When you arent home or not using something do you unplug things?

I think about doing it, does that count LOL There are certain things like cell phone charges, speakers, toaster, that do get unplugged immediately after use. Most of our stuff is on surge protectors, but I can't just flip those off because one or two things on each strip has to stay on (fish tank filters, cat fountain). I would love to unplug my microwave, but the plug is behind the microwave and not easily accessed.

I keep a lot of things unplugged and only plug them in when I'm using them. However, the microwave and toaster and what not usually stays plugged in. Just easier and it gets annoying forgetting and having to plug it back in all the time. I keep the big energy suckers unplugged when possible though.

i do not unplug all the things. It gets to the point of ridiculous, sort of having it all dark in the house, and tripping over furniture because you want to save electricity. I really should unplug the toaster, because it is right below my cupboard and sometimes I put the measuring cups away half damp, and I do not plug in my radio and my kettle unless using it. However the essentials and that includes the microwave, Tv, DVD player, washer, dryer, computer, and printer, I leave in. You really should leave the satellite receiver on because, as you learned, if you unplug it, it messes up the programs. The thing with the toaster is that when I unplug it, I forget I did and wonder why the bread will not go down. So there are disadvantages in being savers.

nmo, i dont do that actually, but i dont leave things such as my coffee maker plugged(as we dont drink it that often) i am a fanatic about lights however and am ALWAYS turning them off much to the annoyance of my family!

I worry about recyling and saving energy a lot, but I don't usually unplug a lot of my stuff. I unplug my laptop whenever it's not being used, and turn off the cable box when the TV is not being watched, and I keep chargers unplugged when they aren't being used. :]

the only things that I turn off are my computer and my new monitor but I do not unplug them as its just too much trouble also I turn off. . all lights i am not using when I leave. I do not think that most things use that much power and to unplug my new microwave is a bitcy and for me specially as I have one bad arm.

Right after reading your post, I took a stroll around the house to see what I should turn off. I shut off the kitchen light, the back porch iight, a TV, a DVD player, two computers and a printer. Before I could finish writing this, the kitchen light was already back on. Sigh...I may not have saved any electricity, but at least I burned a few calories.