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My favourite household item

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Pantryqueen · 07/11/2026 10:19

My favourite household item. Is the blue Ikea bag. Laundry, toys, shopping etc.
Yes my life is that sad.

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Festivallove12 · 07/11/2026 10:20

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Pantryqueen · 07/11/2026 10:19

My favourite household item. Is the blue Ikea bag. Laundry, toys, shopping etc.
Yes my life is that sad.

Oops, sorry - I was agreeing about the (fantastic, life saving, 'bringing order where there is chaos' ... I could go on 😂) IKEA bag not your life being sad!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 07/11/2026 10:40

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Oh , I bloody hate ours .
It is lazy , doesn't pick up fluff , tangles itself in anything it can find , gets stuck.
Then huffily takes itself back to the docking station.

To get my own back (as it was ££), it lives in my DS room. He has hard floors which suits it better .

Festivallove12 · 07/11/2026 11:00

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LoudPlumDog · 07/11/2026 12:21

Robot vacuum, onto my sixth one in years. Best thing ever.

BaronessBomburst · 07/11/2026 12:27

Why six? Do they not last?

Festivallove12 · 07/11/2026 12:29

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 07/11/2026 12:41

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It's a Eufy G40

It's happy in DS room as long as he lifts any wires , there's nothing for it to ptotest at .
In our room the bed has a metal bar at the legs , floor level . It kept trying to leap over and got stuck .
When I saw that it left sock fluff on the carpet I'd send it round again.

Worst experience was when one of the cats chucked up inder the bed . Of course it didn't know what it was , but cleaning up after then cleaning the machine was not fun.
I was glad it was from this end of the cat , not the other

BaronessBomburst · 07/11/2026 13:47

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Aah. Of course.

EnterCaroline · 07/11/2026 13:51

Microplane grater. Hate washing the box grater and the microplane is great for small amounts of cheese, garlic, ginger. Or my electric blanket, is that a household item?

Shinyandnew1 · 07/11/2026 13:52

I would not recommend my Eufy, it managed to loosen an edge of the bedroom carpet when it was in there and just pulled and pulled. By the time I had realised, it was too late. There was a long strip of carpet missing down the edge of one short wall and the machine itself was utterly entangled!

Its in the garage now gathering dust.

I’d use it on hard floors and without pets though.

mondaytosunday · 07/11/2026 13:53

Quooker boiling water tap. My gas fire (or it would be but it’s kaput).

NeedToKnow101 · 07/11/2026 13:54

Mine is a blue Maurice, aka spatula, which is just the right amount of bendy. I adore it.

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 07/11/2026 14:01

FunAtParties · 07/11/2026 10:27

A tray divider for all the oven trays. I think it is the best thing I have even bought in my life.
Now, THAT is sad!!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FORTDIEX-Expandable-Organiser-Cupboard-powder-coated/dp/B0H13B6HQW

I have two of these for all the baking stuff I have! My absolute favourite is the drawer insert that has all my fancy plates stacked vertically. Not the best use of space, but brilliant.

BaronessBomburst · 07/11/2026 14:17

How does saying that you have one robot vacuum upstairs, one downstairs, and one in the annexe break talk guidelines and warrant a deletion? Confused

NeedToKnow101 · 07/11/2026 14:28

My other favourite item is the electric blanket on the sofa.

Pantryqueen · 07/11/2026 20:29

BaronessBomburst · 07/11/2026 14:17

How does saying that you have one robot vacuum upstairs, one downstairs, and one in the annexe break talk guidelines and warrant a deletion? Confused

Maybe someone thought they were advertising!! No idea really!!
But I have carpet and cats so I don’t think it’s for me!

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TheeNotoriousPIG · 07/11/2026 21:01

My favourite household item is my dishwasher, as it does a fabulous job of ploughing through everything. Cooking from scratch is so much more pleasant when I don't have a huge pile of pots and things to wash up afterwards!

If that doesn't account, despite its sterling service, then I think that my Le Creuset dishes are handy for giant, comforting portions of pie! The Le Creuset pan that I have would also probably be useful for knocking out any passing villains (à la Disney's Tangled), but I don't seem to come across them very often, fortunately!

Middlemarch123 · 07/11/2026 21:15

Henry. The hoover that lives forever.

Celer · 07/11/2026 21:19

The mobile phone flexi-holder arm thing which enables me to watch a film all cosy in bed without getting a sore arm holding the phone.

thistimelastweek · 07/11/2026 21:28

I read this and I'm a household item whore!
I love my tumble dryer.
I love Henry hoover
Don't get me started on my dishwasher. Love it
I choose them all!!!!

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 07/11/2026 21:43

My bright yellow kettle. Makes me smile every time I use it (several times a day). And it rings a little bell when it’s boiled.

longtompot · 07/11/2026 22:02

Toaster tongs

bardabunga · 07/11/2026 22:20

longtompot · 07/11/2026 22:02

Toaster tongs

I love our wooden toaster tongs too. They are also remarkably handy for squeezing the last bit out of tubes of Lik-e-Lix.