Best gadget you've bought for under £10?

[CallMeCleo]

Mine is a motion-detecting striplight that switches off after 30 seconds of no motion.

I put it across a shelf in my bedroom facing the bed. I switches on when I enter and stays on whilst I undress and wash, then switches off 30 secs after I get into bed.

If I get up in the night to use the loo it switches on so I can see my way out to the landing, is off whilst I am absent then switches on when I return.

Any time I am in bed in the dark I can raise my hand high and it will switch on for 30 seconds.

It's made my life far easier as I don't have space for a bedside light.

Love to hear your best bargain gadget that costs less than £10.

Home Bargains Litter Picker £1.29.

I have one in the car and several dotted around the house and one for use in the garden.

Marvellous things especially when you have a bad back like I do from time to time.

A plug in light for the landing - about a fiver

Solar fairy lights for the garden - a tenner

A smart light bulb - I love being able to control my lights using my phone. Likewise, a smart plug so I can do the same with any other electrical item.

Frivolous but I love my battery powered milk frother (about a fiver). I can't be bothered with a coffee machine and just drink instant mostly, but the frother is fun.

A cherry stoner , only use it during English cherry season but it’s brilliant

Heated eyelash curler.

Same as @PermanentTemporary, milk frother! Love the smoothness in my instant coffee!
@CallMeCleo, that sounds fab, do you remember the shop?

Got mine on Amazon. £9.99

www.amazon.co.uk/Wardrobe-OriFiil-Battery-Powered-Lighting/dp/B08JGPR7C9/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=motion+detecting+strip+light&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1619433596&sr=8-13

Thank you @CallMeCleo!

@theemmadilemma which heated curlers do you use? I've got some that you need to use after the first coat of mascara but it then melts it off. They're a wand-style, bought to replace my fab No 7 ones from years ago!! I'm not very impressed with mine tbh, it's a bit of a faff and I stick with my manual ones

Balloon pump

I am also interested in the heated eyelash curlers. The eyelashes on my right eye just refuse to hold a curl, my left ones look lovely, my right ones - nope!

A lazy Susan for my kitchen cupboards. Whizz it around and find the ketchup easily

The light sounds great OP

[quote LaVieEstBelle159]@theemmadilemma which heated curlers do you use? I've got some that you need to use after the first coat of mascara but it then melts it off. They're a wand-style, bought to replace my fab No 7 ones from years ago!! I'm not very impressed with mine tbh, it's a bit of a faff and I stick with my manual ones[/quote]
These were the ones I ordered and they work much better than I expected!

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GFH9765/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?psc=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&ie=UTF8

@theemmadilemma thank you - do you use a coat of mascara first as they suggest?

[quote LaVieEstBelle159]@theemmadilemma thank you - do you use a coat of mascara first as they suggest?[/quote]
I do a thin coat of a fairly light one, and then a thicker mascara after. They hold up pretty well, certainly better than I've managed with manual curlers alone.

@theemmadilemma Thank you for the tips...off to retry mine now!!!

Lidl nose hair trimmer I think it cost about £3.00

Sorry.. cant work out how to watch the thread in my phone and I have high Hopes for this one

@Piemam

Same as *@PermanentTemporary*, milk frother! Love the smoothness in my instant coffee! *@CallMeCleo*, that sounds fab, do you remember the shop?

I'd love to see what milk frother you have. I can't justify the expensive ones for the odd hot chocolate.

Meat thermometer. Stops me poisoning everyone!. Rubber broom for getting up hair off the carpet.

betterwareuk.shopsettings.com/Lid-Loosener-p171940826

This.

eggy timer

Clothes pegs. Excellent invention!

A little clock from IKEA that tells the time, date, day of the week and temperature, with an alarm and timer. I love that it's tiny and lights up too.