{"id":38403,"date":"2013-08-02T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T11:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/homeguide\/holdaplate-frees-your-hands-up-for-more-interesting-pursuits\/"},"modified":"2013-08-02T11:44:20","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T11:44:20","slug":"holdaplate-frees-your-hands-up-for-more-interesting-pursuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/homeguide\/holdaplate-frees-your-hands-up-for-more-interesting-pursuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Holdaplate frees your hands up for more interesting pursuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;line-height: 1.45em\">Trying to eat and socialize at a party with a buffet takes<br \/>\nyears of experience. you have to strategically pick out the perfect spot in the<br \/>\nroom so that you can easily put your drink down when you need to eat off your<br \/>\nplate or text, shake hands or scratch your eyebrow and you also have to stay<br \/>\nclose to the napkin\/tissue station to ensure that you can easily wipe your<br \/>\nhands when you are socializing while trying to eat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/01_l9nvq1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For years, social butterflies have tried to find numerous<br \/>\nways to overcome the awkward situation of trying to have a meal and being<br \/>\npolite to fellow party goers with a drink in one hand and a plateful of food in<br \/>\nthe other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/02_622fu.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default\"><\/p>\n<p>However, designer John Zox has come up with a more graceful solution<br \/>\nto the tricky problem in the guise of the all new Holdaplate cocktail party<br \/>\nware.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/03_1elr2.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default\"><\/p>\n<p>Offered in molded fiber, plastic and porcelain, the innovative<br \/>\nutensils are designed specifically for buffets and cocktail parties where a lot<br \/>\nof people need to eat their snacks standing up and there often aren\u2019t enough shelves<br \/>\nand flat surfaces for people to place their plates and drinks on to shake hands<br \/>\nwith someone or to attend a phone call.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/04_d8ksu.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The plate comes with a special recess on one side that is<br \/>\ndesigned to allow the plate to be supported easily by the users\u2019 fingers alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/05_ajut4.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default\"><\/p>\n<p>The plate needs to be held just like one holds a piece of paper between their<br \/>\nindex and middle fingers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/07_u6nnq.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default\"><\/p>\n<p>This allows users to hold their snack plates and<br \/>\ndrink in one hand while the other hand becomes free to carry on other pursuits. <span style=\"font-size: 15px;line-height: 1.45em\">Holdaplates are retailed in sets of six in the $10-$20 price range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hometone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/08_ahefd.jpg\" style=\"cursor: nw-resize\"><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; 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