Ask HN: What to Do with Lanyards from Conferences?

[zufallsheld]

I have been to some tech conferences in the last years and collected some lanyards and badges. While I think it would be cool to create a collage of the badges, I'm not sure what to do with all these lanyards. Any ideas?

[cafard]

I guess that you could cut them above the join and see whether they work as shoelaces. That could be a fashion statement of sorts--high-top sneakers with recycled-lanyard shoelaces of different colors.

[mattnewport]

Options:

1) Throw them in the garbage as soon as the final session is over.

2) Prepare for your appearance on "Hoarders".

3) There is no third option.

[coretx]

Store them somewhere for a decade. Auction them somewhere. Enjoy the money.

[matt_the_bass]

I have 2 nice leather ones I got from a friend that worked in the leather industry (they gave them out at tradeshows). I keep them and reuse them at all the shows/conferences I go to. I skip even taking the lanyards given out with the badge.

[firelinks]

Take pictures, convert them into NFTs, sell them as either the image or the physical item. One of them gets destroyed, the other goes to the highest bidder.

[MisterSandman]

I use them as keychains. I still think lanyard make bette rkeychains than keychains, since it makes it more visible but still relatively portable.

[kleer001]

Cut them to 6 to 8 inches long then sew them together as a scarf ?

[mattwest]

Get a scrapbook.

[I_dev_outdoors]

replace the lanyard of your work badge if you wear one and then throw the others away.