And nothing worse than not being able to find the thing that you stashed away years ago for exactly this situation!
I have packages of cable ties everywhere, in every size and color. I stumble across a pack of them weekly. Yet, when I actually need one, I can never find a pack, and end up buying an entire new pack from Dollar Tree.
The other day, I needed one, and after I was angry and frustrated over not finding any, when I know there are THOUSANDS in this house somewhere, I decided to drive to Dollar Tree and buy ANOTHER pack, so I could use one, and lose the rest, again. I was about to pull out of the garage, and looked at a shelf, and there was a pack of cable ties sitting right there! Dollar Tree trip averted.
I put those with my tool box, but I know there are a lot more around this house somewhere.
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But it also enforces the “keep everything just in case” mentality/habit. This situation feels good precisely because it beat the odds. 🙂
It’s cheaper than gambling.
I recently had use for a piece from my cable collection. ╰(*°▽°*)╯
You’re a hero.
Exactly, like my box of condoms! Knew they’d come in handy one day 😎
“condoms” “come in” “handy” I feel like there’s a joke here, but I can’t get it out! I’m so close…
don’t eat the crab dip!
One in your hand is worth two in my bush?
“99% of hoarders throw away the stuff they thought they would need later a week before it was needed.”
This happened to me last weekend. I finally parted with the device I’d been hanging on to for 6 years a couple of months ago in a cleanout and needed it last Sunday.
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Only thing better is not keeping things for 10 years without using them.
I tend to need them about 2 weeks after saying “its been 10 years man im never going to need this”
My box of wall warts and power supplies thanks you for this post.
I love my box of AC adapters. It has come to my rescue many times.
I had an extra draw in my desk for a while; Decided I’d keep a few steands of string in there; Partner laughed and called it ridiculous; lo and behold couple months go by and who comes along looking for string.
There are 10s of thousands of things more satisfying than that…
