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Avock t1_jeaal38 wrote

Reply to comment by gourdeonkeek in Parker Jotter purchased when I started working 35 years ago by GoodGuyGlocker

For me it's specific items that get broken or lost for me regardless of value.

Sunglasses? My ADHD ass can somehow keep those for a decade with nearly daily use.

Pens? I can keep so long as they don't get stolen.

But earbuds? Broken in a month. Lost after a few months. Ruined in a week. I got gifted a pair of those Bluetooth earbuds that have the cord that goes behind your neck... They fell into a porta potty within 36 hours never to be seen again.

The longest I'd ever been able to keep some was a pair of nice Shure IEMs that had a replaceable cord. I bought them as a birthday gift to myself. Keep them a year and a half. About 2 months ago they just disappeared, I think they fell out of a coat pocket when I got a glove out of the same pocket and I somehow didn't notice. I died a little inside, thought I had finally beat that demon.

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Zooshooter t1_jeaeg3j wrote

My wife thinks I'm weird because I actually finish my chapstick tubes instead of losing them at some point. I have about a dozen tubes, mostly unopened, and they'll probably last me most of the rest of my life.

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OriginalJokeGoesHere t1_jec2tk9 wrote

Wow, are we the same person?

I've kept pens for years and I can't remember losing a pair of sunglasses (then again, I have rx sunglasses, so perhaps my mindset is a little bit different than most people).

But damn if I'm not hard on headphones. I finally learned to get ones with a really good warranty and/or replaceable cables because I am annoyingly good at breaking them.

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dngrousgrpfruits t1_jecgrib wrote

The findmy AirPods feature has gotten an embarrassing amount of mileage

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Avock t1_jec3865 wrote

Do you always lose sound in the right ear of all your earbuds? Cause if so I think we might be the same person.

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