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[-] three@lemmy.zip 55 points 1 week ago

One of these stainless steel bars of "soap". It's for getting onion and garlic smell off your hands. I was skeptical when my partner bought it, but it totally works. Rub on your hands under cold water and it's like you never even looked at the garlic.

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 17 points 1 week ago

Fyi this also works with a steel faucet or sink in a pinch

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Okay so maybe I've grown to used to the smell of garlic but is it a common problem that people are worried about their hands smelling like garlic/onions? Maybe it's because I wash dishes as I cook, so whatever I chopped/prepared them on I would have washed in the sink while it started to heat up in the pan, but I guess I need to sniff my fingers more after doing so.

[-] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I don't know about worried, but onions absolutely make my hands reek. To the point where it can ruin a meal I'm eating, especially if it's a hand food like a burrito or burger or something. I don't mind garlic on my hands, but onions are just awful for some reason.

I don't have one of these bars, but I'm seriously contemplating it.

Ill report back tomorrow, I'm sure I'll end up making something with onions or garlic in it haha

[-] halferect@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I think it's home cook weird shit, now sell me something to get rid of fried food smell from clothes. I'll live with garlic and onions which smell amazing over fried oil smell that saturate you skin and leave you as a soggy French fry

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[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

Oh man, there's this German company Beurer that makes simple equipment for medical home application. They make this sort of zapper thing, which is battery oper and it just heats the shit out of a little ceramic plate. Put that on a bug bite, it heats away the irritation. No more itch, no more venom in your body, just gone.

I am no longer careful around biting bugs. Keep in mind it's not supposed to work for stingers.

I figured for 15 euros it'd be too bad if it doesn't work but I now can't imagine not having it.

I've since also bought a TENS/EMS machine of theirs and a laser hair removal tool is underway for my wife.

I completely trust this company based on just two products.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh wow, there's a product out there? I've been heating the back of a spoon on the stove and applying it directly to the skin for a minute all these years. You gotta do it carefully, but it works very well!

NerdageThe mechanism relies on denaturing the mosquito proteins injected with the bite. Meaning the heat causes the proteins to loosen up and deform so they no longer interact with the surrounding tissues in the same way.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I’ve just run a spoon under the hottest possible tap water. It’s hot enough to work and it’s not hot enough to actually burn you

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[-] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

My wife swears by it. For me it does nothing. She gets wasp-sized bumps from mosquito bites.

[-] Asetru@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago

BiteAway gang!

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

I got a device from a competitor (the original company's devices are >20€ nowadays). Worked great, too, but its longevity sucked - the next year, the ceramic plate didn't get hot enough anymore, even with fresh batteries.

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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago

One way window heat shield. Reflects 85‰ of the UV back out. Sticks to the window using only water.

Noticeable difference in temperature for any sun-facing windows

[-] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Somewhere i worked had that. (Edit: but more for privacy)
It was so funny seeing passerbys using it as a mirror.
Absolutly funny 10/10

[-] wiccan2@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I did this at my last House and it was fantastic.

Just need to remember that once it's dark outside the reflective side "switches" and everyone can see clearly into the house.

[-] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

That's just how a normal window works

[-] wiccan2@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yes but the film has a one-way mirror effect and most people don't put 2 and 2 together and think the window is opaque when is not.

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[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 26 points 1 week ago

A roll of really heavy duty velcro. The kind that can, for example, stick a sledge hammer to a wall. It's about $12 for 5 feet or so, and about a 1" piece is sufficient for most tasks, so it lasts a very long time. I use it for all kinds of stuff; it's amazing how many uses for it you find when you have it.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

What kind of uses did you have for it?

[-] TheFermentalist@leminal.space 39 points 1 week ago

He stuck a sledgehammer to his wall.

[-] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Something every kobold needs.

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 points 1 week ago

A lot of small things. I have some velcro on the wall in few rooms that I can stick a tablet to, for example. I've got velcro holding down a few items on my desk - a USB hub, speakers and the like, that I want to move sometimes, but that were commonly getting knocked off (by the cat). I've got a small whiteboard and a few places I can stick it, so I can use it to sketch something up and take it with me to our workbench, for example, and not have to precariously balance it.

All things that could be solved with other solutions, obviously, but the heavy duty velcro just happens to be a one-size-fits-all solution that leaves no permanent marks and is very convenient to set up.

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[-] liyah27@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

Broke single mom here. My H&M usually offers a buy one get one discount on boys’ cotton boxers, so whenever I buy a pack for my 12 year old son, I grab myself one as well and they serve pretty well as pajama shorts which I pair with a cheap oversized cotton tee.

[-] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago

For some reason it makes me happy you're on here, I thought it was all tech neckbeards. Wish your family luck in bargain hunting!

[-] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 week ago

As a fellow non tech person... There are dozens of us!!

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[-] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

I bought a reusable tote for like $3 in the section at the front of Target where they stick all the cheap stuff. It looks like it's made of woven burlap. It says "Going to Market" on the sides. It's shorter than the standard reusable tote, but a reasonable width.

I bought it on a whim and thought it would sit in my trunk after I forgot about it. I use it all the time, and I've gotten a ton of compliments on it at checkouts of various stores.

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[-] r0ertel@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

An Aeropress. I bought it when work removed the free coffee and was super surprised at how good it tasted vs what they were serving. Later, I found a bean hand grinder that fits right inside the Aeropress plunger and now I take it on work trips, vacation and camping.

It's not fully inclusive for $20 because you need a cup, some way to procure and heat water and beans but still, it's served me well.

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[-] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 14 points 1 week ago

I got two of these squiggly window wedges. They are incredibly versatile and handy when you want to keep a window open.

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago

Opinel carbon steel pocket knife. They're awesome. Cheap, robust and easy to keep sharp. Just need to oil the blade every now and then for corrosion resistance and you're good to go.

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[-] MrStag@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Electric screwdriver from Lidl (well, it was less than £20) - as a DIY novice/flat pack builder, it changed my life

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[-] Zier@fedia.io 12 points 1 week ago

Metal Chopsticks $9 https://www.amazon.com/BamLue-Stainless-Chopsticks-Dishwasher-Restaurant/dp/B07RTNWLM1 These are no longer for sale. They are not just for eating. Great for deseeding jalapenos, tomatos. Mixing small sauces. Too many uses to list. They are super durable. Very 'buy it for life' vibes. The tip texture is the most helpful. Not to be used as Ninja weapons.

[-] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Chopsticks are also nice to mix fluids in a bottle because for some they are long enough
I also started eating potato chips with them, can reach deeper in + clean hands

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[-] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Once found a whole functioning pc (minus ram and the hard drive) at a thrift store for $3. My guess is it came from an office, and when they plugged it in, and when it didn't work, they assumed it was junk. Actual value of the parts was like $300.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

One of those cocktail stirring spoons with a long, round handle. Makes stirring a glass full of ice extremely easier compared to normal spoon handles. In contrast, I found mixing glasses and cocktail shakers fairly optional (and those tend to be more expensive than $20 anyway if they're decent quality).

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[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A swiss army knife sd classic. I have it on my keychain and use it a lot

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago
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[-] bravesentry@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

A very thin piece of linen cloth for summer heat. Soak in water, press against body, when it becomes too warm, let it fly in the wind for a few seconds, then press again.

[-] nebulaone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  • knife sharpening steel
  • squeezing bidet (made me realize how gross using toilet paper is)
  • caffeine pills (extremely cheap [15€ for 180pcs. x 200mg] compared to coffee and great if you're in a hurry)
  • Raspberry Pi Zero (tiny single board computer, tbh not in use anymore, but I had fun tinkering for days)
  • remote controlled power outlets
  • easily cleanable drinking bottle and switching to drinking tap water
[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

An ezel. You know, the kind that artists use to put their cavvas on.

I'm a digital artist, so I have a display drawing tablet. Eventually having the tablet completely horizontally flat got annoying to draw on. I ended up sitting cross-legged and awkwardly perching the table on the edge of my desk on my lap to get some sort of comfortable angle on it. However that was annoying too.

I went and looked what a tablet stand costed for my tablet model and... It damn near costed the same as my tablet! The. I had an idea. There's this cheap ass hardware store called Harald Nyborg in Denmark, maybe they have cheap ezel?

Lo and behold they do. Made from the crappiest cheap wood available, it serves its purpose perfectly! I've had it for a few years now and never needed to think about getting that dedicated stand for my tablet.

[-] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Easel. But we understood. 😀

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[-] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

A package of blue-tack - it is basically sticky play-dough that is completely opaque and you can use wads of it to blunt the pain of stupid LEDs on on your tech shit. I am currently sitting in my living room looking at my TV and various components including router and stuff...easily 20 gobs of blue-tack masking 20 blinking LEDs.

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[-] sacbuntchris@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

A good, insulated cup. I make ice coffee every morning and a good cup doesn't get condensation and keeps the coffee cold for hours (I drink slowly while I work)

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[-] Krudler@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I bought a Rada Quick Edge at a thrift store for $2.

Was always taught my my metal-smith grandfather how to properly care for and sharpen knives, but when I tried it out on a knife I cared little for, I found it was such a shocking difference in efficiency I couldn't help but notice.

It completely changed my relationship with knives and knife care, which was so helpful for me because I cook everything from scratch and whole ingredients. Everything, so having good knives is not kids-play for me.

It made me discover that for me, using a quick sharpening wheel and a hone gets my knives beard-shaving sharp in less than 30 seconds. I could never go back to the "right way" and I firmly joined the "dark side" of knife ownership.

Yes they destroy knives with some aggression, far more than traditional methods, but in the forensic audit it has saved me hundreds in a literal way, and hundreds of hours laboring over sharpening stones.

I no longer need to pamper knives, I buy cheap German steel chef knives on sale for $5-$20 and I throw them out in 3 or 4 years. I'll never go back. All the hysterics from knife "gurus" on YT be damned - in my personal cooking world where I have 10,000 Km on my knives and cutting board, I could give two shits what they think. Nobody better ever give me a $300 knife for a present because it's going back in the box.

Dual-wheel sharpener and 14" hone is all I'll ever use from now on.

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[-] Libb@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A pencil (edit: less than 1 dollar most of the time)

[-] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

A Victorinox Swiss army knife. Bought it used for 10€, and it has everything from a very good blade to screwdrivers, a bottle opener, pen and tweezers. Always in my pocket in case I need it.

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[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Extra long shoe horn. I eventually upgraded to a solid metal one when the cheap one broke.

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