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TheDefected t1_j1qw0iz wrote

I have some similar screwdrivers.
You can get fancy ground ones which will be silver, but with a matt grey tip.
These ones are the cheapo ones, but dipped into black paint so they look like the quality ones.

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mrtn17 t1_j1qzcpv wrote

did you screw it up?

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WilcoLovesYou t1_j1r03tr wrote

My wife and I got the same pan (and screwdriver) a couple of weeks ago. So far the pan has worked great!

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mckulty t1_j1r2qe9 wrote

It looks like a star-shaped driver, unusual type you aren't likely to have at home.

See, the plan is you tighten this weird screw exactly once, then lose the driver. It's designed to stay tight 18 months. That's about when you've beaten up the surface and overheated it until it's no longer stickproof. Then the handle gets loose and you get fed up and go buy another pan.

I actually like this plan when Home Goods has decent replacements like Calphalon for $25. Except Calphalons don't fall apart and they already come assembled. You can burn 'em out tho.

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ouchnow t1_j1r3qvc wrote

You know you overpaid for a pan when they can afford to throw in a screwdriver and still turn a profit.

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bunga7777 t1_j1r5rpi wrote

Everyone looking at this as a positive thing. I have a pan that looks exactly like that and let me tell you, you’ll be tightening that thing every 2 uses. They gave you one as necessity

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Einsteins_coffee_mug t1_j1rammp wrote

Replying to Andire (#1,077,255)

It’s the screwdriver that will ultimately always be used, even though it’s not the best one you own. Sometimes because you feel funny using a “good” screwdriver to assemble something cheap, or to open up a battery compartment real quick, or to make one little adjustment on something. Sometimes because this one was the first one you saw (likely because it’s always on top) and at the end of the day, it gets the job done, so it does every job.

It will never sit in a tool belt, but will never sit on the bench either.

Also, side note, do yourself a favor and rub the black nubs off the handle into the garbage as soon as they’re ready to go, before they decide to do it themselves and end up everywhere.

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rgray92082 t1_j1rapwb wrote

I have that very pan! It’s a wonderful pan. And I got fully screwed. Lol

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Andire OP t1_j1razia wrote

Replying to Einsteins_coffee_mug (#1,078,330)

>It will never sit in a tool belt, but will never sit on the bench either.

It's not the screwdriver we deserve right now, but it's the screwdriver we need. So he'll be there. Waiting for the day to screw anything he can.

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User289603 t1_j1rkl1c wrote

Replying to Cool_Cartographer_39 (#1,076,178)

It's clearly not about price, but about functionality for the user/customer.

Not only does it mean you can tighten the handle when it gets loose, you also get a free useful tool, and the experience of attaching the handle yourself 😄

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[deleted] t1_j1rsqvi wrote

The Traeger Smoker I got for Christmas came with one too! There were maybe 6-8 screws that required it. I’ll definitely be using it now for other things around the house.

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AncientMumu t1_j1rwz4r wrote

Nice, handles can come a bit loose over time. Just save it in the kitchen drawer to tighten those screws again.

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iAmUnintelligible t1_j1s0sur wrote

OP, I'ma need you to slowly step away from the exclamation mark^^^^^^^^^!

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nzdennis t1_j1s1eoq wrote

Perhaps you're supposed to remove the handle every wash?

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mtom17 t1_j1s1pjl wrote

Replying to Andire (#1,078,374)

"I'll give it me best shot boss, so chuffed ya picked me!"

30 seconds later

"Ahhh shit i'm slipping i'm slipping! Take it easy fella!"

30 seconds later

"Well what did ya expect from 50p screwdriver??"

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brandnewreddituswr t1_j1s2neo wrote

Use locktight. They are telling you the screw will need repeated tightening

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The-Real-J t1_j1s3xya wrote

You’re paying for the screwdriver

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Anonymous_user_2022 t1_j1s4x27 wrote

Replying to Cool_Cartographer_39 (#1,082,180)

Given a radius r, with the dismantled packing having an obvious footprint of 2(r+Wc)², where Wc is the thickness of cardboard, please find the length of a handle, lH, that minimize the triangular area of a pan as expressed by the maximum length of handle that can be stored inside the pan. For this assignent, assume that lH is r-10mm.

Argue your finding.

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BridgeNo4750 t1_j1s6zhb wrote

People asking why and making ideas of how it could’ve been shipped without the screwdreiver but noone appreciates the screwdriver

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[deleted] t1_j1sdj5p wrote

just in case the person who doesn't have a single pan in their house also doesn't have a screw driver

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jimtrickington t1_j1se0x7 wrote

May you hopefully enjoy more screws next Christmas

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flunky_the_majestic t1_j1se5m7 wrote

Interesting. I just opened Reddit after tightening some doorknob screws with my pan screwdriver from the exact same pan.

Did they give you 2 screws for yours? They did for mine. There's only one place to put a single screw. So now I have a second screw to put up on Ebay.

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TheDoktorIsIn t1_j1sfbtv wrote

Replying to Bierbart12 (#1,076,557)

Maybe the pan company partnered with a famous screwdriver company and it's cross promotion? This is only one, now OP has to go buy the rest!

Or throw it in the toolbox with a the other mismatched screwdrivers like I do.

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mchalky t1_j1sisul wrote

That reminds me, I need a new screwdriver, what pan is that?

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Willy_wolfy t1_j1sjlub wrote

Is it even a good pan? Looks like one of those generic things you buy off infomercials that'll be in the bin in a year or less?

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crappydeli t1_j1skoda wrote

And Apple doesn’t sell charger blocks anymore.

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n3w4cc01_1nt t1_j1snei7 wrote

probably buy from them again based off not providing a bullshit ikea flat pack screw driver

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NOT000 t1_j1spfls wrote

bring it on a date

tell 'em its so u can start screwing right away

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Zerafiall t1_j1sply7 wrote

Replying to Andire (#1,076,614)

“Damn it. I miss counted the little screw drivers and weee one short”

“Fuck it. Give them the test bench one.”

“Then what are we going to use on the test bench”

“I needed an excuse to get an LLT one. Not it’s a company write off” ¯(ツ)/¯

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cmhamm t1_j1sqdrc wrote

Replying to Cool_Cartographer_39 (#1,076,178)

If you order direct from China, you can get these screwdrivers for $0.12 each on an order of 5000. A slightly bigger box isn’t a big expense, but the extra space in transit and storage would definitely cost a few bucks extra per unit. And as a consumer, you feel like it was a nice, thoughtful addition to your purchase. It’s a win-win-win.

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griffteepdx t1_j1synd3 wrote

I got a knife block for Christmas with the same thing! A screwdriver to screw in two screws to hold it together. Seemed like a huge waste to me.

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trymypi t1_j1szhvt wrote

Replying to User289603 (#1,079,711)

You're getting down voted because you have not made it clear how that leads to profit for the company. A business doesn't do things out of the kindness of their hearts, they do it if they think it leads to profits.

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artmobboss t1_j1t1ix9 wrote

The full size screw driver market has tanked.

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eDreadz t1_j1t1kal wrote

The screwdriver is a nice bonus but these pans are amazing. Hand wash only though.

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here-is-a-username t1_j1t2vk9 wrote

I got the exact same pan! It works great. Screwdriver is an odd added bonus.

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Grebreux t1_j1te8n9 wrote

That’s actually kinda helpful not gonna lie, hope it wasn’t too much extra because of that screwdriver though

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NMazer t1_j1tf582 wrote

Could be a $1 screwdriver lol.

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sacarstic t1_j1tovff wrote

Yes. To justify the cost of the pan!

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ycomono t1_j1tv200 wrote

That is so stupid!

"came with a full size screwdriver "...

NO You paid for that and for the shipping. Nothing is for free

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RedHotCommy89 t1_j1txsz7 wrote

IKEA: have this tiny hex key. We know you already have 5000 of them, but still...

Pan company: have this full size screwdriver for just 1 screw :)

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MilesPower t1_j1tzs0h wrote

Replying to Fuckedby2FA (#1,077,270)

But couldn't you save even more money but not including the screwdriver and just adding a note that says "Use a screwdriver and put this together, what do you mean you're an adult who needs a frying pan but doesn't own a screwdriver?"

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Malinut t1_j1ubqh3 wrote

I've got an identical pan, it came pre-assembled. Bastards kept the screwdriver!

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smoke99999 t1_j1v48al wrote

dafuq? when did IKEA start selling cookwares?

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Zncon t1_j1v70q1 wrote

Replying to hearty_radish (#1,078,422)

Not an issue with this pan here since it seems to be some sort of non-stick, but with carbon steel pans you want a removable handle so you can toss the pan in the oven to season it.

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happygato t1_j1w68bx wrote

Replying to amplesamurai (#1,094,957)

You may be a welder, but you certainly aren’t a joker.

Edit: I also weld. But the joke was that not only would it cost $100+ to pay a welder but due to the types of metals, it would be as shitty a weld as it would be to have a loose screw and screwdriver they provided.

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mromutt t1_j1z0x9v wrote

Replying to BridgeNo4750 (#1,082,574)

I get screwdrivers like that all the time with stuff (especially casters) and even though they are cheap crap I still appreciate them XD they strip quickly but can be ground into picks or other tools so they get a second life. Also always good to have a sacrificial screwdriver that you don't care if you ruin or lose it.

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