simplehuman Slim Sink Caddy Sponge Holder, Brushed Stainless Steel, Silver

If your cups won’t suck, read this review →
Here is a life hack for suction cup problems that will work on this caddy and also for any suction cups stick to mirrors or glass. I learned it last year after searching the internet because I LOVED this “simple human brushed sink caddy” Simplehuman Sink Caddy, Brushed Stainless Steel but it no longer would stay up. This is a larger caddy that looks great so I was determined to find a solution. When I found the hack I was dubious for a couple of reasons, but those concerns faded.Here’s the hack > Take just the smallest dab of any Vaseline type product on your fingertip and simply rub a very thin film of it over the suction cup before adhering to surface. The suction cup can be moist when you do this or bone dry. Both work.Here were some things that came to mind when I first read about it.1. I was pretty sure I have not had any Vaseline in my home for, well, decades (kind of sad to say – doh). The original hack I read stated only Vaseline so I figured I was dead in the water because I am too lazy to have gone out to get some to try this. Then I read a comment from someone that said ‘any lube will work’. Sadly, I don’t have any of that either but it did get me thinking that I should take a peek under the bathroom sink and in the drawers. It was there that I found some CVS advanced healing ointment that’s like aquphor, which is greasy. It solved the issue instantly! I immediately remembered this magnification mirror my wife has with a suction cup in the bathroom that keeps falling off and while I had some lube on my finger I did it to her little mirror as well. Instantly I could tell it was not going anywhere and in fact it has been sucking for almost 3 months now.2. I thought it would be a greasy mess that was more trouble than it was worth. It turns out that it is not ANY hassle at all. One simple application of something greasy will permanently solve the issue. Meaning, if you never needed to remove the suction cup it will stay affixed for a lifetime. And when I did remove the caddy to run through the dishwasher it went right back to sucking with a dab of goo. The mirror in the bathroom has never been removed since that first application of grease because it adhered air tight so cleaning around it is all that is needed. It’s like anything else that’s permanently mounted now. It handles normal touching and adjusting of the mirror with no problem. This is a little mirror that I could make fall off the mirror just be staring at it! If the star took too long I could blow it across the room in a second. The little mirror fell literally every day for months. My wife and I began to joke about it that the other should fix it which turned into a test of wills. We would both replace it to the mirror when we saw it down, but never speak of it. You have to know us, but this was all in good fun. Anyways, the point is that since putting the ointment on the suction cup it has performed exactly like it is glued on there – but it’s not – which is good!3. I figured that if it did keep it from falling it would just slide around. From what I remembered, Vaseline + friction made things move better. As it turns out, there is ZERO sliding around of the suction cups on the surfaces. Maybe it is because there are several points of stability that took over for the suction cups so those elements are doing fine in stopping the caddy from sliding right/left whenever touched. Perhaps it is because of whatever physics or chemistry that is involved in the Vaseline making the suction cups adhere. The only thing I care about is that it is an amazing hack and it turns out there are no real drawbacks in practice.It’s time for a call to action, people!Go fix your caddy & every other suction cup in your life!!Then we must spread the word! This malady can’t be allowed to survive past the 21st century!!This conspiracy CAN be halted with your help!For the sake of all our grand kids and their future sink caddy dreams, you must grab the ointment!

Best solution I’ve tried yet
I have way too many brushes and sponges in my kitchen and needed a solution to eliminate water and mess on the counter. I’ve tried any number of suction anchored holders and they ALWAYS come off. Having the metal hook to reinforce it really does help, but be warned, if your sink is not flush with the counter, it won’t work at all. Fortunately, I have a double sink and was able to put it on the center upright, which may be better anyway because the things drip into the sink instead of onto the counter.

To be honest this item is a little pricey because of the SimpleHuman name attached to it. I was not really impressed when I received it because it was missing a suction cup but Amazon ended up giving me a 50% discount because of the missing suction cup. That’s when I decided to keep it. I will say, set price aside, it is well made, large enough to hold two items and looks really nice in your sink.

Great item. Spacious easy to clean.. Stays in place and looks good.