I’m a self confessed “gadget freak” and assumed I knew (and owned) most of them. What’s something you discovered?

This is hilarious - I just bought the same mop after my last house sit! I’m not that crazy about it though as the mop head keeps falling :roll_eyes:

Agreed! I have a little army of them circling around like drunken tortoises gobbling up dog hair

I have a great spray mop with a head that swivels and gets into corners quite well. True story: we sold our house last year and were packing our furniture for an international move. Every box and item gets itemized and labeled for export/import. Timing is everything, so we ask the movers to keep on…

We once found a tube of Spanish Fly in our nightstand – an interesting gadget that I actually had to Google despite the very explicit imagery on the tube. I took it with humor; I’m not that uptight. But whether I want to have ot too? … nah, I’d rather pass. :laughing::laughing:

I had to google that to see what it was - interesting!!

I bought an Echo Show after seeing them during a sit. I love it! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

A Quooker :grinning_face_with_big_eyes: At a recent sit they had one in their kitchen. I wasn’t sure about it at first but then I loved it.

The house where I’m repeat sitting has a tap for instant hot water, but it spits every so often, so you need to be careful to avoid being scalded. At my own latest home, which we recently purchased, there was an existing instant hot water dispenser, but we noticed that it was also heating up part o…

I agree, those Quooker taps are pretty convenient, but they do tend to splutter. I always use them with extreme caution!

I mostly love induction hobs - they can boil a pan of water incredibly fast, but… I have found certain ones (or perhaps its the pan) don’t cook rice well. Normally I have a simple formula for cooking basmati that works perfectly every time (and I cook rice very often), but not on certain induction…

What gadget have you discovered in a HOs house and you said wow, gotta get one of those?

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I bought an Echo Show after seeing them during a sit. I love it!

What have you bought after a sit?

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