I keep one on my desk at all time, I use it when we plan grocery runs, to guess how individual items cost when presented as "6 for 4.50", or when we do woodworking and my hands are covered in paint. A retired teacher gave me a bunch of those a while back, I never thought I'd use it so often. I really like the little Hemmi Bamboo ones.

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