So I think it's safe to say that almost everyone here has interests and hobbies other than Head-Fi. I've seen posts galore, and threads, on a myriad of different hobbies that people here have gotten into - watches, knives, pets, shoes, cars, motorcycles, R/C, video equipment, etc. I myself, personally, spend more time these days with Watch-Fi and R/C-Fi than Head-Fi, but also occasionally find myself coming back to Knife-Fi and Book-Fi. But every now and then, I find myself caught up in a collection that I never intended to start, but somehow just seem to allow to grow until it finally does come to my attention. Case in Point:
I work for oil companies as a field engineer up on the Alaskan North Slope. It's a job that often involves spending time outside in freezing cold, working with heavy equipment and tools, narrow, confined spaces, slippery coatings, high temperature, industrial fluids, metal shavings, etc. As a result gloves are mandatory for use for almost all tasks performed outside of an office space. Even though companies usually get gloves issued to them by their company, one of the best ways to get on a guys good side up here is to provide him a free, new pair of interesting gloves.
One of the engineers I work with has to have special size gloves provided for her because of her small hands, but our company often sends her gloves that are too small. I'm easily a foot or more taller than her, but my hands are only a little larger than hers so she gave me one of the pairs that was sent up for her, and it fit perfectly so I brought it home since I already have a pair I like at work. Went to toss it into my closet here at home, and what tumbled out?
Yep - Over 4.5 years of working in the field, I've managed to accumulate 13 pairs of different work gloves (Not counting those that I've used and worn out in the field, and the 3 different pairs I am currently using in the field right now)
Clockwise (From Top Left)
Wells Lamont Deerskin Leather Gloves
ProFlex #925 F(x) Padded Impact Gloves
Mechanix Original Work Gloves
Westchester Enprotex Insulated Impact Gloves
Clockwise (From Top Left)
Riggers Teflon Grip Impact Gloves
Mechanix MPact-2 Padded Impact Gloves
Global Glove Vise Gripster Insulated Work Gloves
Mechanix Climate Control Insulated Work Gloves
Clockwise (From Top Left)
LIFT Hi-Viz Kevlar Grip Rigger Impact Gloves
Ringer Roughneck KevLoc Impact Gloves
Ringer Roughneck LeatherLoc Insulated Impact Gloves
Mechanix Heavy Duty Leather Impact Gloves
Ringer Roughneck TefLoc Impact Gloves
Clearly the collection has gotten somewhat out of hand. The big problem is I wear out gloves at work and here at home a lot slower than I bring in new free pairs. I've got the three pairs I use up on the slope right now (ProFlex Titanium Impact Gloves, ArcticFlex Insulated Winter Glove and a cheap pair of Kevlar Gloves) as well as 2 sets of gloves I use here at home for work (Insulated in the winter, non insulated in the summer). Every few months, I even give away gloves to family and friends here at home, and use some to barter favors/goodies at work. Needless to say, I've definitely been somewhat blind-sided by the sudden onset of this new collection -- Glove-Fi 
So anyone else have anything that they never intended to collect, and somehow, seem to have collected more of than they can ever use/need/appreciate?
Incidetally, I never thought much about getting them as freebies until I started looking at the prices of them in stores and was surprised by the amount of coin stores can make selling them!
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