Until this weekend, we thought IKEA's $1 soft serve vanilla yogurt was the best deal going at everyone's ready-to-assemble store. But we're going to change our vote to the IKEA FIXA, a box of clips, binders, and fasteners. For the price of a fast food meal, you get an assortment of organizing accessories that make wrangling in wires and cables a whole lot easier, even fun. We use this set all around the house, helping in the process of "guide and hide" with the usual mess behind TVs, stereos and home offices. No matter how little DIY skills you've got, the set will definitely help fix tech messes (this our 2nd box), so pick one up alongside some Swedish gummy fish the next time you drop by.
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If only they would bring back the speaker stands. I still have the cement block stands that I bought so many years ago for my first post college apartment.
Oh, I need this! Thanks for the tip!
I have the FIXA toolkit in my classroom, and it has been the most valuable thing I have brought into my classroom to date!
I will def. pick one (or 2!) of these up on my next IKEA outing.
I wish we had Ikea in Hawaii, not jus for furn but for these little extras.
I love this toolkit but with one caveat: the adhesive cable clips that are supposed to hold a cable to the wall don't ever stay stuck to the plastic part!
So I end up with a little adhesive foam rectangle stuck onto my walls. Thankfully the walls are white, but if they weren't I'd be in trouble because it's impossible to get those suckers off completely.
1,000 zip ties (yes, a one and three zeroes) cost like $8. Each of the bits and bobs in that box can be found in a hardware store for pennies, and sometimes fractions of pennies. The box might make a pretty great bento though.
The set with screwdrivers and tools is a great deal too. But, I think it's $7.99
Buenos aires needs an Ikea, seriously..
Thanks for the shout out! I think these little "fix it all" kits are some of the most practical items we carry. Every one of my friends and family has received the little tool kit over the years.
Janice Simonsen
IKEA US
I don t think it s worth the price , we can buy triple those things for less than less and organize them.... that if u wanna be frugal ... or buy the box and keep refilling it :)
Those little nail-in cable guides are pretty impractical in a rental. So much spackling when you move out! I've had a hard time finding a large number of stick-on cable clips. They usually come in packs of 6 for $3-5, which is okay if you just want to do one cable, but I have a lot of cables! I finally ordered a package of 100 zip-tie mounts and zip-ties from an electrician supply company. It was about $12.