Veritas Pocket Screwdriver

The Veritas Pocket Screwdriver


Today, THE EVALUATOR is reviewing the Veritas Pocket Screwdriver. A device that is both moderately nifty and moderately useless. As you can see, the product in question is a little washer-like thing with an edge that varies in width to fit different screw sizes.
You can read all about this and other super fascinating aspects of the Pocket Screwdriver here

That's all fine and good, but I really don't see the market here. The site says "We sell them by the dozen because they make excellent gifts." But gifts for who? Ultimately there are only two kinds of people in the world: People who drive lots of screws, and people who enjoy the Bravo network. You wouldn't give these as a gift to the first group because they have actual screw drivers with handles n' shit, that are much more useful than the Pocket Screwdriver. And you wouldn't give them to the latter group because they are all too busy watching Project Runway to care that the blade on the hand plane that they assuredly don't own needs to be adjusted.

Honestly I got my Pocket Screwdriver from a friend who bought a dozen and then didn't know what to do with the other 11. I don't even know what to do with my one Pocket Screwdriver. I've used it exactly never. It just sits in my keychain next to the key for my lock to my bike that got stolen. It's just another painful reminder of how un-handy I am and how much I enjoy Top Chef

FINAL VERDICT: The website for the Pocket Screwdriver says " These screwdrivers should be in every kitchen knife drawer and pocket." But you know what I have in my pockets? SPARE CHANGE which works just as well. And you know what I have in my kitchen drawer? BUTTER KNIVES which work just as well. Bottom line, if you get this as a gift, there's an outside chance that you might one day use it for it's intended purpose, but don't actually buy any of the damn things.

Pros:

• Made in the U.S.A.! Thank Jesus Christ that my Pocket Screwdriver isn't made by commies
  
• It has a hole so you can use it as a monocle or put it on a keychain

Cons:

• Will really only work on about 20% of flathead screws
  
• 9 bucks for 12? really? You know I can get an equal number of equally useful pennies for...oh 12 cents?