Must have Gadgets

robertls
robertls Member Posts: 2,304
edited 1. Jun 2010, 16:45 in Community Chit-chat archive
I've been sorting a draw out in the kitchen, full of those must have, but never used gadgets. a050.gif

I was thinking.......'Whats the most useless gadget you've ever owned'????.. g065.gif

As far as I can see, a 'thingy' that cuts cucumber into long 'swirly' bits.....

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    I got one of those - couldnt get the hang of it so nevre been used.....

    do you remember those things in the 70's which made your drinks fizzy??

    Toni xx
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Hi Rob

    I got one of those - couldnt get the hang of it so nevre been used.....

    do you remember those things in the 70's which made your drinks fizzy??

    Toni xx
    oh yeah i do they were called a sodastream
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    It has to be a potato ricer for me. I can't use it cos of my stupid hands and it just sits in my cupboard.

    Janie :D
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The pot to wee in that my OH so lovingly bought for me. I cant use it cos my flexibility is so bad . It makes more probs for me than without it!
    You blokes wouldnt have a problem with it though.
    Elizabeth
    x
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Not really a gadget though....

    What about Ipods! Promise so much and deliver so little. I managed to get one load of songs on and never been able to repeat how to load more tracks on.Thats a gadget i hardly ever use now.

    e x
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh I like this :) where do I start..I had one of those fancy slicers..I used it once at a buffet I was doing..it cost me a fortune in plasters.. :roll: ice cream scoop ended up just using a spoon.....the soda stream has someone mentioned........now my best gadget is a plastic thingy that has a rubber band that you can tighten around jars bottles...tighten it and it opens them no trouble cost me a £1 :)
    Love
    Barbara
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Brilliant!!

    i am enjoyimg this!!

    Elizabeth - hope that wee thingy wasn't a birthday pressie??? :shock:

    SODA stream!!! Yep - vile stuff!!! :?

    IPODs - not tried to add anything extra yet.....worried now :(

    Love

    Toni xx
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    babycham wrote:
    Or the Antho..... Worr ..Thom.... juicer Its just so ugly I keep hiding it away then I cant find it useless xxxxxBabycham :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

    I've got a juicer, and it works fine, but cleaning it out afterwards is such a nightmare that I hardly ever use it.
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    useless piece of junk but can't throw it away.

    I hope you mean the corer, not the M-I-L :!: :lol:
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  • minky67
    minky67 Member Posts: 2,328
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The most useless thing in my house ERM does that include stepsons :lol::lol: cause he is hopeless. we paid him to fencecare the fencing & he droppped a whole tin of fencecare over patio,his scooter,the brick wall & he was covered in head to foot with it. :roll: so along with his payment,it cost me.A new pair of slippers,new mop & bucket,bottle of white spirit,bottle of bleach & a new tub of fence care.
    Anyone want any painting done? :wink::lol:
    He might as well have just chucked the fencecare at the fencing & be done with it. :roll:

    Soda streams,ive got one hidden somewhere & it never did make a decent drink.
    Steamer,got that somewhere but once used.
    Ive got a jar/ bottle opener thinggy & you have to stretch it over the jar then turn it,well i cant use that as i havent got the strength in my hands.
    Crinkle cut chip cutting, Need plenty of plasters if your brave enough to use it.
    so i have plenty of useless things in our house.,
    debs
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    What larger thing did you ahve in mind Babycham (what was that foil for???)

    and I just remembered

    Hubby got me a chocolate fountain (Debs reminded me) and it uses too much choccy and takes toooooo long to wash up :wink:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    babycham wrote:
    Rob must we stick to gadgets can it be larger items as well ?xxxBabycham

    As big as you want............

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    robertls wrote:
    babycham wrote:
    Rob must we stick to gadgets can it be larger items as well ?xxxBabycham

    As big as you want............

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    Ooooh! :shock:

    Babycham - is it legal??
    Toni xx
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    babycham wrote:
    I always wanted a chocolate fountain ..I say that Robs a cheeky young manLuvBabychamxxx

    Oh dear Babysham.......... d025.gif

    You way ahead of me there......... d055.gif

    I was thinking more of cars and things...... k065.gif

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Of course she was Rob :shock:

    At least I think so.....

    Babycham - I can bake cakes too :D with or without chocolate

    Toni xx
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    what about some nice carrot cake yum yum
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Swap.... not including my wee pot I hope! (not a present I am glad to say). Also got an alarm to attach to the kids so you dont lose them but cant work out how to use it... a waste of £100.


    Elizabeth!
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yep got the cucumber slicer, never been out of the box.
    Bread maker used about six times.
    Strange baking tin that lets you make different coloured cake mix at the same time. Still boxed.
    Steamer..waste of time as OH likes his veggies chopped so have to use extra bowls to chop them in. More washing up!!
    Tupperware bacon holder...When has there ever been any bacon over to put into it?
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Off the top of your head Jan....?

    was that the heated rollers/?

    Breadmakers - and I wanted one!! will leave it....

    Mmmm... still thinking that wee pot sounds best...mind you could you drink a yard of sherry out of it...???

    Love

    Toni xx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    collywobble wrote:
    tkachev wrote:
    Swap.... not including my wee pot I hope! (not a present I am glad to say). Also got an alarm to attach to the kids so you dont lose them but cant work out how to use it... a waste of £100.


    Elizabeth!

    Hi Elizabeth

    Thinking I might make you an offer for the alarm - might be very handy for hubby when out shopping!!!! :wink::wink: (come to think of it, so might the wee pot) :shock:

    Name your price :D

    Love, Lynn xxxx

    Id give to you. I bought it for my son when OH takes him to London but despite instructions I cannot work out how to use it.It was bought the same time as the new cot which my daughter never slept in so a total of £400 down the drain (well the cots gone to a new home so not entirely wasted).

    Lynn does your OH wander off too?????Past 2 weeks i have lost him out shopping.
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    babycham wrote:
    only49 wrote:
    what about some nice carrot cake yum yum
    And Rob can do the washing up as punishment for being so rudeLuvBabychamxxx :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    Me again.......always me...... a010.gif

    So Babycham..............exactly what is this 'large one' of yours??.. k034.gif

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  • fightingback
    fightingback Member Posts: 11
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I got a yoghurt maker as a wedding present. Far too much hassle for too little return. So I left it with my ex-husband.

    Useless article.

    Then there are the cheese and chocolate fondue sets... the salad shaker, the capuccino frother... car boot sale coming up!
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    fightingback wrote:
    I got a yoghurt maker as a wedding present. Far too much hassle for too little return. So I left it with my ex-husband.

    Useless article.

    Then there are the cheese and chocolate fondue sets... the salad shaker, the capuccino frother... car boot sale coming up!

    Hi Fightingback g020.gif

    Welcome to posting :D

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    .....Breadmakers - and I wanted one!! will leave it....

    Mmmm... still thinking that wee pot sounds best...mind you could you drink a yard of sherry out of it...???

    Love

    Toni xx

    Toni, I love my breadmaker, use it at least twice a week, and had it for ten years now so I'd recommend it.

    ......and I have a portable urinal (wee pot) which is kept in the car for emergencies, trouble out on a walk, get desperate, where's wee pot .....yes you're right .........in the boot of the car :roll:

    Luv Legs :lol:
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    fightingback wrote:
    I got a yoghurt maker as a wedding present. Far too much hassle for too little return. So I left it with my ex-husband.

    Useless article.

    Then there are the cheese and chocolate fondue sets... the salad shaker, the capuccino frother... car boot sale coming up!

    NOW that I lIKE :D:D:D

    Kill two birds with one stone - two less than useful things ditched on one day :D

    Love

    Toni xx

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