Look at the top of a pair of trainers and there is frequently an extra pair of lace holes, set slightly back and apart from the rest, which the laces…
On the flat pins of a plug there are usually small round holes near the tip.
They are not there for anything you are supposed to do with them, they…
On the back of a tie, a few inches up from the narrow end, there is a small loop of fabric stitched across it.
It is called a keeper, or…
A takeaway coffee lid has a large opening you drink from and, on most designs, a small hole on the opposite side of the dome.
People assume the small one…
On each end of a box of kitchen foil, cling film or greaseproof paper there is a small perforated oval or rectangle, printed with an instruction that nobody reads.
Push…
A new garment frequently arrives with a small packet containing a spare button, a length of thread, and sometimes a square of the fabric it is made from.
The button…