I'm after a gadget - help please!

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I have a Christmas "shopping list". On the list is "something geeky/a gadget".

TikTok has presented me with loads of "Amazon finds" over the months but now I need inspo, I can't find anything!

Something for about £10/£15.

What geek gadget have you got that's actually really good?! 🙏🏼

I bought a wallet. It had an air tag thing and RFID. It was on Amazon and I'm thinking it was about £15. Don't suppose it's the best model you could get but I thought it would be quite useful.

A Swedish ice scraper! amzn.eu/d/fSQhHqL

A universal travel plug/ charger

Thank you! I have found every ice scraper I've ever bought to be utterly useless.

I've just ordered one for myself and one for my impossible-to-buy-for son

I got mine a couple of years ago after a recommendation on MN. I haven't yet broken it, it works AND easy to find as sits inside the glove compartment (no rummaging under chairs, in pockets, boot...).

I am in the non-gadget camp. I refuse to waste kitchen space on something that only has one use. My exception is this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365109593284?_ul=GB&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338945592&toolid=10001&customid=eb%3Ag%3Avms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A365109593284%3B8fa9d252f47219e83457b5000278279b&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1DH6pWWtXQGiKmPqdu-z30w16&msclkid=8fa9d252f47219e83457b5000278279b&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing%20Ads%20-%20Shopping%20UK&utm_term=4576236137462809&utm_content=Ad%20group%20%231

I got mine in Marseille in a cruise stop about 10 years ago. I always smile when i use it. It is certainly geeky. Suits any age, any gender.

Mobile phone mini projector. Apologies if somebody else has already suggested it I’ve not read the whole thread yet.

@TheHighPriestess1 - where would one procure such a projector? Sounds interesting...(asking for a friend) 😉

Fleshlight.

🤣🤣🤣

Just ordered 2 of those retractable charging cables - love it.
RL shopping bargain Tool Pen for £1.29. Looks comparable to others which are far more expensive.

Haven't read the whole thread. Has anyone mentioned scrolling rings yet so you don't have to scroll on your phone?

Yes, we have a shopping list. We usually focus on DC but this year we've written a short list and we buy each item from the list for each other.
So something romantic,
Something geeky/a gadget
Something boring but useful
Something that depicts how I see you

Despite my previous sarky answer, that list is really sweet.

@GoldsolesLugs
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Love the ice scraper!

This is my favourite gadget present! Easy garlic crusher

www.fruugo.co.uk/garlic-twister-4th-gen-ginger-herb-nuts-more-handheld-kitchen-mincer-bpa-free-dishwasher-safe/p-311299818-695618658?language=en&ac=croud&asc=pmax&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADpXug0X80QDEDFLIp6Pce-Ar9zal&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3sq6BhD2ARIsAJ8MRwV5LedsijuZtQt50tsutbd-l8DCGLg5O90FA1k_xL_BQLmDmlhrWFwaAnW2EALw_wcB

Cable turtle?

@Littleelffriend, did you decide on a mug warmer? If not, QVC are selling a pack of 2, separately boxed, with a choice of 3 colours. At £26, it's more than your budget but obviously you'd separate them. Cook's Essentials Set of 2 Mug Warmers in Gift Boxes - QVC UK. Three 5* reviews.

Thanks so much for the hori hori suggestion, that's df and dfil done!

Meat thermometer 100% recommend! Not sure how we coped before!

A friend has a heated steering wheel cover that they swear by!

These are great glow key rings. They last years and are brilliant for finding your keys in the dark/in a bag.

niteglowrings.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo2DgdiV-hjFwQTqSI3Cfxif0ZdFfhkEhUrkErcYuMihR7PWbaT

Unnecessary, just use a metal straw (bottom of strawberry, push out the top, pull hull out of straw from the leaves)