What don’t you have at home that others consider normal?

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Electric blanket - altho when I get back to England in January in mid Winter, from Australia where it will be mid Summer, , I might just acquire one!

I know I'm an old cynic but I am wondering if this topic (originally on Mumsnet) was started by a marketing bod.......?There is a wealth of information regarding what's not desirable in our age group!

As for me, we don't have: Netflix (where do people find the time? Can't watch the stuff we have already recorded).

Fire pit (but do have a patio heater, rarely used)

Rugs

Dog or cat (would love to have a dog but have allergies)

Spiralizer

Quocker

Hot tub

Large wall-mounted television

Upstairs televisions

We do have most of what's mentioned but probably wouldn't miss much of it (do love my air fryer 'though!)

Still too much hair, use two hairdryers at same time when at gym!

I'm barefoot.....

annsixty I’m with Greenfinch and do the same with my hair, have done for 20 odd years.

Hairdryer. Just wash hair in shower, rub dry and let it dry naturally.

Tamayra

Microwave
Nasty bit of equipment as destroys all the good content of the food

How does it do that, please?

TV
Dishwasher
Barbecue
Microwave

Microwave
Nasty bit of equipment as destroys all the good content of the food

How do those of you without a hairdryer dry and style your hair?

I could start another thread about things I have but never use:
Dishwasher, cooker, air fryer, blender, pressure cooker, bathtub, spare bedroom, BBQ and 90% of items stored in the garage!

Husband - Tried one out, didn’t like and binned.
Air fryer - I do have one, but it’s still unused in the box several years later.

A washing up bowl.

Witzend a fire pit is usually a large metal bowl on tripod legs roughly four foot across, where people light a fire outside to keep them warm when they sit out in cool autumn evenings. Some double up as barbercues
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=firepits&_sacat=0

Shizam

A Smart TV. I want one, but present telly works fine so just can’t quite persuade myself to change. ?

You can get 'sticks' from Amazon or Now (Sky lite) that convert a non-smart TV to a smart one if they have an HDMI slot in the back and you have a wireless network. If you like the idea, look on Amazon on Black Friday - they usually sell them for half price.

Microwave, tumble dryer, full size freezer (we bought a small table top freezer a couple of years ago), food processor, dishwasher (well, I suppose I'm a dishwasher), barbecue, car, hair dryer, shower, Netflix and Amazon, no satellite dish, no video player or recorder, electric scales (bathroom or kitchen), pets

Hellogirl1

Will someone PLEASE say what a fire pit is?

Dd and SiL have a fire pit - as far as I can see used mostly by SiL and other male friends to stand around with a beer in any chilly weather! Notably one Christmas Day when they had a houseful.
A BiL has a massive one at his place in France. There was a big family get together last late May/early June - evenings were still very chilly at first so we all sat around it wrapped in blankets while gaily knocking back the contents of BiL’s cellar.

A Smart TV. I want one, but present telly works fine so just can’t quite persuade myself to change. ?

I am now thinking maybe I should get myself a nice warm fluffy pair of slippers!!

I’ve tried most things to be honest. I would not like to manage without the mod cons of life. The only thing I don’t have is a husband and there was only one of those for me in my life!

I’m so happy I got an air fryer though, my energy bills have now fallen below so called normal. So maybe energy bill inflation!

Air fryer

Tv in the bedrooms
An Alexa or similar
Any form of electric mixer/whisk.
I’m with Kittylester on dishwashers, had years washing piles of pots up by hand when the DC were young but wouldn’t be without one now,

Automatic transmission - on the car, that is.
Netflix or a smart TV.
A pet - well, only dh.
Wooden floors.
An ipad.
An iphone.
Alexa.
Highlights.
Cruises - oh sorry, I suppose that's not at home.
A porch.

I could keep going. Didn't realise how deprived I really am! I do have slippers and an apron so I must be ok.

No Alexa, Sky, Netflix or any other subscrption service.

No coffee machine. no airfyer, no BBQ

But I do have a firepit, present from one dd but not yet used

I am surprised at what some other posters don't have. I love living in a house with books, houseplants and cushions.