Hoarder Faces Emotional Past | Storage Hoarders

[@wanubijohari1]

it IS amazing how we will spend thousands to avoid dealing with our emotional issues.

[@cynthiacarter514]

Well said and too true.

[@alamedadanceparty]

So true. It’s like the decision is too difficult, so it’s easier to delay and pay. A great lesson for all of us to be brave enough to face things in the moment.

[@rhsb553]

I am so happy to see Aggie again! I loved her & Kim on "How Clean Is Your House". Also, that blue dress looks so good on her. It brings out her eyes.

[@robijuli236]

“lets set it on fire & head home” -me dealing w any issue in life

[@PLS.54]

Okay, I shouldn't be laughing this hard at your comment... I must feel the same way...LOL.

[@suredeydo]

Same tho.

[@mandamorris7934]

Hahaha that's exactly right!

[@MizzzKitty]

My sister and I went though this exact same thing with our mom... The exact same thing, my heart...

[@FatMamaVlogs]

Makes me want to clear out my junk so my boys don't have to waste their time going through my crap lol.

[@gerardmarquez2826]

One of the burden we are expected to inherit from our parents. Don’t sweat it too much. These shows makes it fun to declutter our parents things and sort thru the junks and treasures.

[@eltonjohn3236]

My aunt and uncle, who are in their 80's, I've encouraged them to do the same. They're no hoarders, but 55 years in the same house and things build up

[@mylouisianahome9751]

I agree! I have a larger home and I at least make sure my closets aren't cluttered so when I die my kids only need to have an estate sale and be done with it.

[@robynw6307]

I started decluttering about 2 years ago for the same reason. My girls shouldn't have to deal with my stuff once I'm gone. I've found that I can repeat the declutter every year or so and get rid of even more each time. I'm 60, so I'm hoping I have a few more rounds of decluttering in me to reduce things even further.

[@janesmith9024]

@@robynw6307 Sma here although both daughters have boxes at my place which doesn't help - about 60 in all and two sons about to move back with stuff!

[@reasonsderanged]

People think that this kind of stuff is worth alot of money but in reality its worth a 1/4 of what they think

[@PLS.54]

Many think they have the Hoxne Hoard in their storage units only to be disappointed when reality hits. It's a little sad.

[@janesmith9024]

Yes, in fact the fees received are so so low unless it is silver that you are better off giving it to charity and working an extra hour or two as yo uwould make more money! I gave all my jewllery , stamps and coins to charity for example as nothing was worth over about £10 an item so cheaper in terms of time to give it away all all once than try to sell on Ebay.

[@SandraNelson063]

I fight my hoarding all the time. It makes me cry to give anything up. I don't need it all, but I have been through some heavy trauma in the past 15 yrs, and the hoard is all that protects my insides. Dumb, but terrible emotional dependency.

[@tonibauer2949]

Sandra Nelson I hope you seek help from a therapist to deal with past trauma and hoarding. The thing is that you can become less sensitive to giving things away if you do go through the pain and continue to let things go on a regular basis.

[@naomigoldberg6544]

Hoarding is a disorder, but nobody is perfect. Be brave and get help. The only way to get through the bad feelings from past trauma is to go through them, and come out the other side. Good luck & Gd bless. ❤️

[@RetroCaptain]

Seek out new friends..among them you might find new adventures & pursuits then your hold on the past items will grow weak.

[@andradavis7201]

no now i understand how you feel my mom been gone for 8 years im still going through her stuff but slowly but surely im doing it but it just breaks my heart to get rid of her stuff she worked so hard for her stuff but im trying i dont want to be a hoarder like i see on the internet

[@lesleydonnelly2622]

Arnie sold all his stuff and Maria did everything she could do to hold on to her stuff. Arnie is paying for the holiday for sure.

[@Temptation666]

yes they said that. Poor Arnie. I wonder if she at least pay rent since they do not seem to be a pair.

[@martinasikk6162]

I love Aggie McKenzie. So soft spoken and respectful and still efficient. And time for evaluating, and eventually selling or giving som to goodwill so other people can use them. ❤️ 🇸🇪

[@darlenejames3858]

I would LOVE to see the American hoardes do what you do and give them a financial escape from hording! Yard sales , auctions and charities. As a culture we are very wasteful and it sickens me. My applaud to you.

[@ArmoredUpSheep]

Maria's happy to sell her partner's silver set yet seems unwilling to sell her own valuables.. 😐

[@cathyblackhall3448]

Kirsten H. formerly Miss Betty I know,and they spent the money visiting her brother lol!

[@Temptation666]

Arnie sold his own silver. But yes. He pays their trip to Italy. what other things does he pay i wonder? Does she pay rent at his house? They don't seem to be a couple.

[@mildredchester]

Three hours is a ridiculously short time to sort through a packed storage unit.

[@dearnapst]

No you have to put the horder on the spot, the longer it takes the more they will keep

[@dodgingpineapples90]

Absolutely!! Even if there was only 500 items in there (which depending on the size of the individual items, could easily fit in 10 or less boxes, realistically), that's still unpacking and making decisions on 3 items every MINUTE! So, to expect someone with a true hoarding illness to do it in 3 hours when there's potentially thousands of items?? So unfair to set them up for failure like that. Not happening. Thankfully, it's "reality tv" so we can be sure there was actually a team of helpers, and more time.

[@bettyhigginson7355]

@@dearnapst I agree. The longer you give them, the more they'll keep.

[@andradavis7201]

agreed

[@nataliebutler]

@@dodgingpineapples90 These people don't have a genuine hording illness. Horders have a home full of literal junk and struggle to let go of anything. These people have a storage unit they want to clear out.

[@samirahahmed9431]

Memories are in our hearts Not in our storage units

[@robynw6307]

Clearly Maria's desire to see her brother isn't as strong as her desire to hold onto her things. :: It's sad that people don't realise that the "bargain" they purchased becomes a very expensive item when storage costs are added, even if there are many items to divide the storage costs between - especially if storage goes on for years and years.

[@findingnormal959]

Ms. Mackenzie I have watched your shows quite a bit as I love the positive turnarounds you create for regular people. You looked quite lovely in the dress you wore at the end of the auction. Quite a bit more flattering than a lab coat. ;)

[@tammy1986c]

You’d never guess my mom is hoarder by the looks of the house but open a closet or cupboard or-the door to the attic or crawl space-doors, surprise they are packed top to bottom front to back. There’s a 4 stall garage that fits up to eight cars and no one can park in it. She has bought two one bedroom cabins and moved them to the property and has them packed from top to bottom front to back.

[@janesmith9024]

Wow. My mother had quite a few boxes of designer clothes she bought and as we all left home she had her clothes most of which she did not wear in first one, then 2 then 3 bed rooms and some boxes in the loft but not really quite out of hand so I could sort it out to charity when she died but I think it made me very careful not to collect too much. It was a relief last week to spend 4 days moving mmy daughters' 60 boxes from the loft (which is now empty!!!!!) down to the more manageable garage where they can see the items and hopefully remove them in due course now they are grown up.

[@MissP7197]

18:47secs ‘Designer vintage handbags... can fetch a pretty price especially if they are Chanel, Gucci or Gucci’?!?!

[@Enigma32174]

MissP Pucci or Gucci

[@MissP7197]

Fairy Mary I thought it might be Pucci but then I thought surely not. They are miles apart from Chanel and Gucci when it comes to designer handbag desirability. Strange suggestion 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Enigma32174]

MissP you’re right! I had to listen to it a couple of times but the thing that sold me on pucci was that they showed a pucci design bag and Pucci is a well known vintage designer brand so I figured it was probably that

[@criticalthought5698]

Arnie needs to find a new "best friend".

[@Temptation666]

@@cocopersiflage4705 as i understand it the "friends" she lives with is Arnie. Maybe he did not have room for it when she moved in. They don't seem to be a couple. Why are she not trying to find a place of her own instead of storing? Does she pay rent at Arnies. He pays their Holiday. I hope i am wrong but to me this seem like a case where one "friend" takes advantage of the other. I agree with @Critical thought Arnie should find a better friend

[@Devilishsuki]

María is thinking “damn I should have invested in silver”

[@bevlambert8544]

😁😁😁

[@Temptation666]

i would have kept the Music box and have the lid restored Maria is living with friends. Maybe she should try and get money for her own space instead af accumulating dust in storages.

[@nitabaker9851]

Maria has problems. She tears Arnie badly. She was so jealous of Arnies valuable silver collections. Bet she takes his money and buy more worthless crap. Arnie, she’s going to get your money somehow. Get your money and run.

[@P.willow]

That's just what I figured as well. What a selfish lump isn't she !

[@janesmith9024]

I suspect they may not be boyfriend and girl friend but that they are both lonely and he has kindly let her live in his house - hopefully she pays him rent for her room. I also think he never married nor had chidlren so he has no family to leave the family silver to although in that case it is probably nice to offer it to nieces and nephews or cousins.

[@jennapedersen2286]

It must feel so nice and "cleansing" just having a bunch of junk and then just throwing it all away, like a weight taken off your shoulders.

[@Jibbie49]

I read that 85% of clothing in America is thrown into landfills and only 15% is donated, which I think is very sad.

[@elisahamilton73]

Have you ever watched judge Judy? I assume not..... .....otherwise you'd know that there is no such word as tooken. It's taken.

[@keeshlon]

Yes, it does! I sold several purses and a few wallets on eBay at auction. It's fun, too! 😊👍

[@robijuli236]

ive had a couple spring cleanups where ive basically thrown out most of the shit i had laying around bc it was useless (donated what i could but it was mainly j random accumulated junk) & i will say its an amazing feeling once its gone.. although the process sure is stressful lol

[@lilydinh6059]

@@Jibbie49 i know im part of the 85% im not sad I threw it away in my trash, why?? A lot of the employees at donation centers said they had to throw a bunch of stuff that people donated which is junk that's not even good quality for the homeless.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

Sell your stuff Maria! She's lying to everyone that she wants to declutter.

[@martinitime3537]

That chopped off hair! Looks like she took nail scissors to it, 😂

[@Jibbie49]

Oh, I love her hair and new look.

[@zahria]

Much better than the common MEN'S short cut she had before - like so many woman who gave up their femininity after 50 . Now THAT is a nightmare.

[@puppies4everthefam233]

After my first marriage fell apart I had a lot of things in a storage unit with some of my in-laws stuff. My ex FIL quit paying on the unit and I had no idea. Sadly I lost a lot of things that were from my dad. He passed away when I was 13. I had some videos and lots of other things from my childhood that have been lost when they sold the storage unit.😔😔😔

[@ultraboombean]

I had a friend who had a lot of vintage video game stuff that would be worth a pretty penny today like OG copies of hard to find NES games. Not worth as much as your sentimental items but he trusted a friend to hold onto them..and the unit did not get paid so the unit was lost. Learned the lesson you have to keep what you want with you...cannot trust most people to care for it in the same way.

[@gretchenisasquirrel]

What a heartbreak, I'm so sorry

[@eaakerman8829]

l’ m sorry to hear that .😢

[@janesmith9024]

Ah, that's so sad. I have always tried with my 5 now all just about adult children never to throw anything away with their consent. I am still trying as they move to get them all their own stuff - only done that for my son so far as he owns a whole house, may be I can do it now my daughter does but she has a lot of stuff and hates sorting out so I won't mention it y et. For others consider copying home videos to computer - I sent my VHS home ones to a company that copies them to CD and memory stick. I then also copied them to the computer and a back up disk and have cloud storage for home videos. Hopefully with them in 3 place they won't be lost but whether anyone wants to look at them in the family I suppose is a different matter. People could try to spread them out eg I have u ploaded the oldest family photos back to the 1890s to the internet on a public family free (as the people are dead) so that even if my chidlren don't have an interest others might if they look that family or ancestor up.

[@Irene-gq4jr]

My ex brought a whole load of stuff 600 miles from his parents house when they died. They told him to take it and sell it because it would be worth money some day. Reality: he possibly sold it all for less than £1000 and paid 4x that to transport and put in storage what he couldn't fit in his attic, which he feared would fall in on him when he was sleeping.

[@Irene-gq4jr]

Addendum: he spent his £10k inheritance paying for the storage, buying his ex TWO learner motorbikes she could barely ride and a laptop she used to go online and meet someone else. There are some people you could throw all the money in the world at and they'd still end up poor because they are stupid.

[@janesmith9024]

Yes, people think things are worth more than they are. When my parents died my daughter wanted lots of stuff brought here to my garage as she might buy a flat a few years later. In the end things like a massive white leather sofa and chairs would not fit in any of 3 chidlren's houses and I had to take it to the tip as no one would even buy it!

[@Tina06019]

Those are some beautiful things, and should be keep in your home or a climate-controlled storage unit. Or sold. I really like those 1920s spoons of hers. BTW, I am clearing out some storage room stuff and found an actual gold nugget - and a mildewed leather handbag. I guess it pays to really LOOK through things while you are still strong enough to do so.

[@janesmith9024]

I kept hoping as we cleared our parents' house of 50 y ears to find something of value but there was nothing at all over about £200. It was amusing in the end - even things I checked on Ebay had very low value. They didn't like possessions particularly or wasting money so that was fine - it doesn't matter really. Even the new chair lift in the house for my father when older as it had to be built to go round 2 corners on the stairs had no value as no one else has stairs like that. I just found cupboard after cupboard of his incontinence pads - like some horror movie (all unused and clean however) - I got rid of them all and the chair life - I remoted it with my bear hands and a screw driver to get the house back to how it was before he was so ill. No gold nugget but lots of memories photos and books. The nicest thing was each of my parents died in that house literally - they both wanted to die at home not in hospital.

[@janesmith9024]

It is certanly a good idea to sort things out before you get too old to do it. When my mother was dying she wanted an old locket (of no value) to go to my daughter and it took ages to find it as she could not leave the bed. If instead you can start dividing things up, throwing things out if of no value, etc in advance it saves time. Also if you are going to get dementia if you have done it before that strikes so much the better. I have also scanned family photos too so they are easier to share. The Dutchman is a very nice person. The Italian lady's biggest issue is just sharing a place of a friend rather than having her own so not surprisingly she still needs a storage unit. She seemed to have an awful lots of boxes left, shoes may be. I am not sure she has really cut back at all.

[@cristicristiii]

Maria: “ I’ve decided that I will wait a little while “

[@GREENLALI]

You can save money my not shopping 👍🤣

[@andradavis7201]

yea but what are you suppose to do you dont have enough for a vacation

[@stefankurlak9556]

You don’t care about the photos of your relatives if they are living in a storage unit

[@janesmith9024]

Yes, that surprised me. That is the one thing I would want kept in the house. In fact I have scanned all of them in the last year too so we have the real ones plus scans of them.

[@DetroitGoldie]

Arnie should have never stored his belongings in Maria's storage area.

[@ashleyoliva7588]

Ive never heard an italian/english accent

[@ashleyoliva7588]

@@izzy_izzy_izzybelle i dont get it. Is welsh the accent they have that sounds like Italian/English

[@neighbourhoodwitch18]

Ashley Oliva just forget the Welsh! There's nobody Welsh here! Maria is Italian, her friend is Dutch, and they've lived in the UK a long time so they're Anglicised to a degree.

[@janesmith9024]

@@neighbourhoodwitch18 Yes, the lady is Italian. Her friend (I am not sure he is a boyfriend actually) is from Holland and they both live in London which is very common - we have a huge mixture of people here.

[@zahria]

Well-you have not reqlly heard one here now! A Italian accent normally sings and is cheerfull. In anynlangage. "It e siings and e iis cheer e full e" 😂 Not like this miserable old twatt. She is not Italian. Tsss

[@van2578]

I love this show, the premise and structure of it- but cannot STAND Aggie 😭 i find her so grating and nagging in this!!

[@ultraboombean]

Those spoons are beautiful

[@PLS.54]

Wish I had a storage unit full of German Montblanc pens and silver!

[@mariavienna1305]

Nicely done documentary :)

[@martinasikk6162]

Why the hurry ? Three hours is to little time. 💕

[@LoveAlwaysAlwaysLove]

How do I find a person like this person in charge of helping people go through everything from all my mom's and my stuff in boxes to organize and sell? I'm in the U.S. and at a loss of how to get started. Thank you.

[@fayezentner619]

Look for a personal organizer on the web in your area

[@tonibauer2949]

There are many professional organizers around. You might call someone who does estate sales and ask them to recommend someone, letting them know you want to have an estate sale if you have many items of some value.

[@LoveAlwaysAlwaysLove]

Thank you!

[@alamedadanceparty]

Maria drives me nuts. She is in denial about when she will actually let go of things. Doing later = never.

[@herewego1115]

he sol his stuff and she kept hers and she gets to see her brother. you go lady. lol bormth people seem sweet I just having fun. ha

[@ariesforever5260]

Another awesome episode.

[@vanesamalaga3100]

I would've kept the music box

[@ultraboombean]

Yeah I would have too. Too beautiful

[@avabelle429]

I hope he’s keeping his money

[@Temptation666]

since he pays for the trip to Italy and they don't seem to be lovers, I suspect the friends she lives with is him too. I wonder if she pays rent since she does not seem to be trying to get money for her own place. It seems to me she is taking advantage of his loneliness, but i could be wrong of cause. I hope i am.

[@mariavienna1305]

Maria is actually an investment genius :D

[@Temptation666]

yes sure. she got her trip to Italy without giving up anything of value. Yup a genius.. or something... Poor Arnie

[@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678]

As a personal property appraiser just like on the road show it is hard to let go of the things that meant something personal to your family member and usually what was the most importan thing has no value at all or thought it was some type of special Ming Vaz great grandma had but it's Londonderry copy.

[@alanbirkner1958]

January 2024. My mom kept papers and trash. It was moldy. We'd try to clean and she'd cry and scream. Near Chicago, USA. Tina, Al's wife

[@rainbowtrout75]

I suspect all these valuers totally undervalue everything being vulturistic! always get a second and third opinion and check the internet

[@sks2002]

Any plans on uploading a life of grime?

[@mandamorris7934]

I want to be Maggie McKenzie when I grow up!

[@avabelle429]

The vintage purses are worth way more than she was offered at that shop. Just the Louis Vuitton if it’s real

[@heidi.a.thomson]

Maria is the type of person who should collect items. She has a good eye.

[@piva1358]

Maria is a hoarder. She should have hoje to a hairdresser, instead o buying bags.

[@andrewbumgarner7954]

They could make soooo much more with an American auctioneer. They go so slow in the UK no wonder nobody wants to bid. It’s about the excitement when it comes to auction.

[@barbaracox578]

My great grandma was from Leeds England.. would be interesting to how the money value is in American dollars...

[@janesmith9024]

Not too different actually! UK £4000 for the silver is about £5000 US dollars.

[@DrEstigio]

tetris!

[@angelawesp3956]

Make sure you take really good care of those pictures and make extra copies for yourself

[@ladyjane8855]

Maybe cameras don't do well in storage units, exposed to all temperatures. What a shame.

[@mortuaryartist]

It’s Aggie yeah xx I have a shed full of shit, it’s ok 😁

[@Tekioza]

Hi

[@QueenShireen]

I find Maria a little annoying. Not srue why.

[@kellymurphy6667]

I agree. She comes across insincere.

[@ultraboombean]

6 k? Yikes

[@susancrawford5927]

Because it's sterling, looks like George Jensen, not silverplate.

[@rainie7011]

Just thinking does anyone have any suggestions on where I might find something to help with my grammar?

[@lianacordova8094]

Plain, old fashioned reading. Does wonders!

[@rainie7011]

@@lianacordova8094 Great advice which I really should follow actually though I was actually joking - I kept getting a "Grammerly" advert EVERY SINGLE FIVE SECONDS of watching this show but I guess you really needed to be there! hahaha:-)

[@lianacordova8094]

@@rainie7011 oh! Funny! It was my mom reflex, I guess. Have a great day🤗

[@rainie7011]

​@@lianacordova8094 I appreciated it still though! You too! :-) :-)

[@paraglokhande936]

Valak

[@ms.h3675]

Third❤

[@b4rb1ed0lls3]

Let’s be honest all old people hoard..

[@the7thwreck]

So sad them flogging all Jackys mums belongings. She's in a home not gone forever! Especially silverware, it should be kept and passed down the generations, you keep it out of respect. I wonder if they told her..

[@aliciamontero7061]

The money will be used to take care of the grandma while she is still alive. I think old people's wellbeing and care is more important than keeping things to pass down the generations.

[@the7thwreck]

Alicia Montero Luckily our 99yr old gran lives with us and her possessions are where she left them and will be until the end. It just makes me sad knowing that's not the reality for others. The granddaughter could have kept the silver at least. Just sad😢

[@leylamamat215]

@@the7thwreck its only material. Her mother well being comes first.

[@liannebenn2097]

She has dementia. The material goods won't help her and they have already spent a great amount on storage. What they keep depends on what they feel. Totally a personal decision.

[@the7thwreck]

lianne benn My gran also has dementia, her belongings mean everything. She may not remember us, but she remembers her home and her belongings! I don't think finances are a pressing issue in this program, I think it's about clearing storage boxes if people want to, then filming it.