Things Aayush buys

A live feed of 62 things Aayush has bought off Amazon, pulled from his /things post. Last updated June 20, 2026.

Household

  • Heated Mosquito Bite Healer — $25This is probably the only mosquito treatment that works for me – it just applies extremely strong heat briefly, which seems to denature the protein in mosquito saliva and stops the itch.
  • Candle Warming Lamp — $15Makes candles last a lot longer, but keeps the scent just as strong without any harmful VOCs from the smoke.
  • Molly’s Suds Laundry Detergent — $20Cheaper than tide pods, and uses cleaner ingredients without any noticable quality difference. Since I’m worried about normal detergent having caused allergies, I decided to move away from standard harsh detergent ingredients.
  • Straight Pull Up Bar — $25I didn’t believe this stayed up, then used it myself and was convinced. Unlike the around-the-doorframe ones that might not find a good hook, this one fits in every single doorframe and works very well (though slightly damages the paint, same as any other pullup bar).

Bathroom

  • Japanese Nail Clipper with Case — $10Has a plastic case to keep all your nails inside the clippers. I no longer use normal clippers.
  • Double Line Floss Picks — $15These make flossing fun and are useful on the go – it’s super easy to grab on your way out, and you can see all your tooth gunk stuck between the two strings. Normal floss cuts off circulation to my finger and so I never do it, and water flossers are too annoying to refill and carry around. Humble Co is the only PFAS-free one I found.
  • The Softest Bathroom Mats — $20High pile and insanely soft and plush.
  • Mint Shampoo and Conditioner — $23Spent way too long finding hair products that were SLS-free (not too harsh), EWG-approved (no bad ingredients), and smelled good.
  • Stannous Fluoride Toothpaste — $15Stannous flouride and hydroxyapatite has repeatedly been shown to be more effective than normal toothpaste at cavity prevention. This Crest toothpaste is basically the same price and texture so should be a no-brainer toothpaste replacement. Thanks to Rob Wiblin for the rec.
  • Travel Toiletry Kit — $15I dump shampoo/conditioner/bodywash in here before I travel, since I prefer to use my own.
  • Aluminum Shower Caddy with Tension Rod — $45Most “rust free” products on Amazon are all made with stainless steel that does rust, and the reviews reflect that. Since this is all aluminum, it can’t rust, and all the reviews confirm that it actually never rusts.

Kitchen

  • Clear Whey — $44Released on the market just this year (and invented ~4 years ago), this clear whey perfectly dissolves into water and has very little taste (a tinge of sour, but nowhere near as strong or thick as whey). Incredible.
  • Kitchen Torch — $15,Way more fun than a lighter or matchbox for all things fire. The Hacksmith minisaber also works here if you want to shell out an additional $30 for better aesthetics.
  • Water Bottle Cleaning Tablets — $8Put into your water bottle for 15 min to clean out the gunk.
  • Electric Dish Wand — $15Makes it fun to handwash the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I previously recommended a $4 handheld dishwand.
  • Gooseneck Kettle — $35All-metal kettle that sparks joy (we hate microplastics).
  • Ramen Bowls — $40Sparks joy, useful for most soupy foods.
  • Wilde Chips — $6These are made with chicken not potatos, and so have a great taste and insane macros on protein.
  • Brita Longlast Filters — $35Little known scam is that the white Brita filters are just for taste and only filter microplastics not metals, you need to get the blue ones. Lab testing report explained here.

Sleep

  • Super Soft Sleep Mask — $20I’ve used dozens of different sleep masks and these are the best combination of soft + blackout.
  • Mattress Protector — $20: Waterproof cover between you and the mattress.
  • Microwavable Heated Eye Mask, Single Eye — $15I can alternate my eyes with this and keep working, and warm comrpess is very useful to prevent dry eye when looking at screens. I don’t actually use it for sleep, but alternate eyes during the day while I work, max 20 min/eye/day. This company has real tech to make it feel moist which is great.
  • Disposable Warm Compress Eye Mask — $15: Starts as soon as you open the package and are surprisingly moist. Useful when I’m travelling.
  • Moisture Chamber Eye Seals — $45My dry eye doctor recommended that when I’m on the computer a lot, to browse with these instead to maintain eye moisture. You can also just use goggles, but these result in notably more moisture for me. My only wish is that they were better-fitting.

Backpack

  • Portable Charger with Cables + Outlet Built In — $25The same price and capacity as the Anker equivalent, but comes with cables and an outlet built-in so no auxilliary things to carry around. I initially recommended a $15 cable-only one from Sam Bowman.
  • Laptop + Phone Charging Brick that Stores Power — $70This is pricier than other USB-C/USB to wall outlets, but is my FAVORITE – it charges itself while its in the wall, so you can keep using it even without an outlet around! Outputs 65W to quickly charge a Mac as well (but only charges fast when it’s plugged in). Original rec from Andrew Connor.
  • Portable Credit Card Charger — $60This is about 3 credit cards thick, and so fits in my wallet and charges my phone to 30% pretty quick. Useful backup to always have around.
  • EarOS One Concert Earplugs — $40Developed with the MIT Acoustic Lab, this gives far higher quality audio than jamming foam earplugs into my ears. The crowd agrees with me, and one-off reviews say it’s better than the popular alternatives.
  • 90° Prism Glasses — $15Let you look forwards and see downwards, making using your phone much less taxing on your neck.
  • Mini Sim + Cable Box — $10Has a SIM switcher, and small adapters nicely laid out. I carry this with a few USB to USB C adapters seperately.
  • Contoured Ear Plugs — $18Normal earplugs don’t fit me that well and usually fall out when I sleep. These don’t, are super cheap, and are softer than normal earplugs. I stopped needing melatonin to sleep after starting to use these.
  • Beaded Laptop Wrist Rest — $20More comfortable for wrists on laptop + useful for carpal tunnel (before I cured myself with Sarno), and now I can’t type without them.
  • Cheap Apple Pencil 2 — $25You give up variable pressure detection but and pay 5x less, still magnetically charges. Useful as a backup for my iPad.
  • Airtag Card Holder — $8Shaped like a card, with a circle in the middle to hold airtags. I use it to ensure airtags don’t fall out of my passport cover and are easier to locate in my wallet + backpack.

Travel

  • Portable Stool — $18Fits in a large pocket or under your jacket, and folds out into a full stool that is very useful at concerts, in trains, or any other useful long travel where you might want to sit.
  • Portable Jump Starter — $20I keep this in my car trunk for in case I need to jump start my car, and also to charge my phone/laptop if I’m in a pinch.
  • Foldable Bed Mosquito Net — $35Goes over your bed, and you sleep inside – mosquitos can’t get you at night, and when you wake up they will all be on the surface and you can eliminate them from inside. Also folds to be roughly the size of a single pair of pants.
  • Car Phone Charging Mount — $20Goes on your car AC vent, and the USB port plugs into the mount itself so that your phone can wirelessly charge; no more fiddling with wires when driving.
  • Switch-compatible USB-C <> HDMI/USB/Ethernet Adapter — $20This hub for your Mac also doubles as a dockless way to mirror a Nintendo Switch to a projector without a dock (which isn’t possible with most adapters, because it needs to support specific software). Someone in the commends say you have to flash new firmware for the latest Switch 2 version from runtogol > Support on Windows, but I expect this to be fixed soon.

Fun

  • Proxmark 3 RFID Cloner — $75Designed by the veritable and prolific Samy Kamkar. Quick to setup and it clones basically all cards I throw at it. The popular Flipper is substantially worse at accurately cloning and emulating cards.
  • Glass Pixelator — $40A small piece of glass that when you look through it, pixelates naturally whatever’s on the other side. You can find a cheaper plastic one for $30 on Aliexpress that worked fine for me.
  • RFID Ring — $30Clone any card onto this, then just tap with your finger to use it. Rumor is Oura Gen 4 will have this.
  • Colored Flame Birthday Candles — $7Cheap, simple, and cool on birthdays. You can also get them for bonfires.
  • Joycon Controller Grips — $10Turn each Nintendo Switch joycon into a mini controller for cheap.
  • Stained Glass Umbrella — $20Makes a cool pattern in light sun.
  • Kava powder — $20An alternative kickback substance that does not have the same GAB-B receptor binding as alcohol, so does not cause hangovers.
  • Extremely Small Wallet Pen — $7This ~1mm wide, ~4 inch pen fits in my wallet and is useful in a pinch or when geocaching.
  • UV Coverage Mirror — $40Use to see where UV damage on your skin is (only if you have light skin) and if you applied sunscreen well enough.

Clothing

  • Lactose Intolerance Fart Stopping Underwear — $50These make lactose intolerance farts way less intense for others around me, but I found that the separate filters are more effective than the built-in filters. The Shreddies have a custom pocket so I can remove the filter when I wash it. I recommend to wear another pair of underwear inside so you don’t dirty the filters.
  • Prescription Glasses — $25: Turns out you can get prescription glasses (and sunglasses) super cheap on Amazon. These are a good fit for my slightly slimmer face. After my prescription became more complicated, I switched to EyeBuyDirect.
  • Elastic Laces — $10: These make it really easy to take off and put on shoes, and look identical to normal laces. Lifesaver for my sneakers.
  • Carsickness Glasses — $15These look ridiculous and alien-like but it’s the only thing that works for two of my friends (and half of Tiktok apparently) swear that it works for bumpy car rides and carsickness, by aligning your sense of motion to your eyes.
  • Shirt Stays — $13Connect your dress shirt to your socks. Critical for formal dress shirts for me, to avoid it bunching up and look bad.
  • Neck Gaiter — $15Tighter and smaller than a scarf, super soft, and critical in cold weather.

Small PC Build

  • 32GB DDR5 RAM — $80Standard RAM.
  • Mini ITX Motherboard — $200This is what will determine if you have a small (ITX), medium (ATX) or big PC.
  • SF750 Power Supply — $165Enough to comfortably run a high end GPU with everything else.
  • i5 12400F IBM CPU — $160You are optimizing for heat; the bigger and later gen CPUs run hotter, and this is extremely fast, better than lower tier i7s, and doesn’t need any extra cooling.
  • 2TB NVMe — $140Fast and cheap SSD that directly attaches to your motherboard.

Things I Want

  • Space Saver Compression Bags — $13These bags have a one way vent when you compress them, so are useful to tightly pack clothes in suitcases. Good gift for people who travel a lot.

Bad Things

  • Hair Clipper with a Vacuum — $40I hate cleaning the sink every time I shave. Recommended by this post. It only vacuumed 30% of hair for me, was useless.
  • Vibrating Electric Toothbrush — $20Lasts for 180 brushes per AA, doesn’t require traveling with a bulky toothbrush charger. Did not rotate like Oral-B, vibrated instead, which was more uncomfortable and not useful for cleaning.