CRUMPLED clothes, soggy beach towels and sweltering heat are all downsides to summer hols.
But happily, all sorts of clever gadgets and gizmos are now available to transform your experience — and they need not cost you a fortune to buy.
Here is our round-up of some of the must-haves for a relaxing break . . .
KEEP TRACK: Avoid the horror of losing your passport or wallet, by tucking a Tile Bluetooth device into your holder. If the holder goes missing, you can trace it using an app on your phone.
John Lewis has one for £13.99, down from £19.99.
Salva: £6
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SMART PRICE: Planning to dress up for some fancy meals?
B&M has compact hairdryers for £8.99, while cordless travel shavers from Tesco are £13 with a Clubcard, down from £17.
Salva: £4
FULL STEAM AHEAD: Take a break from ironing while away, with a clothes steamer.
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Amazon’s £22.99 Mukynny version is a decent budget version.
DRY LIKE IT: Say goodbye to soggy, sand-ridden towels with the Fit-Flip beach towel, (Amazon, £13.99), which repels sand and dirt and dries super-fast.
Another quick-dry option is Padi’s poncho-towel, which you can also use to cover up while getting dressed at the beach.
It is now 40 per cent off at padigear.net, down from £30 to £18.
Salva: £12
BE COOL: Can’t take the heat on your holiday?
Try a folding portable fan, reduced from £29.99 to £24.99 at Coopers of Stortford.
Salva: £ 5
BET IT’S WET: Millets is selling Peter Storm compact umbrellas at half-price for £5 — and get an extra 20 per cent off your order with the code BRAND20, making it £4.
Salva: £6
JUST IN CASE: The Vago baggage compressor squishes clothes up in a vacuum bag to free more space in your suitcase.
Amazon now has it for £29, reduced by 99p.
Salva: 99P
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers are subject to availability.
Affare del giorno
BUY three Ragu sauces at £1 each, including bolognese and lasagne, and get a free pack of pasta worth £1.25 from Islanda.
Ends July 19.
Trattamento economico
DOUBLE choc and vanilla Gu cheesecake desserts are £2, down from £3.50, a partire dal Sainsbury's.
SALVA: £1,50
Cosa c'è di nuovo?
UNDER-tens can enjoy a free Buzz Lightyear-inspired bento box from restaurant chain Yo! Sushi.
It includes a chicken, prawn, or pumpkin katsu main, a side and a drink.
Add a dessert for £1.50.
Visit the chain’s after-school club from 3.30pm to 5.30pm today until Thursday at participating branches.
Find out more at yosushi.com/kids-eat-free.
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ZEBRA print is all the rage.
Be bang on trend with Seafolly’s £95 swimsuit from John Lewis.
Or swap it for George’s version, £12.50, a partire dal Asda.
SALVA: £82.50
Leah’s little helper
HOLIDAYMAKERS can get 7.2 per cent cashback with Airbnb by purchasing a TopGiftcard from topcashback.co.uk.
So for a gift card with a value of £200, members get £14.40 back.
The cards have no expiration date and their value can either be spent all at once or applied to multiple bookings.
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BARBECUE piani?
Asda has a two-for-£7 deal on meat and fish, including eight minted lamb kebabs and ten Cumberland sausages, normally £4 each.
SALVA: £1
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HOMEBASE is holding a summer sale with £250 off a portable air conditioner, £55 off a Sophia bar stool and £75 off a Scandi Savannah sofa.
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