Ian's Shoelace Site - Buy Shoelace Accessories

This section contains various shoelace accessories, devices and gadgets, which are either for function (such as keeping laces tied) or for appearance (such as decorative charms).

Shoelace Accessories on Amazon.com

All of these merchants sell via Amazon.com and ship throughout USA. Purchases from this section help support Ian's Shoelace Site with a tiny commission.

"BUY" links will take you directly to that item in the merchant's on-line store. Links will open in a new browser window, allowing you to return to this window.

Metal hook for tightening shoelaces. Used by skaters for super-tight lacing as well as by anyone who finds tightening difficult. Around $0.95.

BUY: Metal Shoelace Pullers

Molded aluminium hook for tightening shoelaces. A more comfortable puller than the simple metal hook shown above, featuring a retractable hook and carabiner clip. Around $7.95.

BUY: Molded Aluminium Shoelace Pullers

Converts normal shoes to Nike+ compatible. Neoprene pouch is laced into shoes and securely houses the Nike+ iPod or Nike+ SportBand sensor. Around $2.99 to $6.99.

BUY: Neoprene Shoe Sensor Pouches

Converts normal shoes to Nike+ compatible. Silicone pouch is laced into shoes and securely houses the Nike+ iPod or Nike+ SportBand sensor. Around $2.88 to $8.82.

BUY: Red Pink Magenta Lilac Orange Yellow Baby Blue Blue Grey Black Clear

Converts eyelets to speed-lacing lugs. Makes laces easier to tighten and loosen, plus increases comfort as the reduced friction allows lacing to self-adjust. Around $7.82 to $9.04.

BUY: White Grey Black

Converts many Combat and Jungle boots from slow lace-ups to fast-action zippered closures. Around $6.99.

BUY: Lace-in Boot Zippers

Converts lace-ups to simple Velcro closures. Ideal for those with injuries, disabilities or other difficulties tying shoelaces. D-Rings even allow manipulation using hooks. Around $18.99.

BUY: Wear-Ease Velcro Fasteners

Other Shoelace Accessories

These are shoelace accessories from various other merchants that either currently or previously supported Ian's Shoelace Site or at least sent me some samples to try out.

Lace Anchors:
For those who prefer a shoe minus the bows and loose ends, Lace Anchors invisibly secure the ends of the shoelaces inside the shoe, transforming it into a neat slip-on.

laceanchors.com

Snap-n-Step wrapped around a shoelace bow

Snap-n-Step:
An alternative solution to prevent shoelaces from coming undone, Snap-n-Step is a simple snap-stud closure with Velcro on the inside that wraps around a shoelace bow, holding it more secure.

snapnstep.com

Flibbers laced in with Straight Bar Lacing

Flibbers:
For years, people have been clipping shoe charms like Jibbitz into their Crocs rubber clogs. "Flibbers" are clear plastic clips that allow these charms to be attached to shoelaces.

flibbers.com

Tie Buddies™:
These are a simple product designed to make it easier for kids to learn to tie shoelaces. They help form permanent "loops" in the laces, with the cute characters then incorporated into a story to help the kids remember the steps involved.

tiebuddies.com

If you're an on-line merchant, or if you can recommend an on-line merchant, with any accessories suitable for this section, please contact me.