Being a GIRL and all, I have a use for the hook that you guys don't. I set my purse on the back of the console between the seats when I have a passenger and hook my purse handle. When I first got the car, my purse went flying forward a few times when I braked, so I learned the hook is handy to prevent that. That way I have my cell phone handy (instead of having it unreachable when my purse is in the trunk).