Have you ever kept merch of something that you're not a fan of anymore?

[skarmoury]

Yeah, when I was a kid I was a fan of a lot of stuff I never bothered to play/watch, I just thought I'd look cool being a fan. I have a Heartless hat from the Kingdom Hearts franchise but I've never played any KH games, haha. Same goes for Touhou Project, I have a plushie of the red girl (the main character or something idk) but I barely know anything about the game/franchise. Somehow now I wish I could have spent the money on something I was actually invested in instead of buying whatever was 'in'.

 

[Violet Witch]

No, I've always gotten rid of something I'm no longer a fan of especially when it comes to music merchandise as I hate having things lying around the house that serve no purpose. I remember getting rid of a load of CD's from a band I was obsessed with when I was a teenager and found it so gratifying to get closure from a time in my life that I could look back on fondly. It was the same with the clothing merchandise aspect, I simply stopped wearing certain items of clothing and then got rid of them, it's why I don't buy into that sort of merchandise anymore as I feel it doesn't always age well and I can save my money for other things I feel will in the long run.

 

[corncob]

yeah, mostly out of nostalgia... i have a tiny figure of chihiro from danganronpa that i still love, but if anyone tries to talk to me about that series i cannot get away fast enough lmao
i have a kingdom hearts artbook, and some random merch here and there, as well, and i'm very much not a fan of those games anymore. but, other than a necklace with demyx's sitar which i'm trying to sell, i wouldn't really want to get rid of any of it.

 

[moo_nieu]

i have a d.va bunny hoodie which i love but i dont play overwatch much anymore and i when i do i rarely tank lol

 

[TheWildShadow55]

Mostly out of feeling bad for getting rid of it, but yes. Most of it would have to be stuff from middle school when I was still a "weeb" that was obsessed with a lot of B-tier slice of life anime, as well as a bunch of old DVDs from my childhood, whether it be the curious george movie, pixar movies, or this random one I got from a Lego Club magazine years ago. Not only that, but I get this feeling that eventually I'd want to look back on this stuff (and occasionally I do to get a nostalgia kick), which motivates me to keep this old stuff that I don't necessarily care about anymore.

 

[Shipper-Girl-27]

I still have a Barbie blanket. Too old for Barbie but the blanket is still warm.

 

[kusariyaro]

Like a TV series, games series, or series of books that you were a fan of, but still keep remains of merch of it.

I'm not a fan of Curious George, but l still have a stuffed animal of him sitting in the dust. I really don't like Legend of Zelda BOTW, but l still use this BOTW Link blanket everytime. And l have a few frozen things like dolls even though l don't really like the movies. I even have more merch of things l don't like anymore xD

ALWAYS! i never sell or three them away bc if i bought it its because i really i really liked it at that time

 

[.: Meri :.]

I've kept a few things like this from my childhood out of nostalgia/sentimentality, but otherwise if I lose interest in something, I don't usually keep any attachment to the merch. If I don't get a sense of happiness from having it anymore, I'd rather it go to someone who will still enjoy it.
Maybe a little exception in that I do have merch from the Code: Realize anime? I mean, I love the games (clearly), I'm just not terribly big on the anime adaptation. It's still the same characters though, and I actually prefer the chibi art style used in merch from the anime over the chibi style typically used by the game merch.

 

[maria110]

Harry Potter stuff. JK Rowling expresses TERF ideas which have made me not want to be a JK/Potter fan anymore but I still have some items.

 

[ChocoPie22]

Yes! I have a Bring Me The Horizon shirt, but I still wear it, and I have stuffed animals from games and shows that I really loved, but they're super cuddly and cute so I kept them.