Funny thread.
I'll add that for residential new construction, we usually power up 2 receptacles for job-site power. Usually refrigerator which we put on an individuial 20 amp circuit (I know that isn't required) and the Laundry if it is on the 2nd floor, otherwise it's the bathroom home run. Either way, the point is we tape up whatever we put in, as we cut off the ears, and don't instqall a plate, so that the temp receptacles can be removed after board and plaster.
Aside from this, and the tape used in lieu of bandaids, the only true use is for service upgrades, where the poco here allows us to do the permanent connections. (They provide the connectors if you are enrolled.) We can use the cheap plastic "pocket book" covers, or tape them I'll choose tape.
