tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:301081DarkoshiDarkoshiDarkoshi2020-10-25T21:38:06Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:301081:771777oh dang!2020-10-25T20:35:26Z2020-10-25T21:38:06Zpublic3I already broke the tongs! <br /><br />They are the metal kind with a spring in the end, but they were closed up with no obvious way to open them*. So I pulled on the ends, applying force, and got them to open a small amount (which would have been good enough). But then I decided that having them open further would be better, so I pulled harder, and the rivet holding it together broke!<br /><br />I don't know if the label had instructions, but I don't think so. When I got to the checkout counter yesterday (right before the store closing time), the tongs were missing the label with the bar code and price. It was just a small square of cardboard clipped on with a plastic thread, so it might have fallen off somewhere, or maybe it was missing to begin with. I walked back very quickly to get another tong for the cashier to scan, and told her she could give me the one without the label.<br /><br />I specifically chose those tongs as they were the only ones without plastic or rubber on them. I don't want plastic as it could get scratched up, and wouldn't be good in case I wanted to use the tongs for pulling something out of flames. I don't want rubber as rubber things tend to get sticky as they age around here, due to the humidity.<br /><br />(That's another thing I wanted to gripe about. Aloe gel-based hand sanitizers leave my hands sticky even after rubbing them a long time. Even after they start feeling dry, they become sticky again when I touch something like my car's steering wheel. And god forbid it rains and I touch something wet - the residue on my hands turns to slime.)<br /><br />.<br /><br />It looks like it's about to rain too, and I haven't even showered yet. Not conducive for baggie-buying.<br />What to do, what to do?!<br /><br /><br />*Based on one of <a href="https://www.target.com/p/12-tongs-stainless-steel-made-by-design-8482/-/A-53142613">the online reviews</a>, the tongs have a locking device on the end: "pull up for closing and push down for open"<br />Damn, so that is how it works. Would have been good to know. I should be able to fix them if I can find something to replace the rivet with, and if I can get the spring to stay in place while trying to re-assemble it.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=darkoshi&ditemid=771777" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments