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Garlic Peeler & Kitchen Gadgets Under 100
Sunday. The sabzi needs eight cloves of garlic, the children want fries, and there’s a litre of milk that’s about to turn and should become paneer before it does. The garlic takes ten minutes because the skins stick to…
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Shoe Cover for Rain: Waterproof Guide
The office shoes are leather. It’s July. The walk from the auto stand to the building is four minutes, and in those four minutes the shoes go from dry to soaked through, the leather darkens, the soles squelch on the…
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Storage Box & Rack: Home Organisation
The winter blankets are in a plastic bag on top of the wardrobe. The spare bedsheets are in a different bag under the bed. The children’s old toys are in a carton in the corner of the living room, which is also where…
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Sink Splash Guard & Tap Filter: Kitchen Upgrades
The counter beside the sink is wet again. Not from the washing from the tap, which hits the base of the sink at an angle and throws a fine spray across the granite every time it runs at full pressure. The dish rack sits…
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Pen Stand & Desk Organiser: Study Setup
The study desk is a metre wide. On it: a laptop, two textbooks, a notebook open to today’s page, a water bottle, a phone, a charger cable, and spread across whatever space is left eleven pens, four pencils, an eraser, a…
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Digital Alarm Clock Under 100: Feature Guide
The phone alarm went off at 6:15. It was on the bedside table, which meant picking it up to stop it, which meant seeing the notifications, which meant reading two messages and a news alert, which meant it was 6:40 by…
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Mini Sewing Machine: Honest Review
The kurta hem has come down. It’s been pinned with a safety pin for two weeks. The tailor is a ten-minute walk away and always has a three-day backlog, so the kurta stays pinned and gets worn less. On the shelf is a…
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Glass Bottle: Material Safety Comparison
The plastic bottle in the car has been there since April. It’s been through three months of afternoon sun on the dashboard, and the water in it tastes faintly of something that isn’t water. The steel bottle at the…
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Gadgets for Men Under 500: Gift Guide
His birthday is Thursday. The last three gifts were a wallet, a perfume, and a shirt he's worn twice. This year the plan is a gadget something he'd actually pick up daily but the search results are a wall of phone…
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Jewellery Box & Organiser: Storage Guide
The earring is in the drawer somewhere. So is its pair probably. Two silver chains have wound around each other since the last wedding, a ring is in the bathroom cabinet, and the good bangles are still in the small box…