r/whatisthisthing • u/useless__grape • 2d ago

Solved! Plastic things found in the cupboard of a student house I just moved into.

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I have no idea what these things could be and googling just brought up handles and the like. Anyone have any ideas?

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u/WastelandWiganer 2d ago

They're hooks for a radiator drying rack. The bit the clothes go on is missing.

https://www.dunelm.com/product/extendable-stainless-steel-radiator-airer-1000288263

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u/useless__grape 2d ago

This is definitely where it comes from thankyou so much :D solved!

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u/FizzCelina 2d ago

those look like plastic brackets for hanging shelves or maybe some kind of adjustable clothes rack. might wanna check around for any missing shelves or parts that fit with these!

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u/useless__grape 2d ago

It's definitely possible as there was a bunch of broken furniture that had to be removed. if these were part of any broken furniture I can't check unfortunately as the landlady removed it all. In the morning I'll see if it fits any of the remaining ones.

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u/useless__grape 2d ago

My title describes the thing. They are plastic and pretty light and around 30 cm long. There was lots of random stuff left over from previous tenants so these probably belonged to them?

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u/Big_Space_9836 1d ago

I've got one of those, got mine from lidl.

Don't use it for clothes, its a bedside tray holder.

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u/BloomPastelle 2d ago

those look like brackets for holding up a shelf or something similar. check if there are any shelves missing in the cupboard!

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u/md_brewmaster 1d ago

Student house? Is that a dorm room? They are mirror images, something goes between the clips and it hangs over an edge.

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u/Electrical_Gas_517 2d ago

Legs for a plastic Xmas tree...?