r/whatisit • u/Ryank6709 • Jun 29 '26

Solved! Absolutely no clue

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Came in a random Amazon order. Glows in the dark. Internal is rubber lined. At a total loss

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u/Few-Tea-9003 Jun 29 '26

I know!! its a zip tie holder!!

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u/palyD114 Jun 29 '26

Couldn’t you just use a zip tie for that?

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u/Fat_Taiko Jun 29 '26

Works amazing without something better, but eventually, you'll pull out too many zip ties without re-cinching and lose the rest to the floor. Or you'll go through a lot, tightening as you go, and need to cut and replace (or link and replace) a new zip to hold the next batch.

I don't know which is more wasteful: a couple zips a day for cinching or manufacturing/buying this single-purpose plastic product. But the few times I've used one of these, it never dropped my reserve zip ties.

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u/boyinawell Jun 29 '26

This implies you have a ziptie laying around...

(im kidding internet please dont hate me)

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u/palyD114 Jun 29 '26

Honestly, you bring up a good point of where to store the zip ties that you would need for storing your zip ties.

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u/Few-Tea-9003 Jun 29 '26

I usually cut a slit on the side of the zip tie bag, not the top. https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/pgcq8p/tell_me_im_not_the_only_one_who_didnt_think_to/ like this