Contemplating the Spoon Rest
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
February 13, 2016 10:44pm CST
What is she talking about you wonder? Why would you contemplate a spoon rest. Well, it's because I had this conversation with my brother over the phone today. We were talking about all the gadgets and I said - "It's like having a spoon rest. I'd rather wipe the counter than have to wash a spoon rest every time." I think in the end he got it but then I realized he probably has a spoon rest and now will wonder about it.
All I meant is there are so many gadgets and we all can get caught up with having them and then there's no place to put them. And do we really need them? What say you?
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
14 Feb 16
I love having a spoon rest on my stove. And I have two drawers full of kitchen gadgets.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Feb 16
@MarymargII Mine is a melted mason jar and it's green my fav color, I love it.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Feb 16
@fishtiger58 Now you'll have to take a pic of it sometime for me. And I'm aware that some of tehm are a work of art!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
I know a lot of people think they're great but I'm not so sure they're for me. They do make cute ones though. 
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
It's true it can get our-of-hand so now I ask if I really need something. But if you use them that's a different story.
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@paigea (35635)
• Canada
14 Feb 16
@MarymargII I can think of a few I have never used but they are my husband's. He never uses them but won't get rid of them. I probably have a few he could get rid of. 
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
@paigea True- I have a lot of HIS I could rid of right now---hahaha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
There are many people that love their spoon rests and wouldn't do without them- so it becomes a matter of preference like everything else.
@jaboUK (64362)
• United Kingdom
15 Feb 16
@MarymargII Thanks for showing one to me, but I really can't see it being useful.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Feb 16
@jaboUK Exactly, my way of thinking. Now you've got to wash it- and I'd rather just wipe the counter- ha! But then many people love their spoon rests?? Btw I was just teasing when I said they originated from a place near you- I have no clue where that happened. lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
They're pretty Judy but to me it's more work to clean them when you can have one swipe at the counter---ha! Maybe it's not as bad as I think to clean them- see, now we're all doing it. hahaha!
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
14 Feb 16
Some things we own really do wind up becoming kind of pointless like toe socks and micro bikinis.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
Haha! I remember the toe socks and I may even have a pair- too hard to put on and teh micro bikini I never owned- too scary - LOL!
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
14 Feb 16
I am one to get all caught up in the gadgets, then find that I do not use them or I could have used something else. Just like I could have used my oven as a dehydrator, but now I have a large one of those. On the other hand, it does not heat up the house while in use.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
I know it's true that many gadgets are disappointments or something we can do without. they are all tempting- I admit.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Feb 16
I have that same feeling about new electronic toys that everyone thinks all must have I just canot afford them and maybe I do not really need them
a cell phone if it did not cost a fortune every month I might handle b t still my cable bill s high enough now so I will wait.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
I know- you can be so wired you have time for nothing else. I have a cell but it is very basic.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
14 Feb 16
I am fully with you on this. Upgrading for the sake of it and then letting them languish is what I have noticed. These upgraded cell phones have so many features that to make use of them alone we would need to spend all our time. My phone is basic which just permits me to talk and send messages.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
So true - I now stop and think about it before I buy! And my phone is like yours -that's all I need.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Feb 16
My nephew got an IPad , laptop , two cellphones and an IPod . So many gadgets , i don't understand how he was able to use all of them .
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Feb 16
And some are silly and most clutter up your life---but I was thinking no one has told me of the virtues of the spoon rest yet- lol!
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
15 Feb 16
When we down-sized and moved into a retirement community, I quickly learned that I had many, many gadgets and small kitchen appliances that I rarely, if ever, use! GoodWill has them now.
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