Junk drawers, the black hole of any house. It’s where things goes to either never be found again or forgotten about.
According to a new survey the average person’s drawer has 6 batteries, 5 ‘unspecified’ cables, 4 takeout menus, and 3 phone charges (probably one to a phone you no longer have).
Other things buried in there are 6 pens or pencils, 5 instruction menus, and 4 mysterious keys to which no one knows what they unlock.
While the junk drawer is full of junk, 8 in 10 people that it is a vital part of the home.
Why do things end up there? The top reason was ‘it might come in handy someday’ — and we all know the answer to that, it almost never will.
TOP 30 ITEMS FOUND IN JUNK DRAWERS
1. Pens/Pencils
2. Batteries
3. Sticky tape
4. Measuring tape
5. Scissors
6. Blu tack
7. Superglue
8. Paper clips
9. Screwdriver
10. Torch
11. Phone chargers
12. Unspecified wires and cables
13. Safety pins
14. Spare keys
15. Envelopes
16. Instruction manuals
17. Adaptors
18. Keys to locks you no longer use/have
19. Lighters
20. Takeaway menus
21. Matches
22. Cable ties
23. Coins
24. Receipts
25. Leaflets
26. Sunglasses
27. Padlocks
28. Hand sanitizer
29. Lint roller
30. Screen wipes
[SWNS/Energizer]
