# What DON'T you use that everyone else does? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444 "2013-05-15T19:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/81 "2013-05-18T00:35:56Z")
A GPS or anything that has that capability. Thought about it, but most of them get a lot of poor reviews. We travel quite a bit, but we still use maps. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/82 "2013-05-18T13:35:54Z")
Getting away from the tech… Straws. Servers in restaurants WILL be giving me straws. I end up with a little pile of them next to my plate if I’m there a while. Only once has a server noticed and said ‘You’re not using these, are you?’ and stopped. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/83 "2013-05-18T14:00:37Z")
Napkins. That’s what sleeves are for. Coasters. Eventually my table will have a nice pattern of irregular circles. Umbrellas. I have a raincoat and hat. A bag. I’m a man. My clothes have pockets. If it don’t fit in one of 'em, I don’t need to carry it. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/84 "2013-05-18T14:02:41Z")
Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/85 "2013-05-18T15:25:36Z")
- dishwasher, 'cos my apt doesn’t have one and it’s not like I could just up and decide to bung one in there. plus, given it’s just me here I don’t generate a volume of dirty dishes that would make a dishwasher even a “nice to have.” - facebook - twitter - any of the other newer internet things. I figure those places are where all those damn kids are these days, and so long as it keeps them off of my internet lawn, I’m OK 😉 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/86 "2013-05-18T15:40:48Z")
No dishwasher. No smartphone. No garbage disposal. I have a cell phone, but only for emergencies. I’ve used it exactly twice. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/87 "2013-05-18T18:21:07Z")
Dishwashing soap. I rinse things clean as I use them in the kitchen, or immedately after eating, just using running hot tap water. I’m eating with plates and spoons every day that haven’t been soap-washed in years. Toilet paper. I sit on the edge of the tub and turn on the water, and utilize the machine as a makeshift bidet. I’m doing the same thing everyone else does when they take a shower, but without the element of delay. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/88 "2013-05-18T18:31:03Z")
Oh, I forgot to mention a Bed, but was too late to edit. I sleep right on the floor, with only the carpet and a sheet under me, and whatever is necessary for warmth on top. Umm, I don’t have a printer. If I have a computer print job, I just walk a couple blocks to the library. I never had a microwave, until I found one recently by the dumpster. Some of the numbers don’t work on the keypad and the carousel is missing, but I find it handy about once a week. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/89 "2013-05-18T20:42:12Z")
No lights! No phones! No motor cars! Not a single luxury. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/90 "2013-05-19T01:15:56Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > No lights! No phones! No motor cars! > > Not a single luxury. Like Robinson Crusoe, huh? That’s as primitive as can be. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/91 "2013-05-20T00:29:18Z")
“Condoms, Rose! Condoms! Condoms! Condoms!” ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/92 "2013-05-20T01:05:31Z")
Soda (well, very rarely). ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/93 "2013-05-20T01:12:51Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Soda (well, very rarely). What do you “use” it for in those rare times? Mixing drinks? Aren’t you a little young? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/94 "2013-05-20T01:17:57Z")
Peaches (hate 'em) Conditioner (don’t need it) Facebook (I value my privacy and don’t want to put more money in Mark Z’s pocket) Car wash (only rarely) ---
**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/95 "2013-05-20T01:18:32Z")
An unwarranted sense of superiority. Also, Apple products. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/96 "2013-05-20T01:21:41Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > What do you “use” it for in those rare times? Refreshment. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/97 "2013-05-20T01:24:06Z")
> [@Gleena](#): > > An unwarranted sense of superiority. The irony of announcing you do not have an unwarrented sense of superiority. That in itself signals an unwarrented sense of superiority. But me being pedantic is also an unwarrented sense of superiority, so I should shut the fuck up. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/98 "2013-05-20T01:39:31Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Refreshment. I’m not sure what that word even means, exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/99 "2013-05-20T02:02:10Z")
No car or license (I faint every few months, and I don’t want to collapse at the wheel) I’m slowly getting with the times, I first got a mobile phone a few years ago （I‘m in my twenties) and I first got a smartphone a few months back. ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444/100 "2013-05-20T02:07:06Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Dishwashing soap. I rinse things clean as I use them in the kitchen, or immedately after eating, just using running hot tap water. I’m eating with plates and spoons every day that haven’t been soap-washed in years. When you graduate to a fork and knife you may find a detergent useful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-use-that-everyone-else-does/658444.md?page=6)