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Showing Original Post only (View all)"Do regular humans actually buy zip-ties? Have you ever bought a zip-tie? If so, what did you use it [View all]
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"Do regular humans actually buy zip-ties? Have you ever bought a zip-tie? If so, what did you use it [View all]
Demovictory9
Jan 2021
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YouTube's ProjectFarm compared the top selling ones, both after 1 year UV exposure and Indoor Use.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2021
#87
I bought zip ties to anchor a 3-tier shelf to a doorknob to keep the cats from tipping it
catbyte
Jan 2021
#2
Once in a while. They're better now that they're adults. It got to the point with Otis that I
catbyte
Jan 2021
#80
They work well with keeping the 100 some cables you have in the back of your entertainment
Doreen
Jan 2021
#14
Little ones for cords and such. Nothing at all big enough for handcuffs or around the body.
Hekate
Jan 2021
#18
Cable management, Holding car parts in place in lieu of mechanics wire, wood joinery with glue.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2021
#22
Maybe I should do that. Somebody stole my license plate at the end of December.
raccoon
Jan 2021
#83
No i actually zipped it on the front where the plate goes, cuz the place that wrapped my vehicle ...
Budi
Jan 2021
#84
Tens of thousands back in the day. Quite expensive when they first came out.
KY_EnviroGuy
Jan 2021
#28
They sure do hold the universe together, along with epoxy, duct tape & sweing kit
SheltieLover
Jan 2021
#34
These aren't zip ties. They're Flex Cuffs. You can't buy these at Home Depot.
SunSeeker
Jan 2021
#32
Would have been helpful for the cops to have had that backpack at the barricades.
SunSeeker
Jan 2021
#57
Creative uses: Actually, had to buy more to secure flexible orange plastic fencing
Backseat Driver
Jan 2021
#33
If you do a little Googling, you'll find there is a brisk business in handcuffs...
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#41
I have packets of them in all my tool areas, drawers, Christmas box, everywhere.
cwydro
Jan 2021
#47
Most recently used them to help secure the cargo basket on the front of my bicycle.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Jan 2021
#51
I consider myself a regular human. I use zip ties for all kinds of things in my restaurant job.
aidbo
Jan 2021
#78
I use them to keep electronic cabels together instead of a tangled mess. n/t
twin_ghost
Jan 2021
#91
well, you usually don't see the length of the zip-ties that were gonna be used by the seditionists.
IsItJustMe
Jan 2021
#100
Yes regular humans use regular zip ties. The would-be kidnappers did not have
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jan 2021
#104