A TIME FOR SANDALS

In my earlier post, Kitsch Culture, I reflected on why our culture feels the need to collect crap - ie. souvenirs, tacky knick-knacks, and bulky bric-a brac. Things that inexplicably take hold of our sanity and convince us we need to have them in order to feel complete.

Past fads like pet rocks, mounted singing rubber fish, glass klackers, metal lawn darts and more recently, Beanie Babies are the physical evidence of this insanity. 

THE MONEY ROLL

I thought I had covered everything I wanted to say about collecting in my earlier posts, but now something else related to collecting has caught my eye that I wanted to share.

It seems there is a virtual Toilet Paper Museum whose curator is simply known as "Flo" to her devoted fans.  Flo admits on her website that her toilet paper collection started as a joke - no shit Flo!  She wanted to mock people who try and make anything and everything collectible.

KITSCH CULTURE

 Kitsch Heaven

There is no doubt that Canadians love collecting. There are yard sales, auctions, antique stores, thrift shops and roadside sellers from one end of the country to the other. Canada is a veritable treasure trove for seasoned and novice collectors.