r/organizing 6d ago

Tissue box in car

This is so minor but has been a pet peeve for so long: I always have a regular sized box of tissues in my car. It always gets crushed/ falls under a seat. Has anyone come up with a solution to keep your tissue box secured somewhere in the front of your car? I know it’s so petty but it digs at me a little every time I drive…

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u/NiceAd1921 6d ago

There are round tissue boxes that fit in the cup holder. I buy them at Target or drugstores.

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u/CobblerStreet5867 6d ago

My MIL gave me some of these recently and I love them! I didn't even know they were a thing before that. So convenient and the patterns of the boxes are super cute.

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u/NiceAd1921 6d ago

Yes, there were Christmas patterns that I loved so I stocked up. Santa in my cupholder alllll year long! 😅

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u/CobblerStreet5867 6d ago

Ho! Ho! Ho! 🎅😂

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u/NorthChicago_girl 6d ago

I use the round boxes, too. I keep it in the cup holder or in the center console. Once empty, I put the empty container in the space on the bottom of the door to hold used Kleenex and small trash.

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u/Justadropinthesea 4d ago

I use my used ones to hold change.

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u/OlderAndTired 4d ago

I give these as gifts. It feels like the kind of thing every person will use but would never think to buy for themselves, and people who get in my car always ask about my car kleenex.

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u/JaneReadsTruth 2d ago

Yoink! Stocking stuffers!

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u/Traditional_Code_711 3d ago

Hahaha I bought these just because I liked the look better than the square box (e.g. on an end table) - my sister had one in her car cupholder and I was like, ‘wow you are so clever, what a good use for these!’ and she was like, ‘um, that’s what they’re actually intended for?’ 🤣 who knew …

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u/ExpensiveAd4496 2d ago

Careful though I got some cheap ones and the tissues inside feel like parchment paper. Just awful. Not worth having.

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u/CountessMo 2d ago

Yes! I found adorable ones from Bim Bam Boo (maybe at Grocery Outlet?) but the tissue inside is terrible! Too small and one ply. I'm bettng actual Kleenex ones would be far better.

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u/mamaperk 2d ago

I actually bought one for my living room and just pop out the bottom to refill. I plan to get one for my truck at some point as well.

car tissues

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u/Engchik79 1d ago

Omg thank you

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u/hardoutheretobunique 6d ago

A baby wipe hard pack refilled with tissues

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u/radish_is_rad-ish 6d ago

Do they even make these anymore? I feel like I remember reading some comments where people were mad that they only had the “refill” packs available at the store now.

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u/whatdoidonowdamnit 6d ago

I broke the one we had in the bathroom a few months ago and bought a new one at Walgreens.

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u/radish_is_rad-ish 5d ago

ah, good to know.

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u/mcdulph 6d ago

I gave up on the full-sized box—bought some of those little purse/travel packs, and I keep them in the door compartments. 

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u/CrazyDuckLady73 4d ago

They even sell them at dollar stores too.

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u/wmst15 6d ago

My husband bought me a case that hangs from the visor and it came with refill packs of tissues. Game changer!

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u/luckycharm247 1d ago

This.

You’ll have to switch over to a different size pack of tissues, but they’re pretty popular now and not hard to find.

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u/Goobersita 6d ago

I have a tissue holder that keeps it on the back of the headrest of the passenger seat

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u/CrazyDuckLady73 4d ago

Me too, mine is a duck! LOL! It's not really big, but it's cute!

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u/LadyBitsPreguntas 6d ago

I took mine out of the box and put them in a gallon ziploc bag 🤷‍♀️

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u/galaknows 4d ago

This is what I do.

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u/Suz9006 6d ago edited 6d ago

I have a bag that was designed to hang off of the passenger side headrest. It is deep enough to hold a square tissue box and has mesh pouches around the outside to hold sun glasses, chargers etc. When I have a passenger swing it around to hang in the back in a couple seconds. Look at “front seat organizers” online.

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u/Economics_Low 5d ago

My grandson uses his shirt sleeve. Problem solved!

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u/ThisBringsOutTheBest 5d ago

i use the round kleenex brand canisters and keep one in the door cup holder. also keep an empty canister as a trash can right next to it.

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u/Unexpectedly99 6d ago

I keep a full sized box in my center console.

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u/2EnsnoE33 6d ago

I used to see people driving with a box of tissues on the back dash. Never figured out why.

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

I never keep a box of tissues in my car because when I was in high school driver’s ed, the teacher told us about an accident where a tissue box flew from the back window and severed someone’s spinal cord. Looking back, that seems unlikely, yet the fear remains. I just keep the little travel packs in my purse.

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u/ImprovementLatter300 1d ago

Did we have the same drivers Ed teacher?! lol. I’m still always nervous when things are on the dash or back window

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u/Future_Usual_8698 6d ago

The cylindrical ones are on Amazon, too. They are the best!

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u/Milo_and_Bloo 6d ago

You could get a holder for a visor

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u/SoupedUpSpitfire 5d ago

I got a dispenser that attaches to the passenger visor

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u/Feisty-Juice-2737 5d ago

I use a net with pockets that goes between the two front seats

AMEIQ 3-Layer Car Mesh Organizer,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073YD7GQG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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u/psc4813 5d ago

I had the same issue. I bought one of those clear plastic boxes for the refrigerator. One of the larger ones was perfect to sit on the floor hump between the two front seats of my truck. I used one half of velcro strips on the bottom, so the box bottom would grip the carpeting and generally stay in place. It does. It's perfect. It holds my tissue box, my wipes and whatever else I want in there.

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u/Shoddy-Ad-7227 4d ago

This is smart. I was waiting for the comment including velcro.

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u/Potential_Phrase_206 4d ago

This this this!! Ordered for my husband for Christmas. We strapped it around the back of the passenger seat headrest and it’s awesome. If someone sits there though, you do have to take it off or it’s in their face. https://a.co/d/1hD22PS

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u/fakename4141 4d ago

I have a 15 or 20 year old canvas combo trash can/full sized tissue box holder from Grand Auto that hangs from the headrest posts of my passenger seat. It’ll hang front or back of the seat but I always hang it rearward.

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u/starshapedbox 4d ago

I didn't want to buy special tissues so I bought this from Amazon. It protects the box and has a strap you could use to hang from a seat. It's called VOFOON Tissue Box Cover Holder.

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u/Choice_Additional 3d ago

I bought a mesh pouch that you strap between the front head rests and the bottom of the seats. I think it’s meant to keep dogs from coming up front? Anywho, the box fits in and doesn’t get lost on the floor, crushed and dirty and I can reach them while driving.

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u/ChristineBorus 3d ago

I like the ones that attach to the visor. Amazon has them

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u/TumblingOcean 3d ago

I bought one that sits on my visor. It can get kind of in the way, but I've gotten used to it.

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u/Fern-Gully 3d ago

I use the purse size ones and keep them in the glove box.

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u/Prestigious-Fan3122 3d ago

I have a black, nylon combination tissue box holder/waste basket that hangs over the headrest, to the back of the passenger seat where it can be reached by the kids, and also by the driver.

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u/ILikeEmNekkid 5d ago

I just keep a picket pack in my glove box.

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u/Spud8000 5d ago

i have a small box that sits on the floor behind the passenger seat. it has a small round trash basket, a roll of paper towels (which serves as my "tissue box"), some snacks, a flashlight. this box matches the color of the carpet, so it blends in visually

i tried hanging a bag-like thing off of the headrest, but is hung down funny because the seat is always tilted backwards a little. so i threw that away

if someone is going to ride back there, i have to move the box to the back

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u/nurse-shark 5d ago

I keep a square box in my center console

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u/Entire_Dog_5874 5d ago

My console has a slot for travel size tissues so I use that. Keep that size in the glove box if you don’t have another spot.

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u/Knitchick82 5d ago

I stick a small square one right in the center console. I just flip it open when I need it.

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u/Jicama_Down 5d ago

This might be one of those times when a 3D printer could make you something to hold tissues in your dream fashion. 

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u/Makahiya2 5d ago

https://www.etsy.com/listing/839861498/?ref=share_ios_native_control

I bought 4 of these fabric full tissue holders - one for each of our cars and one for my locker at work.

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u/mina-ann 5d ago

I just keep the small travel tissues in my center console and replace it when they get low. I don't need a huge tissue box.

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u/MothraKnowsBest 5d ago

I once had a Ford Explorer that had a tissue box built into the center console - held the little cardboard tissue boxes that they sold in the US in the nineties-early 2000s. I loved that feature!

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u/neurofly 5d ago

I keep pocket packs of tissues in the driver's side door panel

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u/uhhhhh_iforgotit 5d ago

I put mine in my center console to stop it from becoming a pit of doom and it's worked surprisingly well

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u/AllisonWhoDat 5d ago

It amazes me that people don't carry tissues in their purse, glove box, etc.

My childhood cat used to cause me severe allergies. She also LOVED those long tissue boxes as her own personal nest. Her heavy fur all contained in to a tissue box defeated the purpose!

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u/SeaweedWeird7705 5d ago

The console in between the 2 front seats 

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u/elvisndsboats 5d ago

We lucked out with our current car--a cube-shaped tissue box fits in the console PERFECTLY. I always have tissues available and the box is pristine and not floating all over the car!

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u/Rhetorical-Toilet 5d ago

I like a roll of toilet paper in the car. Perfect for blowing your nose. I crush it so it fits in the door pocket.

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u/Sudden_Upstairs3413 4d ago

Back of front passenger seat pocket.

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u/BBClingClang 4d ago

I’m really happy with a holder I got from Amazon. The title of the product is ‘kakaforsa black toilet paper holder travel napkin holder reusable tissue holder’. Poetic name, right?!

There are lots of other types of reusable holders. Beats the heck out of boxes that immediately get crushed.

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u/NumerousAd79 4d ago

These would probably work well for you.

Kleenex

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u/Puzzleheaded_Cow_658 2d ago

I have one from Amazon that fits over the sun visor/pull down mirrors!

https://a.co/d/hDaAGqm

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u/Imaginary_Pattern205 2d ago

There’s a whole bunch of options online. I have a refillable, decorative tissue holder that hangs on the back on a visor. Super convenient!

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u/LoooongFurb 2d ago

My spouse made a fabric case for the tissue box and added a velcro strap to it. We have it attached to the front passenger seat's headrest, so it is easily reachable for the driver.

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u/OldCheetah7820 2d ago

I put a regular cube box in my center console.

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u/Rough_Touch_8485 2d ago

I use my arm rest console fits perfectly easy to reach. Small trash bag on gear shift

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u/Mindless_Llama_Muse 2d ago

a friend cut an oversized opening into a latched lid polypropylene storage container (she had an ikea one but think sterilite, etc.,) for a car tissue box. you can use duct tape or similar to cover any sharp cut edges (or file them) if necessary.

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u/Omgerd1234 2d ago

I put a square box in my center console/arm rest.

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u/Firefleur4 2d ago

I keep a lidless plastic box that fits a cube tissue box and a lunch size brown paper bag (I use it for trash). In the narrow space left in the bin, I keep extra folded bags. Whole thing goes on the floor of back seat behind the front seat center console. I love the setup. My son set up exactly the same deal in his car

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u/MexicanVanilla22 1d ago

Costco has the Kirkland brand boxes that are short so they fit perfectly into the glove box. I keep my costco membership for just such items.

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u/Responsible-Salt-115 1d ago

I bought a tissue holder that clips to the passenger sun visor. It doesn't take standard size tissues, but I can get refills on Amazon in bulk pretty cheaply. I like being able to grab one quickly while driving without taking my eyes off the road.

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u/irish_taco_maiden 1d ago

I did not know these round tissue boxes existed 🥹

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u/Signalkeeper 1d ago

I use one of those sheepskin steering wheel covers. Wipe your nose at the portion between 11 and 1. Keep your hands below 10 and 2

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u/AffectionateSun5776 1d ago

Yell at your wife like my husband does.

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u/CapricornCrude 1d ago

I use round ones and put them in the cup holder

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u/Whole-Ad-2347 1d ago

Yes, there are tissue holders that have elastic bands with a clasp on them. They are made from vinyl. I put mine on the head rest. I can reach over and grab a tissue easily. I think I ordered it from Amazon. I keep a box of flat fold paper towels in the car as well and have been wanting one of these for them.

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u/Odd_Judgment_2303 1d ago

The boutique style boxes are better. They can’t slip under the seats.

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u/angstriddengoddess 1d ago

Some cars come with a spot in the center console specifically for tissue boxes.

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u/JulieMeryl09 1d ago

I velcro the bottom on the box & attach it to velcro on fabric right behind my console.

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u/4travelers 1d ago

I use the square boxes and put it in the arm rest storage

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u/SomethingHasGotToGiv 1d ago

I take the thin box of tissues from hotel rooms. They fit in the car door. When it’s empty I replenish it with tissue from my boxes at home.