u/Evening-Feeling417

I just closed on my first house last week after saving for years . Now I am making a list of safety items I need. One thing I want is emergency lighting for power outages. The house has medium size windows in the basement and hallway bathrooms. I have seen small battery powered lights on Alibaba, Amazon and eBay that plug into outlets and turn on automatically when the power fails ,some are under ten dollars each. Has anyone here used these for their home? I am also considering a few rechargeable lanterns that I can move around. I want something reliable but I am on a tight budget after buying the house.

I work alone during night shifts at a small retail store. I have asked my employer for better safety measures but they say the store has cameras and that is enough. I am considering buying my own personal alarm. Something small that clips onto my belt and makes a loud sound if I pull a pin. I have seen them on Alibaba, Amazon and eBay for cheap. Does my employer have any legal responsibility to provide safety devices like this? If I buy my own and use it at work, can they forbid me from carrying it? I am in Texas. I just want to feel safer during my shift

Ever since I started paying for Netflix again, I feel like I should use it more.That sounds stupid, but I think that’s actually the problem. Before subscribing, I would only think about Netflix when there was a specific show I wanted to watch. Now that I have it, I sometimes open it just because I feel like I should be getting value from it.And that’s when the scrolling starts.I’ll look through dramas, comedies, documentaries, movies, new releases, old shows I saved months ago… and somehow nothing feels right. The more I try to “make use” of the subscription, the less I know what I actually want to watch.

I run a small manufacturing business and our domestic supplier for stainless steel coils raised prices significantly after taxation changed . I have been looking for alternatives on Alibaba and other online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay. The prices are lower but I am worried about quality and reliability. For those who have sourced products from overseas, how did you find trustworthy suppliers and how do you vet a company before placing a large order? I am not just looking for the cheapest option. I need consistent quality and reliable shipping.