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CruiseForLife
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KrazyKatLadyStarterKit
A locked padlock with no combination
Jojowmojo
I taped my padlock combos to the bottom of the junk drawer with clear tape. Never lose!
SayWhatYouMeanMeanWhatYouSay
A bottle of glue that’s gone unused for so long that it’s solidified inside the bottle as a mockery of its own intended purpose.
rugtiestheroomtogether
lol thiiiiis
wideshoulderedbeast
A pair of tweezers that don't quite meet
Targe0
You can fix that by bending the prongs inwards a bit close to the tips.
jlcurtiss
Keys that no one is sure what they go to.
Targe0
Or how long they have been in there.
Jayboots
Screwdriver or multi-tools.
Vengeraxe
gotta have some tiny multi tipped screwdriver that you loose the tiny tips to.
filifili
Assorted lengths of wire
Nalianna
TheCigarGuy
Birthday candles
sfbiker
And the associated empty box of matches that gives you hope, until you remember that it was empty last year and you really need to buy more matches.
anotherrandomname
Rubber bands and used twist ties.
DrShrimpPuertoRico85
Notepad from a motel or pharmaceutical company
Sorrontis
used twist-ties.
mikeatike
And bread flingers.
Aquacomforter
???
mikeatike
You never broke one of the bits off a bread clip, put it on your finger, then fling it? Skip the first 1:30 of this video for a demonstration. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hLU1Wm-cPE&pp=0gcJCWgCo7VqN5tD
Aquacomforter
Thank you!
emarieshanks28
One of my proudest accomplishments was giving myself permission to throw away used twist ties.
thean
“This might come in handy….”
Trankia12
Batteries that may or may not actually hold a charge.
Leaveittojebus
The only way to find out is to try different combinations until the remote works 90% of the time for another week or 2.
ItsaBeemer
String
SamHandwhich
Pens that no longer work & pencils
quasisentience
Junk
guardianzero
dead AA batteries.
ardtay
But I might need them
vanishinggirl
Replacement lights for string lights for the Xmas tree.
mrbadxampl
broken measuring tape
discotheque42
Three different Allen keys that came with flat-pack furniture
huffnpuff72
Different? No, they are all 5mm.
SandpaperCock
Three? No sir. Try thirty three, minimum.
potentiallyunsafe
Oh that's a good one. One of the truest examples of "save it for later in case I can use it" but it can't be used for anything because it never fits anything
VosperOfAntarctica
That are somehow neither metric nor USC
mrbadxampl
and don't have any markings to indicate size, you just have to guess what they are
Caughtintheconcentricelipsesofchaosanditsinnatemadness
And not hexagonal, octagonal.
VosperOfAntarctica
Omg that's terrible. +1
TheRealFireFrenzy
that just means they are super cheap and out of spec '{
VosperOfAntarctica
OMG dude, I once had a 3/32" as part of a set that was just a bit too small. Just enough to cam out any hex I dared jam it into. Aggravating as fucc. I let it fuck me up twice, then I yote it into the sun. Out of spec tools are the worst.
TexMexHex
A spool of thread. With or without the needle
GuitarGeorge
-A single Allen key, along with the spare bolts from a piece of IKEA furniture
-expired candy
-A dead 9V battery
-A receipt from a store that’s no longer in business
-A post it note with a phone number on it, but no name
Freeasabird2015
squirrle4620
And every time you open that drawer you lick test the 9v, and throw it away, but somehow there's always a dead 9v but you never questioned it, until the day you needed one...
FlatPlutoSociety
The Allen key will never, ever be the right size for whatever it is you need to do.
RooGryphon
the allen key. is a cursed object then?
FlatPlutoSociety
I think the junk drawer is the cursed object.
GuitarGeorge
Typically all furniture uses a universal size, but for any other job you’re exactly right.
DUser01
Allen key for a IKEA product you no longer have.
GuitarGeorge
TrumpRapesAndEatsChildren0002
...and that's no longer being sold...
GuitarGeorge
OctopusBaroness
That thing that prevents it from opening and closing easily.
ProtagonistofReality
Praise Annoia!
jamesdelaney1337
YES. 🙌 that right there. That's when a junk drawer gains final form. Also, the thing keeping from closing cannot be a potato masher.
MoralRectifier
Either zero or 4 fingernail clippers
SOLARvsFACISM
A few months ago my company had 10-packs of nail clippers for free for employees because they "expired".
RSRjarredallen
Specifically depending on whether you're looking for them or not
solrev
Chinese takeout menus
NomadUniverse
That you look at and then order the same thing you always do anyway.
solrev
MendoncycleSmith
Old bottle corks, those tings are super useful the every now and then when you need one.
maybejustbecause
Assorted batteries of unknown age or utility
nero4ty2
Y’all need to get a battery daddy
Caughtintheconcentricelipsesofchaosanditsinnatemadness
I heard of a sugar daddy, what's the difference? Does he make sure the "toys" are always at full charge?
Targe0
And one that is clearly gone and heavily corroded.
shivacat
Can it be more than one?
Targe0
Yes, but the other one will be in a different spot, and it will have ruined the other object it was sitting on
ChareAndFlaff
I heard batteries last longer in the refridgerator. No joke. I hope it's true because I have a box of batteries in the back of the fridge. However, I believe you're supposed to let them warm back up to room temperature before using them. Feel free to tell me that I'm spreading lies on the internet, but I'm totally serious. Anecdotally.
SandpaperCock
This is only applicable to alkaline batteries (rechargeables like NiMH or lithium won't take damage from the fridge but it's totally unhelpful), and for modern alkalines it's sorta dubious how much it actually does. I'm not about to run a several year long trial to see, but anecdotally I have 10 year old alkaline AAAs laying about that still measure full charge and haven't corroded or otherwise degraded so far as I can tell.
MySushi
You are correct on both counts. Nobody who understands chemistry is going to tell you otherwise
boxbackknitties
Old keys you’ve forgotton what they go to.
DaveSamsonite
Takeout chopsticks.
Fanner50
Matchbooks for long forgotten restaurants and bars
Uselesstoy
Random loose pens and pencils, some chewed on, some missing their cap
TheShoggothOfMosquitoCreek
A single, very hard cookie of unknown age, in a cellophane wrapper, that was in that drawer when we moved in four years ago and still remains, at the back, buried under twisty ties and wire and batteries.
boxbackknitties
Whatever you do, do not throw out that cookie. That’s the house’s cookie and the house may become angry if it doesn’t have its safety cookie.
Canigetbannedagain2
Bones.....
zipfixshrv5o0
Agreed, the quick low-cost fixes are usually the most satisfying ones.
AbelardSnazz
Radiator keys - there is one in every drawer until you need to bleed your radiators, and then they all hide
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
Nope.
The answer is: Junk.
jbrightmans
Nipple clamps
DaveSamsonite
You mean chip clips?
nero4ty2
People still use keys?
jlcurtiss
No, that's why they're in the junk drawer.
SubTrout
Uh, yes? I've never met anyone in person who has a smart lock to their house. And I did actually have to use the weird key built into my car's fob once when the battery died so I could get into the car and seat the fob in the RFID spot to start the car.
nero4ty2
I was strictly thinking about house locks, my car still needs a key and I’ll never buy anything newer than a 2016 so I’ll be using keys for life. I don’t think I know anyone that doesn’t have a connected lock, I haven’t used a key in 10 years, just press the keypad when we leave and geofencing unlocks when we pull in but to each their own
ConspiratorM
And when the batteries die unexpectedly?
nero4ty2
The lock and keypad both send out alerts when batteries are running low but they are also on the monthly maintenance checklist to change out their rechargeable batteries along with remotes and cameras around the house. Haven’t had an issue yet but still do carry keys in case of an emergency
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
Sauce packets of unknown provenance.
Neurisko
Too many sharp things in the very full junk drawer for that. They would get cut and leak and it would be a gory mess.
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
Idk, I’d say keep sharp things out of a drawer you're going to be digging around in?
hiyesthisissatan
That little plastic piece that goes to something but if you throw it away you'll find what it goes to the next day.
Targe0
Random collection of assorted screws.
FluidExchangeProgram
Paper clips
woozle
extra Taco Bell sauce packets
Neurisko
I have a dedicated bowl for those.
GravyEducation
But random sauces go in the little butter thing in the fridge door. And the butter goes wherever else I feel like cuz you ain't special, butter
Caughtintheconcentricelipsesofchaosanditsinnatemadness
Wherever I left it when I forgot to put it back in the fridge, like a lost child forgotten and left behind at the Grand Canyon...
metroid2
Rubberbands
TypicallyVigo
.....Im not sure there's a single rubber band anywhere in my house.....
happyrabbitzz
Double points if they no longer stretch.
Icanhearwhatyouresayingandtheanswerisno
2d20 if they melted solid into the drawer
superdinglebudgie
and those plastic bread bag clips
nero4ty2
Those go on the basement doorknob
HandoB4Javert
Odd threaded screw like things
Aquacomforter
Absolutely old corkscrew that's never used
UpNorthAndFreezing
Yup
Turboslacker
That are all stuck together and crumbling
arrbos
Keep 'em in an airtight jar. Huge help.
JustFeedMePieDammit
I discovered they degrade when I pulled out my old magic the gathering cards -_-
metroid2
Did they leave stains on the cards?
JustFeedMePieDammit
One of the rubber bands kinda "melted" onto a rare card. I don't remember what kind, but it was rare enough for me to spend an hour and a bit trying to scrape it off with a fresh scalpel :(
metroid2
Haha that sucks