Paul Mallory

Not because the furniture is broken. Most of these pieces are solid wood and well made. They sit unsold, ungiven away and unloved for reasons that have nothing to do with quality. They are too big, too heavy, too specific to a room nobody has any more, or built for a life that has moved … Read more11 Types of Furniture Nobody Wants Anymore

Figurine collections once filled china cabinets and curio shelves across America, and many were bought as investments as much as decorations. Parents and grandparents were told these porcelain angels, children, and ballerinas would only go up in value. Today the thrift stores tell a different story. Here are seven figurine collections that collectors now say … Read more7 Figurine Collections That Are Worthless (Hummels and More)

Some classic cars earned their legend. Others inherited it from a movie poster, a bedroom wall, or a price tag that kept climbing. These nine are the ones enthusiasts argue about most, the cars that look like a dream and drive like a disappointment, or cost far more than the experience behind the wheel justifies. … Read more9 Overrated Classic Cars

Every generation fills its home with things it swears will be worth a fortune one day. Boomers were no different, and their closets, cabinets, and attics are full of the proof. Here are 12 things boomers own that are worthless today, according to people talking about them on Facebook. 1. Fine China and China Cabinets … Read more12 Things Boomers Own That Are Worthless

Every family has a box, a cabinet, or a closet full of things the last generation treasured. The items below were once bought as investments, wedding gifts, or proud purchases. Today heirs open the same boxes and find objects nobody wants to buy, store, or even take for free. These are nine of the most … Read more9 Inherited Items That Are Worthless Today

Manners and power have always been close relatives. In the 1960s business world, the etiquette rules told you exactly who was in charge — without anyone having to say a word. You stood when certain people walked in. You waited to be introduced. You smiled and said nothing when you disagreed. A whole generation came … Read more20 Business Etiquette Norms People Questioned in the 60s

The 1970s were when advertising got its Ph.D. The industry moved beyond “here is a product” into something much more sophisticated and much more debated. Fear. Nostalgia. Sex. Humor. Social causes. Celebrity. Every tool in the psychological toolkit was being tested on American consumers simultaneously. Some worked. Some backfired spectacularly. All of them started conversations … Read more20 Advertising Styles Folks Talked About in the 70s

Ask someone who grew up in the 1980s about commission salespeople and you will get a strong opinion very quickly. Maybe it is the car dealer who talked their parents into the wrong car. Or the insurance agent who got their grandparents the right policy at the right time. Commission work in the 80s could … Read more20 Commission Jobs Folks Had Opinions On in the 80s

The modern workplace offers cold brew on tap and a meditation app subscription. The 1980s workplace offered a pension, a company car, and a parking spot with your name on it. One of these is a better deal. The perks that defined 80s employment were built around a simple idea: if you give your working … Read more20 Office Perks People Remember from the 80s

There is a generation of workers who remember things that younger people simply do not believe. Carbon paper. Rolodexes. Smoke in every conference room. Bosses who were called “sir” and never asked how you were feeling. A workplace where your day ended at five and that was genuinely, permanently, the end of your workday. These … Read more20 Workplace Habits People Recall from the 70s