# Do you have a lifetime supply of anything? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618 "2007-05-26T17:09:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/21 "2007-05-26T20:26:04Z")
Irony ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/22 "2007-05-26T20:31:55Z")
I actually have a lifetime supply of two things: dental floss, and candles. They’ve pretty much stopped making unwaxed dental floss, which is the dentist-recommended kind for really getting the gunk out. So when I discovered, a while back, that Kroger still sold it, I started buying a handful of 'em every time I shopped. With the result that there’s now an…extremely laaaaaarge…box of dental floss up in our bathroom closet, more than enough for that guy who escaped from jail by making a rope out of dental floss. And during the Great Ice Storm of '06 last winter, not only did Walgreens nationwide happen to be running a huge coupon sale on votive candles (8/$1), but also the Mt. Zion Dollar Tree happened to have a double truckload of those Red Cross emergency candles. Since the power was back on in Decatur everywhere but our block ( :mad: )after the first couple of days, I had no compunction about making several trips to the Dollar Tree and basically buying out their entire stock, and of making several trips around town to all five Decatur Walgreens and buying as many votive candles as Management would let me have. My husband mocks, but I tell him, “Do not mock. We are _fully_ prepared for the next Big One.” Plus we’ll have no dental floss worries while we sit there in the dark. ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/23 "2007-05-26T22:22:00Z")
hmmm, I am a sucker for bulk lots, so I’m all set for: Little rubber feet Stepper motors 1/4 watt resistors luxeon star 1 watt LEDs telephone cable ---
**Author:** ![Public\_Animal\_No.9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Public\_Animal\_No.9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Public_Animal_No.9)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/24 "2007-05-27T00:06:32Z")
Dead batteries. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/25 "2007-05-27T00:12:33Z")
No, but occasionally I will get it into my head that I am low on something and will buy it each time I’m at the store, no matter how much I have. Currently I have 5 bottles of shampoo. I have umpteen servings of tuna fish. About 6 jars of spaghetti sauce. Fotunately these things don’t go bad, so it isn’t a problem. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/26 "2007-05-27T00:18:12Z")
I really love 5-mm metric ruled graph paper notebooks. I mean _really_ love them. They are _perfect_ for plans and sketches for various of my weird little interests. Now a few years ago, I ran out, so I went to the store to get another one. And they didn’t have any. I went to another store. Nothing. Went to the Bureau en Gros website. Nothing! Well into a freak-out, I finally went to the really big Bureau en Gros downtown, and finally there I found some. I bought ten of them. I _love_ my graph paper. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/27 "2007-05-27T00:39:52Z")
I used to have a job in which we all used Xacto knives every day. If you cared about the quality of your work, you might change your blade a few times a week, depending on what type of work you were doing. (You could also go for some time without needing a change, but it was nce to have a fresh balde when you needed one.) But when you asked the boss for new blades, he’d dole out maybe two or three at a time. :rolleyes: Plus, while everyone used the #11 (pointy) blades, I also liked to use #15 blades (with a flat edge) for some tasks. So I said “fuck it” and acquired a 500-count box of each, on my own dime. About six months later (for other reasons) I said “fuck it” again and quit, and I took my blades with me. I don’t use Xactos as much anymore, but I’m pretty sure I’m stocked for life on blades. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/28 "2007-05-27T01:11:37Z")
7.62 X 51 (.308) rifle ammo. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/29 "2007-05-27T01:28:25Z")
Body fat. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/30 "2007-05-27T01:34:29Z")
[QUOTE=Crafter\_Man] 7.62 X 51 (.308) rifle ammo. [/QUOTE] You know they’re not technically the same calibre, right? 😉 (It’s not a good idea to make a habit of firing commercial .308 Winchester calibre ammo out of firearms chambered for the 7.62x51 NATO calibre round, because of slight differences in headspace, pressure, and case thickness) ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/31 "2007-05-27T01:46:50Z")
Cotter pins in various sizes. A long story short: short-sighted man fails to plan ahead, buys enough crap to cover all bases. I wonder if I can use them for something beside their intended purpose. Maybe I can make a cotter pin gun. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/32 "2007-05-27T01:53:00Z")
Sexy. I’m not running out of that any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/33 "2007-05-27T02:20:17Z")
Bowl blanks and wood in general. I do woodworking, but I think I like buying (or finding) wood more than actually working on projects. So if I see a chunk of wood that looks like it might make a good bowl, I’ll grab it. If I did a bowl a day for a year, I might possibly use up all the bowl blanks I have sitting around the garage waiting for me to get to them. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/34 "2007-05-27T02:36:54Z")
Pens. I bought a case of Papermate Med. Pt. ballpoint pens years ago, and I’ve opened maybe one box. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/35 "2007-05-27T02:53:09Z")
#2 American Brand Pencils. I loved these as a kid, and my mom bought me 2 gross as a joke “going to high school” present. I still have at least 150. I’m always prepared for tabletop gaming. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/36 "2007-05-27T03:01:45Z")
[QUOTE=GrizzRich] Converse Chuck Taylor All Star basketball shoes. I’ve got eleven pairs. [/QUOTE] 😃 I hit every store I could find when I heard they were ceasing American production. I bought fifteen pairs of black high tops, of which I think I have twelve left. But doggone it, if I have anything to say about it, when they finally scrape my carcass off the pavement, my Chuckies will still say, “Made in U.S.A.!” ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/37 "2007-05-27T04:24:23Z")
Does Turtle Wax count? I have, somewhere, one tin of it. I always thought it was funny that they’d give out “a lifetime supply of Turtle Wax!” as consolation prizes on game shows - one tin _is_ a lifetime supply. And probably needlework projects. I’m set with just cross stitch alone, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/38 "2007-05-27T04:39:43Z")
I could well have a lifetime supply of Turtle Wax (almost a full tin). I might have a lifetime supply of 1,1,1 trichloroethane if I take it easy with the stuff. I’d love to have **Crafter\_Man** ’s ammo. Well, not his, but a lifetime supply of .308. At least 50,000 rounds, but my consumption would probably increase after retirement so maybe double that. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/39 "2007-05-27T05:02:26Z")
Fabric, and possibly paperbacks. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618/40 "2007-05-27T05:31:43Z")
Ya know, I thought that you could buy one package of coffee filters and be good for life. Oh sure, I’d periodically during moves, toss the old ones, pick up a new pack, just in case, ya know… Then…that fateful day came, I had my first child, forgot what sleep was, became a coffee junkie and then, oh the day…the day I ran out of coffee filters. This was not the world I lived in, this was not the world I know. I am in a parallel universe to the one I lived in for 38 years, the land of eternal coffee filters was closed to me. I shamefully used a paper towel to make the coffee and I swore, by my life and my love for it, that I would NEVER go filterless again! I bought another package, surely the first one was mistaken…this one for sure will last me until I die. Right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-lifetime-supply-of-anything/405618.md?page=3)