Seven recipe boxes, ranked for dark evenings and a suspiciously warm September. Real per-portion prices, the postcodes each one refuses to deliver to, and one genuine flaw per box. No sponsored placements.
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Best Garden Gadgets UK 2026: 12 Picks Worth Buying Now
Twelve garden gadgets tested against real independent reviews, with confirmed UK prices, one honest downside each, and a plain answer on what to buy now versus wait for Black Friday.
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Best Board Games for Adults UK 2026: 12 We’d Actually Play
The 12 board games for adults we would actually play in 2026, from cheap party classics to heavy strategy, with UK prices and honest, mood-by-mood picks.
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Best Reusable Coffee Cups UK 2026
The best reusable coffee cups in the UK for 2026, tested for real. Which ones seal, survive the dishwasher and actually get filled by a barista.
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Which Huel to Buy? Every Huel Product Compared 2026
Which Huel to buy in 2026? We compare every Huel product, from Powder and Black Edition to Diet, bars and greens, with honest pros and cons.
June 29, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Best Refurbished iPads UK 2026: Which One to Buy
The best refurbished iPads to buy in the UK in 2026, ranked by who they suit, with Back Market and Amazon Renewed compared so you can pick the cheapest route.
June 28, 2026Comments are off for this post.
Best Back Market Deals UK: June 2026 Picks
Last updated: 28 June 2026
By Stiv · Design, technology and personal finance
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The Back Market deals worth grabbing this June
Refurbished tech moves fast, and the best Back Market deals rarely hang around for long. So this month I have pulled together the picks that actually look like value right now, spread across phones, laptops, tablets, audio and wearables. Every price was correct when we checked, but Back Market prices shift daily and stock is limited.
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Best E-Readers UK 2026: Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable
Kindle, Kobo or reMarkable? Our pick of the best e-readers in the UK for 2026, for every budget and a splurge for note-takers.
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HP Colour Laser 150nw Review UK 2026: Do Not Buy
Last updated: 24 May 2026
By Stiv · Design, technology and personal finance
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HP Colour Laser 150nw review: the printer that died at eleven months
We bought an HP Colour Laser 150nw for about £130 thirteen months ago. It is now sitting in a recycling pile. This HP Colour Laser 150nw review explains exactly why, because the power button broke, HP's support website was impenetrable, and returning it to Currys was not worth the trip.
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1 out of 5 — Do Not Buy
So here is the short version. The print quality was genuinely fine. Everything else was not. We are writing this review so that you do not waste your money the way we wasted ours. Below, we walk through everything that went wrong, why the fault is baked into the design, and exactly what to buy instead.
The HP Colour Laser 150nw. Compact, tidy, and now destined for the recycling centre.
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Best Running Watches UK 2026: Tested, Strava-Verified Picks
Last updated: Sunday 17 May 2026
By Stiv · Design, technology and personal finance
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Best running watches UK 2026: tested, Strava-verified picks
The best running watches UK buyers can buy in 2026 are not the most expensive ones. After a year of parkruns, half marathons and one deeply regrettable ultramarathon between us, our verdict is unambiguous. The Garmin Forerunner 265 remains the right watch for most runners, the COROS PACE 3 still humiliates everything near its price, and the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is finally credible for iPhone owners who actually train. Everything else is either better than that trio (and considerably pricier) or, more often, worse.
Why this matters: the running watch market has a dirty secret. The best watch for 90% of runners costs about £250. Spend more and you mostly pay for maps, sapphire glass and longer battery for ultras. Spend less and GPS accuracy collapses, which is the one thing a running watch cannot afford to get wrong. A watch that tells you your 5K was 4.8K is worse than useless. Below is our curated shortlist for UK runners in 2026, organised by need rather than brand. Every pick syncs with Strava natively and automatically. If a watch can't talk to Strava, it doesn't exist to us.
Between us we've run in Garmin, Apple Watch and COROS. We've done parkruns, half marathons and one deeply regrettable ultramarathon. The Garmin won, every time.
Best overall
Garmin Forerunner 265
From £329. The right watch for most runners.Best value
COROS PACE 3
From £219. A silly amount of watch for the money.Best budget
Amazfit Active 2
From £99. Mapping at this price is unheard of.Best for trails
Garmin Fenix 8
From £849. Routable maps. Weeks of battery.Best smartwatch for runners
Apple Watch Ultra 3
From £719. iPhone only, but finally honest.Best battery for ultras
Garmin Enduro 3
From £699. 90 hours of multi-band GPS.Best for recovery data
Polar Vantage V3
From £400. Recovery science nobody else matches.Follow us: Instagram
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