Remember the old UK bakelite 13A plugs?
If you dropped them on a stone or concrete floor they would crack and/or break.
If the plug was deemed to be repairable it was a case of dismantle the plug and grab the tubes of Araldite from where they were stored.
Then carefully glue the broken bits back together, taping them for 24 hours while the epoxy resin hardened and then the plug could be screwed back together the day after.
After using the last of my #araldite I checked the price at Woolies, Bunnings, and Coles.
Woolies and Bunnings were within cents of each other, but #Coles - 🤯
"Would you like a large serve of enshittification with your search?"
Search 1: "Araldite"
Results: hair clay, haloumi, hair oil, biscuits, etc. No Araldite.
Search 2: "Selleys"
Results: 17 Selleys products, none of which were Araldite
Search 3: "glue"
Results: glues, tapes, silicone, spakfilla, unicorn slime, bone broth …
Search 4: "fix & go"
Results: Araldite (sorry, "fix & go" 🤮) was the 2nd item listed.
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What do people actually call the Selleys 2-part glue:
Eggs now in different baskets.
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