Single thongs across Australia now have the chance to find a 'solemate ' . At least that ’ s what a new online service hopes to provide , and with a tagline of It ’ s like Tinder for Thongs , the chance is now there for that single and lonely ‘ lefty ’ or ‘ righty ’ to find a new life partner . Adelaide man Karl Gautam is the brains behind the new venture that started off as a laugh on Facebook , but has since become a huge fashion sensation . Adelaide 's Karl Gautam wants single thongs to find the perfect partner . HavyMatch Facebook page is trying to get the right match for thongs who are now on their own . Thanks to Mr Gautam all you have to do is upload a photograph or write a description of the required thong onto his HavyMatch Facebook page and wait for a match . When a proper match has been made they send it to you for a mailing fee of $ 7.50 . ' I was cleaning out my cupboard and I noticed I had a few single thongs . I did n't want to throw them out as they were in too good a nick , ' Mr Gautam told Daily Mail Australia . 'So I went on my Facebook page and asked if anyone had any thongs that could match up with any of them . These single thongs were washed up on an Adelaide river bank . HavyMatch is hoping to stop this and make a difference environmentally . 'One of my mates got back to me with one which was the right size . I told my mates about this and they got on Facebook asking me if I could find them one . It was then I thought that there maybe some legs in this idea . ' He set up the HavyMatch Facebook page 11 weeks ago and now has more than 1,100 followers . What started out as a bit of fun suddenly exploded into life and it soon became clear that the Facebook page was n't the right platform for the endeavour . It soon became clear that there was a market for people looking for replacement thongs . 'For this reason I have some IT people in Melbourne working on a dedicated website that will make it really easy to look for a thong , ' he said . 'It 'll be set up similarly to those 'classified ad ' style websites . The website is hopefully around six weeks away and will be called havymatch.com.au . ' The 36-year-old , who works as fitter and turner in South Australia 's copper mines , also realised that although he 'd started it all off as a bit of a lark there was a serious point to the idea of finding a match for your thong . The sight every holiday-maker hates to see on their return home - the dreaded single thong in the suitcase . ' A friend was walking along beside a river near my house and he collected about 40 single thongs that had been washed up on the bank after heavy rain , ' he told Daily Mail Australia . 'His point was that if people are swapping thongs they would n't be throwing them away like this . It would make a big difference to the environment . ' I realised that there was also a serious side to all this . And that it could make a difference environmentally . ' Rather than throwing them away , thongs of all shapes and sizes could still be of use . It 's all the better too as his habit of wearing odd thongs was causing a few problems at home . 'My wife gives me a lot of grief about it . I 've a righty that is red and white and a lefty that is black and blue , ' he said . Now he can argue that although he may not win any style competitions , at least he 's being environmentally friendly . Mr Gautam believes that even wearing odd thongs is better than having just the one .
Karl Gautam reckoned that there could be a market for replacement thongs . The Adelaide man set up HavyMatch Facebook page to tackle the problem . In just 11 weeks the Facebook page got more than 1,100 followers . It became so popular Mr Gautam is now working on a dedicated website . But it was not all good news for those who were looking for new thongs.