That's Just Silly!

By MrsJ
Belews Creek, North Carolina
February 16, 2022 8:47pm CST
There are two German-based grocery chains in our region. Both of them carry economically priced groceries and both of them have what I refer to as treasure sections. You never know what you might find in the treasure section and it varies from week to week. Sometimes there are clothing items, sometimes gardening implements. I have found sewing machines and exercise equipment. There are always interesting surprises. A couple of weeks ago I found something that just made me laugh. Why on earth would someone want a tiny USB vacuum cleaner????
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112875)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Feb 22
I wish I had one, I'd use it to get the dust out of my keys on my keyboard.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
I think it is too small to even do that effectively!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112875)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Feb 22
Well, considering how small the spaces are between the keys it just might be effective.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
@rebelann I have one of those attachments for my canister-vac that is basically a bundle of tiny tubes. It works well for cleaning out my keyboard, my sewing machine, and other sensitive, hard-to-reach places.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 22
Aldi seem to do that here although we rarely go through. Vince's brother said they have some really great bargains from time to time. But there is always only a few of an item and they are not generally repeated.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
26 Feb 22
Never been to a Aldi
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Fleur
@Fleura (30404)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 22
The 'middle of Lidl' is always interesting too, and you can look online to see what they have on offer this week.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
Lidl's "treasure" section is much larger than the one at Aldi's. Here at least. In both places, most real bargains are few and gone quickly.
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vikingswest
@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
17 Feb 22
They can be used in the car too but still.
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vikingswest
@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
17 Feb 22
@SophiaMorros Same here. That little vacuum and an artists paintbrush might make a good combination for cleaning smoke detectors or the fan on bathroom vents. But only one at a time lol. I would need to empty it out five times just to get the pine needles in my truck.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
There is NO way it would be useful in my car. We track in entirely too much dirt!
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Fleur
@Fleura (30404)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 22
Have you come across this song by the way? I love it! @JudyEv I think I might have shown you this before but just in case - I think you will appreciate it too!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 22
That's a great song. I hadn't heard it before. We shopped at both Lidl and Aldi in Ireland. I think they were both on the continent too.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
That song is awesome!!! Thanks for sharing that!
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Fleur
@Fleura (30404)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 22
@SophiaMorros It's great isn't it?
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Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
17 Feb 22
It is adorable, but I have heard that actually work pretty well for keyboards and tiny cleanups around the desk. I wanted one that was shaped like a ladybug haha
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
One more bit of clutter to add to my desk...and one more cord for the cat to chew her way through!
Anne
@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
17 Feb 22
Oh that's cute.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
It is that! Not very practical, in my eyes at least, but definitely cute!
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Anne
@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
17 Feb 22
@SophiaMorros yeah right.. But we can used like windows. Like a toys
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
17 Feb 22
There are also some local shops that sell cheaper products. I think it is a good thing to have this kind of place especially now.
Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
17 Feb 22
I would have no interest in this one.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471458)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 22
We also have two German-based grocery chains here, I am sure the same (Aldi and Lidl). I bought a very inexpensive sewing machine that is really good. I received that tiny vacuum cleaner as a gift, it's worth less than what it looks.
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Fleur
@Fleura (30404)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 22
To get the crumbs off your keyboard when you've been eating lunch at your desk of course!
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
I have one of those attachments with lots of tiny tubes that I can use on my canister-vac to clean my keyboard and other small/sensitive areas.
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solxee
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Feb 22
WOw they have such big brains to think of inventing stuff like that
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Feb 22
I would think it probably will not last long either.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Feb 22
@SophiaMorros Exactly.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
18 Feb 22
...or have any really sucking power.
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Samragyee
@Sam_graphixer (2465)
• India
17 Feb 22
That's a very amazing concept.... I loved it... I wish we had a "treasure section" Like that.... Tiny usb vaccum remind ... Me of the new tiny water I bought... It really helped me during my sore throat
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John Evans
@58lordstreet (1668)
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17 Feb 22
I suppose you could just use a normal vacuum cleaner ;-) are we talking about Aldi and Lidl or are we not allowed to mention them (too late)
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
Yes, we are talking about Aldi and Lidl. I don't think we are forbidden to mention them by name.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
18 Feb 22
John Evans
@58lordstreet (1668)
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17 Feb 22
@SophiaMorros licking the keyboard also works for crumbs
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51009)
• Canada
17 Feb 22
Other then the possibility of using it on a keyboard, I cannot think of a reason. I tip mine over and shake it clean frequently enough that I wouldn't have a use for it.