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What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by lietuva@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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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[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Make sure you test it against one you're sure is accurate. My wife bought one that looks right at first blush, but it's off by at least 5%.

[-] joystick@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That's a funny cautionary tale.

[-] fruitSnackSupreme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Roughly 0.5 inches would you say?

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