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Make My Keys Interesting!

mooders — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:31:07 -0800

Help me find cool / useful / interesting keyrings... I have two sets of keys - one set for house and office and another set for my car. I want to add a keyring to each of them so they are easier to locate in the depths of the Tom Bihn bag I carry them around in.

Rather than adding a boring fob, I thought this would be an opportunity to add something useful and/or interesting.

So HiveMind, what do you carry on your sets of keys? Bonus points for UK availability.

Oh and BTW, I am a chap, so lipstick holders etc need not apply!

Are digital photo viewer keyrings any good?

pootler — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:09:35 -0800

Are digital photo viewer keyrings any good? We want to get MIL a digital photo frame for Christmas. But at plus 100 euros for the cheapest one we can find, we can't afford one. A keyring version looks like a cheap alternative but we're seriously doubting their durability, picture quality and software.

We've only got about 30 euros to spend on one - is this budget only going to get us a cheap piece of crap or are these things worth buying?

How can I prevent my keys from falling out of my pocket?

dino terror — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:52:14 -0800

Key Ring filter: How can I prevent my keys from falling out of my pocket (assuming my pocket is the only place that I can keep them) and how can I prevent individual keys from working their way out of the ring? Depending on what type of pants Im wearing and what else is in the pocket, my keys more often than not will fall out of my pocket when Im reclining on a couch. I assume Im eventually going to get screwed by this.
I dont want to look like a janitor or have a wallet chain hanging at my side. I hope the solution wont have to be sewing a loop into the pocket of all of my pants to attach my keys to.
As for my bike key that likes to come off the ring, Im thinking a key ring with a latch that locks instead of just a coil. I dont know if these exist though.

How to manage an unwieldy keychain

grrarrgh00 — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:19:27 -0800

I have the key to get into my apartment. The key to open my apartment complex's gym. The one for the pool. The remote to open the gate to the complex. The mailbox key. My Albertson's Preferred Savings card. My car key. My car remote. My office key. Two random keys that unlock things I'm not sure I even own anymore, but other than that, I use all these keys on a daily basis. My keyring currently composes half the bulk of my outfit on any given day. Please help me. How do you organize your keys, or keep them to a manageable size/shape? Is there a device that does this? It honestly wouldn't be that bad if not for the two remotes, which are both huge and indispensable. Do I have to start carrying a man-purse?