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tombolt
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am Posts: 2967 Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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I have 14, but regularly use them all part from the bread maker and George formby grill. Those two were gifts though.
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Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:30 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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I have ten items on the list and only three are "underused"
- blender - I bought one when I lived away from home but there's already one at home so I just use that instead - exercise equipment - I have weights and a bench at home. Since joining the gym and rearranging my room, they're in the garage - power tools - I have an electric screwdriver, a dremel kit, and a power drill. They're tools to be used as and when I need them. The power drill was last used near the beginning of the year, the dremel kit was used a month ago and the electric screwdriver was used last week.
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Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:31 pm |
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I would not necessarily say that the power tools were under used. If you do need them at any point and use them rather than getting a tradesman in I would say that they are used.
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Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:40 pm |
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 6355 Location: IoW
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5. Digital photo frame (70%) 8. Exercise equipment (67%) 12. bread machine (63%) 18. cookery books (53%) 21. food steamer (49%) 22. body or face toner (49%) 24. slow cooker (46%) 25. games console (46%) 27. food mixer (45%) 28. DIY work bench (44%) 30. Power tools (41%) 31. E-book reader (32%) 32. Magazine subscription (31%) 33. Pay TV subscription (24%) 34. Mobile phone contract (19%) 35. Broadband package (12%)
There - that's our list. The things not getting used regularly are in bold (I'm ashamed to say).
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Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:44 pm |
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm Posts: 4876 Location: Newcastle
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Our cocktail shaker gets a LOT of use in our house  9 on the list, only the grill and cookery books are close to underused. No space for the grill in our new place and the cookery books get occasional use. Slow cooker has been used twice this week alone 
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Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:43 am |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm Posts: 6580 Location: Getting there
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I have 12 and only 2 of them are underused.
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Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:09 am |
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
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Ah, I forgot the photo frame. We got that as a Christmas present 2 years ago, it sat on the window sill for about a month, then unplugged next to the tv for another month, then it landed in the electrical cupboard. I have lots of old cables, keyboards etc.
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Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:36 am |
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm Posts: 7262 Location: Here, but not all there.
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We were once given a fondue set. It's long since been passed on to a charity shop.
Power tools: check. Used quite a lot, actually. Broadband: check. Well, I'm here, aren't I? We both use the internet every day. Magazine sub: check. Well, one real mag, one digital mag. They both get and kept for reference. Cookery books: check. Okay, this is one I could well live without, but who doesn't have cookery books they never use?
The rest of the stuff in the list? Never owned, never wanted, never considered in the main.
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Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:10 am |
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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8. Exercise equipment Some used more than others 10. Pasta-making set Used regularly now that I have stopped buying pasta. 11. Learn a language app used daily. 13. fitness apps used daily 16. sleep tracker / monitor used daily 17. fat reducing grill not used much but a gift. 18. cookery books used regularly 21. food steamer not used because I steam in the microwave. 23. blender used regularly 24. slow cooker used regularly in the winter 25. games console not that often. 27. food mixer used most days 32. Magazine subscription used 34. Mobile phone contract under used if I am honest. 35. Broadband package used to the max.
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Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:48 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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I have 10 for them of which 1 is underused - The Digital Photoframe. All the others I use enough to justify having them
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Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:32 am |
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I would have thought with the likes of eBay there really is no need for unused items. Though most of us actually use the gadgets that we have. In fact my George Foreman grill might get a dust off now that I have a safety cutoff switch that I can use with it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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