Sometimes less is more – the gadgets and gizmos we can happily do without

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Our homes are full of seemingly useful purchases which soon become redundant junk

Our world is filled with gadgets and gizmos we bought thinking they would change our lives only for them to quickly prove to be be redundant. Here are just some of the worst offenders.are probably people who use steam cleaners as they are meant to be used. In their world, floors sparkle, tiling grout gleams like an Arctic sunrise and every shirt is crease-free in a heartbeat.

They don’t though and within weeks the machines that promised so much sit unloved and unused in cupboards under stairs while our floors get mopped the old fashioned way and our shirts stay as crumpled as ever before we wearily take out the iron.Like so many of the gadgets we buy but rarely – if ever – use, pasta makers are brilliant in theory.

We will make an exception for the Nutribullet which is – by some margin – the best kitchen gadget Pricewatch has ever bought. It is easy to use, easy to clear and there is no waste. We say this fully aware that for many other people, the Nutribullet is top of the pile when it comes to discussing never-used kitchen gadgets.

If all of it was stacked in just the right way it would almost take us all the way to the moon and back, although we’d have to climb the tower of equipment to get there and – let’s face it – that sounds like way too much effort.Who doesn’t love waffles? The sweet ones are only gorgeous when drizzled with maple syrup and served with a side order of perfectly crispy bacon and the potato ones are – as we all well know thanks to infuriatingly catchy jingles – awfully versatile.

 

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