We love the organization that these clips brought to our spice cupboard! Easy to install. Product was shipped very quickly.
THESE. ARE. AWESOME. I was a little skeptical because I'd read reviews about how "they fall off the wall... or it only works with McCormick spices... and you can't put glass bottled spices in them..." But I've had mine up for a couple of weeks now and we've had no problems with them whatsoever. I used the adhesive strips they come with, in addition to nailing them into the wall from the start just to be on the safe side. They already come with two little holes on each side for mounting. We have all different types of spice bottles on there, including glass and all is well. (see attached photo)
This is a great way to store PLASTIC jars--especially those with indentations (hourglass shape, as shown). My only problem with it was entirely user error--I stuck one of them down not quite straight and couldn't reposition it because the adhesive worked so well. As someone else noted, it's nice that the package includes screws for someone who wants to screw them down or reposition them. I also like that you can cut between each of the grippers to make longer rows by combining them.
These things are great. I tried some from another maker (from one of those little magazines that come in the mail...). they failed me.
After reading the reviews for this set, I thought I would try it. I have limited cabinet space, and one shelf is meds and supplements.
I am not much of a baker, so I only needed two strips for meat seasonings. So I thought I would place four of my most used meds on the opposite door. TADA!!
When my husband saw this, he asked that I order another set. He has many meds, and we have two toddler grandchildren here every day.
Waiting for his to arrive, so we can place his meds safely out of reach, but in an organized fashion.
ONE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW. . . While they will 'stretch' to accommodate a larger bottle 'neck', they will NOT bounce back. You can no longer use that clip for a smaller neck, .
I have had no issue with the adhesive. My cabinets are laminate, NOT REAL WOOD.
I simply cleaned them as I would during Spring Cleaning, and the strips attached VERY WELL
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I bought one set of these after reading the reviews that others had posted. I use the glass spice jars and was a little concerned about if they would be strong enough. I followed the instructions and didn't put anything in them until they had been up for 48 hours. I have not had any of them come unstuck, even with the weight of the glass jars. I did have the fuller jars start to slide down and I was a bit worried I would have one crash to the counter. They close tight, so I just turned them over. So far so good.
Feature Product
- MAKES IT EASY TO SAVE SPACE AND STAY ORGANIZED: Do you have a drawer full of spices or a jumble of jars on a kitchen shelf? Spice Gripper Clip Strips hold each individual spice jar so even rarely used spices are easy to find.
- CLIP STRIPS BOND SECURELY TO WALLS, CABINETS: Your Spice Grippers stay out of your way while managing to always be right where you need them. Secure adhesive lets you mount the strips to nearly anything.
- CUT STRIPS TO CUSTOM FIT THE SPACE: If your space is extra narrow or extra wide, the clip strips can adapt. Easily trimmable to fit the space available. Cut them in half or line them up side-by-side. Each strip is 8.75 in.
- ADJUSTABLE CLIPS FIT JARS OF VARYING WIDTHS: You don't have to transfer your spices into special jars or only buy a single brand of spices. Clip strips can easily hold plastic jars of different widths.
- JARS DON'T KNOCK OVER, EVERY LABEL IS VISIBLE: You'll feel like a genius when all your spices are lined up, labels out. You'll immediately notice when one is missing and its time to re-supply.
Description
Give your spice jars the space, visibility and easy access they (and you) deserve ... without taking up one inch of drawer, shelf or counter space. These gripper clip strips mount securely on a wall or cabinet, and are infinitely adaptable to your needs.
Mount on Wall or Cabinet Door
Bellemain Spice Gripper Clip Strips solve two kitchen problems at once: they maximize space efficiency by putting unused vertical surfaces to work, and keep spices conveniently at your fingertips. Mounted on a wall near your prep area or inside a cabinet, all labels are easy to see and grab.
Top Quality Adhesive Tape for Reliable Bonding
Don't risk a disaster with cheaper adhesives that may not be able to support the weight of glass jars. Bellemain's strips use the finest adhesive available so you can rest assured that once they're mounted, they'll stay put.
Strips Can Be Cut to Fit Your Space
The Bellemain clip strip system allows you to "customize" a spice organizer that perfectly fits your wall space. Is that space tall and narrow? Cut each 4-jar strip apart into 3-jar, 2-jar and even 1-jar strips. Is it wide? Position the strips next to each other to create a longer row. And, of course, the vertical distance between rows can be whatever you choose.
Gripper Clips Adjust to Jars of Different Widths
Your spice collection probably contains several different brands and jar shapes. No worries: the clip arms automatically adjust to grip any jar up to 1.75" diameter.
NOTE: They usually will not hold glass spice jars, but work best with plastic.
I'm amazed how these reviews are here for people to read and evaluate a product, yet although there are scores of people saying it's not holding glass jars, people keep buying them for glass jars and whining when they fall. DON'T USE FOR GLASS JARS. For the plastic McCormick style, which also is how all house brand spices are packaged, it's wonderful. It was so annoying fumbling through all the small jars every time we cooked. Now they are well organized and I can also clearly see all the glass jars INSIDE the cabinet. The adhesive is fine if one is smart enough to scrub down the inside of the door with fantastic or windex (although it may look clean there is probably a film that's almost invisible to the naked eye). The strip is on solid.
Very nice to have in small kitchens. I attached them to my range hood. Does not work well enough for square spices.
Saw these and thought they'd be great for the spices I use regularly. Much easier than digging for the drawer I keep spices in. At least I thought so. They are loose. They only hold one brand's bottle. I use a lot of different brands and sizes. I got so tired of picking them up off the floor every single time I opened the cabinet door that I took them off and sent them to a thrift shop.
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1/2/16 I was contacted by the seller about a week after I wrote my review. Through several emails I learned that they are best for McCormick brand spice bottles, as shown in the ad. I was offered replacements since I had only used one strip and sent the rest to the thrift shop. I found by trial and error that if the bottle has a lip on it, it will probably stay in. I've had the new set for about 6 wks. I have two strips in one cabinet and one in another. So far they work great. Once stretched it will never return to its original size but that has not been a problem for me so far. I have not had one bottle fall and I am using several brands of spice bottles and I also have put glass bottles in it. I just make sure that the bottle has a lip. The adhesive has stayed put for me. I live in a very dry climate so it's not unusual to have to replace adhesive as it dries out.
I would purchase these again now that I know exactly how to use them. If you're careful, they work great.
***Update after over a year***
This has been installed for over a year now and still works as well as when I first installed it. No holders have broke and nothing has peeled off the cabinets or anything. Still highly suggest buying and durability has proven to be great as we have them loaded up 24x7 as you can see in the pics.
First off I will address some of the “issues” from the lower rating reviews on here. If you are considering buying this item please read these points below as I almost didn’t buy it because of the reviews but I am glad I bought it because these work great.
1. Some have said your cabinet door needs to be flat which is half right. The surface this sticks to needs to be flat and while they may come with 4 holders in each piece, they can be cut! Between each spice holder is a pre-scored line to easily cut these down to a size that works. I would imagine that almost everyone could find places to stick these if they were only workin with one or two spice holders at a time instead of 4. These are much more versatile than people state, mainly because they expect them to just work perfectly as is out of the packaging.
2. I’m not sure why so many people have had issues with this spice holder sticking. As you’ll see below, mine has had no issues holding heavy glass spice jars. I imagine that the surface these are being stuck to is not in good shape or if they used it too quickly. For glue like this to work effectively it has to “settle” in and needs a clean surface that isn’t peeling or chipping or compromised in some way. When I installed these I gave them 24 hours before putting any spices in them. They may not need that but many of these stick on types of glued really need that 24 hours to be fully effective.
3. As far as the jar sizes, I haven’t come across one that doesn’t fit and I have multiple brands as you’ll see in my photos. Again, I think people expect too much from these. It takes a little effort the first time to get a bigger spice jar in but they go in and stay and I haven’t had any of the holders break. Even with big bottles. So I don’t agree that only certain sizes and brands fit as I have at least 4 different sizes in mine that all Work fine.
4. Cabinet space. For anyone who thought they’d gain a lot of cabinet space by hanging a few spice jars on a door must not have great spatial awareness. This isn’t about gaining lots of space. I did gain one section of my cabinet back which is nice but it’s more about ease of use. Even though we had one of the step like spice holders to stagger them so you could see them all, it didn’t really help and actually made things worse. Hanging these spices now allows me to see EVERY spice at one time without digging through. I don’t have to worry about running out because I forgot about one shoved in the back somewhere or buying extra because one was buried or fallen over. Did I gain cabinet space back? Yes, and every square inch counts especially when you have kids. Did it completely free up my cabinet? Of course not. But the ease of using my spices on a daily basis is absolutely worth buying this.
5. Material. Some complain it’s cheap plastic. Yes it’s plastic. Plastic is what we like to call flexible, unlike many other materials. It makes a great material for holding these spices because the arms can bend and flex to hold different sizes. If it was so cheap they’d snap right away, but they don’t. Also, the 3M backing is where the real science and magic are at. We take for granted items like this but if you spend some time reading how those sticky backings work and are designed to be strong enough to hold many things but not too strong to rip apart your cabinets, you’d see how impressive those backings really are. This naming made of plastic and the backing thin foam also helps it contour to surfaces that aren’t perfectly flat and things that flex. If this was rigid material it would fail so much quicker and not be flexible enough to hold more than one or two sizes.
As far as how well they actually work, I’d say they’re amazing! I have all shapes and sizes and weights of spices with ZERO issues. I bought these months ago so they’ve had time to fail if they were going to.
The backing is a very thin foam type which is great for an application like this, especially if your cabinets flex a little when opening and closing. We also have soft close cabinets which may help improve these continuing to stick.
You can see in the picture I have one rack half full of glass spice jars which were all brand new at one time and originally had only glass jars in it. They don’t get much heavier than those and it’s never been an issue holding them. It also fits the very big spices.
This has made a huge difference in being able to see all of our spices and if I had more spices I’d buy even more of these because they are simply wonderful!
Keeping your spices organized makes it easier to find right where they are when you need them. No more searching the back of the pantry or cupboard to find that right spice for the dish. These spice racks easily mount to you inside cupboard door and all you have to do is fill it up with your favorite and tasty spices. Each strip holds up to four bottles and you can always add more strips if you need more room for all of your different spices. Each strip is designed to fit standard plastic spice bottles.
They mount to your cupboard door by adhesive so you don’t have to drill hole and wreck your nice wood cabinets. A good thing about the adhesive is that they can be mounted nearly anywhere you have a smooth flat surface. You can stick them on the wall next to the stove or on the wall in the pantry. They don’t take up much space and you can cut the strips down to the lengths you need or line them up to create a longer row. The adjustable clips are nice too so you can easily hold plastic spice jars that have different widths.
I would highly recommend anybody get these spice rack holders for you spices to keep them organized and have easy access when you need to use them. They make a great gift for a home cook or you can even use them in your own restaurant. These are really great.
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