The actor’s wedding list is full of unnecessary items, as are many people’s homes. Here’s what to borrow, rather than buy – and what to avoid altogether
A fondue set, an aroma diffuser, a pasta machine: just some of the oh-so-essential items on the actor Jennifer Lawrence’s wedding list. It’s not her actual wedding list – rather, a “collaboration” with Amazon to share “my favourite registry wish-list items”. However, it serves as a handy example of all the random things people think they want these days – things that, frankly, they will use a maximum of once before confining to the back of their cupboards.
A 2017 survey by Skipton building society found the average UK household has more than £1,100 worth of items gathering dust, including exercise bikes, posh crockery and water filters. I am no better – I have an ice-cream maker that has made it through three house moves and still remains unused (at least the toasted sandwich maker gets brought out a few times a year). Even decluttering experts fall into the trap – one of them, Rachel Burditt, confesses to me that she owns a pasta machine she has used only three times. Electronic kitchen gadgets are the most common purchases cast aside, she adds: “Soup makers, breadmakers, NutriBullets.”
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