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tavilach · Jul 31, 2005, 12:56 AM

Example:

I don't like to throw them away, but I never use them. I think I might just toss them from now on. You?

Railroader · 01:06 AM

I Keep everything in the box it came in that I don't need right now. Future buyers appreciate having a complete package and that include all of the little clips and bags.

budster101 · Jul 31, 2005, 01:03 AM

I eat them.

tavilach · Jul 31, 2005, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

Keep everything in the box it came in that I don't need right now. Future buyers appreciate having a complete package and that include all of the little clips and bags.

I usually don't plan on selling things in the future, as the purchase then feels very temporary. It's a good idea, though.

Railroader · Jul 31, 2005, 01:15 AM

So you just throw away your computers when you are done with them?

Randman · Jul 31, 2005, 01:17 AM

I use mine.

tavilach · Jul 31, 2005, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

So you just throw away your computers when you are done with them?

I haven't had enough computers to really answer that properly. My family's first computer was running Windows 3.1, and I think we may have donated it when it got outdated. The next computer was bought in '97, and we used it up until about a year ago, when it died and got trashed. Those are the only computers that we've ever gotten rid of, but perhaps you're right: When I'm done with my PB, I might want to sell it. The PB box would indeed be a good place to put the caps. Hope I still have it.

tavilach · Jul 31, 2005, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by Randman

I use mine.

For travel, or for every day use? Aren't they hard to remember and easy to lose?

Salty · Jul 31, 2005, 01:48 AM

Ones for USB cables and stuff like that I toss... the ones for my DVI and VGA adapters for my PB I kept on them I dono why... I guess I don't need to.

demograph68 · Jul 31, 2005, 01:55 AM

Throw them at cops.

Randman · Jul 31, 2005, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by tavilach

For travel, or for every day use? Aren't they hard to remember and easy to lose?

Both. The Firewire caps have the extension that keeps the cap attached to the cable. For some, like the iPod dock's, I keep in a drawer.

MrForgetable · Jul 31, 2005, 03:02 AM

i keep the AC power adapter cover on my desk. iPod cable covers i use all the time because it's so convenient anyway.

OB1 · Jul 31, 2005, 03:29 AM

More convenient than not using them at all?

They're packaging. I'll keep packaging around for couple of days, until I know I haven't just bought a lemon, then throw it all away. Well, obviously, I send all the paper and plastic for recycling

Cubeoid · Jul 31, 2005, 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by budster101

I eat them.

You win.

ManOfSteal · Jul 31, 2005, 10:08 AM

I melt them by the heat generated from my PowerBook G4 in a matter of seconds...easier than throwing them away.

 · Jul 31, 2005, 11:17 AM

I think I have around 8 or 9 lying on my messy-ass desk somewhere.

Kenneth · Jul 31, 2005, 11:40 AM

I keep them as well just in case I sell my Mac.

Scotttheking · Jul 31, 2005, 11:47 AM

I lost them all

Railroader · Jul 31, 2005, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by demograph68

Throw them at cops.

I bet $1 with 10:1 odds you don't.

Link · Jul 31, 2005, 07:03 PM

I leave them in the boxes -- though I lost the one for my power adaptor! Usually I throw the plastic wrappers away though, those are pretty useless.

It's fun to come back and find a nice pristine box with all the little ding dongs once you've had the computer/ipod/whatever for a nice long time.. it's like opening it all over again!

BTW: I never throw my computer boxes away! Those tend to be useful for storing things or the computers themselves -- especially the monitor boxes lol, I use one for my printers since it's JUUUST the right size.

loki74 · Jul 31, 2005, 07:08 PM

I leave them wherever... the one that came with the keyboard is still kind of hanging on the keyboard cord.

Chuckit · Jul 31, 2005, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

So you just throw away your computers when you are done with them?

I've never sold a computer. I use them until they break or become so obsolete that selling them wouldn't be worth the trouble. Generally, I just donate them to family.

budster101 · Jul 31, 2005, 11:03 PM

The hard part comes after you eat them by the way. Thought y'all would like to know that. :/

nonhuman · Jul 31, 2005, 11:58 PM

I do IT for an all-mac company, so I have quite a few of them. I keep some of them around just because they sometimes come in handy when a cable stops being needed for whatever reason. Most of them go straight into the trash though. It's not like I'm going to ever need the caps for the keyboard cables again.

budster101 · Aug 1, 2005, 12:02 AM

Send them to me....