5.0 out of 5 stars
Useful and convenient even for household use, May 16, 2011
This review is from: AFI 20055 Boat Collapsible Drink Holder (Black) (Sports)
We have some of these on our boat, but we've found that these are useful even in our home. We have cats, and thus glasses of water, etc., are always at risk of being dumped over by a less-than-graceful feline. So we installed a few of these in various places around our condo: on the wall of our kitchen, so we can keep a drink handy while cooking or washing dishes, etc. - on the side of one of our cabinets, so we have a more generalized place to keep a drink - and so on. When not being used, they're folded up and are almost invisible (it helps that we bought the black ones and our cabinets are very dark wood).
Our bedroom has no nightstands. We installed John Louis Home closet organizers on the walls of our bedroom (for our folded clothes), as we have only one closet in our entire condo (we keep the hanging clothing in it). We mounted these on the JLH towers on each side of the bed, and now we can each keep a drink next to us when we're reading in bed, or in case we wake up in the middle of the night and want a drink. The nice thing is, in the morning, these fold up and out of the way.
Now we're designing a new couch frame, so that we can mount these on the sides or ends of the arms, and thus reduce the risk of cat dumping in the living room, too!
All in all, if you're living in a tight space - or if you have clumsy cats - these are wonderful holders that are small and inconspicuous when not in use. Think about those odd areas of your home where you'd like to have a small ledge - these don't have to hold only glasses or cans, after all - but don't want a big table or cabinet, and consider trying these. If you're like us, you'll fall in love with using them around the home.
Oh yes: nice quality for the price, though since they *are* plastic, be a little gentle when opening and closing them - don't slap them around. Treat them well and they should last a few years. Fair price for the convenience you get out of them.
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