Where can I buy a bunch of those clips that allow you to clip your headphone cable to your shirt?

July 20, 2010 7:48 AM

Where can I buy a bunch of those clips that allow you to clip your headphone cable to your shirt?

I have several pairs of earbuds that I want to be able to clip to my shirt. Where can I get a package of these cord clips (not hundreds, maybe 5 or 6)? Google-fu failing, etc.

posted by mattholomew to Technology (7 answers total)

You could get a box of binder clips.
posted by emilyd22222 at 7:50 AM on July 20, 2010

If it helps your googling, I think they're sometimes called 'lapel clips'. You might have some luck throwing 'mic' into the mix, as well.
posted by littlegreenlights at 8:25 AM on July 20, 2010

Something like these, maybe? (Found via this Froogle search.)
posted by littlegreenlights at 8:36 AM on July 20, 2010

Seconding binder-clips as a possible solution. If you pinch one of the folding metal handles together, you can remove it from the clip and lace the headphone wire through it and then replace it on the clip, this will help to lock it in place on the wire at whatever height you want.

But if you want the headphone clips specifically, see if there are any call centers in your area. All telephone headsets come with some kind of lapel clip, and an average call center will go through a lot of headsets (they break all the time.) so there will frequently be a ton of these clips laying around.
posted by quin at 8:43 AM on July 20, 2010

I bought some through eBay a while back. Search for "nip clip clamp".
posted by jaimev at 11:11 AM on July 20, 2010

Proporta sell a pack of what they call headphone cable tidies, which I use to clip my headphone lead to my shirt in the gym.
posted by car01 at 11:32 AM on July 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

Younison
posted by invisible ink at 5:30 PM on July 20, 2010