{"id":65609,"date":"2021-04-22T14:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=65609"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:32","slug":"a-life-swap-made-me-realize-my-love-for-fridge-magnets-uks-biggest-fridge-magnet-collector-tells-his-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/a-life-swap-made-me-realize-my-love-for-fridge-magnets-uks-biggest-fridge-magnet-collector-tells-his-tale","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Life swap led to my love of fridge magnets\u2019: says UK&#8217;s biggest collector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When we struggle to bring back the shopping and dirty clothes from our travels, this Cardiff man got home souvenirs and fridge magnets and has Britain\u2019s biggest collection now. How did he manage to do this? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Tony-with-fridge-magnets.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Tony Lloyd&#8217;s recent collection that expands from his fridge to the walls of his house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I was thrilled to meet UK\u2019s biggest fridge magnet collector, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder how big was his fridge to accommodate all of his fridge magnets?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter his house and the living room doesn\u2019t look any different from most others. The kitchen is where the normal-sized fridge is kept. The color of the appliance peeps through the small empty bits between his collection of fridge magnets. Look on the opposite side and there\u2019s a wall covered with fridge magnets. Similar to this there are three rooms filled with fridge magnets, souvenirs, and flags from all his travels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we sit in his lush green garden and Tony Lloyd, UK\u2019s biggest fridge magnet collector starts narrating his story on how he started off picking those pretty little things during his travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was always interested in traveling and observing the arts, crafts, and cultures of the world. A life swap started my journey to becoming UK\u2019s biggest fridge magnets collector\u201d, said Tony sipping on his cup of tea. His family exchanged lives with another family in Australia. This, according to him, changed his life and made him realize his love for fridge magnets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A part of Tony's collection on his wall\" class=\"wp-image-65627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A part of Tony's collection on his wall\" class=\"wp-image-65627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Main-Image.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Some of Tony Lloyd&#8217;s fridge magnet collection on his wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During his one-year stay in western Sydney, he taught at the school that his exchangee taught. \u201cOne of them invited me to dinner one evening and her fridge was covered in fridge magnets and I had never really seen them before. I enquired where she got those from. She said she got them on her travels and that she\u2019d never leave the place without picking these small things. I loved that idea\u201d, said Tony explaining how it all began. \u201cThe first one I bought was a very simple one of the Sydney Opera House\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the year in Australia, he had collected close to about 200 fridge magnets. \u201cIt was like a vacation but then school was in the middle. I chose to travel and explore the country anyway\u201d, said Tony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, he has traveled to about 115 countries and has fridge magnets, souvenirs and flags from about 110 of them. Sadly, some countries don\u2019t have any such memoirs that he could bring back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this, everywhere he went, he absolutely had to get some souvenir home. \u201cThere are some countries that you can\u2019t just buy souvenirs like Mozambique. That is a very sad country and it\u2019s back in the news this week with some terrible news about some conflicts with terrorists. I was only there for four days and I couldn\u2019t get a postcard, no flags. One boy on the beach said he\u2019s willing to sell his father\u2019s small wooden artefact and I didn\u2019t want to leave that place without a souvenir so I got it home\u201d, said Tony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Tony Lloyd talking about a sample of his fridge magnet collection\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwoCeMzBDnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Tony Lloyd talking about a sample of his fridge magnet collection\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwoCeMzBDnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tony Lloyd talking about a sample of his vast fridge magnet collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As he collected more and more of them, he realized that they do maps and flags which appealed to his interest in Geography. He also saw some more crafty ones that showed landscapes, landmarks, and famous buildings\/monuments that excited his art and design mind. \u201cI liked the maps. In Australia, I picked the ones up that showed different states\u201d, said Tony pointing at his collection from the first place he started his collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His hobby of collecting magnets continued after he moved back to Britain too. \u201cThe first places that I picked up were obviously touristy spots. Like London, Bath, and Stratford-upon-Avon. But it was quite a while before I saw one of Cardiff\u201d, said Tony. He claims that Cardiff has about four to five good souvenir shops. But the first Cardiff fridge magnet he got was from the Cardiff market. In this city, fridge magnets are produced in small-scale industries. There are no factories that do mass production.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Wall-with-magnets.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A wall at his place with fridge magnets from various places<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He then pulls out two huge metallic placards clad with fridge magnets and points out one and says that\u2019s his favorite one. \u201cI like the rubberized magnets the best. They\u2019ve got a certain way they can etch into the rubber which makes it have a lot of very fine detail and that appealed to me the most. \u201d, said Tony explaining why he liked that the most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time he\u2019s asked to give talks at various associations, clubs, and universities, he carries these placards as his collection is massive for him to carry them all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While traveling and collecting fridge magnets is one facet of his life, Tony teaches English to people from non-English speaking countries. \u201cI teach them how to pronounce words and speak well. It\u2019s all online now\u201d, said Tony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment, Tony enjoys spending time in his garden. Talking about his lockdown days, Tony said, \u201cI have got to know more about my garden during the past two years than ever. I now know that my garden has some pretty primroses. I love sitting here with a book or with my iPad, spending time listening to the birds chirping and doing all that I had missed out on doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-770x1369.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-293x521.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-770x1369.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy-293x521.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/The-actual-fridge-copy.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The actual fridge with some of Tony&#8217;s collections<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It started with just the fridge and the freezer. 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