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Cable ties inducted to Botched-repair Hall of Fame, take their place alongside duct tape and baling wire!

• TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
  Only half sarcastically: I wasn't aware there was a genuine legitimate use for cable ties. I suppose they could be used to tie cables to things, and I suspect electricians and their ilk probably actually do use them for that. But the general public? I'm willing to bet the general public is not using cable ties for tying cables to things.
  • blattimwind 8y ago
    Use on humans is discouraged because of nerve damage. Apart from that, I don't care...
  • dingaling 8y ago
    My local odds-and-ends shop sells cables ties in bags of 100. As do the 'pound shops' where everything costs 1GBP, even those items not worth that much. Someone is buying them on the high street.
  • Doxin 8y ago
    You'll generally want to not use them on electrical wires either. The plastic bites into the insulation and can wear fully through over time.