"I'm after a 'thingie'"

[Stormy]

I really feel sorry for the guy on the Information Desk at Bunnings. While I was waiting in line to ask my own stupid question (how big a bracket do you need for a solid pine shelf that measures 1210x450x19), you have no idea how many people said to him "I'm after a 'thingie'" to which he would respond "and what kind of 'thingie' would that be?" Got to give it to him though, he never got cranky and he always replied with a bemused smile on his face. :)

But anyway, it got me thinking about my own "thingie" that I want. We're trying to get a little organised around the house here and so we've started with the laundry. I picked up my shelf and brackets today to store the buckets, fertiliser sprayer and other bits and pieces up there and when I got home, I realised the shelf was a good 500mm shorter than what I was after. I was thinking of taking it back but then I realised that the spare space I could use for something else.

So I'm after a "thingie" that holds brooms, mops and such up on the wall. You know, it's a "thingie" that you clip the mop into and it just holds it there. I know you can get these "thingies" because I have seen them on home improvement shows but do you think I can remember for the life of me what the "thingie" is actually called? :hehe:

Any suggestions would be appreciated....I really don't want to have to go up to this guy tomorrow and just ask for a "thingie" :D

[Mad Old Cow]

LMAO i have no idea what they are called so just find a picture of it, cut it out & take it with you lol

[Supa]

i know the thingy you are talking about, we had one in the old place dunno what it was called though :hehe: I *think* we got it at the supermarket in the aisle with the mops etc

[Patricia]

Ummm a mop and broom holder maybe? LMAO

[Kekka]

Check 3 products out at Howard's Storage World....(not quite a "thingie" but getting close! :D) The "thingies" looked different when I was a wee lass...er, and that was a while ago!! LMAO

http://shopping.hsw.com.au/index.php?cPath=7_44_131

PS - I like the last one which is a "vacuum hose, brush & broom tidy". Click on the picture and it'll give you the dimensions. You can order online in need.

[Heather]

I knew exactly what it was you wanted.

[Rachel]

I knew exactly what you wanted too :hehe:
I am one of those people that go into Bunnings asking directions to the thingie :yes:

[Stormy]

Wooohoo Kekka you found my thingie!! :D That's exactly what I was after, something to keep it all neat and tidy in the one place. :x

There's a HSW at the Hyperdome so I might go have a look tonight.

[jens]

Glad to hear you found and sorted out your thingy! :hehe:

[Cherie]

Now...what kind of a doo-dad or whatsit are you going to hang on your thingy Storm? :hehe:

[Stormy]

Oh you know, those thingamajigs that have whoseywhatsits on them :P

[Cherie]

Oh yeah, I had one of them..it was a doozy.LMAO

[Patricia]

You know I wouldn't mind a thingie too..it's been a LOOOOONG time since I have had one!

[Kekka]

My pleasure Stormy! :D

[Barbara]

The broom organisers are great. We had a huge one at our old house and it kept the broom cupboard so much tidier. We have only got this (http://www.storagespace.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=72&products_id=301&osCsid=1a5557c5d0b295a9e6e21c0aaa3a14ee) small one now - The hooks are great too for the dustpan & brush, duster etc :yes:

[Kjoy]

I have always thought Bunnings staff deserve awards for dealing with women like us that go in and decribe thingys, whatsits, thingamybobs, doovalakies etc etc

[Stormy]

Kjoy....hey it wasn't just women that were doing it, some of the offenders were men! :hehe:

I got it in any case and it's now up on the wall, makes the laundry look so much tidier with everything in its place :D

[Kjoy]

Kjoy....hey it wasn't just women that were doing it, some of the offenders were men! :hehe:




seriously ?? how funny! I always thought men prided themselves on knowing the names for all those things. I thought it automatically came with them at birth somehow !! hehehehe :D

[Rachel]

My DP is a really bad whatsit/thingie offender... he is so bad at remembering the names of things (or people we meet for that matter lol)