Most useful thing you've bought under £30

[KenAdams]

We do a game at Christmas where instead of presents, we do useful gifts in bags for people to win. Things like mango slicers, those cards that double up as ice scrapers, that sort of thing.

Have you bought anything surprisingly useful that you use more than you thought you would that cost under £30 please? I really need some ideas this year!

Thank you @Mince3141 !

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Can crusher for recycling. It made DH very happy!

Yes, but you have to post something for it to become a thread "I'm on" - which I prefer to "I'm watching". I tend to keep my watched threads as an archive for future reference, whereas "I'm on" I want to participate in right now.

Not sure it counts but I bought a kitten for £30. Had her 3 years now and we still always joke that she is the best 30 quid we’ve ever spent!

@Walker1178 not to derail but we need a photo!! Also kittens in my area are £150 for a regular cat, which I found surprising

A rotary cheese grater grates cheese in seconds we had one when I lived at home

Things for the car
Rechargeable tyre inflator,
seat belt cutter/glass smasher,
fire extinguisher.

Just treated myself to rechargeable hand warmers, and an electric blanket. So cozy with recent cold weather

Theses are great

I also 'paid' £30 for a kitten from a cat charity. The money was for neutering/spaying the cat and a tenner of it was returned when we bought the cat carrier back pic for kitty tax of said kitten now 12 years old

Love this, my cat also loves a box which I keep on my bed for him and change as and when I get a new delivery!

I got this meat thermometer last year and it’s brilliant https://amzn.eu/d/0mHkcYe

It’s magnetic so I just have it attached it the fridge which is next to the oven/hob. Takes away the rigmarole of taking a sausage/bit of chicken out and cutting it in half to check it’s cooked/piping hot etc. I know you can get fancy ones that attach to apps etc but this one is perfect for what I need.

I have this system too! Threads I'm watching is my reference threads.

The ones I have are in a case.

(edited - meant to be a reply to someone about the Peeps glasses cleaner but it didn’t reply directly to them - sorry. Bit random now!) 😆

Love this thread!!

I’ve had it blasted twice I wasn’t sure what the word for it is for for some reason I thought it was called dusting

It’s going in for MOT next week so I might ask the guys to replace the valve thank you

@Frieda2024 I think that was me, I was "told off " by the optician for using the pad cleaner glasses thingy , I was pointing out some come as keyring style so can collect detritus !!

A spider catcher. No more trying to catch the little blighter with a glass and a piece of paper while being terrified.

It came from Amazon and is called Katcha.

If it's any help, this is the one I bought.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gritin-Rechargeable-Eye-Protecting-Comfortable-Ergonomic/dp/B0BRZ8MKKC/ref=sxin_14_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.ee504be4-0948-4074-9c57-ab6e5b227c15%3Aamzn1.sym.ee504be4-0948-4074-9c57-ab6e5b227c15&cv_ct_cx=neck+reading+light&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-WCjeomKN-opFcVrltUSiVdw2Kgtf8nmR8A9gnaJPA6zQLTrjnTqdbZyDKhnwOk34JJ9qK1kTtULuylNKvzFUg.rsmne1afU9A-plItEsp1wnQyHn35mThKOYIGFcVy4EY&dib_tag=se&keywords=neck+reading+light&pd_rd_i=B0BRZ8MKKC&pd_rd_r=5e2ed104-dfb6-4c7f-974c-247af73a2055&pd_rd_w=7JVMf&pd_rd_wg=WXyMq&pf_rd_p=ee504be4-0948-4074-9c57-ab6e5b227c15&pf_rd_r=JT4F1FAVKHF5PQY9XN2D&qid=1732462437&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=1-4-afc897cd-39ee-4645-9a5c-ccf1056c9fee-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1

Anker power banks. Fast, powerful, hold charge, virtually indestructible.

A powerbank. Fast charging. One of the most useful things I have bought recently.

The thing that cores and slices apples. Only cheap, got one when DD was a toddler, still use it now and bought them for all the family too

Making a great list of stocking fillers from this thread! Someone mentioned oven gloves, we have these silicone oven gauntlets which are much more heat resistant and easier to use
https://amzn.eu/d/gljIHPL

Potatoe ricer, the best mash ever