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25 Things Only Old People Seem To Own

"Older individuals often own unique items not found with younger people. A forum user asked, "what's unique to old people's possessions?" Here are 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

"A professor in his 70s used a handkerchief during a lecture, saying 'An old man always carries two things: a handkerchief and a comb.' He proved it by combing his hair."

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

"They stopped developing my street a decade ago but recently built 4 houses, selling them all to seniors. One couple even bought two, plus an extra lot for a pool."

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

"Father-in-law needed reading glasses post-rehab. Found 27 pairs in 3 rooms and 2 vehicles before finding the right 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 phone, a DVD player, a portable radio cassette player, an ashtray for guests. Just 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.” HTML 2

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