A portable absorbent wipe support apparatus including at least a main body portion with a mounting clip support, a mounting clip in sliding communication with said clip support, and an article retention portion hinged to an article retention catch of the main body portion is disclosed. A packet arrival prediction mechanism predicts when a time-critical packet is expected to arrive. If the result of either of the two tests on the device turns out to be abnormal, the device in question is rejected as defective.