Fumbles@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoWhat is a fun gadget you have purchased that has added value to your life?message-squaremessage-square399fedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down15
arrow-up1358arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a fun gadget you have purchased that has added value to your life?Fumbles@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square399fedilink
minus-squareiamtrashman1312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoSeconding an electric kettle, even a cheap one was a game changer over not having one at all. Crazy how 99.99% of people I know as an American don’t own one
minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoBoiling water is only for pasta to Americans
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoAnd coffee, though we usually have a dedicated machine for that.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI wonder if they’re more popular now. I took this in a Walmart in California. https://imgur.com/d5ae1Po Although about half of those are not electric!
minus-squareFosheze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoMost Americans don’t drink tea. The only things that I know they are used for are tea and instant noodles.
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoAnd if we do drink tea it’s frequently iced, so timeliness of the boiling isn’t a huge concern.
Seconding an electric kettle, even a cheap one was a game changer over not having one at all. Crazy how 99.99% of people I know as an American don’t own one
Boiling water is only for pasta to Americans
And coffee, though we usually have a dedicated machine for that.
I wonder if they’re more popular now. I took this in a Walmart in California. https://imgur.com/d5ae1Po Although about half of those are not electric!
Most Americans don’t drink tea. The only things that I know they are used for are tea and instant noodles.
And if we do drink tea it’s frequently iced, so timeliness of the boiling isn’t a huge concern.