Over the door shoe holder !?!?!

[dabsjad]

I have been reading a lot about the over the door shoe bags on this site !! I am a bit confused..How are they used exactly ?? Do you put stuff in them
when unpacking in the stateroom or are they packed in luggage with stuff in them ?!?! and where can I find the transparent ones. I remember seeing the other ones at Walmart !
Ash

 

[sandym]

I got ours at the dollar store. We use it for the bathroom and I bring a hanging shoe organizer for the closet. We fill it as we unpack.

 

[nzdisneymom]

I found ours at Big Lots and it folds up really small to go in the suitcase, and then I hung it on the back of the bathroom door in the one with the toilet. We kept all our toiletries in it so as to keep the counter cleared of clutter. I told DH how much I liked having a clutter-free bathroom counter and I'm thinking about using it at home!

 

[DrCavin]

That is one of the "must have" items... We used it in the split-bath to hold toothbrushes, tooth paste, combs, brushs, ect. Was not a lot of room to store those items in the bath, so having it hanging on the door was great.

We didn't put things in ours until we arrived & then took the things out & folded it up to take home.

 

[Pinkprincessmom]

We bought one as suggested by Dis for our first cruise. We packed it empty. It was wonderful!! I put our dd's stuff at the bottom and ours at the top. We will use it on every trip from now on.

 

[HooKooDooKu]

Over-the-door-shoe holders are a way to compensate for the lack of storage space a "Standard" (Cat 11 & 12) cabin has (check out this thread I started on Standard v. Deluxe).

The primary thing is that standard cabins have almost zero shelf space. While there is SOME space, there just isn't enough room for all the toiletries you're likely to need each day (tooth brush, toothpaste, mouth wash, hair brush, comb, razor, shaving cream, shampoo, conditioner, contact case & solution, dental floss, soap, Kleenex, hygiene products, sun screen, aloe for sun burn, hand sanitizer, etc).

The OTDSH can also be used to store small clothing items (socks, underwear, tank-tops, etc) to allow more room in the provided storage space for larger pieces of clothing.

If you have a Deluxe cabin, there is enough additional shelves in the bathroom and storage space for cloths the the OTDSH isn't REQUIRED, but is still a neat way to organize all the small stuff you've got to keep up with (camera, wallet or where ever you store your KTTW cards, batteries, film, keys, reading books, i-pod, hand-held video games, two-way radios, 1st aid kit, etc).

 

[auntie k]

This was one of the best tips I found on this board. Will always travel with one from now on!

 

[lbgraves]

We always put the medications in the top row way out of the kid's reach.

 

[CM_Mom]

WE were in a Cat 11 and stuck a suction cup hook on the wall behind the commode to hang the OTHDSH on. Worked fantastically well for 3 adults and one bathroom.

I would recommend adding the suction cup hooks to the list.

 

[mommykeg]

We brought TWO over-the-door shoe holders and hung them on the outside of each bathroom door. We used on for misc. stuff...sunscreen, meds, sunglasses, chapstick, KTTW lanyards, cameras, toiletries...anything that would have been cluttering up the counters. It was great to always be able to find things without having to search the cabin! Everything had a spot in the shoe holder. The other shoe holder we used for....SHOES!!! Well, actually, just shoes for myself and DD...the boys (DH and DS) put their shoes in the bottom of the closet!

Anyway...the shoe holders are definitely the best tip ever. I packed them flat and filled them when we got there...ours were the kind with the hooks that go over the top of the door. Now they are in our travel box...and we use them in hotel rooms too!

 

[luckey-lasvegas]

I got our 2 at big lots for around $5.00. They worked so well that DH put it up on our bathroom door at home.

 

[MommaluvsDis]

I will never travel without my OTDSH again! I just hang it up at home, fill it, roll it up and pack in the suitcase. When I get to where I'm going, I hang the hooks, unroll it and hang it up.

 

[TiggerKing]

Over-the-door-shoe holders are a way to compensate for the lack of storage space a "Standard" (Cat 11 & 12) cabin has (check out this thread I started on Standard v. Deluxe).

If you have a Deluxe cabin, there is enough additional shelves in the bathroom and storage space for cloths the the OTDSH isn't REQUIRED, but is still a neat way to organize all the small stuff you've got to keep up with (camera, wallet or where ever you store your KTTW cards, batteries, film, keys, reading books, i-pod, hand-held video games, two-way radios, 1st aid kit, etc).

I hate to disagree with HooKoo here, but DW and I had a cat 9 on our last cruise and still needed the OTDSH for our bath. With all of her "stuff" (sorry ladies), I would not have even had a spot for my toothbrush without it. I would recommend it for just about any category cabin up to the Concierge levels.

 

[dabsjad]

Thanks all for all the replies !! I am going to try Big Lots/Walmart today for these !!!!!
Ashwini

 

[domiii]

I agree we wouldn't leave home without our shoe holder! We hung it on the outside of the shower room door. This way it was always available if the rooms where occupied.

I ditto the comment about the magnetic hook. I used ours on the veranda to hang wet things out to dry!

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

just to add...I hung ours INSIDE the bathtub/shower side...I kept all the shampoo, hairspray, curling iron (once cooled) and at the bottome, it had larger pockets...great for my makeup bag and hairdryer

Got mine at Walmart

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

Where do you find them at Walmart?

 

[mommykeg]

We found them at WalMart on the aisle with the ironing board covers and supplies.

 

[domiii]

Look near the curtain - ironing board supplies - some where around there! Mine was aroung $5-$6. Good luck.

 

[Sue (mom of 3 boys!)]

Hmmm...I feel like the odd one here. We didn't bring them, didn't miss them. We all have toiletry bags from LL Bean, which we pack before we go (actually, they stay packed all year for any trips), then just hang on the hook in the bathroom (the small detachable part goes on the shower bar for shower needs). We had two rooms though, so only 2 needed to be hung for DH and me.
I like the idea of using them as a place to stash "stuff" when coming and going. Besides sunscreen, small clothing items and electronics, what did you stash in the OTDSH?