Do powered off electronics drain electricity if they are still plugged in?

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Rickroll

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I'm mostly concerned about my electric bill. Do any of the following use electricity while plugged in to the wall outlet?

-laptop cord NOT plugged into laptop
-cell phone cord NOT plugged into cell
-TV turned OFF
-toaster oven

or anything other standard house appliance you guys can think of.

Thanks!
EDIT: so if these electronics do draw minimal current, is it worth the effort to unplug them?
 
Minimal current consumption.
A laptop or cell phone power supply will draw a little because of the AC/DC circuit inside.
Newer TVs also will draw small current because there is a small cicuit powered on waiting for you to turn on and control the other sections of the tv.
A toaster may or may not, if it has any LED's or display then yes it will draw current, if it is a simple on/off switch type then NO as it is a 110 device and will only draw current when there is power through the heating elements which only happens when your toasting.
 
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