After buying three new hankies last week I thought it was time for a hankie count.

The results are as follows:-

Plain white = 59
White and coloured bordered = 24
Plain coloured, not pattern = 54
Patterned/coloured = 94
Extra large - 7
Ladies hankies = 15

Making a grand total of = 253

I really don't need as many plain white ones as that, I hardly use them (well, for noseblowing anyway), but you always get a white one when you're buying a pack, so they have built up and I can't bring myself to throw some away.

Some would say I don't need 253 hankies at all, but once you've started collecting them, its fun to carry on. I go hankie hunting actually, sometimes specifically to go into town looking for new hankies. My life is that empty!

Get counting folks, whose the hankie winner?

Kleeny, I can't believe anyone could beat that total!

Congratulations!

I think I have about 80 - I tried to make a list a few months ago but then I have bought a few more since then, so it must be nearer 100 now. I think I may be able to match your total for ladies' hankies though. And what counts as 'extra large'?

Rhino

Hey rhino

Thanks for your comment, and congrats, I hate to think how much money I have spent buying hankies, but a good investment nonetheless.

Nice that you're getting some ladies hankies, they can be very pretty. As for large hankies, here is an example

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25038065@N05/2587494499/

Thanks for that illustration Kleeny!

I guess that would be about 20 inches?

Rhino

That is a massive collection ive no were near as many better get buying good effort kleeny

Hi all,

Will do a count shortly. I guess I might just top Kleeny's total number. Luckily hankies are not too voluminous. A big drawer suffices, even for this meganumber of hankies.

Take care,

CJ.

Thanks hankysneeze. You're younger than me, so plenty of time to collect. I must say however that as I go hankie hunting, the opportunity for really nice interesting hankies are getting less and less. The internet has the best hankies.

I would be interested in knowing your total cjblo. It seems I have competition
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It is hard to know the right number of hankies... I have got most of them in a drawer, quite some in my desk at work, some in the car, some in my pockets, and there is always a number of them in the washing basket. It must be about 80 or so all together.

Most of them are female ones, some white with embroidery, most of them coloured and patterned.
Besides I do have a dozen or so male ones. For home use only.
And then there are the fetish silky/bright hankies for very private use.
Check my earlier post (poll: pick your favourite hankie) if you want to see some.

Anyway I do buy (or get ) new ones every now and then.

C

My partner has about 60, quite an impressive number. Mostly ladies' single colour that John Lewis used to sell; a few coloured pattern ones from places like Liberty and Atishoo; and then - piece de resistance - a number of large spotted or paisley (red, blue, black) mens' ones which come out when she has a particularly bad cold. She doesn't possess a single white one - the colour is all!

I had a count up of my handkerchiefs and i 30,not bad i suppose but nowhere near eveyone elses collection,must do better LOL

I must do an accurate count sometime .. but like Countless have them in various places .. in a drawer(s), in my desk at work, a couple in the car, in pockets, and always at least a couple in the washing

I think I must have between 70 - 80, most are stanadrd mens ones .. white, white with initials , white with borders, coloured with borders, plain coloured, chequerd multi-coloured ... of varying quality .. some of the more recent ones - given to me xxxx are of excellent quality.

I have 5 large ones (spotted/patterned) and approx 6 special (silk/very bright) for fetish use...

And finally only 2 ladies hankies .. given to me by a special someone

My collection is growing as I to buy or get new ones on a semi-regular basis.

Hank

Here's my count, incuding the pack of 3 I bought today:

30 "for show" hankies (ladies, too nice to use) includes 3 silk
34 "for blow" hankies (mens- plain, bordered, initial, extra large) includes 3 organic cotton hankettes
6 bandanas (all paisley print)

total: 70

Seems to be the average!

Thanks for that illustration Kleeny!

I guess that would be about 20 inches?

Funny you should ask that! I didn't know, but you inspired me to check

The larger one is 19" x 18", and regular my regular ones are 16 x 15".

Whats a couple of inches between friends. I am going to post some pics on Flickr of some different sized handkerchiefs I have.

Im well behind in the hanky collection i must go hanky hunting myself,whats the best shop in uk kleeny?

Well, as it happens I have been Hanky Hunting today, and found some great ones in Next, and saw some British Home Stores. M&S can usually be okay for some nice hankies, but sometimes they just have plain white.

Debenhams, Matalan, M&S, Next, BHS, general Menswear shops are all okay for hankies.

You can see my new hankies here http://www.flickr.com/photos/25038065@N05/

Have a look at my photostream, you can also see where I keep my hankies.

So, thats another 10 brand spanking new handkerchiefs, taking me upto 263, is there no end to interesting hankies?

Kleeny, what a treat !!

Thanks for showing us your collection. I would like to try all of them .

The colourful checkered ones from your latest hanky hunt are really great - preference for the blue/orange one.
I wish I had a Next shop where I live... .

C

Thanks Countless, those new chequered ones really are striking.

I can't wait to use them in public and get a reaction.
x

Thanks for the info kleeny! You have a fantastic collection i browsed your photos,i love that large red spotty hanky i must get one of those,its calling out for a big SNEEZE

Well I agree with Countless. I liked the chequered ones too and I too particularly fancied the blue and orange one, if those indeed are the colours - it was a bit hard for me to tell. As it happened I was in a Next store today so I had a look, but they only had the other box of 5 with the stripes. I don't think I was going to buy them anyway, but I would at least have like a free look at them...!

Kleeny, are there quite a few hankies from your collection (apart from your very recent acquisitions obviously) that you haven't used yet?

Also - I was interested that you said you looked forward to getting a reaction. What sort of reaction do people give to unusual hankies?

Rhino

Kleeny, are there quite a few hankies from your collection (apart from your very recent acquisitions obviously) that you haven't used yet?

I have used them all in one way or another, there are some handkerchiefs that are so elaborate that I won't use them in public, some overly coloured ones, tartan ones (Plaid, if you're American).

Also - I was interested that you said you looked forward to getting a reaction. What sort of reaction do people give to unusual hankies?

Actually, I hardly ever get a reaction, other than its old fashioned to use a handkerchief, or they're unhygenic etc. I have have one or two people comment that my hanky looks like a tea-towel, and one person has complimented me on using a colourful handkerchief as opposed to boring old white one.



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Thanks, Kleeny, this is a wonderful collection of hanky photos. I quite agree with everyone else that the checkered ones are quite amazing; I wish I could find them in the States!

Hi all. Well i managed to find some new hankies,but not from a highstreet shop but from a market. Thet were only two pounds for six,the colours are plain with a border around the edges.My favourite one is a light brown with a darker brown border,ive already sneezed into it a couple of times!

Great collection Klenny......
I've probably got about 300ish, most are in boxes and my wife doesn't know about them.... I've got heaps on flickr.com too under my name hankachoo

in my draw at home I probably have about 20-30, and the rest are in boxes....

just a question - if you have so many handkerchefs, why do you bother with tissues??

I've probably got about 300ish, most are in boxes and my wife doesn't know about them.... I've got heaps on flickr.com too under my name hankachoo


Hey Hankachoo, I love your flickr page, some very nice hankies there.

As for tissues, I still love those too, pressing a fresh clean tissue to my nose is lovely, especially if you buy the better brands.

I must admit I prefer to use tissues for bigger blows, with a lot of, well, produce! I love carrying hankies because they're so portable and useful for when you're out and about but when I am home I do use tissues a lot.

I am big fan of Kleenex and I am dying to try out a box of Puffs tissues, but I am in the UK and can't get hold of any.

And the winner is: ME! I counted 452 today.

Anyone up to that challenge?

Take care,
CJ.

Wow, well done CJ. I now feel usurped and inadequate!

Seriously, well, done, and I think you show us your collection, either with stills or video.

I have a lot of catching up to do!

452 WOW Thats a lot of hankies!

very impressive kleeny! Sorry if you answered this before and I missed it, but where did you purchase your hankies? Thanks!

Well, considering I only started collecting this past summer, I guess my collection isn't THAT bad, right?? I mean who can compete with over 400 hankies anyway?! :P My total is...thinking...22!

5 Bandanas (all paisly print)
3 largish colored ones (one blue, one red, one black. all with different designs)
3 white with colored border stripe (2 brown and a red)
9 white
2 silk (one black, one grey)

thats a nice assortment I think

Hey Ace

I bought them at NEXT, they are a fashionable mens store here and over the years, I have bought several packs of nice handkerchiefs.

Thats not a bad start at all young man. Well done

So, thats another 10 brand spanking new handkerchiefs, taking me upto 263, is there no end to interesting hankies?


And another 5 today, again from Next, which makes it 268, and I am getting another 12 from a pack I ordered from the internet, which make a nice figure of 280! Somebody please stop me!

You can find my new ones here, plus closer looks at my more recent ones, thanks to my scanner.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25038065@N05/

why should we stop you?? it's not a crime to have a lot of handkerchiefs it is?? *L*
I've probably got about 200-300, but I'm too busy to try and count them all!

Thanks Hankachoo, you're right its not a crime to own handkerchiefs, in fact it should be a crime not to!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25038065@N05/

I have added some more pics, the white ones with the coloured thread are from a pack of 12 I got from the internet. They are a bit thin and the thread isn't very good quality, but they'll do. I also bought a new pack of three bordered handkerchiefs from BHS yesterday and they are much nicer.

Therefore, this brings me up to a total of 283. I like this thread as it helps me keep count.

288, 5 more from Marks and Spencer which are quite fetching, but terribly thin. I am going to give buying hankies a rest now, for the time being anyway.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25038065@N05/

Kleeny, your new hankies look great! The dark blue one with polka dots should be lots of fun! I wish I could find hankies like that here in the U.S.!

Yes, the M & S hankies are very nice indeed (I agree with mlp, the dark blue with polka dots is great), but I know what you mean about how sometimes the fabric is so thin that it can't take a good sneeze or nose blow. They would probably be great for just doing a quick wipe of a drippy nose. I always carry two hankies myself, and will sometimes use one for light duty jobs, while still keeping a good study one ready for the big stuff!

Thanks for sharing them with us!

The handkerchief count of Hankman and Countless have increased in the last few days...

Hankman's by 6 and Cuntless's by at least 2 and maybe up to 5 more ... if she decides to unpack the ones she took back with her ...

And C caused so much trouble - spilling that pepper in the cafe .. Oh Dear !!

5 anyway
But I may be prepared to give them back to you after baptism.
If pepper and fetishists get together in a cafe what else could happen ?
But actually it was your great idea, Hankman !

C

Thanks all for your kind comments about my lovely new hankies. Yes, they are thin, but also very soft. I doubt I will use them too much in public, as they are vey elaborate and may invite comment, then again, I might just use them for that very reason!

Its also nice to know that Hankman and Countless are increasing their handkerchief counts as well, and am left intrigued by the Cafe Incident, do tell. Also, who is getting Baptised?

Love the polka dot ones :-)
I counted one box of mine in the weekend and there were 136 in that box, and I've 2 more boxes to go!!

that is about what I have,give or take-275/300 men's,125 or so ladies and maybe 50/75 that are really in no category(large prints in a men's size that are more girly than male and some in a light blue ,gray,white etc cloth with a dark crocheted border(navy,burgundy etc)-some are repeats like 1/2,3/4 and1"hemstitched classic handkerchieves in linen in a traditional large size(22x22" to 24x24")- it's really a very good collection with a lot of variety- always love additions - it was easier when hankies were more popular-hope they rise again in a big way-tissues are so wasteful! hopeless romantic

Well that didn't last long. Two months later and I have bought another 6 ladies handkerchiefs from the internet. They aer quite nice and not really girly at all. They are quite small but they could pass as a mans handkerchief quite easily.

This takes me to 294. I think I might as well buy another 6 from somewhere, just to reach 300, what do you think?

Btw, check out the link for flickr, the pictures are there, along with some artistic shots of my current Kleenex supply.

Ok, so my maths went wrong somewhere, and I decided to count all my handkerchiefs again this morning, after buying those last six.

On my last post I said I had 294 but it turns out I had 298, so I thought, to hell with it, and went and bought two nice single handkerchiefs this morning, of which, of course, now means I have

[/size]300 HANDKERCHIEFS!!!


[size="4"]All I need now is 65 more and I can have one for every day of the year, without having to wash them!

Congratulations Kleeny on your collection of 300 hankies!

I just have counted mine and only have 37. I thought that was a fair amount but looking at the other answers, l need to go shopping!

I understand 300, but 4"Size left me curious--help!

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ha ha, because I wanted to write "300 handkerchiefs" in large letters, for emphasis, I then had to reduce the font back to normal for the rest of the post, and for some reason when you change the font size, it comes up with that annoying Size thing.

Thanks for your reply. It is quite a milestone.

37? Crikey, thats just enough for a months use! Get thee down to your nearest menswear store and get buying!

Congratulations Kleeny your a hanky legend!