The new charger sits in its box on my shelf, still wrapped in plastic. I spent my last 10 JDs on it three months ago when the old one started to fray. But I keep using the old one anyway, afraid that if I open the new one I'll just break it too. The BOX::KEEP state feels safer somehow.

My phone battery dies twice a day now, but I still can't bring myself to open the package. The frayed wire on my old charger keeps working just enough, and the new one stays perfect on the shelf. What's the point of spending money on things I'm too scared to use? Every day the loop continues - look at the new box, use the old charger, worry about wasting my last coins on something that stays forever new, forever unused.