I’m also ‘meh’ about multi tools. I sure am not going to carry one around. I keep it in my car. I used to take a real small one in my dop kit for going on vacation. Never know when it may come in handy. Of course it got confiscated by airport security.
Until about 40 years I built stuff out of wood. I made some quite nice things that we still use. So I bought a small table saw. I no longer recall why but it came without a motor. And I never got around to hooking it up with a motor. In the meantime, I got my first PC in 1982 and gradually stopped the woodworking. When we moved two years ago, I left the saw for the new owner. Utterly unused.
I carry a Leatherman on my belt almost everywhere. I use it to cut open bales of bedding shavings, cut baling twine on hay, trim my fingernails, and wherever I need a really tiny scissors. I use the pliers occasionally but usually need a bigger one. I use the philips head screwdriver for small jobs. There’s a wire cutter on it that’s been handy. What it’s good for is when you need just one tool for one single purpose but your toolbox is a long hike away. Which mine generally is.
Usually if I buy something and don’t use it for a couple years I sell it or donate it. I hate having stuff around like that.
This sounds familiar. But I’ve saved a bunch of money by buying redeem codes for movies from Facebook groups. Know those slips they put in DVDs/Blu-ray cases with a 16-digit code? If you’re not using them, they have value.
I never used a serrated meat-carving knife with a plastic handle and two prongs at the end for serving the sliced meat. Well, technically I didn’t buy it: it was a bonus for no extra cost that came with the Mouli I bought from a TV offer over 25 years ago (yes, I have used the Mouli occasionally).
Actually, I lied. A few months ago I decided I needed to buy a bread knife, then I remembered this serrated knife. So I started using it to slice bread, rolls, etc. It works quite well.
My mom got me a small George Foreman grill for Christmas when I was in college. I used it somewhat often when I lived in the dorm, mostly because it was one of the few cooking appliance other than a microwave that was allowed. It cooked food well, but cleaning it was a pain, because the cooking surfaces weren’t removable.
Years later I found a bigger one at Goodwill that had removable cooking surfaces that could go in the dishwasher. I promptly bought it and turned around and donated my old one.
Every Mother’s Day one of this brothers would show up with a gift for Mom, whatever kitchen gadget was being shown on TV that year - especially if it was from Ron Popeil. Their mother would unwrap it, smile, and say “Thank you son.” And then the gadget would be put on the shelf never to see the light of day again.
This almost fits here, so by god I’m gonna shoehorn it in:
In the course of my job duties, I purchased a case of N95 masks. What I got instead was a case of earplugs. I tried to return them but the company said to just keep them…now I’ve got a couple thousand earplugs and no use for them at all.