Blue Cavern

My mother gave a house warming tea in my new house today and quite a few friends came to visit.

Those friends aren't that close to me so I never told them about being a smurf collector and I was quite interested to see how they would react to my smurf room

I think one was simply shocked...most of the others told the usual stories, how they used to watch them as children and that they had no idea that there are so many different ones (I didn't tell them that most of my collection isn't on display yet becuase all I have out so far are the unlicensed smurfs and sockels). One of my friends told me not only did she watch the cartoons as a child but that her children watch them all of the time on TV even now. I thought that was pretty cool as it shows that children today still know what's good on TV

One thing that made my day was my mail lady who also came to visit and said that as soon as she heard of the house warming tea she knew she had to come as well as I was her favorite mail stop. Of course I showed her the smurf room as 99% came thru packages delivered by her or her predecessor. She told me she knew of my collection because her niece who had the mail route before her told her of it....I guess everybody in our local post office knows what's in those packages they used to get so many of

Yea it's alway kind of neat to see someone's reaction to how many I have. Lots of people come into my house and see all that is in the living room and say wow you have a lot of Smurf's. I just say that's nothing follow me. Then they get blown away.

Most people are stunned when they see my Smurf Room, but the best reaction ever was when my nephew was younger, he walked in and looked around, turned to me and said, "Uncle you have more toys than ToysRUS!!" LOL!!!

My postoffice is the same as yours Maureen, they all know!

It`my experience when people see my smurfcollection that men seem to be far more interested then women.
Female friends/visitors just look and smile, but men always look for a long time at the smurfs and they always like them and want to know more about them!

Lia

The men coming to my house have no interest in the smurf collection at all. They take a look...say "oh yeah?" and leave

There must be a difference between American men and Dutchmen Maureen!
Whether is the gardener or the windowcleaner....they all stare at the cupboards!

Lia

I agree with Lia...men have usually more interest in my smurfs than women...At least spanish men

and about the mail lady: mine knows too waht the parcels have!!!!!!!!he was a bit curious when she saw small parcesl from many diffrent countries, and one day I told her the story. But she has not seen my collection...by the moment

I think it must just be the hill people. lol I don't really recall anyone ever comming into my house wether for the first time or tenth that isn't impressed. Even my old boss which has seen my collection many, many times still looks at it everytime he comes in. He came to my house when I lived 100 miles away along with 2 other guys from work. They stayed the night. One that stayed in my Smurf room but because we put him there, he passed out. He woke up the next day to 600 eyes staring at him.

Some people just don't understand collecting of any kind. Others think it's cool.

I think universally postmen must be nosey!! Mine also knows what's in the packages coming in and when I sell on ebay or buy the smurfs for members here. He always asks when a large package leaves "Smurfs?" Only once or twice was it something else Poor guy!!