"mike" wrote in message
. 1.4...
I would like to put various things up on recently tiled areas, and I'm not
sure about final positions, etc., so I don't want to drill and plug.

My last experiences with sticky pads, glues, etc all came to nothing, the
widget either fell off with time, or slid gracelessly down the wall.

But what about now; is there some sort of sticky which is unconditionally
strong, but the fixture can be chipped or pried off without damaging the
surface, I don't care so much about damaging the fitting, so perhaps it
could be broken up a bit, and solvent applied.

I read of very strong jollops here, but are they perhaps _too_ strong
and
would wreck the wall : (

Double sided stick foam tape.
You can remove it by using a knife to cut the foam and then scrapping it
off.
You *need* to clean both surfaces and have a good contact area.

There is no such thing as unconditionally strong BTW and if there was you
wouldn't be able to remove it.