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What are your favourite things under 50$ that make your life a bit easier or more pleasant? (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

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[–] jonkenator@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Two items I don't see in anyone other people's replies:

A dual-wall stainless water bottle like a Hydroflask. It'll keep water ice cold all day.
Pop Socket, never drop your phone again.

[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pop Socket, never drop your phone again.

Also never fit in your pockets again

[–] Event_Horizon5@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It does occasionally catch on the inside of my pocket when I take it out, but usually it's not a problem. And the extra grip is worth far more to me. I have literally never dropped my phone since I got one, and I can use my Pixel 6 Pro with one hand easily. I would never go without one.

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I wish my particular flavor of annoyance could get past this point because it does seem helpful, but I'm even further and can't really stand a case unless I'm doing something specifically that warrants it.

[–] jonkenator@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's a compromise I'm willing to make. Valid critique though.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ditto the stainless water bottle, though I have an Owala. I like the spout that you can drink/pour out of like a cup or sip out of like a straw, and it has fewer moving parts so I don't think it's going to develop leaks as quickly as the ones with squishy straws that have to fold up every time it closes.

They're pricey, though.