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# New Apartment Essentails

- I recommend initially heading to Game for most essential things when moving in. 
It's basically a 1-stop shop and homeware things are actually reasonably priced with decent quality brands. They are also priced well for gorceries and cleaning things. 
Then can hot normal grocery stores and proper homeware stores for other stuff. 

- Also, just save yourself the effort and time and just buy grated cheese from woolies. 
It stores well in the freezer. 
It's also fairly affordable to buy woolies and takeout when you're on your own as opposed to always cooking a full meal. 👀
Though you definitely should experiment in the kitchen and make some wholesome pasta and steak dinners ^^, 

- Decofurn is your friend. Like the Ikea of SA. 
Affordable furniture that looks nice, delivered to your home and can be dis/assembled. 

## Kitchen 
- [ ] AIR FRYER!!! 
- [ ] Toaster
- [ ] Kettle 
- [ ] Microwave (make sure it can fit at least a dinner plate)
- [ ] Dish Drying Rack
- [ ] Silicon/Plastic Spatulas 
(NEVER wood metal)
- [ ] Silicon/Plastic Tongs 
(NEVER wood or metal)
- [ ] Silicon/Plastic Stirring spoons 
(NEVER metal)
- [ ] Scissors
- [ ] One good Chef's Knife 
- [ ] Cheap-ish set of other knives + sharpenening stick
- [ ] Cutlery set
- [ ] 4x Glasses 
- [ ] 4x Mugs 
- [ ] 4x bowls
- [ ] Dinner set (plates, side plates, bowls)
- [ ] 2x medium/large cutting boards (plastic is fine) 
- [ ] Sauce Pan 
(Non-stick)
- [ ] Frying Pan
(Non-stick)
- [ ] Deep pot with lid
(Non-stick)
- [ ] Oven tray
- [ ] LOTS OF CONTAINERS (Adis sells affordable sets) 
- [ ] 5m roll of Foil
- [ ] Cling wrap
- [ ] Paper towels + holder
- [ ] Binbags
- [ ] Bin 
(small one for inside, big one for outside/balcony)
- [ ] Peeler
- [ ] Grater
- [ ] Dish cloths
- [ ] Swabs
- [ ] Labels and markers 
- [ ] Ziplock bags 
- [ ] Cutlery drawer organiser
- [ ] Oven mitts

## Bedroom 

- [ ] Good Pillows
- [ ] Winter blanket
- [ ] Clothes hangers
- [ ] Linen
- [ ] Carry spare sheets to hang when moving in 
- [ ] 2x Towel set
- [ ] Little Heater 
(Salton 3-bar one is decent)

## Cleaning goods

- [ ] Whatever laundry detergent you like + softener 
- [ ] Tile cleaner 
(I use the purple cobra one) 
- [ ] Scrub daddy sponges 
(they're awesome for bathrooms, etc)
- [ ] Domestos 
- [ ] HandiAndi
- [ ] Scotchbright sponges 
(for dishes)
- [ ] Floorwiz mop + bucket
- [ ] Good broom 
- [ ] Dustpan + brush 
- [ ] Microfibre cloths 
(get a pack) 
- [ ] Windolene 
(I honestly use this for... everything. Like, all my surfaces. Mr Min also works nicely, but I don't like the resedue)
- [ ] Clothes horse - very important

## Bathroom 

- [ ] Toilet brush and holder
- [ ] Soap and other toiletries as preferred
- [ ] 18pack toilet paper - just keep it
- [ ] Air freshener
- [ ] Floor mats
- [ ] Shower Caddy 
- [ ] Laundry Basket
- [ ] Pegs and a peg bag

## Lounge 

- [ ] A scented candle or 2 and a box of matches or fire striker is great to have around 
- [ ] Fragrance diffuser - again, just makes the place nicer... 
- [ ] Battery powered lights for loadshedding
- [ ] Multiplugs and extension chords 
- [ ] Coaster set
