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Hey guys, I was wondering how you store all your stuff, what kind of stuff have you amassed, what you do with it, and how you feel about it. Categories: Physical Music (CD`s, Tapes, Records) Physical Videos (Blu-ray, DVD, VHS) Digital Music (iTunes, Google, rekochoku, downloads, etc...) Physical Goods (Clothing, Obi, Posters, Cheki, Bonuses like photo`s, etc...) Other Stuff You Collect Summary ----- Me: Physical Music (CD`s, Tapes, Records) Almost all my stuff is cd`s, I keep some on shelves, many in boxes, and have some in the living room if they are often played. I don`t like keeping much stuff in my room, so it is almost all in one of my spare bed-rooms. Ultimately I would like to have it all on nice shelves which actually suit the size of cd`s (CD racks are too small, would have to have tons, and regular shelves like I have are too big in terms of extra space above the cd`s. Physical Videos (Blu-ray, DVD, VHS) Don`t collect many videos as I never watch them, only have an assortment of some of my favorite concerts or PV collections, keep them on a shelf if I really like them, otherwise in boxes. Digital Music (iTunes, Google, rekochoku, downloads, etc...) This is what bugs me the most, as I never use iTunes but have some music from there, and since my music library isn`t in iTunes, it doesn`t really feel like I have the music? Also, my digital files and rips are all stored on an external drive, feels unsafe and unofficial. Otherwise I keep the music I listen to on my phone (40 gigs, I want to get a new phone with at least 128gig storage, but my phone is still working). Physical Goods (Clothing, Obi, Posters, Cheki, Bonuses like photo`s, etc...) I don`t have clothing as it is always too small, Obi I keep in shoe boxes, I don`t know why I can`t throw them out, but I will literally never use them for anything or even look at them... The closet in my guest bed-room is full of rolled up Posters, I have tons, but again, never put them up... Cheki I only have a couple, I like them a lot, for sentimental value, keep them in a special shoe box, with bonuses from orders or in-store events. My favorite things are probably the Cheki from live-events, any signed stuff, and the towel I have from UNiTE / DOG. Other Stuff You Collect I have movies, DVD and Blu-ray, and a lot of games for different systems, about 100 are on a shelf, but the others get the box treatment as well. Have some books on a shelf, all the others and all my old manga are at another place. Summary: So yeah, in summary, the way I store my stuff is pretty terrible, I throw it all in a room, and I am uncomfortable with all my digital stuff`s existence. I am thinking that in my next house I will make a media room, with nice shelves, posters up, and everything organized nicely. That is in the future though, so for now everything looks like a crazy old man`s hoard of junk... My second place (apartment) has a bunch of boxes in the walk-in closet, I would like to combine the two collections in the future as well. But at the same time, I always contemplate what the point of a collection is.