How much of your stuff you can't use do you keep?

[Jellybean81]

Not the most exciting question but I have a storage bed in my spare room full of shoes that I can't wear anymore because my feet are so much wider after pregnancy. Shoes were my indulgence pre children so there are lots of beautiful but impractical shoes from a range of designers and high street brands.

They ended up in what I call my 'shoe bed' after I couldn't bear to sell them on eBay for ridiculously low prices. I decided to keep them as perhaps my daughter or her friends might appreciate vintage shoes in a few years.

Problem is I now need to turn that room into a home office/guest room as I'll be working from home after my return from mat leave so I think shoe bed has to go.

I'm tempted to invest in a storage unit but that seems like a huge waste of money, do you all think I should try selling them again or are they worth keeping?

Having just completed the massive (and horrible) task of clearing out my mums house when she moved into a retirement flat I am now keeping very little. Unless it fits, suits my current lifestyle and is flattering I'm passing it on, either to charity shops or the local recycling bins. I want space more than I want old stuff cluttering up my house.

If it's just normal high street stuff you need to pass it on quick for it to be of value. Even if a trend comes round again in 20 years your shoes won't be vintage, they'll just be 'mumsy' by then. The style/heel/colour will be slightly off and if you have fashion conscious DD they won't want them because of that. I reckon you need to wait 40+ years for high street stuff to move from dated to retro.

Obviously designer stuff is a bit different but really unless it's proper couture I still think you would do better to sell them now and use whatever money they raise to buy something you love and can use now rather than store them up hoping that at some magical point in the future they will be all the rage on eBay.

None of it! I don't even have my wedding shoes or dress. No idea where the dress went tbh and the shoes were falling to bits, so they went to the clothes bin at the tip.

I don't keep any clothing for sentimental reasons, as it takes up too much space. I do keep jewellery though. I have some pieces from my late mother which are precious to me.

If you don't have enough space then you can't really afford the luxury of keeping things 'just in case'. I only keep clothes and shoes I wear, I hate the idea of having loads of stuff taking up space. I'm quite glad I don't have a loft or cellar to fill with stuff.

I’d buy a fairly small box you could live with storing and select a couple of pairs you would truly want to pass on. The rest I would then get rid of.

Wow you're all on the same page! Guess I'm in for a mega clearout and I love the idea of just keeping one box of the extra special shoes.
I don't think I have the patience to sell them on, hopefully I can find a charity shop that will collect.

I may be alone here but as a mum of a nine year old I find that all of my fancy clothes never get worn, I simply don't have anywhere to wear them out to any more or anything fun to go to! (Probably due to being a LP also). Practicality reigns! Sad really that it's come to this. Hope I will one day find the old me again.

@loloballlolo you're not alone in that! I haven't even thought about clearing out my wardrobe