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Silly little things to make life better...

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Arlanymor · 02/06/2026 21:05

... so not hugely necessary. But say you eat a pizza at a restaurant and you can't quite finish it all. Rather than a full-sized pizza box, can you please give me a half-sized one that I can fit in my handbag please?*

*only applies to more mainstream restaurants, I know that kebab/chicken places will jam anything into a small polystyrene/single use plastic container.

Just a little thing to make the world turn more easily. Also although I get the kids' menu and the discount, can we all please order smaller portions if we wish? Ta!

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AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 16/06/2026 13:00

Four foot long is what I need; the thing is an outdoors tank the sort of size the water-tanks in the attic used to be (and in this house still are). Sorry: I just realised my post did sound as if I were talking about one of those tiddy things for one fish on the sideboard.

godmum56 · 16/06/2026 12:48

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 16/06/2026 11:44

Thanks! I might look into that. Except it would be for filling the goldfish tank rather than emptying it, in the summer.

it would be a bit big for that I think. Its about 4 feet long but there are smaller ones

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 16/06/2026 11:44

Thanks! I might look into that. Except it would be for filling the goldfish tank rather than emptying it, in the summer.

godmum56 · 16/06/2026 11:19

bit of a niche one but I have bought a battery driven stick water pump. Its just made emptying my goldfish pond a complete doddle.

ChocolateApples · 13/06/2026 16:31

Fruitloopcowabunga · 03/06/2026 21:02

Online clothes shopping - please can I filter for what I DON'T want (tiers, one shouldered things, cut-outs ...)

Yes! Decent data on the products so we can filter properly. It's so lazy not to do this.

limetrees32 · 09/06/2026 09:59

This is the mini IKEA bucket

Silly little things to make life better...
limetrees32 · 09/06/2026 09:56

I've ordered 2 items for my bathroom
The Joseph joseph scrubber has one side for wiping and one for drying .
Hopefully

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Silly little things to make life better...
Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 09/06/2026 09:16

That looks just the ticket! And hopefully will get in the stupid space between the sink and the shower. TY!

limetrees32 · 09/06/2026 08:25

@Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride I'm on the lookout for the same, with the same reason.
IKEA ( and other places) do collapseable bowls.
And a sweet 7 ltr triangular bucket designed to sit in the shower to catch water.
But we need a compact mop.

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OhIDoLoveAnAcerTree · 08/06/2026 21:17

@Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride Granted it’s full size but I use a spray mop from Home Bargains (about £7.99) with several detachable mop heads. I start with white vinegar on the floor to ceiling tiles, change the mop head to dry off and buff the tiles, then use another mop head to clean the floor. The mop heads come off to be washed while the mop itself stays near the bathroom.

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 08/06/2026 12:17

Cleaning the bathroom yesterday I realised I want a small floor mop thingy. The bathroom floor is tiny, I could theoretically get down and clean it with a cloth and spray. I don't want to drag the mop and bucket upstairs and I can't get the bucket under the stupid sink taps(no bath) so id like a half size sponge sponge mop with a squeegee on the side and a telescopic handle so I can keep it under the sink. And a little flat bucket for fresh water.

Theresmagicwheretheflowersgrow · 06/06/2026 18:30

EveryDayisFriday · 02/06/2026 22:44

Bras to be unpadded or padded. Ban all removable bra pads, they are my nemesis after every wash.

Yes, and many more lightly padded bras please.

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Arlanymor · 06/06/2026 18:25

IamwhoIsayIam · 03/06/2026 09:01

Tell me you don't work in hospitality without telling me you don't work in hospitality

My first thought is this would make your life easier but would make a whole load of other people's life much harder. Someone will have to decide how many full size and how many half size to order for their pizza place. The half size won't stack on the full size boxes so you would need twice as much storage space.

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Hence the word silly.

You’re thinking serious.

Aldo the stacking thing makes no sense as you can stack the smaller boxes in the same small stack together and the bigger boxes get stacked in the same big stack together. I don’t think you need to work in hospitality to get spacial awareness.

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ConstanzeMozart · 06/06/2026 12:29

SailingYachty · 06/06/2026 01:52

A non stick pan that doesn’t have the evil chemicals in it. Stainless steel does not work the same, I can’t fry an egg successfully!

There are these.
Expensive, but they look nice [shallow]
A friend who I housesit for has a couple, and although I've never tried to fry an egg in one they're good for scrambled eggs.
On the downside I'd say the lids don't fit fully (there's a gap), which makes it harder to get a proper rolling boil going if you're boiling water; and the square handles are too conductive, so you need to either pick them up by the long handle only, if they're not too heavy for you, or use a tea towel/oven glove to hold the square handle.

Cookware + Bakeware Set

An 18-piece Always Pan, Perfect Pot, and Bakeware Set

https://fromourplace.co.uk/products/cookware-bakeware-set?variant=42656959824049

JustJoinedRightNow · 06/06/2026 04:43

ThisBirdOnThatRoof · 03/06/2026 04:01

Zombie workmanship is the best

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Brilliant

HelenaWaiting · 06/06/2026 02:57

Emotional support bags of crisps. Slightly larger than average but still handbag-friendly.

SailingYachty · 06/06/2026 01:52

A non stick pan that doesn’t have the evil chemicals in it. Stainless steel does not work the same, I can’t fry an egg successfully!

Thepossibility · 04/06/2026 07:06

I often have a little fantasy when I'm out walking my dog...that some sort of drone or robot type thing collects any litter that someone's tossed, or dog poo left, or fly tipping and deposits it back on the offenders doorstep. Clean streets with a bit of justice on the side.

Bjorkdidit · 04/06/2026 07:05

Fruitloopcowabunga · 03/06/2026 21:02

Online clothes shopping - please can I filter for what I DON'T want (tiers, one shouldered things, cut-outs ...)

For the filters (size, colour, price, style etc) to work at all would be a good start, on Vinted as well as on shop websites.

Currently they just don’t which means it must be deliberately aimed at showing you what they want you to see and trap you into yet another infinite scroll.

I want to accurately filter down to a sensible number of items (no more than 50) that are what I actually looking for (eg a blue short sleeve top) not to have to scroll through hundreds of garments where blue short sleeve tops are dispersed between yellow swimming costumes, pink ballgowns etc.

There might be people who want to aimlessly browse through random clothing items but that's not me and they could still do that by just looking at the website and using less specific filters.

SapphireSeptember · 03/06/2026 21:53

Just had a silly moment that made me feel better. I like the Superdrug layering labs body mists and they seem to have discontinued most of the scents. I found one I didn't have today in the clearance section, thought I didn't have another one, but when I got home realised I do have that one, so now I've got the whole set.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 03/06/2026 21:07

NeedAnyHelpWithThatPaperBag · 03/06/2026 20:49

@Missohnoyoubetterdont

Thank you x, but that's a fridge/freezer as opposed to my fridge which just has a small freezer compartment.

Oh, I thought that’s what you wanted!

AImportantMermaid · 03/06/2026 21:05

paradisecircus · 03/06/2026 10:24

Every car park uses the same parking app

I currently have four parking apps - mind you, the NCP one is probably no use now.