Just went down the aliexpress rabbit hole again. Theres really everythinf for some of really niche things that i wouldnt ever buy, but some things really do look appealing. I wonder what do you guys use daily thats worth lets say under $20

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    rice cooker. i have one that i use like a fancy crockpot so i can leave the house and come home to hot food. mandolin or a food processor is a close second, makes chopping veggies a breeze

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      My issue with food processors is they take more time to clean than they save.

      Which one do you use?

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        Rinse after use, then its a matter of wiping down in hot soapy water.

        Never let the debris dry in the food processor or you’re gonna have a bad time. Same with blenders.

        If you can’t reach the crevices you can also run it with warm (not hot) soapy water to clean the crevices.

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    A decent headlamp. Flashlights are well and good, and sometimes necessary too. But if you’ve ever had to do something intricate with both hands in the complete dark, a good headlamp can be so much better in those situations

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    Knipex adjustable shifter pliers

    They adjust and lock to all the metric sizes and in my industry climbing towers and working at heights, having to carry the minimum is amazing.

    these

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    Magnetic soap holder.

    You shove a little metal bit into your soap bar, and the bar dangles from a magnet on a stand that holds it over the sink.

    Soap dries quickly, no scum in the soap dish, any drippage falls right into the sink.

    Only downside is the magnet falls out when the bar gets smaller, so you have to mash the old bar into the bottom of the new one to keep from wasting it.

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    Speaking as an American - an electric kettle. Just a thing that plugs into the wall and boils water.

    I use it for tea, of course, but I also use it any time I need boiling water for something, because it’s faster than a kettle sitting on the stove and it doesn’t use gas.

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    Floss picks. Flossing is actually more important than brushing and it’s really nice to have a pack of floss picks at your desk so you can floss absent mindedly while watching a video or even in bed.

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    Depends on your lifestyle ofc but a cheap 6’ tape measurer keychain has come in clutch more times than I can count. Within the past week I’ve used it to

    measure the hatch of my car to see if a box could fit

    compared a 14" pizza to a 17" to my friend group to figure what size pizza to buy

    measured an entire house worth of soffit

    The thing was like $5 and honestly gets more use out of anything in my EDC except maybe my earbuds and even then I barely touch them since graduating from uni

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    A “traveler’s” journal that consists of a cover and replaceable notebook refills. Cheaper than having to buy entire journals once you finish the last one (though uglier, since these refills don’t have cool covers), you can interchange them based on context/what you require and journaling is pretty great by itself.

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      Seconded - I spent maybe $30 on the journal (might be a knockoff, but it works) and intentionally got one with card slots as well. No carrying a wallet required, self-contained, and when I think of something to do/search/etc it goes in there immediately.

      I started with Midori notebooks in A5, and realized I love the paper, but the binding just didn’t work for the way I write. Switched to Rhodia spiral bound 80gsm and haven’t looked back. Wouldn’t call myself “organized” per se, but far more than I ever have been and I no longer lose the random things I think of. or end up with 500 notes on my phone and no idea what’s in each.

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    A decent reusable steel water bottle. Doesn’t need to cost a lot, and really cuts down on dishes at home

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      How does it reduce dishes? Water bottles are one of the more annoying things to wash, in my experience, because my hands aren’t small enough to fit anymore.

      Edit: Yes, I have a bottle brush. It’s just that it’s a bit of a hassle to soap it from dry and then have to dry it somewhere before storing it again. I wash everything else with a rough sponge normally.

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        I see you’ve never had a partner with ADHD! Going around collecting all the half-drank water glasses in our household used to be a full-time job.

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    • Leatherman metal bracelet with a lot of tools on the wrist. Not only it is strong and sturdy, but also looks cool. Also, saved me from being completely locked inside a room with no one around cause the door handle decided to break. Quickly disassembled the locking mechanism with the bracelet and was free in 2 mins, lol. Leatherman might be on an expensive side but there sure are alternatives. More than that, somehow I never had any issues with airports. They literally let me take it onboard every single time.
    • Phone holder for bed, aka robo-arm. Watching content before/while sleeping has never been more convenient.
    • A waist bag. No more stretched out jeans cause I keep all my stuff in the pockets.
    • A gas lighter. Works as a candle substitute if necessary. Also stylish.
    • A small but reliable kickscooter might be a great option if you need to go some distance that’s too long to walk and too short for a taxi drive.
    • A second usb-c charger for the laptop actually is a convenient thing if you need to carry the laptop across rooms. No need to carry the bulky charger every time.
    • Speaking of chargers, consider buying a lot of 2 or 3 way wireless chargers for your mobile devices. I don’t remember last time I bothered with plugging in my phone cause it’s always charged wherever I go due to having wireless chargers everywhere.
    • On an expensive side, but a good sturdy metal gaming chair.
    • A portable SSD. Saved me by having all my backups many times.
    • A usb-A and usb-C compatible flash drive.
    • Paper cups and plates I guess? I don’t like doing dishes and those two both eliminate the need to, but without a downside of being plastic.
    • Gonna sound strange, but a ladder. Replacing burnt lightbulbs with a chair is a nightmare, at least in my house.
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        What I meant is a gaming chair with some good metal base construction. I currently use DxRacer Iron series and it’s by far superior to all alternatives I’ve used.

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          Equally as expensive but I’ve found high quality office chairs are much better. Gaming chairs used to be fine for me until WFH. Every day after work my back was killing me, and I couldn’t ever game after work.

          I got a relatively cheap ($500) office chair and it’s been fantastic. Ergonomic, fully adjustable in every way, and shaped for someone to sit in for 8 hours a day. Fantastic. I’d love an aeron but even used they’re over 1k and 500 was already a lot to spend on a chair for me.