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

By *histle do nicely OP Man
2 days ago

Glasgow South

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

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By *sWyldWoman
2 days ago

Edinburgh

Batteries, a random charger, sellotape.

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By *fffunCouple
2 days ago

Never you mind

Batteries, pens, elastic bands odd receipts. Screwdriver.

All odds and ends

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By *aomilatteCouple
2 days ago

Midlands

Old mobile phone

Tape measure

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By *ndecided99Man
2 days ago

Peterborough

Random screws and nails

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By *orthern StarsCouple
2 days ago

Durham

A dice.

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By *ueefie NicksWoman
2 days 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
2 days 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
2 days 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
2 days ago

workington

Old phone chargers that don’t fit anything

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By *ugehandsMan
2 days ago

Fife/ Newcastle

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

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By *abygirl7xWoman
2 days ago

London

Mine contains all of the above

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By *ichaelsmyMan
2 days 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
2 days ago

Cardiff

Junk!!

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
2 days ago

Markfield

Takeaway menu?

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By *orny PTMan
2 days ago

Peterborough

Menus, loyalty cards and rawl plugs

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By *ubFTMTV/TS
2 days 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
2 days 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
1 day ago

Swadlincote

Old mobile phones, batteries, paperclips

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
1 day 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
1 day ago

West Midlands

An IKEA Allen key

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By *irtydesires2024Man
1 day 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
21 hours 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
21 hours ago

North West Durham

Gas/electric meter box key

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By *ichaelsmyMan
19 hours 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
19 hours 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
19 hours 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
17 hours ago

Morden

Random coins in different currencies

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By *ild_oatsMan
17 hours ago

the land of saints & sinners

Keys for locks that you don’t have anymore…

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By *abluesbabyMan
16 hours 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
16 hours 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
16 hours ago

n wales & west mids

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
15 hours ago

Worthing

Multiple computer cables (power and monitor).

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By *erry bull1Man
15 hours ago

doncaster

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

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By *ustus5555Woman
15 hours ago

Mansfield

That Christmas cracker tape measure.

You just never know 🤣🤣🤣

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By *ynetaurusMan
15 hours ago

Newcastle

Miscellaneous sundry accoutrements..Tat

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By *histle do nicely OP Man
14 hours ago

Glasgow South

1 huge paper clip

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By *layfull pairingCouple
14 hours ago

Bristol

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

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By *bitofaslutWoman
14 hours 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
14 hours ago

wiltshire

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

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By *ergus1622Man
14 hours 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
14 hours ago

Wherever

Wine corks.

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By *igboobstCouple
14 hours ago

barrow

Obsolete charging & smart cables

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By *iasubTV/TS
13 hours ago

Ilkeston

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

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By *orny PTMan
13 hours ago

Peterborough

Staples and a sink chain.

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By *heel markMan
13 hours 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
11 hours 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
10 hours ago

Houghton le Spring

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

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By *porty_and_NaughtyCouple
10 hours 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
10 hours ago

coastal

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

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By *arrenhertsmanMan
10 hours ago

Hatfield

Junk?

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By *porty_and_NaughtyCouple
10 hours ago

Swansea

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

🤣

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By *eglegMan
9 hours ago

Coventry

A key know one knows what it unlocks.

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By *issYeuxBleusWoman
9 hours ago

My boudoir - S Wales

An Indian takeaway menu

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By *ife NinjaMan
9 hours ago

Dunfermline

Random USB cable🤓

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By *urls and DressesWoman
9 hours ago

Somewhere near here

The spring of a pen

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By *r TriomanMan
9 hours ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

"Batteries, a random charger, sellotape."

Sounds like a sex toy repair kit 🤣

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