What is it, that when you need it, you can never find?

@AmbiePam (115622)
United States
March 20, 2026 8:01pm CST
For me, it’s a pen. I needed one today, and for the life of me, I couldn’t find one for the longest time. Of course, I came across it hours later when I wasn’t looking at all. Is there something you just can never find when you need it?
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@LadyDuck (496027)
• Italy
7h
For me it's the wooden spoon in the kitchen.
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@AmbiePam (115622)
• United States
7h
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@LadyDuck (496027)
• Italy
7h
@AmbiePam I know where those spoons are, they hide when I need to stir something "immediately".
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@Traceyjayne (9126)
• United Kingdom
2h
Whenever I go to my Moms I can never find a pen. It’s very annoying. At home I know exactly where my pens are …..on The Misters table , as he pinches …..sorry, borrows …..all of mine and never returns them !
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@AmbiePam (115622)
• United States
1h
How is the Mister today? I prayed for him last night.
• United Kingdom
1h
@AmbiePam a little better….. He slept all night and this morning we went to talk to the Pharmacist who looked after Mom a few weeks ago. He prescribed a tonic. He had that when we got home , half a bowl of chicken soup and is now asleep on the settee.
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@AmbiePam (115622)
• United States
1h
@Traceyjayne OK, good. I might be a worry wart, but I was really concerned.
@wolfgirl569 (131461)
• Marion, Ohio
3h
It's often the kitchen scissors
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16h
If I am anywhere besides our room I can never find a pen. It's always a lighter here. I don't know where they go, but they dissapear.
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@AmbiePam (115622)
• United States
15h
That’s a good one!
@augusta123 (6765)
2m
It should be my left over snacks . My cousins are always helping me consume them
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@MarieCoyle (56191)
12h
I think I relied on getting free pens for most of my adult life. Banks and businesses were always offering them. Now, that doesn’t seem to be happening anymore . I admit it,I miss the free pens!! One thing I have noticed that many people do—they pick a pen out of its holder or drawer or whatever and it doesn’t work. So they put it back and try another one!! If it’s a disposable pen like a Bic or whatever, why would you keep it? I chase pens sometimes. But I always keep my favorite one in my handbag. It’s mine!! Haha!
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@AmbiePam (115622)
• United States
8h
My dad’s house is like that. One out of every three pens don’t work, but he never bothers to toss them.
@rakski (150173)
• Philippines
14h
oh yes, so true!!
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@noni1959 (12801)
• United States
11h
A nail file. Normally, I carry one in my purse, but seem to lose it after every time I use it.
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@JudyEv (374991)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
I don't know how come we have so many pens but I have two large coffee mugs each full of pens/pencils. They sit on our desk. There are also a couple in a kitchen drawer for writing out grocery lists.
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@Deepizzaguy (119374)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13h
I usually have a hard time finding some of my medications who are inside of a bag I have in my bedroom.
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@pitsipeahie (5579)
4h
Ugh, how many times have I said it, that’s just how life goes. The irony of it all… when you need something, you can’t find it. When you don’t need it, it’s everywhere. You keep something for years thinking you might need it someday, but never use it. Then the moment you finally throw it away, suddenly that’s when you need it lol I’ve had so many experiences like that, I can’t even think of a specific one anymore.
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• Philippines
5h
It happens to me as well. The other day, I was trying to find the ointment because I was feeling dizzy, but I couldn’t find it. Surprisingly, I found it the next day, and it was only at the top of the fridge.
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@2ndchances24 (11946)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
8h
I feel you, I do the same thing every time, if it's not a pen it's the remote to something the tv, the heater the fan, you name it & sure enough I can't seem to find it, I'm surprised I haven't lost my ever loving mind yet lol.
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• United States
6h
No I can't think of anything off hand.
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@snowy22315 (204765)
• United States
15h
Luckily I have a gazillion pens around here, but finding one that actually writes can be a trick.
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@lovebuglena (50128)
• Staten Island, New York
14h
Sometimes I need to get something out of my bag, like say my keys, and it takes a while before I find them.
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