What was you BEST purchase for the house or otherwise

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Light hearted to counter the worst stuff you've bought thread.

Me - two Kirby vacuums for under £200 delivered from eBay rather than £4k - one for each floor as they're bloody heavy. I may think of more as we go along

A fridge-freezer that doesn't ice up - the sheer pleasure I get from taking things out of the freezer without chipping them out of ice is amazing. A duel fuel heated towel rail, set so that it heats up every early morning.

Revlon One Step.

It makes my hair look really lovely when I use it after I've blow dried it. You can use it on wet hair but I like to dry it first then finish off the blow dry with the One Step.

I use it also on in between days when I don't wash it, just run it through my hair and it looks really good.

Had it about two years and if it broke tomorrow I'd order another one immediately.

Cassette blackout blinds. Only got them in our bedroom because of my DH’s night shifts. They sit in a groove and slide down, fitting beyond the window. They’re very effective.

Sage coffee machine. I love it but if I go anywhere without decent facilities, I’m ruined! I take a cafetière now and pre-ground beans.

You know there is a place on the handle where you lift them and then they are weightless right? Look down the stick, there's a point where you can fit two fingers in. Try lifting from there.

Robovacuum, spray mop.
Oven liners for bottom of oven.
Heated airer.

KitchenAid stand mixer. 25 years old and has been used a lot, but still going strong.

Potato ricer. Perfect mash every time.

Hi which model do you have? Is it good at avoiding obstacles?

my favourite thing is the boiling water tap!

Me too! We had our last water softener for fifteen years, in three houses. Got a new one at the end of last year, at the same time as the Quooker.

Have you tried wool pillows ? They are fantastic.

It’s the Bosch Series 8 WIW28502GB - only had it a month but SO pleased with how quiet it is. Previously we had a noisy Indesit that was often breaking.

robot vacuum. People say they are shit but mine does do a pretty good job. I run it once a day and my carpets always look nice and hoovered for me coming in from work. I still do the proper hoover once a week (though sometimes its less 🙈) to get into the corners at weekends. It helps me not feel so stressed working full time with a young messy child during the week and makes it less hard at weekend as not as much guff accumulated.

Please can you tell me which revolving spice rack you have? Thank you!

We live in a hard water area so love our water softener and our water filter.

Thank you so much for this, not keen on the screw ones and didn't know there was this option. 🙏
10% off too.

I've checked on Amazon, I bought them over 10 years ago & they're no longer available. I use dymo tape to label the tops.
This is similar :-
www.amazon.co.uk/Revolving-Countertop-Organiser-Standing-Seasoning/dp/B093X4S8TT/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1ZLYI8WSSKCLG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aGqfCOvuJXCEozGS1bAyVI1adiwviq6-jOZ1AfsFmqMNKOKhyvlT9XPQgK1lMmkulbJiJVJmtRgkUdyY1j-mHlYu9gFrqjk2oR2jZ7xELCt9VgNA0AVXKy4aC_jSNsk54m0imja2U5bd-cPv2ewsJ34qyJVKmE89wTdSASKHrvaun-Uq4wbvX4lgHCI8OBT0k2aQTgJ_JZmPDO5xdiCaG37taU6HseLu1LEbRZMS2V5Bj1BM-RWZMpAs_MHuAxbQRLXqTOhEDtBOEglJlVdScNsX8AAkU9QhQ7VJ7OwHgAI.7aL9t3ea13h5Y4yAljDlBHPJM_Me9NNVrPxfICykPMI&dib_tag=se&keywords=revolving+spice+rack&qid=1749400198&sprefix=revolving+spice+rack%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-6

We’ve got perfect fit blinds too. Just right for the patio doors. Other blinds flap when the doors are open, especially in this windy weather.

A dehumidifier. I live in a dripping cave.

@Treesandsheepeverywhere

Hopefully this gives an idea of how they look from inside. For us they've been a good buy.

Heat pump tumble dryer - cheap as chips to run

CCTV - it will pay for itself when my neighbour finally gets arrested

Plug-in diffusers from the White Company., they also have a motion sensor light. I have them in my hallway and landing. Sadly they no longer make them.

No but I’ve looked at them for my sweaty headed son - which would you recommend?

Thank you so much! I'll measure up and hopefully order one.

My lockdown bought charcoal bbq

I had two dishwashers in my previous kitchen. It did not work as expected with dirty dishes ending up with clean, emptying one and then refilling when the other was only half full. Ended up using one for storage of baking trays and one as it was intended.