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Lookatyougo7 · 2026-05-29T21:35:14+00:00

Has so much clothing she now has storage unit

Ponoka7 · 31/05/2026 08:09

concertinacornflake · 31/05/2026 08:01

Yes, very easily.

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What do you wear over summer? Or do you buy fast fashion? Do you only have two bags at a time? Two pairs of shoes? How does it work? Everything you own could fit in one small room?

Ponoka7 · 31/05/2026 08:06

Dolphinnoises · 31/05/2026 07:51

Is the cost of the room and the unit still less than the cost of renting a small flat? It wouldn’t have been when I lived in London but things are crazy these days so I just don’t know…

At least £500 a month cheaper, if you can even get together the few £ thousand needed to rent these days and are accepted. Have a look on zoopla. I played 'guess how much' with my sister the other day, because she just doesn't understand renting these days. My DD viewed fifteen properties before she was accepted to rent. Then it was £500 down while the checks were going through, then around £3k all in, to move in.

Duvetdayneeded · 31/05/2026 08:01

Why doesn’t she save her money for better accommodation? She’s clearly got issues.

Notsosweetcaroline · 31/05/2026 08:01

Jellycatspyjamas · 31/05/2026 06:18

Your post is actually quite unkind. Your daughter is in temporary accommodation and doesn’t have room to store her things where she’s living. You seem more shocked that her clothes can’t fit on one rail than concerned that she doesn’t have secure accommodation that allows her to have access to basics like her clothes.

I also was thinking this it’s very unkind and very judgemental, and the op left out the key detail, making it look like her daughter was just some spend thrift over indulging in clothes,

thats her child, it’s really dismaying,

concertinacornflake · 31/05/2026 08:01

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 30/05/2026 16:30

Could all your clothes including all seasons and winter coats fit into one wardrobe?

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Yes, very easily.

TotalBaloney · 31/05/2026 07:59

Sartre · 31/05/2026 07:31

Sounds like an addiction. There’s absolutely no way anyone can wear that many clothes and unless the storage unit is next door, she’s unlikely to be collecting her outfits from there regularly.

No one can possibly wear more clothes than fits on a tiny rail in temporary accommodation? I can.
I have a large double wardrobe and a large set of (5) drawers. I rotate my clothes by season, with the stuff I’m not wearing that season going in the loft for storage. No different to using a storage facility, if you don’t have a loft.
I wear all of my clothes.

Ponoka7 · 31/05/2026 07:58

Lookatyougo7 · 31/05/2026 00:04

She’s in temporary housing so doesn’t have much choice on the size of room unfortunately. The room has no drawers or wardrobe just a very tiny rail attached to a wall

Then why are you shocked? Can't you help her with storage at all?
@CoffeeAndCats3 it's usual to put things in storage if you are in temporary housing. In previous generations, a room in a house meant a decent sized room.

Dolphinnoises · 31/05/2026 07:53

Also when I lived in HMOs I had a lot of stuff still in my parents’ loft - until I bought my own place at 31. Does she have access to something like that? If not another reason to have one…

Dolphinnoises · 31/05/2026 07:51

Is the cost of the room and the unit still less than the cost of renting a small flat? It wouldn’t have been when I lived in London but things are crazy these days so I just don’t know…

Sartre · 31/05/2026 07:31

Sounds like an addiction. There’s absolutely no way anyone can wear that many clothes and unless the storage unit is next door, she’s unlikely to be collecting her outfits from there regularly.

ChalkOutlines · 31/05/2026 07:25

She has so many clothes… that they don’t fit on a tiny rail?

Most people do.

DreamyRedNewt · 31/05/2026 07:18

Lookatyougo7 · 31/05/2026 00:04

She’s in temporary housing so doesn’t have much choice on the size of room unfortunately. The room has no drawers or wardrobe just a very tiny rail attached to a wall

But if this is all she has then it is not that shocking she needs to put clothes on storage. Can you fit all of your clothes in a very tiny rail?

Barrenfieldoffucks · 31/05/2026 07:10

Lookatyougo7 · 31/05/2026 00:04

She’s in temporary housing so doesn’t have much choice on the size of room unfortunately. The room has no drawers or wardrobe just a very tiny rail attached to a wall

Sooooo...why the surprise? Did she not feel she could come to you to support her? Store some clothes, have somewhere to live? Or are you not close (geographically or emotionally)?

Seems an odd thing to focus on, given the rest of the situation.

PrincessHedgehog · 31/05/2026 06:45

how about you myob as you aren’t paying for it? I’m sure you make lifestyle decisions she considers pointless too.

Northermcharn · 31/05/2026 06:39

Lookatyougo7 · 31/05/2026 00:04

She’s in temporary housing so doesn’t have much choice on the size of room unfortunately. The room has no drawers or wardrobe just a very tiny rail attached to a wall

In that case it makes sense. Ime storage units are ridiculously expensive tho!

FlowerSticker · 31/05/2026 06:29

Why are you shocked OP?

SparklyGlitterballs · 31/05/2026 06:25

My DD is 25 and she is the same. She did live away for a year but is back home after her relationship ended. She has also lost weight so some of the stored stuff doesn't fit her any more. She has bags in a storage unit (along with other household items from her flat) and several large bags in our garage. Her wardrobe is overflowing. She is addicted to buying clothes and she thinks she must always have a new outfit when she goes out. I get told "I need to go through it and put stuff on Vinted" but nothing actually gets done. I've given her a deadline of end of September to do something otherwise I'll take it all to a charity shop because I'm fed up with it.

CurlewKate · 31/05/2026 06:22

I bet lots of people on here could make one small roast chicken feed a family of 4 for a week too!🤣

Jellycatspyjamas · 31/05/2026 06:18

Your post is actually quite unkind. Your daughter is in temporary accommodation and doesn’t have room to store her things where she’s living. You seem more shocked that her clothes can’t fit on one rail than concerned that she doesn’t have secure accommodation that allows her to have access to basics like her clothes.

Notsosweetcaroline · 31/05/2026 06:18

Lookatyougo7 · 31/05/2026 00:04

She’s in temporary housing so doesn’t have much choice on the size of room unfortunately. The room has no drawers or wardrobe just a very tiny rail attached to a wall

Then why are you surprised she has storage, what else do you expect her to do with her stuff?

wrinklycactus · 31/05/2026 06:07

Lookatyougo7 · 31/05/2026 00:04

She’s in temporary housing so doesn’t have much choice on the size of room unfortunately. The room has no drawers or wardrobe just a very tiny rail attached to a wall

That's quite a big detail that we didn't get in the first post!

I couldn't fit all my clothes on one tiny rail.

HoraceCope · 31/05/2026 05:21

does she have future plans op?
sell her clothes?
move?

CoffeeAndCats3 · 31/05/2026 05:17

Theres something ironic about our consumer driven society that she is paying for space for clothes, but only renting a room in an HMO for herself.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 31/05/2026 05:00

That totally changes things. If she doesn’t have a wardrobe or doors then it doesn’t sound like she has an excessive amount for it to not fit.

Mymanyellow · 31/05/2026 04:43

Hell of a drip feed.