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submitted 2 months ago bypoormansnormal
Next time you refill your stapler, take a red or brightly coloured Sharpie and paint the tops of 3 or 4 staples at the very end of the row. Insert them into the stapler so the ones with the red marks will come out last. When you see the red staples, you'll know it's time to refill again.
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2 months ago
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12 points
2 months ago
Next time I staple my emails I’ll remember this
9 points
2 months ago
Because opening the stapler is too difficult?
5 points
2 months ago
This way you get to waste time looking for a stupid mark every time though.
1 points
2 months ago
You're not looking for a mark. The marked ones catch your eye and make you aware it's time to refill.
2 points
2 months ago
Of all the tips I’ve ever read this is definitely the most valuable. Absolute gold.
6 points
2 months ago
How about when you open the last box you buy another box? No red ink involved.
A 3 or 4 staple warning isn't really a warning, it's just a way to emphasize that you're an idiot who just ran out of staples.
Also, anecdotal story/confession here -- I stole a full stapler and 4 boxes of staples from a job that fired me 17 years ago, and I have yet to run out of staples. I should have stolen a red sharpie to remind me.
4 points
2 months ago
Maybe staple work differently in different places, but I’ve never found a stapler that takes a whole box of staples at once.
4 points
2 months ago
Maybe staples work differently in different places, but I have never known a box of staples to cost more than chump change.
Why do you have to wait until the last staple to re-up?
Do you wait until the last piece of toilet tissue to buy more?
6 points
2 months ago
The posted LPT was about knowing when you’re about to run out of staples in the stapler. If you don’t fill the stapler with a whole box at a time then your comment is an ‘and’ to the original LPT but you’re acting like it’s an ‘or’. Why?
2 points
2 months ago
Is this life tip from 1974?
0 points
2 months ago
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0 points
2 months ago
How do I know when to refill my paper clips?
0 points
2 months ago
jfc HOW is a life tip? Some of y’all truly love to make your own lives more complicated and therefore more stressful for absolutely no damn reason.
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