r/LifeProTips•13 yr. agosimmo_77LPT: Salvage used cable ties by cutting them closer to the pointy end.Posted Jan 30, 2013, 11:50 AM UTC02ShareSave
If you are really that concerned about the cost of cable ties then you can just stick a needle through the part that holds the cable tie closed and then undo it.
Yeah I guess... But that's a much fiddlier job than just cutting it.
If you've gotta cut it anyway and its long enough that it's worth saving, you might as well cut it on the side that will allow you use it again.