TITLE: Examples of non-Euclidean domains which have a universal side divisor
QUESTION [10 upvotes]: Let $R$ be a ring. A nonzero nonunit element of $R$ is called a universal side divisor if for every element $x$ of $R$ there is some element $z$ of $R$ such that $u$ divides $x - z$ in $R$ where $z$ is either zero or a unit, i.e., there is a type of division algorithm. This concept is used to demonstrate examples which are P.I.D. but not Euclidean.
The existence of universal side divisors is a weakening of the Euclidean condition. I seek examples which are non-Euclidean domains which have universal side divisors.

REPLY [4 votes]: I claim that $\pi:=11-3 \sqrt{10}$ is a universal side divisor in $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]$. Since $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]$ is not a UFD, it can't be euclidean. 
Verification The element $\pi$ has norm $11^2-3^2 \cdot 10 = 31$, so $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]/\pi$ is the field $\mathbb{F}_{31}$. In this quotient, $\sqrt{10} \equiv 11/3 \equiv 14$. Let $u$ be the unit $3+\sqrt{10}$, so $u \equiv 3+14 \equiv 17 \bmod \pi$. We want to show that every element of $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]$ is either $0 \bmod \pi$ or congruent to a power of $u$  modulo $\pi$. In other words, it is enough to show that $u$ is a generator of the unit group of $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]/\pi$ or, concretely, that $17$ is a generator of $\mathbb{F}_{31}^{\times}$. As it happens this is true.
Let's also check that $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]$ is not a UFD: We have $\sqrt{10}^2 = 2 \cdot 5$ so, if we had unique factorization, we'd have to have $2$ split as $\alpha \beta$ with $N(\alpha) = N(\beta) = \pm 2$. But $x^2-10 y^2 = \pm 2$ is impossible modulo $5$.
Method I wanted an infinite unit group, so there would be many units to chose from. The easiest way to get that was a real quadratic field. I wanted it NOT to be a PID, so that it wouldn't be Euclidean. So I took the first real quadratic field with class number bigger than $1$. 
I wanted the element $\pi$ to be a prime so that the unit group modulo $\pi$ would be cyclic, so I took the first prime in $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{10}]$.
Then I checked, and I won! Even if the first prime hadn't worked, we expect that any non-perfect power is a primitive root infinitely often, so I'd expect to win eventually.