60 things you didn't know existed that make life 10x easier

Talk about random things that make life easier: check out this plastic wedge. It slips neatly underneath your mattress, giving you a little leeway so you can get those perfect hospital corners without breaking your back. Lightweight and portable, the bed maker tool has an ergonomic handle that can hold up to 1,000 pounds.

This metal basket and disposable mesh filter bag set is an ingenious idea because of how easy they make it to separate food from liquid when you’re getting rid of leftovers. Simply add the bag into the basket, pour, and all the solids get stuck while the liquids can drain down the sink. This way, you can easily dispose of food so it doesn’t go down your sink.

Make brushing your cat or dog as easily as snuggling them with these gloves. Each tight-fitting glove is covered in over 250 silicone nubs, so you can massage and de-shed your pet as you pet them. These gloves are so popular on Amazon, with over 47,000 five-star ratings.

This electric cooker makes perfect hard or soft boiled eggs in minutes without you needing to lord over a pot. Simply add water to the heating plate, place the egg rack on top, add up to seven eggs, place the cover on, and start. It makes them quickly with a shell that’s super easy to peel off so you can focus on enjoying the food — not cleaning up the mess after.

If your favorite water bottle doesn’t fit in your car’s cup holder and you’ve just been dealing with it, check out this expander. The base slides snugly inside the existing cup holder and gives you a way bigger space to fit most 40-ounce water bottles so they’re easily grabbable and not rolling around the car.

Make picking up liquid and solid spills way easier with this squeegee broom. Instead of bristles, it has a silicone edge that attracts and traps hair, dust, and dirt on hard floors or low pile rugs. The silicone edge also acts as a squeegee to consolidate liquid messes and make it easier to sop them up with a towel. Plus, the handle expands up to 55 inches so you can clean the floor without breaking your back.

This can opener has a long ergonomic handle and an easy-to-maneuver fork that goes underneath a can’s pop top to release it and open the can. Whether you want to preserve your new manicure or you have some weakness in your hand, this can opener tool is a great thing to have to make meal prep just a little bit easier.

If you have tricky, old, or unwieldy keys, these attachments can help make it way easier to turn them and unlock the door. It basically just adds more surface area to the base of the key, providing you with added leverage so it doesn’t take as much strength to turn it. It even has dimpled finger areas that provide extra grip and stability.

I hate when I can’t get a label or barcode off of something I’ve just bought. And then I discovered these specially-designed scrapers that do the trick. They work like a charm to remove stickers, labels, barcodes, and other grime without scratching your surfaces. And the inside of the handle, there is a built-in sharpener to keep your blade ready to work even after multiple uses.

This iron basket magnetically attaches to the side or front of your dryer to give you the perfect spot to hold reusable dryer balls and other laundry room accessories. It’s large enough to hold six balls, and if using it magnetically doesn’t work it can stand on a table or countertop. If you don’t use dryer balls, you can also put a garbage bag inside and use it to collect lint.

This shower cleaner is literally called Wet & Forget — because that’s all you need to do to clean your tub. After showering, spray this vanilla-scented product in your bathroom, let it sit for eight to 12 hours, and then rinse. It cleans mold and mildew and maintains your tub with once-a-week use.

What makes this car charger a must-have is that the built-in lightning and USB-C cords are retractable, so you’re only using what you need and avoiding a tangled mess of wires in your center console. It plugs into your car’s 12-volt, the head rotates 180 degrees for easy access, and the cords expand up to 31.5 inches.

This rod mounts inside your closet and has a cool pull-out design that creates an optimal spot to hang all your clothes for the day as you decide what you want to wear. It can hold an entire outfit and also makes for a great drying rack if you have clothes that are hang-dry only. Plus, when you’re not using it, it pushes back into the base so it doesn’t take up too much space.

This duster was specifically designed to clean in between window blinds, and you can tell. It has a three-prong design covered in a microfiber cloth that gets both sides of the blind in one fell swoop. It also has a brush on the other end that can be used to clean the window track at the bottom to keep your home looking fresh.

Give yourself the gift of wrinkle-free clothes without the hassle of ironing with this portable handheld steamer. Just because it’s lightweight and compact doesn’t mean it doesn’t pack a punch — it has a large 240-milliliter tank and can work for up to 15 minutes continuously without requiring a refill. It also has a 9.2-foot cord so you’re not married to an outlet while you work.

These toothpaste caps twist onto your ordinary toothpaste tube and dispense just the right amount with a self-closing mechanism that prevents sticky spills and tricky messes from overwhelming your bathroom countertop. They work on gel, cream, and foam toothpaste and are made of food-grade BPA-free silicone that’s safe to use and easy to wash.

This pill dispenser will not only keep your medications organized but make you feel like you’re on a game show when it’s time to take them. With 14 large compartments, color-coordinated labels, and up to two weeks’ worth of storage, this dispenser is great for anyone looking for a more streamlined way to manage daily supplements or medications.

If you’ve ever had trouble opening a jar by yourself, don’t worry, this electric opener can do the trick. Battery-powered, simply place it down, press, and let the the one-touch high-torque opener do all the work for you. It’s compact and easy to store between uses, making yet another annoying kitchen task so much easier.

This alarm comes with four fobs that you can stick onto your remote controls, phones, keys, wallet, or any other frequently lost household item to help you find it. When you press the coordinating button on the base, an alarm sounds and helps you locate things up to 120 feet away — no Bluetooth or app required.

If you have a collection of tumblers for every occasion, you need this space-saving organizer that makes keeping clean cabinets a breeze. It holds the tumbler lids vertically and can store up to 10 at a time with its totally compact design. Plus, everything stays easily accessible so you can grab the one you want when you want it.

If you’re like me and you like trying to get from the car to the house with groceries in one trip, this carrier is a game-changer. It sits comfortably on your shoulder and you can hook bags into it, allowing you to carry up to 100 pounds at a time. It’s so simple but makes such a big difference.

Talk about making things easier — what’s easier that letting this electric scrubber do the work cleaning your floors and tiles for you? It comes with three brush heads designed for everything from a tile floor to a ceiling corner. The handle extends up to 53 inches so you can get a spotless kitchen and bathroom without breaking a sweat.

This electric juicer has everything: a 24-ounce capacity, an ergonomic cone, a juice collecting cup, and a built-in strainer that helps with pulp control. All in all, it’s a compact, lightweight, and easy way to create quick juice anytime. Plus, all of the detachable parts are dishwasher-safe so even the clean-up is a total breeze.

These straps are the kind of genius invention you’ll wonder how you went so long without. They clamp onto the four corners of your fitted sheet underneath your mattress to keep the sheet in place no matter how much rolling around you do in your sleep. They’re so easy to clip on, and you’ll have no idea they’re under there, because they won’t tear your sheets or creep up.

These scissors are brilliant — they have five sharp blades that are evenly spaced out to chop up herbs quickly and easily without making a mess or getting the smell all over your hands. And — you guessed it — we wouldn’t put them on this list if they weren’t dishwasher-safe because what’s easier than that?

Stop adding dirty plates to a clean load when you have this magnet. It mounts directly to your dishwasher and has a sliding plate that lets you switch between “clean” and “dirty,” so you always know the state of what’s inside and don’t have to play the guessing game every time. It’s simple yet effective, which is why it has a 4.8-star rating on Amazon.

This veggie chopper makes everything easier — making salsa, salads, chopped nuts — you name it. All you have to do is load it up and press the top. It has super strong stainless steel blades thats chop things up quickly and easily with a comfortable top knob that keeps your hands away from the danger of cuts and scrapes.

If you need to steam or iron clothes in a pinch and don’t have a board on you, this glove does the trick instead. One side has a thick, insulated sponge that is steam resistant and can isolate the heat to keep your hand safe from burns. The other side has an airy mesh fabric to keep your hands comfortable while inside.

You’re going to wish you knew about this freezer block years ago. Basically, you add a plastic bag to the center, fill it with your desired leftovers, lock it up, and then add the entire thing to the freezer. Once the liquid has frozen, you can take the block off and the bag maintains its shape, making it so easy to freeze leftovers while taking advantage of all the space in your freezer.

This extender has five standard wall plugs, three USB ports, and one USB-C port, giving you a ton more charging spots in one place. What makes it truly stand out, though, is the three-sided design that keeps plugs from bumping into each other. Bonus: it has a built-in night-light with a dusk-to-dawn sensor that emits a warm white glow.

Flipping eggs, pancakes, and meat in a pan with a spatula is not the simplest cooking task — but these spatulas make it quite a bit easier. Made of nonstick, durable nylon, these spatulas have a clever gripper on top, which gives you more leverage as you cook.

Washing narrow bottles and deep things like vases is hard enough — but drying them is a whole other thing, too. This drying wand comes with six reusable drying heads and can reach into bottles 1 inch wide and wider. The handle is 14 inches long, so it works for everything from baby bottles to big flower vases.

“It's easy to load, to clean, to operate. It pops open with ease, and for those of us who have been bitten by kitchen tools, it's a fun way to complete a frequent chore. The price makes it a good buy,” one reviewer raved about this garlic chopper. Indeed, it takes an arduous task and makes it easy — just load the compartment with cloves of garlic and roll the device back and forth. The result will be evenly minced garlic in a matter of moments.

If you’ve ever watched a ring fall down the drain faster than you can grab it, this tool is a must to have on-hand. It’s flexible and bendable without breaking and features four claws on the end to grab hold of your lost items securely. Plus, it can also double as a drain snake to pull any clumps of hair or other blockages out of your pipes.

If you’ve ever had a hard time opening water or soda bottles, these openers do the trick without breaking a sweat. With a normal and a mini size included, the openers can cover up to 16 different bottle cap sizes — helping you open everything from a beer can to a water bottle — even a pull-top soup can.

Who says the party has to stop when you go to bed? With 16 colorways, a five stage dimmer, and a color-changing option, these toilet lights let you rage when you wake up to use the bathroom. (In all seriousness, the light is actually lowkey and won’t keep you from getting back to sleep.) Battery-powered, each light hooks onto your toilet seat and automatically turns on when it detects movement, staying on for two minutes before shutting off.

These reusable bag sealers come in five different sizes and slide onto the end of your chip, cereal, or coffee bags to create an airtight seal that help your food stay fresh for longer. They’re color-coded so you can grab the size you need at a glance, and they’re freezer safe so you can even use them on bags of frozen fruits or veggies.

This stainless steel kitchen tool has 10 spikes that stick into produce and allow you to cut it into even slices. It is easy to maneuver and has a thick, ergonomic handle that keeps your fingers away from the blade so you don’t have to worry about accidentally cutting yourself.

An electric lighter can make your life easier for a few reasons. First, it’s flameless so you don’t have to worry about a live fire. Second, its windproof so you can use it for a bonfire on the beach or a campfire on the road. Third, it automatically turns off after seven seconds as an added safety feature.

The brilliance in this clip-on strainer isn’t just that it’s way easier to store than traditional strainers, but also that it has a flexible grip that attaches to a ton of different sizes of pots, bowls, and pans. It’s made of food-grade silicone that’s heat-resistant up to 446 degrees, so it can be used on boiling water, too.

This alarm clock gradually brightens before you want to wake up, simulating sunrise to give you a calm and gentle wake up call that’s good for your circadian rhythm. It also doubles as a sound machine with all kinds of natural sounds to choose from — from rain to river to wind chimes.

This chicken shredder does just that — shreds chicken quickly and easily without getting your hands dirty or your space messy. Simply add your cooked chicken between the spikes, press down, and twist to your desired shred level. Plus, the whole thing is dishwasher-safe — what’s easier than that?

If you’re doing any DIY projects around the house, this magnetic wristband can hold onto your bolts, screws, nails, and bits like a project assistant. It has 15 strong magnets embedded into the comfortable fabric with two pockets to hold non-magnetic tools. And It has a hook-and-loop closure that’s adjustable to the size of your wrist.

This vacuum sealer machine removes the air from the 40 pre-cut bags in two different sizes to create an expert-level seal that helps keep food fresher for longer. It works with just one touch, which is as easy as can be. It can even be used on snack bags and sous vide bags. It has a compact design that’s easy to store.

This desk organizer has a glass dry erase board surface that’s at a slight angle so it’s really easy to write on for note taking or your to-do list. Plus, the inside has three little compartments that are perfect for holding pens, headphones, and other office supplies. It even comes with a marker and eraser, so you can use it right away.

This spatula has a long handle and an extra-long head, designed to make it easy to get every last drop out of your food jars. Then, once the jars are clean, you can also use it to spread the remaining goodness onto bread and make yourself a sandwich since it’s just as much a scraper as it is a spreader.

These teeth wipes are a genius thing to have on-hand when you’re traveling, at a party, on a road trip, camping — you name it. They’re individually wrapped and feature a little pouch that slides over your finger and allows you to refresh your teeth and breath without water or anything else.

This set of kitchen funnels come in four different sizes and are heat resistant up to 482 degrees, so you can use them to do anything from add spices to a jar to refilling your oil container. Plus, all four of them collapse completely flat so they’re easy to store in your cutlery drawer.

These cord winders really change the game when it comes to kitchen organization. They stick onto the side of appliances (think: toasters, air fryers, blenders, etc.) and give you a spot to wind their cords so they stay put and don’t create a tangled mess on top of your counter or inside your appliance cabinet.

These reusable microfiber cloths sit on a roll like paper towels and work on everything from absorbing liquid spills to dusting to drying dishes to cleaning your bathroom. They’re basically an environmentally friendly replacement to paper towels that work even better because they leave you with a streak-free shine.

Keep your toothbrush in a clean and sanitary spot that doesn’t take up space on your bathroom counter with this wall-mounted holder. It has space for five toothbrushes, four mouthwash cups, and two toothpaste rolls that dispense the perfect amount when you place your toothbrush underneath it.

This olive oil dispenser has an easy-trigger handle allows you to mist oil onto a sheet pan or pour oil over salads, giving you exactly the amount you need. It has a wide, easy-to-fill opening and a light-blocking glass base that keeps it fresh longer. Plus, it comes with labels to help you remember what’s inside.

This pen holder has five compartments and rotates 360 degrees to make sure you can sort and grab everything you need. It has a modern ribbed texture and gold-plated feet that elevate it compared to traditional office supply holders. Plus, it comes in a bunch of colors to choose from to match your space’s aesthetic.

These silicone trivets are expandable to cover anywhere from 5-by-5 inches to 8.8-by-8.8 inches and protect your surfaces from heat damage. They have a very thick metal frame covered in heat-resistant silicone that are durable and long-lasting. Plus, they’re flat and so easy to store without taking up much cabinet space.

Got any annoyingly loose plugs around the house? These inserts fix that problem instantly. They carefully stick inside the plug to create a snug fit and improve the electrical connection between your device and the wall. It’s as safe as inserting an outlet safety cover, like the kind you use babyproofing.

These high-end coasters are made with diatomite stone that absorbs water and dries in minutes, keeping condensation, spills, and messes off your wood coffee table or marble countertop. They come in two sizes — two that are perfect for drinks and two that are great for holding sponges and soaps near the sink. They even have silicone foot pads to prevent them from scratching your surfaces.

Backed up lint in the dryer can be a real fire hazard in your home, but cleaning it can feel impossible — unless you have these super convenient brushes. With long and flexible handles, thick bristles, and steel wires, the brushes can get deep inside your dryer vent and exhaust ports to remove built-up lint and keep you safe while also improving your dryer’s performance.

These silicone shields loop onto the edges of your oven’s rack shelves to prevent you from accidentally burning your hands or arms while you’re pulling things out or putting them in the oven. They’re heat-resistant up to 446 degrees and don’t interfere with cooking or closing the oven door.

This handheld brush has a long and narrow design that helps get into the grooves and gaps of the tracks in your window or sliding glass door. The unique elevated handle design makes it really easy to hold in a way that doesn’t get in the way of your cleaning and doesn’t block your view of what you’re dusting up.

Place this silicone mat on your grill’s shelf and give yourself the perfect spot to store utensils, spices, oils, and anything else you need. It’s heat-resistant and has eight built-in utensil knobs with a drip tray to catch any spills so they stay on the mat and not on your grill or patio floor.