To ask for - Best low cost thing you’ve bought recently ?

[PollyCherry]

As a flip side to the expensive letdowns thread , has anyone bought anything low cost that’s been good ?
I got a mascara in b and m that’s great on my long blonde but thin eyelashes.
And an ineos hand wash that is actually really nice.

Hey sorry for the delay.

This is the butt puncher it seems to have got more expensive than a couple of months ago when I got mine but it's still under 20 quid.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B083NBVP8Q?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

My new water flosser is this one, as mentioned my old one failed with an internal leak after 4 years of service so I replaced with this one. I only got it last week and it's a different brand to my old one so can't vouch for it's longevity but it's just as good so far. They are quite powerful things, so it might be uncomfortable at first but it is really worth getting used to. Don't use cold water in them ever, it will make even relatively non sensitive teeth tingle, just use warm water. I sometimes add a drop of mouthwash as well.

https://amzn.eu/d/h3dhpLV

The button thingy for camera was an eBay buy so were a bit cheaper on there, but these are the same thing.

https://amzn.eu/d/6HoggB3

I'm struggling to find the hair clip because I bought it in a shop!

I hope somebody finds these useful :)

M and S have these.

I don’t think they knew what it was because it was in a box filled with toys. They must have thought it was some weird vibrating rocket toy. I skiddadled out of there very quickly after parting with my £5, before they realised!!

Can you post a link please? 😊 I'd like a water bottle for me and DDs that actually keeps drinks cold that I can easily carry around.

Our cheap Primark Stanley dupes are good at keeping drinks cold for ages but I am not carrying those things round wherever I go!

Plastic elasticated edge plate/bowl/food covers - I’m sick of ‘clingfilm’, cling it does not, my new thingys are so quick and easy £5 for 150 Amazon

Hand held USB fan £6

A lilo with mesh in the middle, can carry easily to the beach and blow it up with my own puff when I get there £7

A huge muslin to damp down on hot nights and sleep under

Magnetic page savers £1 Flying Tiger

Elf waterproof eyebrow pencil £4

Solar rock lights - £4 B&Q

I wear sunglasses to the loo at night.

Where can this miracle be acquired?! 🤣

Those lilo things are amazing, easy to blow and and really fun, both kids loved it.

Three shirt dresses for work from Shein.Not ideal to buy from there I'll admit but they fit and wash well

Gosh, this probably sounds very extravagant but I’ve recently lost a lot of weight and my body looks like a melted candle. Before a recent holiday to Spain, I treated myself to my first ever spray tan. Well, I loved it! It looked fantastic (for a while, anyway!) and was such a confidence booster. £28 well spent.
The other thing was the Korean scrub mitts that were recommended on here, which I bought to prep my body for the spray tan. It was only a fiver or something for two packs and they’re great! (they’re bright green and red, if anyone wants to find them on Amazon).

A £1.50 drain unblocker from Tesco . It’s a long wire with a handle that pulls all the hair and crap from your plugholes. It’s disgusting it very satisfying!

Poundland eyebrow gel, which is unfortunate because there's no more bloody Poundland.

£8 Primark black umbrella to use as a sunshade, because I walk 4 miles to work and in this sun I couldn't hack it. Best idea I ever had.

A UV umbrella £5 SHEIN and a rechargeable fan £3 TikTok shop. Just come back from holiday where it was 44 degrees both were life savers in that heat.

I purchased this one a little while ago and very pleased with it! Handy because it has two tooothpaste dispensers, one for us and one for the kids and it also covers the toothbrushes!

amzn.eu/d/eaykCmA

They have them in the works near the tills for 50p,that's the paper one's,I've bought a couple and they've been really good.

Loving the picture of Granny delightedly receiving her butt puncher here! 😂

I bought mine on Amazon, just search for wool duvet on there. It’s a Silentnight one. I got mine in a Prime Day offer so it might be a bit more expensive now.

A non digital radio, very basic. I have it on my nightstand and listen to the radio morning and evening.
It's so nice to have a proper radio to turn on and not have to deal with apps and use headphones or listen to it on my Iphone, like I have for the last 10-15 years.

I bought Joseph Joseph one from tkmaxx and it is brilliant with hot or cold drinks.
https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/search?st=joseph%20joseph%20water%20bottle&sort=&facets=&page=0

Cracking thread, placemarking!

We bought a cheap (I think £10) folding BBQ thing from B&Q last year and it's been great - takes no room to store and can put together in seconds. It doesn't have a huge cooking area but we don't need it, and it's ideal for camping.

A set of two zero-gravity garden chairs - not cheap but certainly good value, WHY didn't I buy them before?!

Brabantia waterproof peg bag that stays on the line - best cost per use item I've ever owned, I think.

Boden doublecloth trousers, BNWOT on Vinted and brilliant for the recent heat.

Manual food chopper - great for herbs, onions, egg mayo, lots of stuff. I think it's Zyliss.

Fab - thanks! Our bathroom tends to look like some sort of crime scene, since the toothpaste has a red stripe. Plus the wastage is insane.

Will definitely give them a try. Though not sure they will help with the "toothpaste on the piano" problem, which I'm still not sure how it happens, but it does. 🤣

These are amazing, we always use them for traveling. They were very useful in an theatre with no aircon recently too.

My flosser’s attachment just went rogue so may have to order this new one !

Cryotag works for skin tag removal, it was used on a neck and under an arm, it wasnt painful, it says to wait up to 7 days for tag to drop off, but it was off within a couple of days. It freeze dries them.

Ooh what brand is the water flosser?? With the hygienist visit costing 60 quid a go I'd be well up for that.