FabSwingers.com forum: What does every junk drawer need to have to be considered a junk drawer?

By *histle do nicely OP Man
6 weeks ago

Glasgow South

Blue tack...2 remote controls that nobody knows what they are for

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By *sWyldWoman
6 weeks ago

Edinburgh

Batteries, a random charger, sellotape.

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By *fffunCouple
6 weeks ago

Somewhere just outside London

Batteries, pens, elastic bands odd receipts. Screwdriver.

All odds and ends

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By *aomilatteCouple
6 weeks ago

Midlands

Old mobile phone

Tape measure

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By *ndecided99Man
6 weeks ago

Peterborough

Random screws and nails

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By *orthern StarsCouple
6 weeks ago

Durham

A dice.

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By *ueefie NicksWoman
6 weeks ago

Lanarkshire

Spare birthday candles

Allen Keys

Spanner

Pens that don't work

Batteries

Keys for padlocks where there's more keys than there is padlocks

String

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By *hilliplisa790Couple
6 weeks ago

Paignton

A random screw that men keep because they are sure it will come in handy one day

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By *pontaneous_coupleCouple
6 weeks ago

Hoddesdon

Everyone’s answers are correct but I can’t find any of those when I need to!! Batteries are in every possible drawer in the house, usually nog findable shen a toy runs out of battery lol

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By *aftarse59Man
6 weeks ago

workington

Old phone chargers that don’t fit anything

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By *ugehandsMan
6 weeks ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Lots of random keys that no one knows what they are for.

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By *abygirl7xWoman
6 weeks ago

London

Mine contains all of the above

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By *ichaelsmyMan
6 weeks ago

douglas

"Blue tack...2 remote controls that nobody knows what they are for "

power leads for things that you dont know what. but keep them just in case you work it out.

pens that no longer write

an address/telephone book.

spare batteries for random things, but you dont know what they are.

various fuses, even though i have circuit breakers now (i have been asked for them, so are they junk???)

foreign currency, no longer in circulation. changed to the euro

beyond that i am not admitting to anything that are in my man drawers (two chests of drawers worth of good stuff, honest, ish)

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By *elshcouple18Couple
6 weeks ago

Cardiff

Junk!!

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
6 weeks ago

Markfield

Takeaway menu?

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By *orny PTMan
6 weeks ago

Peterborough

Menus, loyalty cards and rawl plugs

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By *ubFTMTV/TS
6 weeks ago

Swindon

Keys but no-one has a clue what they are for or if they are even for the current house

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By *rumswingersCouple
6 weeks ago

Birmingham

3 random curtain hooks.

A seashell or rock from a beach (which beach is long forgotten).

A cassette tape (probably of the “Now That’s What I Call Music” series). No cassette player to be seen in the house since circa 1995.

Pack of cards. Obviously with only 49 cards in it.

A McDonald’s straw.

Instruction manual for *washing machine/microwave/cooker (*delete as appropriate).

Half empty box of Swan matches along with two half burned birthday candles.

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By *naughtydaddyMan
6 weeks ago

Swadlincote

Old mobile phones, batteries, paperclips

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
6 weeks ago

Central

Buttons, off long forgotten clothing and that will never match anything or be sewn onto anything either

Batteries that probably are flat

Pens that don't work

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By *irtydesires2024Man
6 weeks ago

West Midlands

An IKEA Allen key

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By *irtydesires2024Man
6 weeks ago

West Midlands

"3 random curtain hooks.

A seashell or rock from a beach (which beach is long forgotten).

A cassette tape (probably of the “Now That’s What I Call Music” series). No cassette player to be seen in the house since circa 1995.

Pack of cards. Obviously with only 49 cards in it.

A McDonald’s straw.

Instruction manual for *washing machine/microwave/cooker (*delete as appropriate).

Half empty box of Swan matches along with two half burned birthday candles.

Sounds like a cut price

Generation game

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By *ohn 66Man
6 weeks ago

South Birmingham

I've just checked my junk drawer. Among other stuff it contained sun lotion which went out of date in 2022 and a USB stick with only enough capacity for about a dozen modern photos.

They're now in the bin

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By *eckard25Man
6 weeks ago

North West Durham

Gas/electric meter box key

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By *ichaelsmyMan
6 weeks ago

douglas

A cassette tape (probably of the “Now That’s What I Call Music” series). No cassette player to be seen in the house since circa 1995.

oh didnt you record it from the bbc radio 1 chart show?

tut tut tut

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By *ichaelsmyMan
6 weeks ago

douglas

"I've just checked my junk drawer. Among other stuff it contained sun lotion which went out of date in 2022 and a USB stick with only enough capacity for about a dozen modern photos.

They're now in the bin"

so it isnt a junk draw any more.

my first memory stick was 250mb for about £60

they are now 1tb or more for less cash

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By *orphia2003Woman
6 weeks ago

Tonypandy.

Random charger that doesn't fit any appliances. Batteries, sellotape, ball of string, instruction manual for long dead appliance, plasters that don't stick, deep-heat, foreign coins.

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By *lynJMan
6 weeks ago

Morden

Random coins in different currencies

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By *ild_oatsMan
6 weeks ago

the land of saints & sinners

Keys for locks that you don’t have anymore…

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By *abluesbabyMan
6 weeks ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

A hand held remote and/or charger for devices you no longer have

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By *he Silver FuxMan
6 weeks ago

Uttoxeter

Just taken a look in mine…

A peg

Rolls of sellotape (various)

An old length of white(ish) paracord

Takeaway menu for a Japanese restaurant.. in Portsmouth

Three pairs of scissors

Manuals for a Braun multiquick 9 blender, Smeg milk frother, an oven I no longer own

Draught excluder foam tape, partially used

Glue various

Party p0ppers x 3

A sewing kit (cool, I was looking for that)

Can of swan gas lighter refill

A can of photo spray mount that is 10 years past best

A pack of transport lock bolts for a washing machine (and I have a suspicion they’re not for the current one)

A random sewn looped strap 🤔

I have other junk hiding places - this is specifically the kitchen drawer one

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By *otyouraverageguyMan
6 weeks ago

West mids and n wales

Chinese takeaway menu for somewhere you can never remember ordering from

A charger, but with the type of connector that doesn't fit anything more

Loose change from an overseas holiday

A key for something. No idea what it is but Can't throw it away in case it's useful

Sunglasses with only one arm

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By *2000ManMan
6 weeks ago

Worthing

Multiple computer cables (power and monitor).

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By *erry bull1Man
6 weeks ago

doncaster

A few Christmas cards and envelopes that I meant to send 3 years ago

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By *ustus5555Woman
6 weeks ago

Mansfield

That Christmas cracker tape measure.

You just never know 🤣🤣🤣

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By *ynetaurusMan
6 weeks ago

Newcastle

Miscellaneous sundry accoutrements..Tat

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By *histle do nicely OP Man
6 weeks ago

Glasgow South

1 huge paper clip

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By *layfull pairingCouple
6 weeks ago

Bristol

It’s NOT junk.... it’s all stuff that will come in handy one day !!!

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By *bitofaslutWoman
6 weeks ago

Cannock

Fuses.

Especially if you have no idea if they're dead or not.

There was a couple who posted a pic of themselves sitting on their sofa. They apologised for the junk mug on the coffee table.

Mug?? I've had a junk ROOM! How does anyone get themselves so organised that they have a junk MUG?

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By *nergeticlemurMan
6 weeks ago

wiltshire

Keys that I have no idea what they unlock anymore but I'll remember one day!

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By *ergus1622Man
6 weeks ago

Dundee

At least 3 different chargers for various things, batteries, old book, string, pens and a dead watch

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
6 weeks ago

Wherever

Wine corks.

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By *igboobstCouple
6 weeks ago

barrow

Obsolete charging & smart cables

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By *_Mia_XTV/TS
6 weeks ago

Ilkeston

Instruction manuals to something that broke a minimum of 2 years ago

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By *orny PTMan
6 weeks ago

Peterborough

Staples and a sink chain.

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By *heel markMan
6 weeks ago

beside the sea

power leads for things that you dont know what. but keep them just in case you work it out.

I literally have a cupboard full but I just know if I threw them away I'd need one.😆

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
6 weeks ago

Central

"power leads for things that you dont know what. but keep them just in case you work it out.

I literally have a cupboard full but I just know if I threw them away I'd need one.😆"

You'd need all of them, if you happened to throw them away

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By *evotee101Woman
6 weeks ago

Houghton le Spring

A bicycle spanner, and you don't even own a bike anymore

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By *porty_and_NaughtyCouple
6 weeks ago

Swansea

Some of the items noted above live in my man drawer, such as tool type things, fuses, etc. The rest live in a drawer without a title, but now I may start referring to them as junk drawers.

Mrs

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By *hilly1515Man
6 weeks ago

coastal

Thats because you dont have a just one blue latex glove in there for contrast

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By *arrenhertsmanMan
6 weeks ago

Hatfield

Junk?

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By *porty_and_NaughtyCouple
6 weeks ago

Swansea

"Thats because you dont have a just one blue latex glove in there for contrast"

🤣

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By *eglegMan
6 weeks ago

Coventry & Telford

A key know one knows what it unlocks.

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By *issYeuxBleusWoman
6 weeks ago

My boudoir - S Wales

An Indian takeaway menu

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By *ife NinjaMan
6 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Random USB cable🤓

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By *urls and DressesWoman
6 weeks ago

Somewhere near here

The spring of a pen

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By *r TriomanMan
6 weeks ago

Somewhere Southwest

"Batteries, a random charger, sellotape."

Sounds like a sex toy repair kit 🤣

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By *histle do nicely OP Man
3 weeks ago

Glasgow South

Coloured paper clips

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By *xoticflower72Woman
3 weeks ago

Yorkshire

Batteries

Rubber bands

Plasters

Charger leads

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By *aggy dollsCouple
3 weeks ago

bradford

A selection of radiator keys that you keep adding a new one to because you couldn't find them when you needed one.

Mr H

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By *ongAndThick123Man
3 weeks ago

Leeds

Needle and thread

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By *a LunaWoman
3 weeks ago

Wherever the wind takes me

Random wall plugs. An old hairbrush. Chewing gum packet from the 1990’s.

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By *rthur30Man
3 weeks ago

Warrington

String - proper string not the nylon one.

Paper clips

Elastic bands rolled into a ball.

A rusty bottle opener.

A stamp.

Green shield stamp book.

12 lighters that don't work.

Loose cocktail sticks.

Your lost favourite knife.

A dressmakers tape measure.

A broken wax candle.

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man
3 weeks ago

newport

3 pin plug and assortment of fuses to go with the plug but no idea if any good they are that old

Crap out of Christmas crackers

Cables lots of cables

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By *histle do nicely OP Man
1 week ago

Glasgow South

A black and white photo

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By *ynamite500Man
1 week ago

Angus

Old spare shoe or boot laces from the previous pair 10 years ago 😁

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By *aGaGagging for itCouple
1 week ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

An IKEA pencil / argos pen.

At least 2 non matching screws.

A couple of paper clips and a rubber band.

A component of something, but you don't know what for, that you dare not get rid of.

Something that will 'come in useful', but hasn't been used for at least 5 years.

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By *vlizTV/TS
1 week ago

merseyside and anglesey

String that tangles around everything!, dead batteries,

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By *ecadentDeviantsCouple
1 week ago

Stratford

Ah yes the old “drawer into which you must never look” as it’s known in our abode!

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
1 week ago

BRIDPORT

A knob that comes off in your hand when you go to open it so you have to get two knives , slide in each side and tease the draw open enough to pull it out.

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
1 week ago

Rochester, Kent

A couple of pairs of cinema 3D glasses.

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By *glyBettyTV/TS
1 week ago

Sitting on the table

USB 2.0 cables

Old wired earbuds where one or both of the earpieces don't work

Pair of scissors

A bag of fuses (some not working)

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By *histle do nicely OP Man
1 week ago

Glasgow South

A colouring in pencil just incase a child askks for one

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By *rdimpsMan
1 week ago

Hull

A tube of vaseline.

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By *rKnightsMan
1 week ago

Nott,in,your,mums,forrest

All the shit you have no use for, but you save anyway, just in case.

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By *ooBulMan
1 week ago

SNottingham

The Aladin's cave of can't be arsed to throw it away....

Perhaps I might be able to use it in the very near future? Forget about it.

Year's pass - you have to sort it out. It now becomes a trip to the dump. Why didn't I throw it away years ago?

The ever ending cycle starts again.

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By *allGuy1000Man
1 week ago

Reading

A plastic golf tee from a Christmas cracker

3D glasses from the cinema

Instructions for an ALBA cd Walkman

Grandads toffee hammer

Compass and protractor

Out of date Covid test kit

Bulldog clips

Some staples without a stapler

Some dried up Tipex

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By *histle do nicely OP Man
1 week ago

Glasgow South

A first class stamp with 70 pence on it

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By *ilffadMan
1 week ago

swansea

Assorted fuses, one shoe lace, a lighter, an old usb cable, a key that you can't remember which lock it opens, and that one battery you've been saving

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By *olarbear73Man
1 week ago

First Class

That weird circular attachment that came with your dishwasher that you’ve never used.

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By *ltrMan
1 week ago

sheffield

Bolts out of the washer when it's delivered they don't fit anything else I just save them

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By *aron Van WinkleMan
1 week ago

Oldham

If it’s less than 40 plus items, is it even a junk drawer?

A key you don’t know what it’s for but too scared to throw out. Loads of old bank/mebershio cards and probably a Blockbusters one. Chargers you don’t know what are for. Loads of pens.

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By *ommy2125Man
1 week ago

newport

Cocktail sticks, even though logically they live in the drinks cupboard or the cutlery drawer.

And odd pencils and pens that don't really work but best kept there for emergencies

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By *ornucopiaMan
1 week ago

Bexley

Junk drawer (singular)?

I've got about 300 of them!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
1 week ago

Crumpet Castle

Birthday cake candles , five used and the others pristine !

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By *aizyWoman
1 week ago

west midlands

Instruction manuals for kitchen appliances that packed up and you chucked out years ago.

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By *annyDanielleMan
1 week ago

Street, Somerset

Cock and balls.

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By *im le2Man
1 week ago

AYLESTONE

Tobacco tin with screws in it.

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By *hallusPMan
1 week ago

felixstowe

Random laces and a ball of string that has become so tangled that the ends appear to have disappeared

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By *orksRockerMan
1 week ago

Bradford

Michael McIntyre dud a great sketch on this.... Very funny because it's true

https://youtu.be/wgrmB8M0sgU?si=EqPiKk1fS4NPABlQ

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