Edison2@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agoWhat's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?message-squaremessage-square303linkfedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down14
arrow-up1284arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?Edison2@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square303linkfedilink
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·14 days agoA pry bar. I use it to open cat food tins because my fingernails are not up to the task. https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0BRBTHK8Z
minus-squareScavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·14 days agoOr just use the handle of a metal spoon
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·14 days agoHard disagree. The pry bar is the superior tool. For one thing, it is indestructible, unlike my spoons which were getting scratched up. It is satisfying in a tactile way and because it is so ludicrously overpowered for the task.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoFlat-bladed screwdriver works just as well and has a better handle.
minus-squareBabalugats@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoYou could buy all of these for that price. https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-mini-pry-bar.html
A pry bar. I use it to open cat food tins because my fingernails are not up to the task.
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Or just use the handle of a metal spoon
Hard disagree. The pry bar is the superior tool. For one thing, it is indestructible, unlike my spoons which were getting scratched up. It is satisfying in a tactile way and because it is so ludicrously overpowered for the task.
Flat-bladed screwdriver works just as well and has a better handle.
Not as effective
You could buy all of these for that price. https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-mini-pry-bar.html