Saw a clamp-on cable management tray for $12 at a surplus store and it saved my whole desk

I have this cheap IKEA desk that's super thin and I couldn't mount anything underneath without drilling. Last week I found this metal clamp-on tray at a government surplus shop for $12. It just clamps to the back edge of the desk and holds all my power strips and cables. My whole setup went from a tangled mess to clean in about 20 minutes. Has anyone else found random gear from non-office stores that worked better than the expensive stuff? I'm wondering if there's other cheap hacks out there for thin desks.

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miles7983d agoTop Commenter

I was skeptical about clamp-on stuff but you just changed my mind completely.

the_julia3d ago

Oh please, you say that now but wait until you're three months in and one of those clamps starts wiggling loose at the worst possible moment. I've seen too many people get burned by the quick-fix hype to jump on that bandwagon. It always looks amazing in the first week, then reality sets in when you realize you need a special tool to adjust the thing. Just saying, maybe give it a real test before you start writing love letters to the concept.