The summer starts out great. You\u2019ve got no lectures, some cash left over from your loan and nothing to do. Shopping sprees and nights out become the norm, and you start to feel a bit like someone from Made in Chelsea<\/i>.<\/p>\n
But then the loan dries up. You\u2019re faced with 2 options: you can either get a job and ruin your much-needed 3 month relaxation period, or find another way to make some cash.<\/p>\n
Well, we\u2019ve got good news: you\u2019re sitting on a gold mine \u201d\u201c your CD and DVD collection. Not only will we give you cash for your unwanted DVDs, you won\u2019t have to lug as much back to uni when the term starts again.<\/p>\n
All you need to do is sort through your collection and decide what to sell. Unfortunately, that\u2019s the hard bit. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve come up with this step-by-step guide to clearing out your CD and DVD collection \u201d\u201c follow it for a stress-free and ultra-efficient decluttering session!<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve all got CDs and DVDs that we have no recollection of buying. To this day, I have no idea how Danny Dyer\u2019s horror-comedy Severance <\/i>ended up in my DVD collection. I haven\u2019t even watched it.<\/p>\n
Anyway, you don\u2019t remember buying them so you\u2019ll have no problem getting rid of them. Stick them in the sell pile and we\u2019ll move on to…<\/p>\n
Ah, yes \u201d\u201c the CDs and DVDs we keep under the bed where no-one can see them. We loved them once, and we might still love them a little bit, but they\u2019re too embarrassing to see the light of day; these are your Steps <\/i>albums, your Rob Schneider DVDs and so on.<\/p>\n
Sell them and feel the weight of potential embarrassment lift off your shoulders. Feels good, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
They say you should never try and buy clothes for someone else, but we reckon that applies to CDs and DVDs too.<\/p>\n
Rubbish presents cause clutter, so it\u2019s time to swallow your pride, say sorry to your Auntie Mary and sell them. Honestly, she won\u2019t ask where that Creed CD she bought for your 11th<\/sup> birthday has gone the next time she pops round (we\u2019re really, really sorry if she does).<\/p>\n Now we\u2019re talking. These are the rarities, special editions and boxsets that are going to earn big bucks.<\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t going to watch or listen to your big money makers anymore, this is an easy decision to make \u201d\u201c sell, sell, sell!<\/p>\n Who hasn\u2019t approached someone and tried to impress them with their collection of 90s acid jazz?<\/p>\n Everyone has CDs they thought would make them seem a bit cooler, but not many people actually bother listening to them. They\u2019re more or less glorified ornaments. If we\u2019re being harsh, they\u2019re plain old clutter.<\/p>\n And we know where clutter goes: the sell pile.<\/p>\n This is easily the toughest category to cut down, with the CDs and DVDs that you loved in your youth or that remind you of a certain time up for the chop.<\/p>\n CDs and DVDs, despite being little plastic discs in cheap boxes, hold a lot of memories. But if you\u2019re not listening to them anymore, they\u2019re just taking up valuable space and making your move back to uni next term harder.<\/p>\n Let go and make some extra summer spending money for new memories. We\u2019ll be here with a box of tissues and a shoulder to cry on if you need us.<\/p>\n Have you got any CD or DVD decluttering tips you\u2019d like to share? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n
\nThe big money makers<\/h4>\n
\nThe impressive-but-never-watched-or-listened to (AKA glorified ornaments)<\/h4>\n
\nNostalgic items<\/h4>\n