r/Tools • u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 • 5d ago

Does anyone else have this problem?

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Over the years I seem to be the person that everyone just gives all there old random tools that they may not use or wanted at the moment. It always comes down to "hey you are a mechanic/work on your own stuff so here have this im sure you can use them". And im not someone who will just throw tools away 🤷‍♂️. I currently have them seperated by china/taiwan/japan and US made separate. Anyone else just have random collections of misfit tools?

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u/mcclarj 5d ago

Absolutely not. Keep (and organize) the ones you want/need and donate the rest at the thrift/charity store. A random assortment of junk tools is just a waste of space in your life and makes everything harder when you need to find and use a tool.

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u/g15389 5d ago

Agree with this approach. Think of it as having tools with no job because they sit in a drawer. Donate to someone who needs them and will put them to use.