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DURHAM D

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1. I have 6 or 7 difference sizes on my workbench right now.
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 03:09 AM
Jan 2021

Use them all of the time. Christmas decorations and fall displays (outside). To keep the Coolaroo from blowing away.

Most recently I used them to help a friend attach a small plastic tray to her walker. She needed something to hold her phone but the bags and baskets made for walkers were too big and way too expensive for her.

I have 6 or 7 difference sizes on my workbench right now. DURHAM D Jan 2021 #1
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
Your cats chew electrical cords? PatSeg Jan 2021 #75
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
Oh, I suppose PatSeg Jan 2021 #82
I have a cord chewer kcr Jan 2021 #99
Really? PatSeg Jan 2021 #101
Yes, I have bought zip ties as a separate item. TexasTowelie Jan 2021 #3
Use them all the time. 101 uses. Doodley Jan 2021 #4
Yabbut zipplewrath Jan 2021 #5
Yes Wawannabe Jan 2021 #6
They come with some large, construction-size, garbage bags, and... AmyStrange Jan 2021 #7
They come with PC power supplies and they're actually quite useful! Initech Jan 2021 #90
Tiny ones for tying up climbing rose bushes to a frame. fierywoman Jan 2021 #8
Zip ties. Gorilla glue. Duck tape KentuckyWoman Jan 2021 #9
All true, says this old lady. nt Hekate Jan 2021 #19
True dat sez this old guy. yonder Jan 2021 #25
Plus the Flex Seal line of products. n/t trackfan Jan 2021 #86
Guilty, I use them all the time for many of the aforementioned uses... wcmagumba Jan 2021 #10
Second only to duct tape for temporarily attaching shit to other shit. BusyBeingBest Jan 2021 #11
Yes. Niagara Jan 2021 #12
There are a bunch in the garage Retrograde Jan 2021 #13
They work well with keeping the 100 some cables you have in the back of your entertainment Doreen Jan 2021 #14
Halloween decorations lame54 Jan 2021 #15
Flex Cuffs are special type of zip tie LeftInTX Jan 2021 #16
I use them for zip tieing, naturally. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2021 #17
Little ones for cords and such. Nothing at all big enough for handcuffs or around the body. Hekate Jan 2021 #18
I buy zip ties all the time. Caliman73 Jan 2021 #20
Those people didn't have regular zip ties. Bleacher Creature Jan 2021 #21
Cable management, Holding car parts in place in lieu of mechanics wire, wood joinery with glue. TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #22
I've bought and used thousands of zip ties Mariana Jan 2021 #23
holding a string of lights to the patio railing n/t orleans Jan 2021 #24
Cable management. roamer65 Jan 2021 #26
I zip-tied a license plate on the car once. Budi Jan 2021 #27
Must've been a heck of a long zip tie. NT raccoon Jan 2021 #38
Lol.. haaahaa.. they said, "The plate must be visible". That's it. Budi Jan 2021 #79
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
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jan 2021 #29
Much like duct tape, 2 part epoxy and my sewing kit they sort of ... WePurrsevere Jan 2021 #30
They sure do hold the universe together, along with epoxy, duct tape & sweing kit SheltieLover Jan 2021 #34
Yeah, I'd heard they were actually flex cuffs... WePurrsevere Jan 2021 #46
Sometimes useful as camping gear for tying things down left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 #31
These aren't zip ties. They're Flex Cuffs. You can't buy these at Home Depot. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #32
Did you see that pix of "stolen" police backpack full of flex cutfs? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #35
Would have been helpful for the cops to have had that backpack at the barricades. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #57
At the least! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #58
You can't buy flex cuffs at Home Depot but WePurrsevere Jan 2021 #48
Creative uses: Actually, had to buy more to secure flexible orange plastic fencing Backseat Driver Jan 2021 #33
Ducklings are escape artists. Bantamfancier Jan 2021 #72
Oh; come on... EarthFirst Jan 2021 #36
Flex cuffs aren't zip ties. Straw Man Jan 2021 #37
I didn't even know of the existence of zip-ties or flex-cuffs until a few smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #39
I use them to hang my Christmas lights every year. Works great! cbdo2007 Jan 2021 #40
If you do a little Googling, you'll find there is a brisk business in handcuffs... Klaralven Jan 2021 #41
Just remember your safe word! FSogol Jan 2021 #62
Yes, they're useful in various sizes for lots of things, but they are NOT Denzil_DC Jan 2021 #42
This was inadvertantly amusingly elitist Sympthsical Jan 2021 #43
They had flexi cuffs, not zip ties obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #44
All the time. Just took some out of my coat pocket this morning fescuerescue Jan 2021 #45
I have packets of them in all my tool areas, drawers, Christmas box, everywhere. cwydro Jan 2021 #47
I buy cable ties all the time. They're quite useful. Goodheart Jan 2021 #49
Works great for Tazing. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #50
Most recently used them to help secure the cargo basket on the front of my bicycle. Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #51
ID bands for our birds. Bantamfancier Jan 2021 #52
Zip-ties? Yes. Very useful. Speed-cuffs? Fuck no. apnu Jan 2021 #53
No, they are marketed to aliens. bluedigger Jan 2021 #54
The correct wort you are looking for is Flex Cuffs mercuryblues Jan 2021 #55
Cam a really strong person break out of those? Polybius Jan 2021 #74
As Others Have Mentioned... ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #56
I have a bag of 500 of them in different sizes. MineralMan Jan 2021 #59
I bet you don't carry them into the Capitol. BainsBane Jan 2021 #85
No, of course not, but they're a standard hardware store item. MineralMan Jan 2021 #88
can they be used more than once? Demovictory9 Jan 2021 #92
Not really. Normally, you cut the plastic MineralMan Jan 2021 #98
Yes, I use them from time to time jobendorfer Jan 2021 #60
I keep a big jar of various sizes and use them all the time. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #61
I'm a long haul trucker, I buy and use all sizes of zip ties. denbot Jan 2021 #63
I use them jcgoldie Jan 2021 #64
Zip ties are different than flex cuffs AnyFunctioningAdult Jan 2021 #65
I've used them around the house for various things. Marrah_Goodman Jan 2021 #66
I worked as a truck driver picking up containers in rail yards.. ariesgem Jan 2021 #67
Original teeet deleted. RichardRay Jan 2021 #68
I'm an old lady and I use them outside mainly Greybnk48 Jan 2021 #69
Sure, the regular ones. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #70
Stuff. Ellipsis Jan 2021 #71
All the time, who doesn't have zip-ties in their house? Polybius Jan 2021 #73
I routed some wiring in our basement and used them to bundle the wire Norbert Jan 2021 #76
My husband bought some to bundle computer cables Marthe48 Jan 2021 #77
I consider myself a regular human. I use zip ties for all kinds of things in my restaurant job. aidbo Jan 2021 #78
Yes, I have bought them multiple times. GoCubsGo Jan 2021 #81
Zip ties -- yes. Flex cuffs -- no. nsd Jan 2021 #89
Exactly. Me-too. mackdaddy Jan 2021 #95
I use them to keep electronic cabels together instead of a tangled mess. n/t twin_ghost Jan 2021 #91
Yep. To tie my pedals to my Holey Board. Iggo Jan 2021 #93
Absolutely! It is in my camping misc box, I use it to hang things up, Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #94
We use them in our dungeon. usedtobedemgurl Jan 2021 #96
Soccer Coach/referee's friend seleff Jan 2021 #97
well, you usually don't see the length of the zip-ties that were gonna be used by the seditionists. IsItJustMe Jan 2021 #100
I use them all the time... Happy Hoosier Jan 2021 #102
I use them in crafting. xmas74 Jan 2021 #103
Yes regular humans use regular zip ties. The would-be kidnappers did not have Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2021 #104
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