Will somebody please invent…….?

A service for the over 65s which provides solutions to all the smaller problems in a house - without charging customers a fortune. EG. Renewing the silicone strips round shower units, removing the covers off smoke alarms in order to replace the batteries, getting the 'skirt' off pendant light holders when they gets completely stuck, cleaning all the windows and mirrors inside the house, decoding the instructions on boiler thermostats. Not everyone has someone who can help! I think Help the Aged used to offer a service, but then decided all the tasks were too risky.

Mojack26

Zips on quilt covers.

You can get both pillow slips and duvet covers with zips, it is actually becoming difficult to find ones that have buttons!

This is really a case of Be careful what you wish for, as the zips break long, long before the covers are worn out, and slipping on a pillow slip with a zip is unpleasant.

And it is a heck of a lot easier to sew on a button than to unpick and replace a zip!

Cars with steering wheels that won’t turn unless you activate the indicator.

Zips on quilt covers.

Shinamae

A device to ensure that all politicians would get an electric shock every time they lied.. 🙄

Yes!!

Goggle Japanese toilets simply the best

Annierob

I would like something to cover my toothbrush head in the bathroom so it isn’t exposed to bad odours. I leave my toothbrush in my bedroom.
If someone did invent this, everyone would want one so they would become a millionnaire 👍

Thimble?

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Annierob

And also a device that means if someone attacks you, they experience the pain too. Not that anyone has ever hit me but if they need I want that person to hurt too👍

How about a thimble?

A way of recirculating the water that runs down the drain while you're waitimg for the hot water to come through. It's ok in the summer when you can catch it and use it to water the garden but that hasn't been necessary for months !

I am with the foolproof duvet cover. Changing my cover is a job I dread as I usually end up tired, needing to sit down and have a good rest.

Fancy that. thank you. I love this thread

Granny 23, Regarding keys beeping.
I have an apple iphone so i bought apple tags. You attach them to the key rings and they synchronise with your phone in the ‘find your’ feature. When you can’t find your keys, you use the feature and the tag beeps. I have one on my car keyring and one on my house keys. I even get a notification to say my keys are no longer with me. Wonderful.

Google plastic toothbrush covers. There are many makes.

I have some. In reality, I dont use mine that often.

And also a device that means if someone attacks you, they experience the pain too. Not that anyone has ever hit me but if they need I want that person to hurt too👍

I would like something to cover my toothbrush head in the bathroom so it isn’t exposed to bad odours. I leave my toothbrush in my bedroom.
If someone did invent this, everyone would want one so they would become a millionnaire 👍

Granny23

If I loose my mobile I can call it from the Landline, which makes it ring and I can find it. I urgently need a small device that can be attached to my purse, glasses, keys or hearing aids, (which are never where I think I left them) and will beep loudly when I press the control.

PS Come to think of it, I would probably spend half the day looking for the control

You want a Tile or an Air pod (depending on what your mobile is).

Gosh, yes, Mollygo, that's my excuse not to go swimming and if you've got some little bodies with you, it is sheer torture for all to get them back into their clothes! They don't seem to mind it so much though.

Equipment to make dressing after a swim easier. It’s fine at the gym where a few minutes in the sauna dries you off and warms you up, but swimming elsewhere means a struggle to get my damp chilly body back into clothes.

Lay it on the bed then roll or fold the duvet cover until it's almost inside out. Attach it to the duvet along the top outside edge with half a dozen strong clothes pegs. Ease the cover down to the bottom and button up (or popper up).

If you have sewing skills, a little Velcro on the top, inside edge and corners of the cover, and the same on the duvet will work as well, and will stop the irritating slippage of the duvet that leaves the top edge of the cover empty. I hate that! Snip a tiny bit off the very corners of the Velcro pieces. They can be a bit sharp.

The only thing I want is a self cleaning house

I would like an up sized hand drier for the shower to obviate the need for towels. specially for less mobile shoulders and knees.

A 'like' button on this thread, there are so many good ideas.

For lost keys, if you're with Apple there's the air tag. Brilliant little things.

I hate trailing wires so that would be something I'd invest in.

I want something that automatically dusts. We have robot vacuums, now I want robot dusters!

Blasts of hot air in the shower so one doesn’t need towels!

Granny23: funnily enough last night i couldn't find my book (searched everywhere and through all my shopping bags) and said to DH that i wish someone would invent something i could attach to it, to help me find it. I take it with me in the car etc and am always forgetting to retrieve it etc.