What to spend £20 on?

[AlexB]

For you.... probably a new coffee maker... I fear the condition of the current one

[LosOjos]

I've just bought one of these for charging my phone when out and about playing Ingress.

 

Anker® Astro E4 13000mAh Dual USB Portable Charger: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

 

£10 more than your budget but a great little gadget.

 

You'd better have chosen the right faction! Grr!

I actually own one of these exact batteries. First one had a bit of a failure (it would only charge to halfway after a few uses) but the guys offered me a free one as compensation, so if you have any problems, leave them a 2-or-3* review mentioning your issues

 

Even at only half charge it was brilliant, though. Definitely a nice little pack if you find yourself needing power a lot.

 

That looks like might might be perfect for powering a Raspberry Pi on the go - have either of you tried that?

 

(sorry to slightly derail the topic!)

[Garacesh]

Don't own one, but with both 1Amp and 2Amp outputs, I suspect it would be, actually. Good thinking!

 

But there you go With your £20, but a Pi. Then buy a portable battery. And them some kind of screen. And input.

Oo-err this is starting to cost a bit more than £20..

[LosOjos]

Don't own one, but with both 1Amp and 2Amp outputs, I suspect it would be, actually. Good thinking!

 

But there you go With your £20, but a Pi. Then buy a portable battery. And them some kind of screen. And input.

Oo-err this is starting to cost a bit more than £20..

 

The only reason I could see it not working is if it's not capable of maintaining 2A of draw, but batteries don't usually have that problem... will buy one on pay day and put it to the test (will be handy to have as backup for my mobile anyway!)

[chazzy2501]

I'd buy (if I didn't have one already) this:

 

Bigtrak Junior | Maplin

[Dos_Box]

A couple of T-shirts from Qwertee.com?

 

I treated myself to the IT Crowd t-shirt

 

*I'm a sucker for good t-shirts!

Edited April 4, 2014 by Dos_Box

[elsiegee40]

I have one of these which woould be in budget

Anker® Astro Mini 3000mAh Ultra-Compact Portable Lipstick-Sized External Battery Backup Charger

 

Charged both my iPhone and Ephelyon's phone with it at BETT before it ran out of juice.

[Novalee]

Work & Weekend Mugs - buy at Firebox.com I'd get both of these...

[AMLinington]

Last time someone gave me some money for my birthday I bought a watch.

 

This one, as it happens: Kahuna

[featured_spectre]

If only you could ramp up how much you have in funds to buy this bad boy! Lionel Richie Chocolate Head - buy at Firebox.com

[Garacesh]

Last time someone gave me some money for my birthday I bought a watch.

 

This one, as it happens: Kahuna

 

Now I want a Big Kahuna Burger..

Hamburgers.. The corner stone of a nutritious breakfast..

[LosOjos]

Last time someone gave me some money for my birthday I bought a watch.

 

This one, as it happens: Kahuna

 

Would you recommend it? It's exactly the style Mrs LosOjos has been searching for since Timpsons butchered the last watch I bought her (it was a leather cuff like the one above and they sliced the leather to bits, if she had told me about it I'd have marched in there and gone mad!)

[Novalee]

If only you could ramp up how much you have in funds to buy this bad boy! Lionel Richie Chocolate Head - buy at Firebox.com

 

 

Haha that was on their April fools e-mail. I fell for it until I saw the 'i-ron' i-Ron - buy at Firebox.com

 

I was very interested in the 'Grow your own chicken' Grow Your Own Chicken - buy at Firebox.com

[AMLinington]

Would you recommend it? It's exactly the style Mrs LosOjos has been searching for since Timpsons butchered the last watch I bought her (it was a leather cuff like the one above and they sliced the leather to bits, if she had told me about it I'd have marched in there and gone mad!)

 

Yeah I would actually. It's hard to see in the picture but this particular model has a lovely 'distressed copper' coloured bezel mount. It's really nice. It's shocking that they sliced the leather - did they compensate her? FHinds are our local Kahuna stockist and they don't have all the range but the cuff watch range is lovely - I tried several of them on and could have bought all of them but wanted the wide cuff one. It's really comfy.

 

The face markings are also copper coloured which are lovely. The picture shows it sort of yellow bronze but it's not, it's a lovely pinkish shade of copper. The wide leather bit is printed not embossed though but it's still lovely.

 

I also tried This one: http://www.kahuna.co.uk/products/womens/cuff/kls-0225l/ and http://www.kahuna.co.uk/products/womens/cuff/kls-0220l/ this one and loved them both. I really wish I could have bought them all. I would certainly buy a Kahuna watch again.

 

LeBoyfriend bought a velcro one years ago for work and he's gone through about 6 straps and 1 battery in the time I've known him and the thing is still going strong. (Basically this: http://www.kahuna.co.uk/products/gents/velcro/252-3602g/)

Edited April 4, 2014 by AMLinington

[GeekyPete]

My birthday was last month. Similar situation. I bought a head torch and a cheap label printer.

[localzuk]

I treated myself to the IT Crowd t-shirt

 

*I'm a sucker for good t-shirts!

 

I ordered that same one for myself, and my technician demanded I add one for him too.

 

I'm a bit of a Qwertee addict.

[LosOjos]

Just ordered the IT Crowd T-Shirt, I'm also a bit of a NES geek so double awesome!

 

How have I never heard of Qwertee?!

[Dos_Box]

Just ordered the IT Crowd T-Shirt, I'm also a bit of a NES geek so double awesome!

 

How have I never heard of Qwertee?!

 

Me neither. It's going to be on my monthly drive-by list now

[Marshall_IT]

2 http://www.qwertee.com t-shirts!

[Sheridan]

A Turmion Katilot beanie.