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50 Cool, Cheap Things On Amazon That'll Actually Make Your Life Better

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Written by Amanda Pellegrino
50 Cool, Cheap Things On Amazon That'll Actually Make Your Life Better
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There are so many wildly cool things on Amazon that you’ll be shocked to learn will make your life so much better. From stickers that block out annoying blinking lights on electronics to a game-changing shower head, these 50 awesome things on Amazon solve your everyday problems easily and make little quality of life improvements you didn’t even know you needed.

1A Water-Powered Bidet With A Self-Cleaning Nozzle

Feel fresh and clean when you attach this bidet to your existing toilet seat. It has an ultra-thin profile so it doesn’t make your seat wobble, and it has a self-cleaning nozzle that retracts when not being used to stay extra sanitary. And it’s powered by water pressure so there are no batteries or plugs needed.

2A Shredded Memory Foam Pillow That Adapts To Your Sleep Position

Get a good night’s sleep when you have this luxe memory foam pillow. Not only does the shredded foam adapt to your sleep position to provide utmost neck support, but the super breathable Kool-Flow design keeps you cool if you’re prone to tossing and turning in a sweaty heap all night. Plus, the whole pillow is machine-washable without contorting or bunching the memory foam interior.

3A Safe & Easy Knife Sharpener With 4 Grind Materials

This knife sharpener uses an ergonomic and slip-free handle and bottom to keep your fingers safe, and three grinding materials to sharpen your knives like a professional. There’s a tungsten steel blade for coarse sharpening, a diamond blade for medium sharpening, and a ceramic blade for fine sharpening and polishing. There’s even a steel slot for getting your scissors in tip-top shape. The functionality and ease of use of this sharpener is why it has over 16,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.

4These Expensive-Feeling Merino Wool Socks With A Nonslip Cuff

These Merino wool socks are buttery soft and made of a blend of 78% Merino wool, 15% polyester, and 7% spandex. That means they’re breathable and stretchy while still keeping your feet and toes warm all season long. And — the best part — they’re super thin and lightweight, so they won’t bunch up or feel uncomfortable in your favorite boot or bootie.

  • Available sizes: One size
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5A Triple-Insulated Water Bottle That Keeps Drinks Cold For 24 Hours

Staying hydrated will be easier than ever with this stainless steel water bottle. It uses a triple insulation technology to keep cold drinks cold for 24 hours and hot drinks hot for 12 hours. It’s dishwasher safe — so you have no excuse not to clean it as often as you should — and comes with a straw top lid, screw top lid, and flip top lid to change up depending on your needs for the day.

6This Hand & Finger Massager That Reduces Stress & Pain

This finger massager targets pressure points on your hands to increase circulation and reduce stress, pain, and stiffness. One side features two rollers that massage both sides of individual fingers, while the other side has one roller to target specific areas in your hand. Plus, it has a nonslip grip and ergonomic handle so you can easily hold it.

7A Glass Electric Kettle With A Removable Tea Infuser

This electric kettle boils 2 cups of water in three minutes for quick and easy tea whenever your heart desires. The 360-degree swivel base is what’s plugged into the wall so you can easily pour and fill the 1.8-liter kettle without worrying about any wires. It even comes with a removable tea infuser to brew loose leaf tea directly in the kettle for superior flavor.

8A Powerful Yet Slim Portable Charger That Protects Your Batteries

This portable charger might be slim and lightweight but it packs a mighty punch. It’s compatible with Android and Apple devices to charge without overcharging the battery, and it can power up an iPhone from 0 to 100% twice over. It also has temperature and short-circuit protection as added safety features.

9This Rainfall Showerhead With Rustproof, High-Power Nozzles

Create a rainstorm and a spa in your own shower with this best-selling rainfall showerhead. The chrome-plated base features 90 high-power jets that are rustproof and remove hard water deposits before they hit your hair and skin. Plus, it takes just five minutes to install to your existing plumbing to have you showering in luxury in no time.

10This Microfiber Mop & Bucket With 138,000 5-Star Ratings

This mop and bucket set is a fan-favorite and bestseller on Amazon with over 138,000 five-star reviews. And it’s easy to see why. The mop has a 360-degree rotating head in the shape of a triangle that allows you to easily clean tough spots and corners. And the bucket features a built-in wringer and splash guard to remove water hands-free without the mess.

11This Bluetooth Speaker That’s Waterproof & Shock Absorbent

With this Bluetooth speaker, you can bring the music and vibes while you’re showering, camping, hiking, kayaking, running, or whatever. It’s waterproof — it can even be fully immersed for up to 30 minutes — and shock absorbent to survive tough climates and terrains. On just one charge, it has a 12-hour battery life for all day fun and it features a hook to hang to your tent, shower curtain rod, backpack, or wherever else you need it.

12A Powerful Alarm Clock That Wakes You Up Like The Sun

This alarm clock increases light — from red to orange to white —gradually over 30 minutes to wake you up with a gentle sunrise simulation. It has two alarms with 10 volume options and seven natural sounds to choose from, as well as a nine-minute snooze button for a little extra sleep. And if you’re looking to use it as a regular night-light, it comes with three white lights and eight colored lights.

13The Wildly Popular Humidifier That Can Run For Over A Day Without Being Refilled

Relieve dry skin and throats with this wildly popular humidifier, which is a bestseller on Amazon with over 81,000 five-star ratings. It has a 1.7-liter water tank that can moisturize the air continuously for up to 25 hours in rooms up to 250 square feet. It’s whisper quiet, too, which makes it great for overnight use.

14A Fluffy & Breathable Cotton Mattress Cover With A Quilted Design

This mattress cover has a quilted pocket design to increase airflow and keep the plush cotton evenly distributed so it doesn’t bunch up if you toss and turn in your sleep. It has a deep pocket that fits mattresses up to 21 inches thick, and an elastic band that keeps it from slipping and sliding under your sheets. Plus, the breathable cotton is moisture-wicking for a cooling sleep. It comes in every size from twin to California king.

15This Waterproof Litter Trapping Mat That Protects Your Floors

Protect your floors from spills and accidents when you put this litter mat underneath your cat’s litter box. After doing his business, when your cat steps onto the mat, the excess litter falls from their paws and gets trapped in the soft mesh bristles, which still feel good on his little paws. It’s waterproof, anti-slip, and easy to vacuum clean.

16A Sleek Mug Warmer That Automatically Shuts Off For Safety

If you’ve ever put your coffee or tea down, forgotten about it, and then taken a sip when it’s unsatisfying and cold, you might want to check out this mug warmer. It works with most flat-bottomed cups, and keeps your beverage between 120 and 140 degrees. It automatically turns on when you set down a mug and shuts off when you take your cup away, as an added safety feature.

17These Luxe Silk Pillowcases That Are Gentle On Hair & Skin

Treat your hair and skin to buttery soft luxury when you swap out your pillowcases in favor of these silk ones. They’re made of 100% Mulberry silk, which is gentle on skin to reduce red lines, and soft on hair to reduce frizz, tangles, and split ends. Plus, this set comes in multiple gorgeous colors and traditional sizes to fit right in with your current bedroom aesthetic.

18A Best-Selling Keyless Deadbolt With A Smart Keypad

This deadbolt features a smart keypad lock to add extra security — and accessibility — to your home. It can handle 20 access codes, as well as a single-use code to give temporary access to maintenance workers, dog walkers, etc., who only need one-time use. It can be set to automatically lock after anywhere from 10 to 99 seconds and comes with two keys as backup.

19A Classic Cast Iron Skillet With 86,000 5-Star Reviews

This classic cast iron skillet is great whether you’re a first-time cook or an at-home pro, and with proper care, it will last for a lifetime (and then some). It comes pre-seasoned with natural vegetable oil, giving it an easy-release finish that prevents rusting. It has edge-to-edge heat retention to sear, fry, or bake anything on the stovetop or in the oven with ease.

20This Vitamin C Serum That’s Firming & Hydrating

This vitamin C serum made with 20% l-ascorbic acid and hyaluronic acid. When used together, these favorite, powerhouse ingredients can help to firm, brighten, and hydrate your skin, making this little bottle a game-changer in your routine. This serum is a budget-friendly alternative to pricier serums but promises to deliver the same results.

21A Cushioned Neck Pillow For A More Comfortable Bath

This neck pillow uses six extra strong suctions to mount to the end of your bathtub for spa-like relaxation in the comfort of your own bathroom. It supports your head, neck, and shoulders with its super cozy and quilted fabric, while still remaining breathable so it stays cool. It dries fast between uses, and there’s a hook on the back to make storing and drying it convenient.

22A Stylish & Reversible Throw Blanket That’s Wildly Plush & Warm

Not only does this blanket look luxurious when draped on the back of a couch or chair, but it’s also so cozy you’ll want to curl up underneath it all day long. One side is a faux sheepskin for a plush and luxe snuggle, while the other side is a buttery soft cashmere to keep you extra warm and cozy.

23A High-Density Foam Roller To Aid In Muscle Recovery

Whether you’re a marathoner or an occasional walker, a foam roller is a must have to keep your muscles loose and flexible. The high-density foam roller can be repositioned to be used on your arms, legs, back, butt, core, shoulders — almost anywhere — to aid in muscle recovery, strengthening, and stretching. It’s no wonder why this one has over 78,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.

24A Fabric Defuzzer With Over 86,000 5-Star Ratings

With over 121,000 ratings, reviewers rave that this fabric defuzzer is “a must buy” that’s “saving sweaters & leggings everywhere.” With a large 2-inch shaving surface, it has three depth settings that work on removing fuzz, pilling, and lint from your sweaters, jeans, leggings, and upholstered furniture. The fuzz collects in an internal container to easily dispose after use.

25A Portable Mini Oven That You Can Use To Reheat Leftovers In Their Container

This mini oven can be plugged into an outlet to cook or reheat fresh or frozen food — no matter where you are. Simply place any flat-bottomed plastic, cardboard, foil, metal, or glass container inside, plug it in, and in about an hour your food will be ready to eat. This insulated bag makes leftovers and office lunches easier than ev er.

26This Bubble Fidget Ball To Improve Focus & Reduce Stress

Fidget toys — like this bubble ball — are great for increasing focus, reducing stress, and soothing anxiety. This colorful fidget is made of silicone that’s soft to the touch, and it features flexible bubbles scattered on the surface that you can pop in and out for further relief. It can also be squeezed like a stress ball, giving it multiple anxiety-reducing uses.

27These Reusable Food Storage Bags That Come In 3 Sizes

Made of food-grade material, these reusable storage bags come in gallon, sandwich, and snack sizes, making them great for packing lunch or dinner, storing leftovers, or bringing snacks with you wherever you go. They feature an airtight, double lock zipper that’s leak-proof and freezer-safe, making them a sustainable essential for meal prep and food storage.

28This Knee Pillow That Reduces Pressure On Your Joints

If you’re a side sleeper, chances are someone’s told you that you need to elevate your top knee with a wedge pillow like this one to avoid hip and lower back pain when you wake up. This memory foam pillow fits between your knees to promote spine alignment, stabilize your joints, and reduce aches and pains while you’re in dreamland.

29A Storage Container That Keeps Herbs Fresh For Up To 3 Weeks

Store your leafy greens and fresh herbs in this glass herb saver to keep them fresh for up to three weeks. It has a clean, minimalistic design with a tall glass container, a plastic base, and a stainless steel core. The built-in air vents allow your herbs to breathe and the anchoring ladder ensures you have access to your herbs whenever you need them.

30A Microwavable Silicone Popcorn Popper That Doubles As A Serving Bowl

Just fill this popcorn popper with kernels to one of the pre-measured lines, add salt, butter, and other seasonings, microwave on high for two to three minutes, and voila, easy and fast popcorn for your movie night or afternoon snack. Though it holds up to 15 cups of popcorn for serving, it collapses to just 2.3 inches when not in use so you can easily store it, even if you’re short on cabinet space.

31These Hydrating Face Masks That Revive & Soothe Your Skin

This pack of sheet masks comes with multiple kinds of treatments, so you can use the one you want based on what your skin needs in the moment. Packed with things like wine, acai berry, milk, red ginseng, and more, these masks hydrate, firm, brighten, and soothe to reveal glowing skin. Just apply on a cleansed face, leave for 15 to 20 minutes, and peel off, rubbing any remaining serum onto your face for extra hydration.

32A Versatile Veggie Chopper With A Bin That Collects Your Prepped Ingredients

With just one vegetable chopper, you can easily swap out the blades to small dice, large dice, spiralize, and ribbon your favorite veggies and foods. The blades are mounted to a large catch tray to easily collect all the food you chop for easy clean-up and cooking. The set also comes with a cleaning brush and cleaning scrapers.

33These LED Blocking Stickers That Dim 50 To 80% Of Light

If the light on your alarm clock, humidifier, television, air conditioning — you name it — keeps you from sleeping at night, check out these light blocking stickers. They come in pre-cut shapes and sizes, as well as a sheet you can cut to the size you need, and stick directly to the light to dim it 50%. If you need more dimming, just layer the stickers until you’re satisfied.

34A Weighted Eye Mask That Can Be Used Hot Or Cold

Treat yourself and your eyes to a spa-like experience when you have this eye mask. Not only is it weighted to help reduce stress and anxiety, but it can also be frozen in the freezer or heated in the microwave for different benefits. When used warm, the mask can provide relief from headaches and migraines. When chilled, it soothes puffy, tired eyes. It even comes with a carrying bag so you can reap the benefits no matter where you are.

35A Digital Meat Thermometer That Gives You An Accurate Reading In 3 Seconds

Make restaurant-worthy steaks, Colonel-approved fried chicken, and the best candy ever by using this digital food thermometer. It displays an accurate temperature on the large backlit LED screen in two to three seconds — which is just as fast as premium models. And if you’re constantly Googling “temperature when chicken is done,” don’t worry — this thermometer has a handy reference chart on its handle.

36These Reusable Dishcloths That Absorb 20 Times Their Weight In Liquid

Whether you’re looking to reduce your single use paper consumption or save a little money, these reusable dishcloths will do the trick. They absorb 20 times their weight in liquid, and can be used to wash, dry, wipe, and clean with sprays. They’re safe on glass, wood, marble, stainless steel, and tile, for a streak- and lint-free clean, whether you’re wiping, dusting, or washing.

37This Portable Water Flosser To Remove Plaque Between Teeth

When used alongside brushing your teeth, a water flosser is a great tool to improve gum health, remove stubborn plaque, and clean around braces or other dental devices. This one has three cleaning modes — normal, soft, and pulsing — and a transparent water tank so you always know how much you have left. Plus it has an eight-hour battery life on one charge, so you can take it with you as you travel.

38A 2-Quart Air Fryer That Cooks Your Food Quickly & Perfectly

If you want to make perfectly crispy chicken, fries, or veggies with way less oil, check out this budget-friendly air fryer. It has a temperature range of 200 to 400 degrees, manual temperature control, and a 60-minute timer with an auto-off function for stress-free cooking. The 2-quart basket makes a great portion for two people, and the compact design makes it easy to store in a cabinet between uses.

39A Rechargeable Hand Warmer With 3 Heat Settings

Whether you work outside in the winter or just have chilly hands during your daily commute, this rechargeable hand warmer is a game-changer. It features a slim and compact design that easily slips into pockets or gloves and three heat settings ranging from 95 degrees to 131 degrees, depending on what you need. Bonus: it can be used as a backup battery for your phone, making it a hiking must-have.

40A Hair & Scalp Massager That Can Be Used Dry Or With Shampoo

This hair and scalp massager is great for any skin type to increase blood flow, clean, and promote hair growth. It can be used on dry hair to massage the scalp or in the shower with shampoo to enhance the cleanse. It comes with two heads — one with long conical, flexible bristles and one with short, rounded nubs.

41A Weighted Blanket That Fits Into Your Duvet Cover

Not only can this weighted blanket be used as a throw, but it also has corner ties to secure inside your duvet cover to be used at night. It comes in weights from 7 to 20 pounds, depending on what kind of support you need, and is filled with secure beads that ensure the weight is evenly distributed and won’t move around as you do.

42This Popular Wireless Mouse With An Ergonomic Handle

The premium, ergonomic design of this mouse encourages neutral wrist and arm positions to avoid straining while you’re working or gaming. It has a super sensitive tracker for precise movement on the screen and wirelessly connects to your laptop or desktop. And it cuts off power after eight minutes idle to conserve power.

43A Rapid Egg Cooker That Makes Up To 6 Eggs At A Time

With just this one egg cooker, you can make eggs all your favorite ways in minutes with very little effort. It features a six egg holder to hard boil or soft boil them, a tray for poached or scrambled eggs, and a tray to make a delicious omelet. It also comes with a measuring cup and all the accessories fit inside the container to easily store between uses if you’re short on space.

44These Best-Selling Blackout Curtains That Are Also Thermal Insulated

Use these blackout curtains to block 85% to 95% of light to create a dark and peaceful place to sleep or watch a movie. They’re noise-reducing and woven with three layers that regulate internal temperature in the cold of winter and heat of summer. Plus, they block UV rays to protect your furniture, art, and floors from fading over time in the sun. These curtains come in three dozen colors and over 20 sizes to suit your needs.

45This Roze Quartz Roller & Gua Sha To Massage & Shape Your Face

Made of rose quartz, this roller and gua sha are must-have skincare and relaxation essentials. The roller features a larger side for your face and smaller side that target around the eyes, to relieve muscle tension and shape your face. And the gua sha lifts, plumps, and sculpts your face and jawline to reveal glowing skin.

46A Squeezable Dammit Doll That You Can Take Stress Out On

Get yourself one of these fun and funky Dammit Dolls to reduce stress and angry moments at work, at home, in front of the TV when the game doesn’t go your way, or wherever you need it. You can squeeze it, pull it, bang it against your furniture, or play with its yarn hair until you feel better. It even comes with a silly little poem affixed to its belly to make you laugh.

47These Stainless Steel Straws With A Clever Carrying Case

If you’re tired of plastic and paper straws but still love to sip your favorite beverages, check out these reusable metal straws. Made of stainless steel with a silicone end, the straws expand to drink and collapse when not in use to fit into the convenient carrying case. You can even attach the carrying case to a keychain so you always have a straw handy.

48A Wearable Reading Light With 3 Colors & Brightness Modes

Upgrade your reading game with this compact and lightweight neck light. It has a narrowly focused light so you can use it without disturbing anyone else in the room. It has three brightness levels and three color temperatures — amber, warm white, and cool white. Plus, on just one charge it has an 80-hour battery life, which is why this has a 4.7-star rating on Amazon after over 111,000 reviews.

49This Stainless Steel Tumbler With A Magslider Lid

Great for warm and cold drinks, this tumbler has double-wall insulation to keep the temperature for hours. It fits into standard sized cupholders, and comes with a MagSlider lid for easy sipping. And, considering how few people wash their reusable bottles as often as they need to, this one’s dishwasher-safe, so you have no excuse.

50A Compact Electric Can Opener That Won’t Create Sharp Edges

Spotted: your new favorite kitchen tool. This electric can opener not only opens cans quickly, easily, and hands-free, but also doesn’t create any sharp edges so you don’t have to worry about cutting your fingers. It’s only 7 inches long, so you can just secure it to the side of the can, press the on button, and watch as it cleanly cuts around the can until you press the button to stop.