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When buying tools, how important is color for you? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I can't resist bright orange plastic.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I always insist on colors within the visible spectrum.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

needs to be an opposite color to whichever drawer they'll be stored in.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

My only rule for colour is that I should be able to spot it immediately if I drop it in a narrow, unlit crevice. I've got some bright red and safety orange tools.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

About as important as with people.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I like the philosophy of buying the cheap color first and then buying the sturdier color – if the first one breaks.