What is or is not a “necessity” for you.

watermeadow

There are very few useful shops left in my little town so I have to buy almost everything on line, apart from food.
That’s why I have a too-big kettle, lawn mower, raincoat, Hoover, stock pot, hoe, shoes, wellies. And too-small trousers, skirt, bras, dog harness.
I don’t send things back because the PO is a long way and at the back of a shop so I can’t include it in my obligatory 2 dog walks daily.

Royal Mail collect parcels from your house. A really good service.

Tea and a warm blanket.

Too much to mention when trying to single one thing out.

Plants for my garden
Books for my kindle

Paperback books, but the last one I bought, in a supermarket, was The Siege about the Iranian embasy siege all those years ago.

The retail price was 10.99p but the supermarket was selling it for just 6.00p. Easy to see why so many independent book shops have vanished and even Waterstones is likely struggling against that sort of competition.

What’s a hair system, please Kate?

My hair system. Otherwise I wouldn't be going out.

I need a new toaster. Otherwise I'm always looking for treatments for my rosacea, and always hoping to find some new, miracle pain killers.

Almost every month I order a new iPhone lead - invariably, they are cheap replicas and don’t last long
I have several iPhone/ipad chargers and leads.

Books or Kindle books.
Plasters and Germolene - DH is on blood thinners and plasters are needed frequently.
Detergent.

Records for my jukebox, difficult to get in shops now

A kettle, a toaster, a phone and a charger for it.

Paracetamol, mobile phone. I agree about a kettle, Mollygo. And a radio lixy.

Definitely books for my kindle. It's already overloaded but my mantra is that you can never have too many books. Dog treats that I can only get on the Internet as our local shop is very limited on dog food.

My artificial nails! Shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone!

keepingquiet

I don't look for anything on-line but sometimes I order stuff from Argos and go to collect it.

Otherwise I purchase everything at my local shops.

This isn’t about shopping online or not, it’s about what you think is essential.
e.g. which out of the things that you order from Argos do you consider essential for you?

Necessity? If my radio stopped working I would replace it immediately but my life doesn’t depend on it. Similarly with gardening gloves.
Tricky question though, and thought-provoking. What a pampered life I lead.

Hot Hands heat pads to put in gloves, warm clothes and heating, I have Raynauds.

Footrest.
I try and keep my posture good.

I don't look for anything on-line but sometimes I order stuff from Argos and go to collect it.

Otherwise I purchase everything at my local shops.

Dog food, Plant seeds & books (I'm a library user, but supposing libraries weren't around)

Today my essential purchase is a kettle. Using the microwave or a pan just isn’t the same!

Clock. I need to know the time.

There are very few useful shops left in my little town so I have to buy almost everything on line, apart from food.
That’s why I have a too-big kettle, lawn mower, raincoat, Hoover, stock pot, hoe, shoes, wellies. And too-small trousers, skirt, bras, dog harness.
I don’t send things back because the PO is a long way and at the back of a shop so I can’t include it in my obligatory 2 dog walks daily.

I've recently been wondering how I would survive without my wheelie bins. When they're loaded with heavy garden and household rubbish I can easily trundle them around because of their simple but brilliant design.