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CarrotTop Sat 14-Nov-26 16:27:40

Gwyllt

Trouble is husband rummages in there
Need I say more

You don't need to say any more! And they never seem to return to their original spot, do they?
Also, while we're criticising DHs, does anyone else have the problem that, even when I describe the location of something and know it's there, he always comes back in 5 minutes with, "Well, I can't see it"...? Then I take him to the spot, open the drawer, and there is the item, in plain view! Oooh watch out, I'm on the verge of having an uncontrolled tooth-grinding moment just thinking of it... grin

CarrotTop Sat 14-Nov-26 16:23:41

No, my "might come in handy one day" junk is all over the place, depending upon what it is (pens, paper, etc are in my art cupboard; screws, allen keys - oh the number of allen keys! - and washers, etc are in the garage; Odd lengths of fabric are in a box on top of the wardrobe. I could go on but you get my drift.
I do have a "man drawer" in the kitchen, so I never seldom have to go hunting in DH's tool-boxes for hammer, screwdriver, pliers, etc. Spare rubber bands are in a dish in my baking drawer (don't ask).

Tenko Sat 14-Nov-26 16:17:56

Yes I have a kitchen drawer full of bits and bobs . I can’t get jars in it though

grannyqueenie Sat 14-Nov-26 16:16:36

In our house we call it the “junk drawer”! In my childhood home it was the “table drawer”. That was exactly what it was, a drawer that was integral to the kitchen table! How do people manage without one?

Gwyllt Sat 14-Nov-26 16:16:26

Trouble is husband rummages in there
Need I say more

MT62 Sat 14-Nov-26 16:06:43

Shel1951

Maybe Fairfraise she has bigger drawers than you.

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MT62 Sat 14-Nov-26 16:05:50

I bought a shoe box sized tub, it has a tray with compartments. I call it my life saver box.
Bits that husband says ‘get it in the bin’ I’ll squirrel it away, like odd bolts, pieces of Velcro, spare shelf bracket pins, cable ties. It’s saved him a few times on his diy projects.

Shel1951 Sat 14-Nov-26 16:02:40

Maybe Fairfraise she has bigger drawers than you.

fairfraise Sat 14-Nov-26 15:21:15

Sounds like a very big drawer.

ROMILO Sat 14-Nov-26 15:18:49

Yesterday I was looking for a small piece of elastic to mend a toy having exhausted all the obvious places I tried the kitchen drawer. There it were a few inches of just what I needed.
Most people I know have a drawer like this where you put all the small things you don't want to throw away but that don't have a proper home.
Mine has has jam jar full of copper coins,lots of small screw top jars containing screws, curtain hooks,paper clips, fuse wire etc. A length of satin ribbon, tape rules and tape measures. A redundant 30 Yr old calculator, two gas lighters, we don have gas they are saved for candles. Several long dead torches, the list is endless.
Do you have a drawer and is there anything exciting in it ?


Most people I know have a drawer like this where you put all those things you don't want to to throw away but that dont have a proper home.