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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

As many of you know, I am a leather person. One of the beliefs that I hold as a leather person is that a collar isn't owned by the person who is wearing it. A collar belongs to the person who put it on someone's neck. This is also the reason why I believe the M-type*** holds the responsibility for purchasing/crafting the collar. While the collar itself is going to be purchased/made with a particular person in mind, at the end of the day, it really does belong to the M.

With this in mind, about a month ago, I wanted some repair work done on a collar I had bought some time back. Originally, My intent was for the person wearing the collar to have the opportunity to learn about working the leather. I'm a "get the hell out of the way" kind of gal when it comes to knowing that someone else can do a better job at something than I can. To make a long story short, in the end, I basically had a situation where I commissioned the third party for the work on the collar, which I must say was an excellent job. Serious props to the person who did the job. It looks better than new.

In the meantime, the person who was wearing the collar no longer had earned the right to do so. (It's another leather thing.) I now have this beautifully restored collar and I am in the process of deciding what to do with it.

I am fully against saving it for the *next* dynamic. That's just outright tacky to Me. It's not some kind of heirloom. It's also not a keepsake. I'm not sticking it in a box somewhere or wanting to preserve it in relation to positive memories. It's just not that to Me, so those options are out.

I've come to two thoughts on the matter. One is to donate it to some fund raising cause or another. Since it's been properly restored, it could absolutely find a fitting situation at auction for charity. It most certainly does have monetary value.

My other thought is a little more wicked. It absolutely would serve well as a play collar, and would do particularly well for leashing scenes. No, I'm not big on play collars but I have no aversion to dragging a person about on all fours. I happen to like that kind of thing and a person doesn't really have to be Mine for Me to engage in it.

I was curious about people's thoughts on this and what you would do/have done with old collars.

*** M-type - No offense to those who prefer the D label. Since this thread, in part, is about My beliefs as a leather person, I'm going with M.

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ORIGINAL: subinsilicon

Responding only to the OP, I would suggest using it on a real dog and enjoying the fact that it was the collar you used on your prior sub.

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

I enjoyed all of the replies. Here are a few comments on the comments......

I got a chuckle out of those who said get a dog and use it that way. I have to pass on that one. We're in Alaska for another year and adding a four footed pet to the house is something I am opposed to for several reasons.

Burying it I could see if there was emotional value to it that surpassed monetary value. That's not the case, so it doesn't fit.

Since it does have monetary value, and particularly because I just had the work done, I'm not tossing it. To Me, that's like taking cash out of My wallet and putting it directly in the trash.

No, it most certainly won't be gifted to the person who was wearing it prior. I wouldn't do that anymore than send that person cash in the mail or give another person that I didn't want in My life a present. Not happening.

It's probably going to be a case of potential use for play until I find the right situation for donating it for fund raising. There's really not a lot up here as far as leather and/or kink related fund raising drives or auctions that benefit charity. That's a lot more common in the lower 48, so I may have to look into some causes that I've donated things before and consider paying shipping. If anybody wants to chime in on suggestions for that, I'd love to hear them.

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

I enjoyed all of the replies. Here are a few comments on the comments......

I got a chuckle out of those who said get a dog and use it that way. I have to pass on that one. We're in Alaska for another year and adding a four footed pet to the house is something I am opposed to for several reasons.

Burying it I could see if there was emotional value to it that surpassed monetary value. That's not the case, so it doesn't fit.

Since it does have monetary value, and particularly because I just had the work done, I'm not tossing it. To Me, that's like taking cash out of My wallet and putting it directly in the trash.

No, it most certainly won't be gifted to the person who was wearing it prior. I wouldn't do that anymore than send that person cash in the mail or give another person that I didn't want in My life a present. Not happening.

It's probably going to be a case of potential use for play until I find the right situation for donating it for fund raising. There's really not a lot up here as far as leather and/or kink related fund raising drives or auctions that benefit charity. That's a lot more common in the lower 48, so I may have to look into some causes that I've donated things before and consider paying shipping. If anybody wants to chime in on suggestions for that, I'd love to hear them.

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ORIGINAL: Focus50
So you're more a capitalism over symbolism kinda gal?

Focus.

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

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ORIGINAL: Focus50
So you're more a capitalism over symbolism kinda gal?

Focus.

Generally, no. In this particular case, there's no emotional sentiment tied into the object any longer. I probably would have just tossed it if so much work hadn't just been completed on it. My friend really did do an excellent job at restoring it. The thing could pass for new.