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A retractable USB-C cable and a 3M one.

A backpack that's also a bike pannier (Ortlieb Vario PS). This is great for shopping.

Bicycle gloves, for colder days. The Decathlon midrange model is good.

I have a few retractable multi-cables (micro USB, usb-c, lightning) and they bring me joy every time I use them. No hunting for or switching out different cables. No dongles. No long cords cluttering the space. I think everyone I know that has seen mine has gone on to buy their own

Any recommendations for which brand of retractable cable? I've never had much luck with them.

Long cables are a luxury in general. It's such an indulgence to sit on the other side of the couch, or hand my phone to someone while it's charging.

Lots of appliances now come with annoyingly short cables, too.

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