gotta be a tire inflater (not sure what brand) that came with a flash light and works rain or snow powered by car adapter
Be careful buying those, and test them on multiple tires IMMEDIATELY. I bought a series from Slime brand; every one failed within two tire inflates. Went to Harbor Freight, and bought their most expensive one; it has earned the price since (still under $100).
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#93Shoehorn! Particularly a long one if you'd like to avoid bending down at all when putting on slip-ons. Of course they are primarily great for saving the backs of your shoes. The IKEA one is perfect (at least for 6'1" me).
STEEL long shoehorns. Once you break one, you'll spend the money.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
Guessing the hygenics depend on your local water supply, but some varieties of tea (and coffee actually) want to be brewed at below-boiling
You can still boil it and just wait a couple of minutes and use a food thermometer, no?
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#96merino wool, always good temp and dry winter or summer
- fiskars shop scissors https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VYOISU
cuts through stuff forever, easily, no slip etc
- 3-in-1 cables https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R3R7QDL
(various brands) these make travel easy
You can also do 4-in-1 with usb-a/usb-c
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#97Rechargable, motion sensing led strips for inside my wardrobe. Not a big thing but improved my ability to find things no-end. The only issue is they don't turn on when it is light enough to see and we slightly disagree on how light that is. Ceramic head tweezers. ~$3 on AliExpress, indispensable for some tasks. An import die grinder that cost about the same as a new power switch for my Dremel. More powerful, better s…
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#98gotta be a tire inflater (not sure what brand) that came with a flash light and works rain or snow powered by car adapter
Be careful buying those, and test them on multiple tires IMMEDIATELY. I bought a series from Slime brand; every one failed within two tire inflates. Went to Harbor Freight, and bought their most expensive one; it has earned the price since (still under $100).
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#99Aeropress coffee maker. Look up the James Hoffmann recipe on YouTube and you can never drink another coffee style again
Aeropress is great. If you like a large mug of coffee have a try of the Clever Dripper. Had Aeropress at home and CD at work and eventually bought a CD for home because it’s so good.
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#100I have 3 for myself as I like to keep them around the house. I've also bought a couple as gifts for my sons who both really liked them.