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It seems odd that they're limited to retrieving worn items. Are they going to hand me my cloak? What worn items might I want my familiar to retrieve? And if they can spend "up to" two actions to take my hat and shoes off at the end of the day, does this mean that they can't do normal things if I command them into valet mode for a turn?
You can command your familiar to deliver you items more efficiently. Your familiar doesn't use its 2 actions immediately upon your command. Instead, up to twice before the end of your turn, you can have your familiar Interact to retrieve an item of light or negligible Bulk you are wearing and place it into one of your free hands. The familiar can't use this ability to retrieve stowed items. If the familiar has a different number of actions, it can retrieve one item for each action it has when commanded this way.
This is what bandoliers are for.
Potions, scrolls, bombs, other throwing weapons, wands, etc. It's a universal quickdraw equivalent where you spend one action to draw two items when it's most useful in your turn.
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If I'm wearing my bandolier, I can already retrieve a toolset and use it as a single action. The bandolier rule covering single-action retrieval and use is only applied to such sets.
Sure, but let's say you want to use 2 potions. Valet lets you do that in one turn. 1 action to command, handed a potion 1 action drink, handed a second potion 3rd action drink.
Without it you could only draw two potions (1 action each) and then drink 1.
Also if you have independent on the familiar as well it's free quick draw of any one item.