Years ago a lady borrowed my snap applicator to finish a western shirt for her husband. Nearly two years!! later, I told her I needed it back for something I was working on, which was the truth. She THEN "borrowed" it again (still hadn't finished DH's shirt). Eventually I saw him wearing the shirt and said how nice it turned out and that I needed my snap applicator back, again. She told me she'd returned it a long time ago, that she'd given it to my husband... Well, he knew nothing about it but would certainly have set it with my sewing stuff if he had received it from her!
Bottom line: to replace it, with all the extras I had with it, would now cost at least $40! >:(
Sad to regret having been helpful to a fellow thread-head.