• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      4·
      7 months ago

      I’ve been searching for a lost vape for about five days. Our place isn’t even that big and it’s pretty clean because my partner won’t stand for the sort of sloppiness that I get up to when no one polices me. And the vape is a hell of a lot larger.

  • oleorun@real.lemmy.fanEnglish
    16·
    7 months ago

    Paperclip, bent staple, pushpin, breadboard wire, toothpick, 3D printer nozzle cleaner, 0000-sized cross head screwdriver, and stripped twist tie are all no match for the glorious sim tool.

  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
    12·
    7 months ago

    I used to keep one on my keyring.

    I finally took it off after the 4th time I had to pull it out of my thigh.

  • Pringles@lemm.ee
    9·
    7 months ago

    Hah, that’s why I bought a little treasure chest that I have on my desk. I keep magic stuff there like usb keys, a lighter, these things (whatever they are called? Sim card pins?), anything that is small and infrequently used.

    • starman2112
      1·
      6 months ago

      anything that is small and infrequently used.

      Speaking of, I have a date this weekend, so if I could get that back from you tomorrow that would be great

  • fubarx@lemmy.ml
    9·
    7 months ago

    Dozens of Archeology PhD theses will be written about these a thousand years from now.

    • neo@feddit.de
      12·
      7 months ago

      Impossible! We can’t even find these things now. How will they ever find them in a thousand years from now?

    • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 months ago

      Similar useless everyday objects sitting in a museum today from less time ago that we pay money to stare at. Heck there’s a Walkman in a museum…

  • Czarb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    7 months ago

    Broke my phone last week. Had mine on my keychain when the tech couldn’t find his quick enough.

    • Zidane@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      7 months ago

      Also keep mine on my keys… Well used to before children ripped it off… Need to get a new one

  • halvar@lemm.ee
    7·
    7 months ago

    I have one on my keychain, which is sometimes a huge pain in the thigh, the hand or the fabric of the jeans, but it’s worth it, because I use it like, every six months.

    • myusernameis@lemmy.ca
      2·
      7 months ago

      Yeah, I did that, until one day I was digging my keys out of a pocket and the prong ended embedded deep under my fingernail. Never again.

  • NewLeaf [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    7 months ago

    I keep all useful tools. Even those crappy Allen wrench screwdrivers that come with cheap furniture.

    I’ve met so many people who don’t own a single tool, and I always try to give them my extras I’ve been collecting.

    • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      7 months ago

      Pro tip, I duct tape all the tools under whatever piece of furniture it came with. Just in case I ever need to tighten anything or whatever. I do have a tool kit with everything now but that wasn’t always the case.

  • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    7 months ago

    These things suck and are too tiny to store anywhere useful. A small paper clip works the same and stores much better.

      • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        You must be using thick paperclips. All the ones I’ve used have all worked fine. Paperclips come in a wide range of thicknesses.

      • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        7 months ago

        What an uninspired way to approach life. You encounter something that doesn’t match your specific experience and, instead of wondering how it could be true, your only reaction is to deny it altogether. Be a bit more curious.

    • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      Agree totally. There’s no point in holding on to a special-purpose object that can have its function performed by other very common objects. The smart thing to do is throw it away immediately after the phone’s return window ends.