Nutcrackers... new obsession.

[Varkolak]

I work at dollar general (always how my conversation with my doctor starts lol!!) and we got in these giant 42" nutcracker guys. one broke, we marked it half priced, and my grandma bought it. and i got jealous. so i had to get one of my own. out of pure luck (i swear i didn't do it) another one broke and it got halfed. i bought him that day, and then ANOTHER broke, i bought him that day too so i had one of each. then i started buying one of every one we had, buying from other stores too. long story short, in 1 week i accumulated 20 nutcrackers. >_O HOW?! does anyone else collect these adorable things? i wanna see!!

[cuddlebuggy]

My six year old wants to collect them! She had one last year till she tried to actually crack nuts with it and broke it's jaw!

[zabe77]

WOW 20! I love nutcrackers too Two years in a row I managed to win one at our work Christmas Party, and then last year I found a hockey-playing nutcracker, just a 12inch I think one to add to the collection. This year we have a mini for our tree! I don't know what it is about them, they're just so cute and fancy all at once!

[Varkolak]

My six year old wants to collect them! She had one last year till she tried to actually crack nuts with it and broke it's jaw!

 lol my brother did that too last year!

Post Merge: November 26, 2012, 05:04:31 PM

WOW 20! I love nutcrackers too Two years in a row I managed to win one at our work Christmas Party, and then last year I found a hockey-playing nutcracker, just a 12inch I think one to add to the collection. This year we have a mini for our tree! I don't know what it is about them, they're just so cute and fancy all at once!

i saw a hockey one at target the other night, they had a magician one with a rabbit i wanted SOOOOO bad, but had to pass on him cuz i didn't have enough money on me. >.<

[Beachball]

Last week I visited a thrift store and among my purchases were two marvelous 3-inch suncatchers with pictures based on the Nutcracker story and they're marked with year 1986. One suncatcher has Claire holding the nutcracker next to a decorated tree and a display case holding toy soldiers. The other suncatcher has the nutcracker backed by his fellow soldiers as he faces off against the mouse king with his mice followers. I love 'em. I was only a year old when these came out.

[Varkolak]

those sound so pretty!!!

[NovelNerd]

They are my mom's obsession and collection. She's got them for years and years,and I know they are reaching far past probably the 200 or 300 mark? I don't know afraid to count them. My dad had a college buddy that would visit once or twice a year and duck hunt with him. he would sleep on the couch till years ago they started booting me to sleep on the couch and he in my bed. Later I learned he finally told my parents he could not sleep at night with all those demon nutcracker eyes watching him.

[Honeycomb]

I like them a lot too, we only have one, but it's already from my mum's childhood, therefore pretty special to us.
Last year I wanted to buy a nice one from Germany to take back to China as a present for a friend ... it's impossible nowadays to find wooden nutcrackers that are NOT made in China.
Do you have pics?

[Dibbles]

My mom has collected nutcrackers for years. She says that someday my brother and I will be able to pick the ones we want.

[Varkolak]

i'll gather all mine up and get a few shots of them together, i've been looking on ebay but some are really pricy >_O
i picked up another one tonight from work (3 away from having one of every one we sell lol!!!) his arm was broken though, but sadly did not get him for half price. lol!

[kaoskat]

I always look at them but have yet to buy one.

[melodys_angel]

I think we might have one downstairs somewhere

The catchers sound really pretty^^

[Varkolak]

i went to target to buy a magician nutcracker that had a bunny in his hat, and he was gone i really really really wish i would have grabbed it when i had gone. maybe i can make a post to ask someone to check for me.

[Diamond]

I have a cousin who collects, he has some stunning ones and we always see them at the thrifts.

[HorsingAround]

My husband has a pretty extensive nutcracker collection.  A few less than before thanks to our crazy cats.    I will try to get some pictures later if I think of it.