The best thing you've ever purchased for under $20

[Bloodshot Scott]

Some of this stuff is just stupid. (Duct tape? Nail pollish?) Still, the list made me think.

Have you seen the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate? Food Network stars talk about the best thing they ever ate in various categories and where viewers can go to get those good eats. It's a great show that gives me ideas about new places and foods to try that I would've never otherwise discovered on my own. This kind of experience sharing is just the best. People love evangelizing about their new favorite finds (check out favorite bras and jeans), and people love hearing about them because it takes some of the risk out of trying something new. Everybody wins!

Curious to hear about more "best ever" finds, I asked real AOL Shoppers just like you to share their memory of the best thing they ever bought for under $20. It could be a beauty product, an electronic item, a home good -- anything! It just had to be for under $20. The eager responses were many and unsurprisingly diverse, but I've managed to group similar items together for us all to enjoy. Take a look at some of the best replies of our readers' favorite past under-$20 buys and see what new favorite products you might discover....

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So, what's the best $20 you've ever spent? I've made a ton of money from thrift store purchases such as the hybrid golf club I bought for $10.00 and flipped for $150.00, for example, but I'll keep this limited to NEW items.

For me it's my California Car Dryer - the thing is amazing. Other than that perhaps the iron skillet I cook with. :tongue: