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 they’re into crafting , I was given a yarn bowl and I love it. Something I never thought I needed. 🎄

Mug warmer? I hate it when my tea goes cold.

Wheelie bin compactor.

Now our bins don’t get emptied as often, it’s a great tool to push down the rubbish/recycling.

I like the idea of food stuffs - some good local honey with a drizzler or as someone suggested earlier, some good chilli oil, gochujang or jollof seasoning or something.

Toaster tongs are really handy tho.

No more poking crumpets with a fork.

Carabiner
IKEA blue bag
rope
bungee cords
Your favourite stain remover
Batteries
Candle lighter
draught excluder
sticky stuff remover
WD40
scrub daddy
hand held hoover
portable fan with bendy legs for affixing
The kind of drainer you hold in one hand and is like a little crescent moon shape
rice cooker (more than £10)
long charging wires
memory stick
usb to usb c adapter or reverse

chalk label stickers and pen
twine

Deodorant
mouthwash
perfume
pregnancy test
dna test

sorry had a bad week

I’ve got one and it’s crap! Would love to know what make yours is!

A pastry blender from Lakeland!! I can make pastry in less than a minute now! No more messy hands and the butter doesn’t go greasy from the warmth of your hands either. You can make other things with it, too: cookies, crumble topping. I wouldn’t live without mine now!

www.lakeland.co.uk/33723/tala-pastry-blender

We have an upstairs one and a downstairs one.

Why? It’s clean, and a swipe of a cloth sorts it out afterwards.

I haven't read the full thread. 🤦🏻‍♀️
My first thought was a microwaveable wheat /heat pack 🔥 instead for a hot water bottle, because I am always cold. 🥶
Or a device/mobile phone holder, for when you're on the sofa. I think its £2 in ikea? 📱 🤳 🤔
Or even some cbd gummie sweets, to help menopausal insomniac women sleep 😆
@Laura17111

Toast tongs are a brilliant suggestion.I didn’t even know they existed until this thread and now I really want some.

Big plain candles. Powercuts are always going to be a thing.

Please don't spend your money on any of these for me. No, PLEASE don't! They're all the type of things I've seen in odd catalogues & thought, smiling, 'who BUYS these?'
I'd put them straight in the bin. I feel as though I'm on another planet!
Not making fun of anyone or wanting to hurt feelings, I'm just.. REALLY?

Some gadgets are very useful, though. I had a Jarkey as a prezzie for instance and it's excellent. Similarly Kevlar oven gloves.

Well this was an item I was bought that I didn’t know I needed- and it is now a staple in my kitchen ten years on!
https://www.lakeland.co.uk/1165/lakeland-good-with-everything-herb-sea-salt-300g

And this- a garlic grater plate
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garlic-Ceramic-Grinder-Porcelain-Kitchen/dp/B0D8Q93ZSJ/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3AG48FP5U87YB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NxS5rc_jO_dfu7f_Ug37QGL0encxftyZgQSctWhuscmvb3obFOoOAXisK7V9l0HXRE6BbKWc7ugpxG7Znr7vWk9ufqoChf7wwEYHB62P8d8wtiJX1l0Qsa6_z-NQX9Ns5_nuU8QrVP7Ba4XMobZOhcLCW4-ilfpxdp_JGcWAFa1NjvdMxNrvrhJ89uxHU0Vusb1ZLDVPaGauPGaxxy3RML-bd1GFZm94qrQAmo3vJWclCDr69lefF_zgvHmJrm8Lt9IG1NzrV_nu209XLwIKfcLbJS5z0aMdR_EpVfOlfYg.VbqlYkC7zqzVErWzT72_z7_lQxI_Ug0vdo1S9LH5Kso&dib_tag=se&keywords=garlic+grater+plate&qid=1765588257&sprefix=Garlic+grater%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-9

Oh I think these might be even better for little hands as you don't hav3 to hold them! Thanks 😊

A very cheap fabric shaver.

I just brought a cheese grater the one you just turn the handle and it grates the cheese. As I have RA its really a good buy and I don't have to use one of those ones that you have to grate buy hand now.

BeardofHagrid, Just grate butter with cheese grater (finer ‘holes’) straight into flour, instantly all same size 😉.

https://musthaveideas.co.uk/products/super-scissors

super scissors from must have ideas. They also do little portable scissors that also have a little blade for opening the tape on packaging.

Another idea is one of those rubber bristled broom or brush and dust pans. Game changing, especially if there is anyone with long hair or a pet in the house. So effective at getting hair up that you never even knew was in your carpet

Which one exactly please?
Have tried a few but they never seem to work very well

Oh and heated socks if they are outdoorsy

I have and love my Microwave rice cooker - 15 mins for perfect rice every time. Rinse the rice and follow the instructions. I've had mine for a very long time.

Mine is like this one

These are in budget on other sites. Brilliant at making knitwear smart again
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-GC026-00-Fabric-Shaver/dp/B00E3862DE?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE