Velcro vs zip ties for my desk setup... I made the wrong call

I was setting up my new desk last month and had to pick between velcro straps and zip ties for all the cords behind my monitor. Went with zip ties cause they looked cleaner and were cheaper at like $3 for a pack of 100. Fast forward to yesterday when I had to swap out a dead power strip and had to cut every single zip tie with scissors, snagged a HDMI cable in the process. Has anyone else regretted going with zip ties over velcro for stuff you might need to move around?

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jade2219d ago

$3 for 100 zip ties... that's not really cheap for the hassle.

the_kelly8d ago

Wait, $3 for 100 zip ties is actually a pretty solid deal, like that's usually the going rate for the cheap ones at Harbor Freight or Walmart. I think the real issue is that zip ties are a one-way street, man. Once you cinch them down you're basically committed forever or until you break out the cutters. Velcro straps are reusable, so even if you spend a little more upfront, you don't have to re-buy them every time you move a monitor or swap a cable. Plus you can adjust them while they're still on the cords, which is clutch if you're like me and always adding or removing something.