What's something safe for work that you've unintentionally accrued/collected over time?

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toomanypancakes@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Teas. I like tea, but i rarely drink it. For a while i was buying new teas to try, but i never wound up finishing any of the containers, so i have nearly a full kitchen shelf dedicated to holding half full boxes of teas.

ALostInquirer@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

On the plus side, you're now prepared for any guests with broad tastes.

Nasan@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y

Roll on deodorant, forgot to pack stick deodorant on one of my trips to Thailand one time, so now it's my version of collecting snowglobes from countries I visit (usually try to find the nivea ones that come in the glass container, planning on getting stickers with country flags on them so they're more identifiable).

Panamalt@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y

I may or may not have developed an unhealthy addiction to collecting mechanical pencils and pens

chickenf622@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y

Cheap ear buds. Between losing them and my cats stealing them I'm certain I have at least 10 pairs in some dark corners of my house.

deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y

Large wooden spoons for cooking.

ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

Gift tissue paper. I have a habit of folding it up neatly and setting it aside.

Not particularly useful but the hamster in me really likes the crinkly shiny nesting material.

allo@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

skin cells

Mac@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I think you'll find that the old ones don't hang around.

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 1y

And yet still collects them by the billions... 😁

sprittytinkles@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Latex gloves. I work in a clean room and have to wear gloves to protect the hardware from my skin oil, so basically like 6 pairs a day. The gloves aren't dirty, but they aren't ISO level clean anymore, so I pocket them and take them home. I have a box of used clean gloves in my garage. They do get reused, but not as fast as they accumulate.

RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
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