Shoe Hanger at My Dollar Store - Besant Nagar Chennai

May 4th, 2008

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Today, Williams and I had been to the “My Dollar Store” at Besant Nagar in Chennai.

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Here we came across an interesting product which was worth covering. The product is a collapsible shoe/slipper hanger. This has a Velcro based loop on the top which can be removed and wrapped around the iron rod found in most closets. The hanger when placed on a table is as tall as a notebook. But when you lift this product it unfolds itself, revealing 7 compartments for holding 7 pairs of shoes/slippers.

The pictures below would bear close resemblance to the actual product which we saw in the store.

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Click on Image to enlarge. Images Courtesy : cruise.about.vg and homedepot.com respectively.

The price of the product in store was Rs. 99 + VAT. This is not a bad deal. But we have to tell you that the product will not hold your heavy shoes or the tall ones. Ideally it is meant to store light weight slippers and sandals along with kids shoes at the max.

Still it is an interesting product and allows you to reduce clutter at home.

Williams and I shared an after thought that the same can be used to store handkerchiefs, formal socks, casual/sports socks etc too!

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Managing footwear - A Perennial problem

October 12th, 2007

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I am quite sure that most of you face this problem at home. How to effectively manage footwear at home?

Lets do a quick math here. Assume that a home has 4 occupants, Dad, Mom , Daughter and a Son.

Dad needs - 1 formal pair of shoes, 1 Semi casual pair of shoes, 1 set of sport shoes , 1 Formal pair of slippers /Sandals and 1 all purpose slipper for regular indoor/outdoor use.

5 pairs for dad.

Mom needs (lets say) - 3 pairs of slippers , 1 set of sneakers for walking and 1 all purpose slipper for regular indoor/outdoor use.

5 pairs for mom.

Daughter needs - 1 sports shoe for school , 1 regular shoe for school , 1 pair of slippers + 1 all purpose slipper for regular indoor/outdoor use.

4 pairs for daughter.

Son needs the same as the daughter.

4 pairs for son.

 We are talking roughly 18 pair of shoes for the given family. And what do we do to store these footwear?

Shoe Rack

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We use stands like the one shown above. This really not a good solution. It gathers dust. Your footwear can be stolen or misplaced. Leather goods can absorb moisture from the air in humid conditions and deteriorate over a period of time.

So have you managed your footwear in a different manner than described above? If so, please share it with us.

In apartments especially managing footwear can be tough as one has to consider keeping them right outside their homes which can remove the aesthetic appeal. Or they have to resort to storing the shoe rack in the balcony or some other vacant place.

Do share your opinions.

have a nice weekend.

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