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Anyone use a valet tray?

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Dessert Tears

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Anyone use a valet tray to hold their change, keys, and other pocket contents? Example at Amazon I want something nicer than a plain cardboard box. This cardboard letter basket is nice enough, but it is too large, sized for 8.5x11 paper. I browsed desk organizers, but I didn't see anything suitable.

I found a [thread=1939460]thread from 2006[/thread], but I decided not to necro it.
 
I'm not sure what you would call the thing I use. It is like a bowl but squared off with a teacup handle on one side. It is also made out of pewter and at least 43 years old. That is how long I remember it being around the house at least.
 
I love mine! I keep meaning to setup the charging part....
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My father had a nice wooden dresser valet with a roll-top lid of heavy paper with an old school world map picture on it. I loved that as a kid.

I just use a small plastic basket like this.
http://www.citylivingstores.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=793372
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Here are a few possibilities.
http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=102867024&c=15003
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http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/roll-top-desk-organizer
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Try a google image search for "wooden dresser valet roll top vintage".
Another two possible search terms are "change" and "tray".
 
Thanks for all the replies. A plain plastic tray/basket should work for me. I should have specified that I usually don't carry change any more, so I don't need the separate compartments.

This is a situation where a physical store has a comparative advantage over online. Browsing a store like Bed Bath and Beyond would probably turn up something. Amazon has too many products to browse, and its search results are too narrow. I found some possibilities at The Container Store site, but it's easier to compare their size in person.
 
I've never felt the need for such a thing.

when I get home, I usually empty out the contents of my pockets (except my phone) on a shelf right next to the door... my phone stays on my person until bedtime, at which point it gets plugged into the charger on my nightstand.
 
rudeguy said:
I love mine! I keep meaning to setup the charging part....
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Click to expand...

My lovely valet tray has met its maker.

My fat lazy cat decided to sit in it. I heard a weird sound and then change hitting the floor. The whole floor is bent and ruined.

RIP good buddy
 
I have a brass valet that sits on top of my dresser. It obviously was made in India. I've had it so long that I don't even remember where I got it, but I've seen things like it at a any number of import shops for a lot cheaper then $25.
 
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