If you haven't used it in a year it's probably time to get rid of it. At least that's what I do. We live in a small apartment and have no room for much clutter. So this works well for us. I used to hang on to a lot of random stuff that I thought would come in handy in the future. You know what... It just would accumulate and accumulate until I had no room for the stuff I used regularly! So, if it isn't being used get rid of it!