Most useful item purchased in lockdown

[CoRhona]

...or items?

Mine have been:

1. A large transparent command hook that I put on the side of a chest of drawers to hang my hairdryer on (I tried lots of other sticky hooks before but that was the only one that actually worked)

1. Buying all the same clothes hangers so DD's clothes look tidier

1. A large kitchen sink tidier which has instantly made the kitchen side less messy

I am on a constant mission to improve our living spaces, so AIBU to ask what yours have been?

Is anyone else making lists reading this thread

My robot vacuum cleaner arrived today. Fleecy insoles for my wellies arriving tomorrow.

Huge bags of Monkey nuts for our lovely squirrel family

This has reminded me that I bought a massive bag of peanuts and some coconut shell bird feeders. It's been so therapeutic to watch the birds come and feed out my kitchen window.

My DH bought me an OS map of our area for Mother's Day last year, just before we went into lockdown. I made it my aim to try out all the local footpaths I'd never been down. Definitely not done all of them, but have done lots! Ive really enjoyed discovering bits of my local area that I may otherwise have missed.

A chest freezer, internal insulated roof fur the conservatory and a dog. Very pleased with all 3. Would love a garden egg chair, missed out on the Aldi ones last year.

@kolo our robot hoover arrived yesterday. Straight out of the box and set to work; then set for a 4am hoover; then again this afternoon. It's like our new very useful toy

Running trainers, smart watch which i absolutely love, fab phone carrier for running, a karcher in lockdown 1. Waterproof trousers for my children has been a great investment.

Air fryer.

Streaming channels subscriptions that we don't normally have.

Royal Mail parcel collection from doorstep

Oh yeah and a cheap and small extra freezer

I bought a couple of board games and sadly we haven't played any yet.

Ooh and how could I forget? My blow up bed! I've been sleeping in the living room since last March because of cev Dh. Full size and height inflatable bed with electric integral pump!!

I bought an ipad. My first ever one. Was expensive but so worth it. We use it most days for homeschooling!

Can I say least useful item?

Downstairs loo was gurgling and not flushing properly
Bought what looked like a rather industrial plunger - didn't work.

Called welsh water out - poor bloke had to get an industrial strength blender type probe to churn up the 50 year old fat/waste berg that had accumulated from 3 houses on the drain line 🤭

I can still hear the noise of that thing. And the smell was like nothing on Earth. 🤮

A Peloton (no, I'm not an influencer) best purchase I've probably ever made and a total lifesaver in lockdown.

Josev

Apologies, I hadn’t come back to this thread until now - I got two of these (one for the living room and one for the bedroom)

Performance Health Massage Balls... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M1UDH9S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

@joesev

RandomGirl which spiky ball do you favour?

@joesev sorry, my tag didn’t work, I got two of these, one for the living room (when sat on sofa) and one for when I’m in bed:

Performance Health Massage Balls... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M1UDH9S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

@spababe

Veg box subscription Tesco delivery pass (paid with clubcard points) Doves Farm flour box (delivered) Bloom and Wild monthly flowers - they last 2 weeks Seasalt long coat that's lightweight, pretty cosy and waterproof New Magimix food processor as my old one was leaking oil Leggings - I've pretty much given up jeans Massive jigsaw board that fits under the sofa but also has 4 slim drawers for storing pieces eg all the blue bits in one drawer Jigsaws from Gibsons - love the way they tessellate and they are a British company

@spababe the mask for the heads up regarding paying for your Tesco delivery with Clubcard vouchers! Just sorted ours out for the year!

@SunshineCake my mum used to clean the stair carpet with a short handled brush and dustpan (a proper brush though, not a flimsy plastic one). She'd tie a scarf around her hair, Landgirl style, start at the top, on hands and knees, and make her way down. She didn't half kick up a racket brushing out those corners! Once she reached the bottom, she'd sweep up into the dustpan then hoover the hall for good measure.
The vacuum cleaner hasn't been invented yet that could do such a good job.
Sadly I have not inherited her cleaning skills (or inclination)

I've been debating a rubber broom and now keep getting ads for a lint roller ?

Anyone tried both ?

Mask

A soda stream

They even do a tonic mix, not the best but it's okay and it does mean I have a constant supply of gin and tonic

@Gotthetshirt23

I've been debating a rubber broom and now keep getting ads for a lint roller ?

Anyone tried both ?

I got the lint roller for £3.50 on Ebay and it does work. I used it to remove the pilling on an expensive fleece.

I bought a rubber broom after seeing so many recommendations on MN. What a waste of money! Used twice, now festering in a cupboard.

Rubber broom is good indoors for pet hair.
Otherwise an ordinary broom is better. Although I like the ease of washing a rubber broom as opposed to keeping a normal hair broom smelling sweet.

My absolute best lockdown purchase has been amazing at keeping my 2 year old I entertained. I got some of those big foam shapes that are covered in colourful PVC type material (like they would have inside a soft play centre) - she plays with them literally all day. I think they would come under the title of open-ended play so there's so many different games they can play with them. I actually got the idea from lots of people buying those pikler triangles but she has reduced mobility (only been properly walking a couple of months and is almost 3) so I needed something ground level.

If we were very rich and had a huge house I'd put in our own built in soft play area like celebrities do but for now a few cubes etc will have to do!

We bought a huge paddling pool (obviously for the children ;-)