I thought I wouldn't be posting on the August Hive Collector's theme Handheld Fans posted by 
In recent days, people living in countries in Europe, as well as those near the Mediterranean Sea, have been reporting their experiences with excessive temperatures (over 40°C during the day in the places where they live), so I was thinking about how I would cool down.
Would it be a fan or an indoor air conditioned space?
On these hot days, I met ladies on the streets of Thessaloniki who were cooling themselves with their fans, and I saw that they were mentioned in #summervibes posts, so they pushed me to write something on the subject of handheld fans.
Handheld Fans are not my accessory, my partner doesn't have one (she doesn't use them), neither does my mother and aunts, so I don't even have a place to take pictures of them.
Until a few weeks ago, while preparing to go on vacation, in a large market, I did not find a bunch of fans on offer on the shelves.
I decided not to buy them anyway, because I don't need them and I don't have anyone to give them to, so I just photographed them and looked at their designs.
Wooden, plastic, with canvas or lace, plain, colorful, there are different ones, for everyone's taste.
I liked these two out of all: one wooden, with details of flowers and the other plastic with a colorful cloth that says Make today amazing
And so, I went on vacation, and on the last day at sea, in a souvenir shop, I led, you guessed it - handheld fans.
I just photographed them, and the designs are real Greek, ornaments, cats, and one that could go into the 18+ category.
When I saw the pictures on this "cheeky" fan, I couldn't help but laugh, imagining how a lady was cooling off on the street or in a theater hall or at a ball.
I didn't need cooling (not in that way), especially not for the price of the cheapest handheld fan of €5.
Would I be able to introduce myself as a collector if I bought a few pieces? 🙂
It wouldn't cost me much, since the prices range from €0.6 to €3.4 per piece in Serbia or from €5 to €8 in Greece...
Perhaps handheld fans could also be included in the price check #HivePPP by country?
I'm almost sure that in the countries in the east, the prices would be the most favorable, because the ones that are on offer in the market in Serbia, and probably those in Greece, are of Far Eastern (PRC) production.
If I needed cooling, if I found myself in very high temperatures, I'm not sure that fans like this could help much.
Handheld Fans, as an accessory, would be worn as a fashion detail, and some of the ones I found on offer could be shortlisted for various occasions, except for this one with explicit images, which is inappropriate even for chilling with the family.