Lifetime supply?

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CarolfromTX

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The phrase lifetime supply has taken on a whole new meaning these days. I was cleaning out some storage shelves. Dave buys stuff he thinks we might need, the operative word there being "might." He says it's because he's an engineer and always has a backup plan. I say it's because he comes from a long line of hoarders. But whatever. I started sorting the batteries, and we have enough AA batteries to literally last a lifetime. We've got about 50. Sigh. AAA's not so much, which is too bad, since those are the ones we use the most, for remotes and such. I will probably be gifting some batteries to my daughter.

The truth is, we don't need to go to the store to stock up on non-perishable food, because we're already stocked up. Dave also likes to buy oddball stuff at oddball grocery stores. I have to watch him like a hawk. Yesterday I was sorting through our pasta supply (thin spaghetti, regular spaghetti, penne, mini penne, rotini) and found a package of "wheat-free corn pasta." What the??? It's apparently missed the last couple of purges. I looked at the expiration date. Ummm… 2015. Gone!
 

I must confess to having a touch of what Dave has, and I probably have 40 AA and AAA batteries as well. But we do use them at a fairly fast rate in all of our small flashlights, remotes, computer mice, and timers.

Staying away from Costco helps me. I had to work my way through a pretty big bag of prunes the last time I ventured in there.

And I am also an Engineer, so it must come with the turf and may be a permanent affliction of some sort.
 
Pecos said:
I must confess to having a touch of what Dave has, and I probably have 40 AA and AAA batteries as well. But we do use them at a fairly fast rate in all of our small flashlights, remotes, computer mice, and timers.
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I have 8 rechargeable AA and AAA that I rotate on the charger..
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Yeah, I do the same. While my wife is picking up the groceries, I go in a different direction. If I find something interesting or that sounds good, I pick it up and throw it in the cart. The last thing I bought that was like that was Birdseye Broccoli and Pasta with a light sauce. Then, I came to the chicken cooler and bought a bag of Purdue Short Cuts (grilled). When we got home, my wife asked me what’s this stuff? I told her to heat up the chicken and the Birdseye, then mix them together. She did that and it was really good. We added a small side salad and a glass of white wine. Oh, and chocolate lava cake for dessert. (very small piece)
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
We seem to have acquired a life time supply of pens and pencils. The hubby picks them up from motels, banks, any place there is a stray pen or pencil he's all over it.
I was guilty of bringing home the little soaps from motels. Finally I gathered them all up and donated them.
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We’ve been donating those little bars of soap and shampoos for years. Being a pilot, I stayed in hotels several nights a year. We usually would fill maybe 10-12 Walmart bags and give them to homeless shelters and the old folks home for older ill seniors that can’t afford private care. I would sometimes ask the other members of the flight crew to donate their’s to me, if they didn’t use them. The female members of the crew generally had their own stuff.
 
We had dozens of pens and pencils along with plenty of extra office supplies when closing our business. Same thing when we emptied my mother's house and once more when we cleared hubby's parents' house.

Our daughter and SIL, both teachers, were delighted to take them. What they couldn't use, their school offices could.
 
oldman said:
We’ve been donating those little bars of soap and shampoos for years. Being a pilot, I stayed in hotels several nights a year. We usually would fill maybe 10-12 Walmart bags and give them to homeless shelters and the old folks home for older ill seniors that can’t afford private care. I would sometimes ask the other members of the flight crew to donate their’s to me, if they didn’t use them. The female members of the crew generally had their own stuff.
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This is a good idea for those of us that travel. Most of us probably take our own toiletries along and let the hotel’s stuff sit. I had spoken to different hotel managers and they all told me the same. Those things are figured into the cost of the room. So, if you can remember, please pick them up and save them until maybe early December and then drop them off at a homeless center or an old folks home. Even if you only have a handful.
 
oldman said:
This is a good idea for those of us that travel. Most of us probably take our own toiletries along and let the hotel’s stuff sit. I had spoken to different hotel managers and they all told me the same. Those things are figured into the cost of the room. So, if you can remember, please pick them up and save them until maybe early December and then drop them off at a homeless center or an old folks home. Even if you only have a handful.
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Good idea. I also keep a few sets of these in a bowl in the bathroom used by my overnight guests.
 
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oldman said:
This is a good idea for those of us that travel. Most of us probably take our own toiletries along and let the hotel’s stuff sit. I had spoken to different hotel managers and they all told me the same. Those things are figured into the cost of the room. So, if you can remember, please pick them up and save them until maybe early December and then drop them off at a homeless center or an old folks home. Even if you only have a handful.
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Reminds me of a penny pinching boss that I had years ago .... whenever he took out of town business trips, he gathered up all the freebies in the hotel bathroom and brought them back as "gifts" to the office girls...😀.. did it every time ~~ seriously!
 
Lee said:
I admit to a lifetime supply of fabric....most who sew can say the same

This disease is known as S.A.B.L.E or otherwise
Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy

Knitters suffer the same symptoms
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During the height of our apparel manufacturing business our warehouse contained over half a million yards of assorted piece goods, plus all manner of lace, buttons, zippers and other trimmings.

I met a non-industry friend for lunch nearby. She was a home sewer so I invited her to check out the warehouse after lunch. When we got there, I grabbed a warehouse guy and a pair of shears, and told her she could have whatever she wanted. I thought she'd faint with joy. :D
 

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