents.”

BUTTERSCOTCH AND STRAWBERRY CANDIES 

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“Butterscotch & strawberry candies: the secret power source for old folks’ wisdom!”

A PORTABLE RADIO CASSETTE PLAYER

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“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 

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“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 

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“Plastic storage boxes chock full of old photos and memorabilia, and I love them.”

HARRIET CARTER CATALOGS 

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“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

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“Old photo albums full of 6″ × 8″ Kodachrome family photos. Lard container under the kitchen sink.”

FANCY CLOCKS 

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“The fancy clocks that move around and sing on the hour marks.”

RASPBERRY GEL CENTER CANDIES 

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“Those candies with the raspberry gel center.”

PAINTINGS 

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“Paintings. Especially landscapes and even fruits.”

ANTIQUES 

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“Antiques, which they use, and do not consider ‘antique.’ Old stuff.”

EYE MASK 

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“Those eyes mask things to sleep during daylight hours.”
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