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hamradio:
Something I just saw in the local $2 shop, (for $2.49 :) ):

Soft coated wire tie, cut it to length, ~4mm in diameter:
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-4wd (April 20, 2016, 01:42 AM)
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Just a note with a different kind I got that looks like the same...Be careful with it as if it is like some I purchased the metal wire from the inside part can start showing from each side occasionally.

MilesAhead:
Something I just saw in the local $2 shop, (for $2.49 :) ):

Soft coated wire tie, cut it to length, ~4mm in diameter:
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-4wd (April 20, 2016, 01:42 AM)
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Just a note with a different kind I got that looks like the same...Be careful with it as if it is like some I purchased the metal wire from the inside part can start showing from each side occasionally.
-hamradio (April 21, 2016, 11:28 AM)
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Thanks for the tip.  Next time I am in DollarTree store I will look for the twisty tie spool.  Supposedly they have a cutter hanging off the spool, come with a refill, and are a buck.  It is just a matter if it is in stock at the particular store.  Ordering for pickup in store online there's always some minimum order.  I don't really need to carry around four of them.  :)

It will be such a relief when I get a place to have things like a closet and a junk drawer.  ;)

MilesAhead:
Here is what I ended up getting:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/24784214

Free shipping and since it was US mail it was no problem sending it to GENERAL DELIVERY.  Instead of twisting and tying I think what I may do is wrap a short length of wire around stuff like USB cable at two ends.  To unroll it all I will have to do is pull the 2 twisty wires.  This spool should last me for quite awhile.  :)

Edit:   btw these are similar to the twist ties on a loaf of bread.  Perhaps 3 times stronger.  The built in cutter on the spool is a bit of a pain.  But the line can be cut easily with scissors.

app103:
I asked my daughter about this, and she came up with something I didn't think of...hair clips.

She says these are fantastic for bundling the cords from earphones, and also for keeping it clipped to a specific part of your jacket, while wearing them.



She says you can get them about 8-10 in a pack at a $1 store.

She also wanted me to tell everyone not to throw away those sock hanger hooks, especially the ones with the double hooks on them. She says to hold them with the hooks pointing up, slip it over your belt, and the rest will come to you like a bright light in a dark tunnel. And when you figure it out, you'll never want to throw them away again. (she considers them essentials for camping)

MilesAhead:
I asked my daughter about this, and she came up with something I didn't think of...hair clips.

-app103 (May 10, 2016, 10:54 AM)
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I was thinking of those kind where you press the end and they separate.  The "H" shaped ones.  I can't find a picture of one online.  Something like that would be quick to put on.  But I'm not sure if the end you press to release might not get tangled.  Also an "alligator clip" used by electronic techs may work if the teeth were rubber coated.

But this wire works pretty well.  It takes a while to judge how long to cut the thing in each case.  I could have purchased 4 spools for $1 each and picked them up at Dollar Tree.  But now the minimum order is a case of 24.  The clerk at the Dollar Tree store told me they had not had any of those twisty tie spools in a long time in her store.  But I am pretty sure I saw the plastic hair clips.

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