I rarely every use my dado stack just because I really dread the dance of the shims to get everything correct.

and if you misplace it, can cause many hours of frustrating searching as you always put it in the last place you look for it. 

I find discipline to be the cure for that. No lecture on putting stuff back in its place after use, just keep looking for a few more minutes after you find the tool/part to invalidate your claim.