Pro tip: skip the cable tray, use shower curtain rings

Everyone swears by those metal trays under the desk but mine sagged after 3 months with my power strip and USB hub. I clipped the cables to a cheap tension rod using shower curtain rings, cost me $8 at Target and it looks cleaner plus way easier to swap stuff out. Anybody else ditch the standard route for something weird that just works?

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lindahunt10d agoMost Upvoted

Ugh, the sagging thing is so real. I had the same issue with one of those mesh trays, it bent right in the middle and my cords just piled up in a heap. The shower curtain ring idea is genius though, I've been using binder clips on the edge of my desk for a while but they keep snapping when I need to move a cable. Maybe it's just me but swapping out a phone charger is such a pain when everything is zip tied to something permanent. I love that you can just unclip one ring and slide a new cord through without touching the rest. Honestly, might steal this setup this weekend, my $8 fix is already looking sad compared to yours.