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The glove box is for your registration, proof of insurance, and a collection of assorted useless bullshit that you'll see once a year, and clean out maybe twice for as long as you own the car.
That cheap keychain you bought? Glove box.
Three tire pressure gauges that don't work very well? Glove box.
Throw in a dull utility knife, some electrical tape, fuses that don't fit your car, a blinker bulb, expired mints or chewing gum, a Bic lighter, and a clicky pen you got for free for going to something, and you've got a well-stocked compartment.
It's the junk drawer in your kitchen, but for your car.
I keep very small tins of peas and carrots in there mostly
You never know when you're going to see a hungry hungry duck
Don't forget hundreds and hundreds of fast food napkins that make it impossible to find anything else in there.
My glovebox has a separate compartment to one side, just the right size for a bottle of water, where you can divert some of the cold air from the airco the pass through. Took me a while to figure out what the big knob in the glove box was for, but it’s super nice to have in summer.