Keep every cable ever.
Posted by SnooOnions973@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 92 comments
Won this 8GB iPod shuffle in an auction for $32 (with a Bose Stereo sans cable). Yissss!!!
Posted by SnooOnions973@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 92 comments
Won this 8GB iPod shuffle in an auction for $32 (with a Bose Stereo sans cable). Yissss!!!
sband3@reddit
Yes. This is me too
SunshynePower@reddit
I remember getting rid of all these wires after my ex bailed. He kept all of them and never ever went back to find one to use. He'd whine and demand to go purchase the cable he needed. I literally had a paper box full of tangled cables.
No Thank You
I recycled that entire box.
Tight_Comparison_557@reddit
š¤£
ONROSREPUS@reddit
That is still fancier then the Ipod I use at the gym. lol. Nice find.
One-Rip2593@reddit
My absolute favorite iPod. Great for movies and running.
Awake-Now@reddit
Iām looking for a power cable for an old Palm Pilot. Not sure which model off the top of my head. Iāll check when I get homeā¦
Deep-Ad-9728@reddit
Iāve got a huge bin full of cables.
therelybare5@reddit
I just divested myself of all of my lightning cables. I have no more use for them!
UrsaMajor7th@reddit
Backlit screen- fancy!
RedStateKitty@reddit
Before we moved four years ago I had a basket of mobile phones dating to 2003 including the various chargers. Flip phones, slide phones, palm.pilot, etc. And a pager with the belt clip. They had to bed disposed of but sorry I didn't try another way like eBay ( I was selling other stuff we needed to get rid of there too...)
crs1904@reddit
Never me.
Cowboy_Buddha@reddit
I have a box labeled āBox of wire.ā
ohnodamo@reddit
I have a drawer where I keep my assorted wires.
ericrz@reddit
I keep it next to my intergalactic spaceship.
ohnodamo@reddit
Oh my!
disco_duck2004@reddit
I recently sorted my different cables into ziplock bags, so I don't have to sort through the cable drawer to find the one I need.
TobyDaMan8894@reddit
Becauseāāyou never know when Iāll need it.
phillymjs@reddit
Yes you doā about a week after you finally say, āIāve never needed anything in this box of junk!ā and throw it all out.
I had a huge box of VGA cables in my storage room at work for years. Finally threw it out, and then Lenovo removed the DVI port on a generation of docks when we still had a ton of older but serviceable monitors that had only DVI and VGA ports. Suddenly I had to scrounge VGA cables wherever I could. Lesson learned.
Astronaut6735@reddit
I tried to resurrect my 80GB 5th gen iPod. It doesn't power on, so I assumed it's the battery. Replaced the battery, but no luck. I'm keeping the cable.
phillymjs@reddit
You shouldnāt have given up so easily. iPods are coming back in a big way, and YouTube is full of videos where people rehab old ones with new batteries, new faceplates and backs, and replace the mini HDDs with adapters that take MicroSD cards.
IntelligentNovel1967@reddit
Forget the cables; doggo is adorable.
Fast-Sea-9604@reddit
Glad I'm not the only one who has all those cables. I still use my iPod nanos (two kinds) and my iPod touch. All of the shuffles died.
evilpercy@reddit
I have several tubs of wires.
JJeepers@reddit
I had this engraved for my husband one Christmas and realized I ordered the black one and not redā¦ Now we had matching ones. This was back when they were around $250 each. He would have been happy with the black. š
hold--the--line@reddit
You are "the man" in an apocalypse!
cocoamix@reddit
The 6th Gen iPod nano was the best. I still use mine every day and have two backups. F using my phone and bluetooth. MP3 players and wired earbuds for life.
Swimming-Compote-168@reddit
My wife was doing spring cleaning and found my box. She said do you need this and I said I might need a cord in there. She then opened our kitchen junk drawer and asked about all the cords in it. I was like maybe I need to throw some out.
Cocaine_Ewok@reddit
This is the way!
karma_the_sequel@reddit
The highlight of my personal collection is my crossover patch cable. Havenāt needed it in years, but you just never knowā¦
pmbpro@reddit
I still have my 80GB iPod Classic, and my iPod Mini (both are Silver). I also have the original cables. I tested them late last year after so many years. The batteries are still great, lasting for hours before running out, and they still recharge great. I was actually shocked by that, more than anything.
However I did see that someone was still selling 3rd-party versions of those original cables online, so people can still get them.
karma_the_sequel@reddit
Same here. I did replace the battery on my iPod Classic a few years back when I upgraded it to use SD card storage, so I expect that one to last for a long time still.
bleukai@reddit
Someone worked at the Shack. We always keep cables.
blueblocker2000@reddit
I wish Apple would start making iPods again.
Harddolewhip@reddit
Me too!
cajerunner@reddit
I would never do that. * hides bin of SCSI and ribbon cables *
mypcrepairguy@reddit
Great minds think alike.
spacetstacy@reddit
Yesterday, my son found his old Nintendo DS and was looking through our "cord draw" to see if we still had the charging cord for it. We did!
TempurmentalSam@reddit
Have two drawers full of āoldā cables. One at home, one at the office. Just never know and they do, occasionally, come in handy for something
MrBrawn@reddit
"As soon as I throw it away, I know I'll need it."
phunkmasterjoe@reddit
That battery is not good dude
kamshaft11975@reddit
Because YOU NEVER KNOWā¦
WilliePullout@reddit
Same
Equivalent_Yogurt_58@reddit
I used to. Then I thought i better do some cleaning, that was a mistake.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Why, what happened? (Apart from it being a choreā¦)
Equivalent_Yogurt_58@reddit
A moment of weakness more than anything. I was shredding some old documents trying to mentally move on and leave the past behind so I just kept going.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Did the past get left behind? I kinda miss her ;)
Equivalent_Yogurt_58@reddit
Yeah, it did for the most part.
It was all the files from when I took custody of my son. All the filings and depositions and lawyer bills.
I still don't care to be around my ex but at least I don't have that reminder around and really hating her.
borkborkbork99@reddit
Please get out of my closet and leave my home, OP.
NGD582@reddit
Ran across my 80gb gen 5.5 iPod the other day in the trunk of one of my carsā¦and the charging cable for it happened to have been in my ārandom cordā box. Then I realized, this thing is a few years older than my oldest kid. Also realized, itās vastly outperformed by the phone Iām currently typing on. But if WIFI/internet ever goes out this thing is gonna keep on rockin!
Princess_Jade1974@reddit
I still have a shuffle and a touch.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
I never bought the touch.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
I never bought the touch. Was that the tiny little one?
hells_cowbells@reddit
The touch was an iPhone without the phone part.
External_Side_7063@reddit
You know strip the insulation off of them you got yourself about $35 in scrap copper
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
And no ABBA?!
External_Side_7063@reddit
Come on you know you like ABBA youāre just too cool to admit itš¤£
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Oh I never denied it! I have zero idea what is cool or not any moreā¦ seems like the less I care the more the kids want to go poking around in my shit though. I draw the line at borrowing my old Tori Amos show tshirts.
External_Side_7063@reddit
Yep we were the generation of peer pressure and social clicks This is the generation of no judgment everyone accepted, but if you donāt have our exact same social values, no holds barred attack !!!!
Silent_Ad8059@reddit
Bruh I have a desk drawer and a box like this but there's also some random video game controllers mixed in for extra challenge.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Yup
Neener216@reddit
This is such a hallmark of our generation. Our parents saved every gift box, paper bag, and piece of ribbon they ever got. We save cords because YOU NEVER KNOW.
Bobby_Globule@reddit
I have the exact same one same color no chord dutch, though
Fritzo2162@reddit
As a guy with 55 years of guy experience, I can tell you the second you throw one of those out is the second you'll suddenly need it and have to order one off of Amazon.
tossaway-florida@reddit
I used to but the shelf life for a type of cable was a bit longer and they weren't as standardized as they are now.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Iām just lucky with this one, to be honest. They always say, āonly use the original cablesā and we all know thatās never gonna happen. In this case, though, I tried the usb on several other charging ports and nothing worked until I found the original!
tossaway-florida@reddit
I do still have an ipod classic laying around somewhere. Probably don't have the cable though. š
MNVixen@reddit
Can we amend that to ākeep ONE of every cable type foreverā? Iām going to start drowning soon. So many cables.
AaronTheElite007@reddit
Yep. The olā garage box of cables. Why? You never know
Charming-Insurance@reddit
ABBA!
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Sandra (previous owner) had some good (and questionable) taste in music!
YallRedditForThis@reddit
I threw out a box of cablesa couple of years ago. I'd been collected over about 25 years and haven't needed one of them since.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Never say neverā¦
meat_sack@reddit
Multiple 40 gallon totes dedicated to all my old cables and adapters... I've moved with them at least 4 times. I'm not saying it's a problem, but I probably should.
worstpartyever@reddit
We moved recently and misplaced the Old Cable tote box. You never know when you need a shitty old cable.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Yup.
opus_4_vp@reddit
I just recently came to the realization that I will probably never again use an RCA cable and wound up throwing so much away.Ā It was so liberating.Ā
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
No!
CryBabyCentral@reddit
I have some that are labeled and I plan to keep going. I want to impress someone after Iām gone having them exclaim, āI FOUND THE CHARGING CABLE/PLUG!ā to some obscure item from 1982. (You get the drift).
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
I so do. Iām learning that there are those of us that do, and then the losers. I lived in 4 different āplugs on the wallā countries (USA, UK, France, Australia). Iāve lost way too many good appliances due to bad connection choices by me. Include in that mix an absolutely excellent coffee machine, three canāt buy here air filters and a fantastic toaster.
God is a good step down converter, and sheās noisy but steady.
HandheldObsession@reddit
I mean yes but the 30 pin cable is still sold on Amazon and you can even get a USB C to 30 pin cable making it more modern
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Judas!
MIngmire@reddit
Itās all fun and games until you have no freakin clue what adapter goes to what. š¬
nrith@reddit
That already happened long ago.
mom2artists@reddit
Soon we have 2 car garage and one ācable shedā š
Silver_Daikon6974@reddit
Awe thee ole cable drawer
Zero_Squared@reddit
You never know when the cables will come in handy.
Dry-Character-6331@reddit
Yep. My old computer desk at home is a door place over two 2-drawer file cabinets. The bottom right drawer is a mass of misc cables: ethernet of varying lengths, USB of varying generations, power cords of all types, SCSI, IDE, SATA, eSATA, Firewire, MS Zune, God only knows what else.
SinoSoul@reddit
Omfg I wish I didnāt slide through pic 2/3. Them are giving me a panic attack. I know Apple Music is expensive but my god thatās a war zone.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Itās not a hoard if it works!
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
It was such a thing of beauty. Still is!
Blue_Henri@reddit
I loved that iPod soooo much. I especially love now that the Apple tv remote has the same circular feature that works in the same way (with the circular motion you can do to quickly scroll). Very nostalgic while searching through the endless algorithm suggestion of British murder docs.
SnooOnions973@reddit (OP)
Lived in 4 countries inc USA, UK and AUD and insisted, no matter what, Iād keep the original Apple cables. Lost a few phones along the way but this one was a win.