{"id":20567,"date":"2025-10-22T14:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/two-pairs-arent-enough-the-things-our-filter-experts-swear-by-when-theyre-off-duty\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:37:15","slug":"two-pairs-arent-enough-the-things-our-filter-experts-swear-by-when-theyre-off-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/two-pairs-arent-enough-the-things-our-filter-experts-swear-by-when-theyre-off-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Two pairs aren\u2019t enough\u2019: the things our Filter experts swear by when they\u2019re off duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From last-a-lifetime socks to coffee beans, here are the everyday items our writers use and love when they\u2019re relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2025\/oct\/03\/what-you-loved-most-september-2025\"><strong>Don\u2019t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our expert Filter writers have spent the past year at your service: putting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2025\/feb\/06\/best-mattress\">mattresses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2024\/nov\/21\/best-coffee-machines\">coffee machines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2025\/apr\/11\/best-secateurs-bypass-uk\">secateurs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2025\/feb\/04\/best-low-alcohol-non-alcoholic-drinks\">low-alcohol drinks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2025\/oct\/07\/best-hair-masks-uk\">hair masks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2025\/sep\/17\/sleep-remedies-aids-tested\">sleep aids<\/a> and more through their paces.<\/p>\n<p>Yet we\u2019re curious (read: nosy) types here and wanted to know what they get up to when they\u2019re off duty, relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting. 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Sign up here<br \/>\nOur expert Filter writers have spent the past year at your service: putting mattresses, coffee machines, secateurs, low-alcohol drinks, hair masks, sleep aids and more through their paces.<br \/>\nYet we\u2019re curious (read: nosy) types here and wanted to know what they get up to when they\u2019re off duty, relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting. So, we asked them for their recommendations for the best thing(s) they\u2019ve bought this year. A kids\u2019 toy that placates a two-year-old, tracksuit bottoms so good our writer owns three pairs, and the perfect hummus: these 49 products are all tried, loved and bought on repeat. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From last-a-lifetime socks to coffee beans, here are the everyday items our writers use and love when they\u2019re relaxing, exercising, cooking and parenting \u2022 Don\u2019t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? 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