I often find myself crying in despair over my lunch. Yes, you know the scenario: you've sat down to enjoy your freshly purchased sandwich only to find that you've forgotten to bring salt and pepper with you. Another possibility is that you've brought the salt and pepper, but it's been in your pocket all day, and the moisture from your sweating legs has seeped through the makeshift sachets you constructed from discarded envelopes. "Am I the only person that this happens to?" you ask yourself. "Yes," is what I would've thought, but apparently not, as the Swiss spice has arrived. Waterproof, humidity-proof, and robust casing mean that you'll never be without your favourite condiments again. Oh, almost forgot, the product description exclaims that the shaker "can be used single handed." Amazing. I think I'd have to experience it firsthand in order to believe that incredible feature.

Available from Firebox for £9.95 or $18.30.