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submitted 1 year ago by sxan@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I count 7 in mine.

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[-] Zippy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

About a thousand but I usually can't find any.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

This is the way of the utility knife.

[-] Seigest@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Probably like 40-50 my rommate has a weird fascination with them. At some point they brought home a box if like 40 of the cheap ones. I assume it was part if some art thing they planed then never bothered with. Now they are all over the apartment.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Oh. Oh my. So, when a blade gets dull, you don't replace the blade... you replace the whole knife? That's some next-level utility knifing!

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[-] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 11 points 1 year ago

I mean, 1, but we also have scissors.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

If you can always find it, one is plenty!

[-] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago
[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not nearly enough box cutter for a properly seasoned house.

[-] Brkdncr@artemis.camp 8 points 1 year ago

0 that I can find. Maybe 5-10 that are lost in the void.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

They're not lost, they're just surprise knives for future you.

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
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[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Several, and I'll have you know they're not "squirreled away." They're stored carefully next to the bolt cutters and tarps.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

In my house, if they're not carefully hidden around the house, they're (a) never handy, and (b) prone to getting relocated such that they're (a) not handy.

[-] Turious@leaf.dance 6 points 1 year ago

Way back when, I had a job where I used them regularly. Always had one on me at work. And therein, I had 4 or 5 at home any given day.

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[-] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

None. I just use a pocket knife.

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1 in the garage, 2 in the basement. Plus a pocket knife on each floor.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

You must open packages with the knives, and keep the utility knives for the big jobs.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm down to one, and it's just a small ceramic blade one.
I miss my old g6

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Ceramic blades are nice for keeping an edge. Do you find it durable enough for the rough use it must get?

I eventually started buying more expensive carbide blades - they last far longer than regular steel, and I worry less about chipping.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It's alright. It still cuts after a year. But I'm not as confident with it doing heavy stuff.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Around four from my various retail jobs in the past. They're all incredibly dull by now though

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's why the blades are replaceable!

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Hah true enough! I rarely use them but I really should get a pack of blades

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

One very old and very blunt box cutter, hidden in a junk drawer somewhere. It's enjoying its retirement :)
I've resorted to using a cheap fruit knife if I need to cut any boxes.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sad utility knife :-(

Why don't you want to replace the blade?

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I don't even know where this first one came from :) I think my dad left it lying around when he helped me move, many, many, maaaaany years ago.
I'm not a box-cutter kind of person I guess. It's ok though, he's not alone. The set of cheap screw driver bits and those hexagon thingies (allen wrench?) are keeping him company.

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[-] CrabLord@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

At this point, there are probably at least 12 in various states of lost/found. I can currently locate 3.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

This is a sign of dedication. Yours is the superior count.

[-] SecretPancake@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I should have 3 but 2 are missing somewhere.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Box cutters are elusive creatures. Cloths hangers and socks are rank amateurs in comparison.

[-] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

When I worked in the supermarket, I would easily would have 4 hidden in different pockets and drawers.

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[-] Mane25@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Never heard of a box cutter.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

A.K.A. utility knife. One of those knives with replaceable blades.

[-] Mane25@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've always called it a Stanley knife, I guess I've never come across the generic name.

I have one.

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[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I carry two of my tool bag.

I have one huge industrial strength with replaceable retractable brake off blades.

Then I have one that's really small like the tiny plastic ones, but it's Even thinner and slimmer the case is metal.

And I have maybe half a dozen other random pocket knives.

Honestly ever since I got a Kershaw Static, I don't really use box cutters anymore. The blade shape is just perfect for the job and it stays sharp for ages

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[-] derrg@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago
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[-] Thavron@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

One in the toolbox in the garage. But it rarely gets used since I always have my Leatherman on me.

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[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

None. I just use a kitchen knife and wash it afterwards.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I... I... I'm speechless.

A kitchen knife? Do you use it to cut down boxes for recycling?

Why do you hate your kitchen knives so much?

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[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago
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[-] autumn@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

2 that i return to their designated space after using. I think there's a third hiding somewhere

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