4/05/2026

Kmart Blind Dusters 3pc Set

I have Venetian blinds in my place, so I thought this duster would be great to clean my blinds racks easily. The duster is made of cheap plastic and the sleeve is a plushy microfibre fabric, which is easily washable; it comes with two complimentary sleeves. After using it, I find that the design would have been ideal if it had just one opening (a la tongs) not two. This isn't practical as you have to manually adjust the tons between the racks all the time. Also, it doesn't come with any extension handle, so you can only use it on the lower rack not the whole blinds. Cheap for sure, but also a waste of money and not much design thought behind.  
 
USEFUL INFORMATION
Measurements:  21cm (H) x 6cm (W) 
Materials: Frame: Polypropylene (PP) Microfibre: Polyester.

Kaspersky Premium Total Security 2025 (3-Device, 1 Year) [Digital Download]

I bought this at a bargain price on Amazon last year. Kaspersky Premium has always been in the top 5 in most tech magazine lists of best antivirus, so I was elated to find this at that price. After downloading the product on my computer, I went to download the app on Google Play and couldn't find it. This is because the company is among many other Russian tech companies banned world-wide after the war started. That's why you don't find reviews about the 2025 product anywhere and you have to download the app for other sources that aren't Google Play. It was too late for me to return the product, so I decided to continue with it. 
 
The antivirus runs well, without consuming much energy on my computer and laptop. It is not invasive, something that I appreciate, especially in my phone. It comes with a free VPN quota per day, which is too small to do anything, to be honest. Other antivirus brands come with higher quotas or free VPN.  At the same time, due to the price and to the fact that I rarely use VPN (as it interferes with the functionality of some of my browsers and programs), that is OK with me. 

 I don't allow Kaspersky to access my pay details or save my passwords, just in case. I won't buy it again if the war continues. On the other hand, other products do the same and are in countries supporting other wars (American companies, for example). 

Kmart Easel Studio (161cm)

Good quality easels are really expensive, so I was thrilled to find this one at an affordable price at Kmart. It came in a flatpack, and I found it a bit challenging to put it together, but it ended like in the photo.  It's made of good quality sturdy wood and it is easily adjustable. A bargain for the price as similar easels would cost you double in, say, Officeworks and especially in an arts shop.
 
USEFUL INFO 
Measurements: 161cm (H) x 83cm (W) x  65cm (D).
Materials: Beechwood and meta

Kmart Desk Side Tray

I hesitated a bit to busy this sliding mesh under-desk drawer unit as I thought it wouldn't work with my Ikea desk tabletop. I'm glad that I bought it. It's extremely affordable and very practical. It has different compartments in different sizes, which are perfect to store different kinds of stationery. I have a good deal of pencils, biros, fountain pens, markers, erasers, sharpeners, sticky notes, small pen drives and scissors, and other small goodies inside. The biggest letdown is the rotating screws system, as they 're made of OK plastic and they need to be readjusted now and them, as they don't hold too tight due to being plastic. The back small compartments are a bit difficult to reach, so I put there things that I don't use often. 

MIND

It cannot be used outdoors, but who would use this outdoors?!

USEFUL INFO
  • Measurements 5cm (H) x 40cm (W) x 30cm (D) 
  • Weight 1.4 Kgs  
  • Holds 2 Kgs max 

Instructions Manual 

 

Montana Cans Montana GOLD 10 Tryout Capset Spray Paint Cap

These Montana Gold nozzles are supposed to work with Montana Gold spray cans, but they also work with Montana Black cans and Liquitex spray paint cans (I've tried this myself). The package comes with a printed illustration of what each nozzle does, so that you get familiarised with each one. Also, the colour coding of the caps and mouth point makes them easy to recognise. The pack is really cheap, especially taking into account that the nozzles work with different brands of spray paint. 

4/04/2026

Debco Cacti & Succulent Potting Mix (10L)

I was elated at having this potting mix delivered at home. I have used this with three pots (a large one, a medium one, a small one) with three different types of succulents. I'm glad to say that they are growing healthy. The mix has control release fertiliser and a course grit. Great value for money.

Liquitex Professional Acrylic Spray Paint (400 ml) (Carbon Black, 0337)

This spray paint was designed with the professional painter in the head, so it has all the things that an artist looks for in an acrylic paint: great vibrant colour, good coverage, lightfastness, and a good description of the paint properties on the cover. The result is a perfect spray paint can with a good spray system that has no smell at all. I recently discovered that the Montana variety nozzles I own can be used also with Liquitex, so that's awesome because, in this way, I can change the nozzle when I want the spray to behave differently, or cover a wider/narrower or larger/smaller area.