But, Erin!

There are some of us that don't live by the ocean and
can't afford to travel a lot.  If we didn't BUY shells
(you can't even trade without some sort of a basic
collection), we wouldn't have anything but a few shells
gleaned from a few trips.  That is something I would never
condemn any lover of shells to.

Think about it.

Cordially,
Linda