the collector mindset

How collecting has changed for me across decades of the hobby

A self examination of the changes in awareness and viability, from my earliest collection to potential new ones I might start in 2026.

Collect Responsibly – Gamifying the pursuit of good beer

In the era of craft, Untappd serves as a journal and compass for the avid beer tourist.

Does collecting create fun from the mundane?

I’m making a case for the much maligned motorway service station to be reimagined as a Great British collectable.

Do limited edition food products appeal to the collector mindset?

(A look at some of the weird and wonderful product variants that make supermarket shelves a bit more fun.) Why are there suddenly so many flavours of Jammie Dodgers? Be honest, we’ve all been wondering this, even if we’re not all as incensed about it as my friend Alix is. I didn’t have good answers for AlixContinueContinue reading “Do limited edition food products appeal to the collector mindset?”

The NatWest pigs may have made me a collector for life

I’ve been a collector for as far back as I can remember. With a little extra time on my hands in the past few years to lean into some retrospective thinking, I’ve become interested in where the collecting mindset is born from. Being a child of the 90’s I barely stood a chance against theContinueContinue reading “The NatWest pigs may have made me a collector for life”