I do the same, but they tend to pile up bedside until whatever reason they disperse. I know that I can always find a flashlight or three bedside. I never used the flashlight app on my cell phone and eventually removed it as it would just turn on for no apparent reason at all. Actually keep several in vehicles so I can set one down and use another.I have them all over. Each vehicle has one, another in my gym bag, one in my range gun, one.bedside, one downstairs, a very small LED attached to the key ring, and one on me.
This question is related to me earlier question about an EDC knife for my son's upcoming 18th birthday.
As I outfit his EDC, I have to ask, is a flashlight even necessary? The lights on these newer smart phones (buying him one of those, too) are pretty bright. I have Phenix that I really like, but I don't carry and pretty much never use it. Sits by my bed.
Should I go down the road of picking out a light, or should I just skip it?
Some of these inexpensive (and popular) lights can fail at absolutely the wrong time. A mile a way from your truck while returning in the dark from a deer stand. Or a nightstand light next to a nightstand home defense weapon when needed most.