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What items did you buy in 2023 that you will now never want to live without?

936 replies

Elephanttrunk · 09/12/2023 23:38

Interested to know about everything be it luxury or mundane
I was late to the game but now use my air fryer daily. I also love my earbuds.

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sc0nes4t · 11/12/2023 22:39

@BiscuitTins I was so skeptical but just could not shift the postmenopausal weight gain and my snacking was getting ridiculous. It has been amazing - not necessarily quick, but so easy and stress free. Just wish there was a "concentration pod"! :)

Mhorsburgh9351 · 11/12/2023 22:40

Small air fryer, it’s brilliant and teddy bear bedding, total game changer, they are so cosy and comfy. I used to laugh at them and wonder why anyone would like them but they really are great in the winter!!!

SandyWaves · 11/12/2023 22:41

Needcoffeeimmediatley · 09/12/2023 23:47

A mini dishwasher which doesn't need to be plumbed in (tiny kitchen here!)

Where did you buy it from please?

Jillybloop393 · 11/12/2023 22:42

Heated throw ... bliss!
Electric blanket ... bliss!
Not sure if this next thing counts as it's not a 'item' I purchased exactly, but it's 'life changing' for me, and cost me money, so in a way I did buy it .... I had my eyebrows microbladed! Oh heck, yes, it stung like an absolute beeeitch, but oh my days, I'm blonde and when I wake up in the mornings with no make up on, I look like an egg, or an alien baby - featureless!! No more though .... I have eyebrows! Yayyyy! Sooo pleased I had them done!

Mrsfussypants1 · 11/12/2023 22:44

@fishCellar @Cynderella oooh thank you 😊

belleadele · 11/12/2023 22:45

Same, we’ve “Alexa-d it”- Alexa turn on the bed!

Tabitha005 · 11/12/2023 22:45

A natural boar bristle hairbrush. Absolute game changer for my frizzy, easily-tangled, dry and, since I entered menopause, thinning hair. Wish I'd 'discovered' it years ago.

BarelyCoping123 · 11/12/2023 22:53

Ladybird69 · 11/12/2023 21:09

@BarelyCoping123 could I have the details of the bookcases please 🙏

Hi - I got the Hartleys white 17cm depth. Holds slim paperback books...

Hartleys White 3 Tier Bookcase 17cm depth
amzn.eu/d/7Y4s7vX

Bookcases, Wood, French Oak Grey, one size 23.5cm depth
amzn.eu/d/3HZL81Y

VanGoghsDog · 11/12/2023 22:54

Yogachick · 11/12/2023 21:28

@wherestheweightlosspill its not just you with the airfryer. I have a fancy arse dual thingy Ninja. It’s OK, can be handy,like a slow cooker is handy. But friends rave how it’s changed their life and obviously it’s not just them, so many folk on Mumsnet, so I too am assuming it’s me and I must be doing something wrong.

I can't see any use for one in my life at all. I accept that some people like them but unless fir some reason I had no kitchen there really is no place for one for me. And you need to save a LOT of electricity to make it worth it.

Dita73 · 11/12/2023 22:57

A king size bed

VanGoghsDog · 11/12/2023 23:00

Cynderella · 11/12/2023 21:50

I'd second a lot of the items on here:

  • drawers instead of cupboards in kitchen
  • Masha for mashed potatoes
  • Breadmaker (Pansonic)
  • Oodie - I don't like synthetics, but I can sit on sofa in it and not miss the heating unless it's really cold
  • Merino and cashmere layers plus thermal socks
  • Ninja air fryer - I batch cook using my gas oven at the weekend, but the Ninja is great at heating up a lasagne or such like out of the freezer. Great chips too.
  • Quooker cube - horrendously expensive, but we use it for boiling water and chilled fizzy water all day every day

For those praising coverless duvets, do you have cotton ones? I wouldn't want to sleep under polyester after cotton. And are they practical if you don't tumble dry? I can wash and dry a king sized cotton cover over the airer in the winter on one day. Would I be able to do that with a coverless one? Do you wash them every week/couple of weeks?

My coverless duvet is cotton, yes.

But I don't want it on top of me without a sheet anyway, because I tend to hold the corner of the duvet or tuck it under my arm and that bit gets grubby, so I'd need a sheet. But, in fact, I use it over my normal duvet so it's more like an old fashioned eiderdown.

I wouldn't have thought it would dry in a day without a tumble dryer, unless you have a very warm and yet well-aired house. I give mine a thirty minute tumble on the duvet setting which is quite cool and then air it, it's king size and winter weight and it does dry in a day like that.

I do fancy a 3.5 together for summer with just a sheet though, that would be easier to wash and dry.

BarelyCoping123 · 11/12/2023 23:02

Speaking of brushes - got this Wet Brush recently and it has been a revelation - we now have several all round the house, and they have made brushing DD's hair go from nightmare to dream. Worth its weight in gold

Wet Brush Original Detangler Hair Brush amzn.eu/d/aFfARpJ

Cloverforever · 11/12/2023 23:08

OkayScooby · 11/12/2023 21:23

Spider catcher with long reach.
I can now pick up a spider and put it outside. No stress.

Was invaluable for all the huge spiders that kept turning up this autumn.

I need this. Can you tell me where you got yours please?

Thisismynewname23 · 11/12/2023 23:14

My daughter went through a stage of pulling her eyelashes out when she was stressed I bought revitalash and they are back long and thick as they were before her bad spell x

Sgtmajormummy · 11/12/2023 23:14

This dog raincoat from a “Mumsnet Recommends” page.
The fleece is lightweight, there’s not much to pull over a protesting DDog’s head, I really like the reflective piping and the straps leave plenty of room for his barrel chest.
I can’t see me needing anything else for the next 10 years, so it was £25 well spent.

What items did you buy in 2023 that you will now never want to live without?
Zerosleep · 11/12/2023 23:15

Bean to cup coffee machine ☕️❤️☕️❤️☕️❤️

pastypirate · 11/12/2023 23:24

Jillybloop393 · 11/12/2023 22:42

Heated throw ... bliss!
Electric blanket ... bliss!
Not sure if this next thing counts as it's not a 'item' I purchased exactly, but it's 'life changing' for me, and cost me money, so in a way I did buy it .... I had my eyebrows microbladed! Oh heck, yes, it stung like an absolute beeeitch, but oh my days, I'm blonde and when I wake up in the mornings with no make up on, I look like an egg, or an alien baby - featureless!! No more though .... I have eyebrows! Yayyyy! Sooo pleased I had them done!

How did you choose a salon? I am desperate to book in the microblading

Atsocta · 11/12/2023 23:26

An air fryer saved a fortune by hardly using my oven, and some delicious meals ..big thumbs up!

Cynderella · 11/12/2023 23:30

I don't know that I would want to make the bed properly every day get used to a top sheet. That said, if I did, I wouldn't wash the duvet very often in the winter. I get that is saves the hassle of changing duvet covers, but the top sheet would do that. Maybe ...

pastypirate · 11/12/2023 23:37

IKEA milk frother can't remember price but it's under £2. Makes an ice coffee in moments. Paired with a video on tiktok about how to make iced coffee!

A bullet journal.

Urban decay brow blade if you need eyebrow make up like me.

Bissel spot carpet cleaner.

Clothes steamer - mine is swan brand £23!! Amazing!

Got2B Glued hairspray a revelation for me!! Can't believe the effect.

My Roka backpack I bought for work after recommendations on here. My back thanks me and I get compliments all the time. It's a work bag for my laptop that doesn't look like I'm prepped for a trek across Dartmoor.

Lastly they might have been 2022 but my country boots - wish I'd bought them 9 years ago when I got my dog, all the money I wasted on wellies over the years. They are all you need for dog walking. Mine are the horse wear Irish brand but many brands are available - they are similar in that they are fully waterproof and warm and comfy. Dp is still marvelling and thinks they are v stylish and can go from puddle to pub seamlessly. I will never buy a pair of wellies again!!!

OkayScooby · 11/12/2023 23:42

Cloverforever · 11/12/2023 23:08

I need this. Can you tell me where you got yours please?

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Here's a link. It is brill.
Spider Catcher B2001 The Original, Green, 68.9 x 12.69 x 6.49 Centimeters https://amzn.eu/d/cwVpQhu

thebestinterest · 11/12/2023 23:47

AuntieJoyce · 10/12/2023 00:00

Dyson v11 animal. No more lugging a heavy hoover round plugging and unplugging

Aren’t they THE BEST? good purchase!

thegreylady · 11/12/2023 23:50

Electric blanket; my husband died earlier in the year. It was so cold getting into a cold bed with an empty space. My son bought me an electric blanket and I switch it on before bed on cold nights and it helps when I get into bed.

SgtBilko · 11/12/2023 23:58

Stove top pressure cooker. I use it nearly every day and it sits on the top of the cooker.
Sage kettle with different temperature settings. Expensive but worth it.
Tapo smart bulb so I have lights coming on at dusk. great for coming home to but also a burglar deterrent.
Velco rug sticker things which hold down the corners of rugs. Stopped me tripping over the damn things.
Fly trap in the garden.