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ReadyHarbor

You just found out.
We already made the list.

Something is happening in three days and you do not own any of it. Tell us the moment — a guest arriving, a hospital stay, a 6am flight, a cold snap — and you get back the whole list: every piece, why it is on there, what to check before you choose, and a straight link to buy it.

Tell the concierge what just landed on you.

We have not written “that” up yet. ReadyHarbor is being built one situation at a time, and everything live is listed below. Nothing here is auto-generated, so a list only appears once it is actually written.

The concierge is automated — it reads what you typed and builds the list instantly. No account, no cart, no waiting on anyone.

  1. A woman sitting at a laptop with her head in her handsGuests arrive Saturday — the spare room is a storage room.sheets? towels? is there even a lamp in there?Thursday, 9:41pmThe moment you find out
  2. A woman sitting on a sofa using a laptopguest room ready by saturday9:42pmYou ask once, in your own words
  3. A woman holding a mug and looking out of a windowOh — that is all of it.six things, and two I already own.9:44pmThe whole list, already decided
  4. A woman smiling and holding a mug at home purchased purchased purchasedSaturday: handled.9:47pmFive minutes, not a lost evening

Pick the one that is yours

Here are some situations you might be in

Anything on Amazon, organised by the moment you are actually in. Thirteen situations are written up so far, and more land every week.

Most askedSomeone is coming

A guest arrives tomorrow and the spare room is bare

You said yes three weeks ago. The room has a bed frame and a box of winter coats.

6 things to sort
Kids & sport

First practice is Saturday and there is no kit

You found out at pickup. The club sent a list and half of it is jargon.

6 things to sort
Hospital

A hospital stay, and the bag is not packed

Planned or not, the bag gets packed badly at midnight. Here is what people wish they had.

6 things to sort
Moving in

First apartment, and it is completely empty

The keys are in your hand and there is nothing to cook with, sit on, or clean with.

6 things to sort
Weather

The power is out and it is getting dark

The forecast turned. Here is what is genuinely useful tonight, with no doomsday nonsense.

5 things to sort
Tomorrow morning

An interview in the morning and nothing that fits

Interview, funeral, court date. Something formal tomorrow and nothing in the wardrobe works.

5 things to sort
This weekend

A wedding this weekend and no gift

The registry is picked over and the day is Saturday.

4 things to sort
Travel

Flying at 6am and nothing is packed

It is late, the alarm is set for four, and the case is still on top of the wardrobe.

5 things to sort
Hosting

Hosting a proper dinner for the first time

You offered. Now there are eight people coming and you own six forks.

5 things to sort
New arrival

A puppy arrives on Saturday

You have three days and nothing but enthusiasm.

5 things to sort
Caring for someone

A parent is coming home after a fall

They are discharged Thursday and the house is not set up for it.

6 things to sort
Seasonal

A cold snap is coming and the house is not ready

The forecast dropped fifteen degrees and you can feel the draughts already.

5 things to sort
Middle of the night

Sick at 2am and the cupboard is empty

Nothing in the house but out-of-date paracetamol and no way to check a temperature.

5 things to sort

How a list gets made

Curated, not tested — and we say so.

Plenty of sites claim to have field-tested everything they link to. We do not, and we will not pretend otherwise. What ReadyHarbor does is narrower and more useful when you are short of time.

  1. 01

    Work out what the moment actually needs

    We read what people who have done this say they wished they had, and what they say they wasted money on. That becomes the list, in the order things bite.

  2. 02

    Say why each thing is on the list

    Every item gets one line on the job it does in this specific situation. If we cannot say why it is there, it comes off.

  3. 03

    Tell you what to check before choosing

    Sizes, fittings, the spec that catches people out. Then you pick, on Amazon, with the live price and the real delivery date in front of you.

ReadyHarbor is an Amazon Associate. If you buy through a link here we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what goes on a list. We research and curate — we do not test or rank products, and we never claim to. We do not print prices, because Amazon's price can change at any moment; tap through and Amazon shows you the current price and the delivery date.

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