A gift you didn't know you needed

[Laura17111]

We are doing a secret Santa where the rules are, something you did not know you needed. There is a budget of £10, I have a 55 year old woman (close relative) to buy for.

I am looking for ideas for something you would not know you needed. Any ideas would be amazing

If you’re after practical ideas, I use these regularly (40s female):

Battery charge checker
Strawberry huller
Metal key for squeezing out cosmetic / toothpaste tubes
Device cleaning kit (for AirPods etc)

Or, you could go for food? E.g. Mausu peanut chilli oil

Dawn to dusk lightbulb

Toast tongs
cocktail stirrer
bag charm

I like that secret Santa theme, very good. Might pinch it for next year!

My current favourite - rechargeable handwarmers off Amazon!

Hot glue gun. (Most used object in my house)
key finder
handbag organiser
head torch
decent non spill flask cup with button

Honestly I would consider all that clutter and chuck it in the bin (obviously would express huge delight!)

An egg cracker tool.

Loving these

Charity shop donation would be better

well clealry if you didn’t know you needed it , then it’s rather hard …

all the ideas here I would class a utter junk although I suspect I would excuse myself from the secret Santa

I would stick to consumables - chilli or basil flavored oil was something I would never buy but was actually useful

Some brilliant ideas so far thank you

I love the idea if rechargeable hand warmers 😊

Might be a touch over your £10 limit, but an egg cooker. DH bought me one about 5 years ago. I love it. I use it a couple of times a week - but I bloody love a boiled egg! 😂

A small wind up torch.
We seem to be experiencing so many more power cuts these days it helps not having to check batteries etc.

@Laura17111

Power bank
Acrylic make up storage containers
Egg pan
Wax wraps

Nice salad serving spoons
Cocktail recipe book
Fizz-keeping cork

A power bank for phone.
Extra long phone cable.
Tube squeezer for toothpaste and other cosmetics.
A nice tote bag.

A decent, leak proof travel mug (mine is contigo snapseal, about £12 ATM so just over. 😬)

Thermal gloves with a Sherpa fleece lining, game changer.

Reusable ice cubes.

Magic oven gloves.

Yaktrax.

An egg pricker - stops boiled eggs from cracking.

A carabiner (sp?) is surprisingly useful.

I like the food idea better though. Something delicious but slightly obscure/unlikely to buy yourself. like a fancy Italian chocolate hazelnut spread, or Ottolenghi spice mixes etc.

Look up Bartender champagne cork puller! No home should be without one 😀

It very much depends on the individual doesn’t it? Like a pp quite a few of these would fall into the tat category for me but then I suppose some of my you need this recommendations would be for others.

Anyway, some things I’ve bought that I hadn’t previously realised I needed but have found really useful:

Clip on rechargeable book light
A set of lazy Susan things for herbs & spices, cans etc
Toast tongs
Mesh laundry bags
One of those ink roller stamps that covers confidential information

These gloves sound awesome! Where are they from please?

So what would you buy then ?

I second the rechargeable hand warmers, esp if they spend a lot of time outside like public transport commuters, dog walkers , taking dvs to the park , football matches.

But they are also good around the house when watching TV and such like.
I bought a set last winter then bought my DB a set , we both use them a lot.

Tide pen (instant spot remover for clothes when out and about), rechargeable hand warmers, or those kitchen gloves that mean you can't cut yourself with a knife or mandolin. All are far more useful than I expected.

(If she isn't prone to spilling coffee and/or soup on her top regularly, she might not need to Tide Pen as badly as I do)

This is use it all the time absolutely love it such a time saver

Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Gloves-Ladies-Thermal-Running/dp/B0D9623BR9?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1