Post #1270180

2026-01-04 18:02 UTC

I have a big bread baker’s Hoosier cabinet in my kitchen. I’m not a baker, I’ve never had any use for it. Very similar to this one, with a flour sifter, and slide-out porcelain steel table: My older sister shipped it to me without asking me, and then told me it was coming about two days before it arrived. Our mom had just died, and my sister didn’t have room for it, but she “wanted it to stay in the family.” It is a beautiful piece, solid oak, probably over 100 years old. So, I kept it. It just sits there, taking up space in my barely-big-enough kitchen. I expect when I die, my only son will sell it. I should probably just sell it now, my sister would hate me for it, though.

Replies (7)

@can@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-04 18:07

I should probably just sell it now, my sister would hate me for it, though. I’m sure you could give her a discounted rate

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@alienzx@feddit.nl 2026-01-04 18:30

I’ll take it

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@marighost@piefed.social 2026-01-04 18:41

You should ship it back to your sister without telling her.

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@curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2026-01-04 20:20

Now that’s the kind of thing my wife would love to have. Maybe at some point we’ll take away someone else’s space occupier. We’ve got a few pieces of furniture, the one in really not looking forward to is the musical instruments. We’re talking full grand piano, player piano, pneumatic uprights, etc. They are huge. There is no way my wife won’t want at least one, and I’m probably the only one who knows how to do the maintenance despite it being her parents stuff and she has a few siblings.

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@Agent641@lemmy.world 2026-01-05 05:57

Dude, sell it. Someone else WILL want it and use it. You want money. And your sister will get over it.

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@ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2026-01-05 13:10

I get it, family and all, but “wanted it to stay in the family” is a silly reason to inconvenience someone else.

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@thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2026-01-05 14:52

Maybe buy a small log cabin in the middle of nowhere. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/867-Lippert-Hollow-Rd_Allegany_NY_14706_M37796-74538 https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/489-Martha-Ave_Olean_NY_14760_M46500-11332 and fill it up with everything.

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