Gadgets you thought were stupid until you used them....

[happyroo_bunji]

Stealing the idea from icy

What gadget you thought was stupid/useless until you used one?

For me its a t-shirt folding board, now that I work in a clothing retailer I really appreciate having something that folds the t-shirts exactly the same

[imastawka]

I don't iron either.

Throw it in the dryer on 'delicate' for 10 mins

while I do something else.  Wrinkles gone

Wish I could put my face in the dryer        *sigh*

[sineaterdoodah]

my keyboard vacuum. thought it was idiotic when FIL got me the first one years ago,that ran on batteries. i LOVED it!! 

as a smoker living in dustbowl kansas,i used to blow on the keyboard like,every 5 minutes,you know? 

the one i have now plugs into any available port on either computer or laptop,no batteries,and it is just heaven to remove dust from the keys,AND from the screen!

*in case the mods are reading,i got it on ebay!*

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Being the proud owner of 4 cherry trees, I thought that a "production line" cherry pitter was an unnecessary evil, until, faced with pitting about 5 gallons of cherries, I tried one...........hallelujah!!   

Now, I just load the hopper, and strike the plunger..........again, and again, and again, and...............

[*stuff*books*]

I always fold my clothes in half and then roll them.

No creases in them that way,(I have two shirts that need ironed and they are always in the cupboard).

We do the same with towels.

It makes it easier to find what you're after,(instead of having to pick up a pile to search for the one you want and that pile then having

to be re-folded as one or more unfolded).

[imastawka]

How does this not crease them?

[icyfroth]

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@buzzlightyearsgirlfriend wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@buzzlightyearsgirlfriend wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

I don't like that there's no razor sharp creases down the sleeves and in the back pleats, that way. I'd never let my hubby go to work in a shirt without them.

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Why?

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Because.

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So, do you iron the razor sharp creases down the sleeves and in the back pleats, that way?

Yes. I'ts a matter of personal pride.

Or does he?

Cripes no. He had a stay-at-home mum that never let her sons do any housework.

And why would equal partners even speak about "letting" their partners wear a shirt ironed a certain way in 2014?

He works hard and  I like him to look cared for. A good man is hard to find. 

Are you for real?

Absolutely. That's not really me in my avi though.

Do you have daughters? And if so, would you be proud of their ironing skills and the way they "let" their partners wear certain creases in their business shirts?

Yes of course. Although she had no ironing skills until almost middle-aged. Rejected anything I wanted to show about household tasks. Couldn't even sew on a button. She learned. She's now learning to knit via you-tube and teaching HER daughter lol.

Her hubby doesn't wear business shirts. He runs a motor-bike workshop. He hates creases in his jeans, 

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[icyfroth]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I gave up ironing years ago. I just hang stuff up or foldit and put itaway  in drawers. If something I want to wear looks crumpled I iron it before I put it on.

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I tend to buy easy care garments that don't need ironing.

[imastawka]

He works hard and  I like him to look cared for. A good man is hard to find. 

I thought it was a hard man is good to find.            I may be wrong though

[icyfroth]

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@imastawka wrote:

He works hard and  I like him to look cared for. A good man is hard to find. 

I thought it was a hard man is good to find.            I may be wrong though

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that's the saucy version lol. Just as valid though lol

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@icyfroth wrote:

A good man is hard to find. 

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Not in my personal experience