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    35 Problem-Solving Products Designed For Real Life

    Smart finds that'll fit seamlessly into your everyday.

    1. A Chuckit! ball launcher that understands that while you love playing fetch with your dog — and your dog loves playtime with you! — you just can't stand how slimy the tennis ball gets after a while. This lets you scoop that ball up *and* throw it even further, so your pup's also worn out a little faster.

    The launcher

    2. A powerful stain remover so you can drink your coffee in the car and not fret if you accidentally spill. You simply spritz this stuff on then pretty much immediately blot it off to make all kinds of stains old and new literally vanish right before your eyes.

    3. A stamp-in toilet gel that takes two seconds to apply, and works every time you flush to keep your toilet sparkling clean week after week. Because usually, life doesn't work out so you have the time / motivation / energy to scrub your toilet any more frequently than once a month or so...and that's okay!

    4. Or if your struggle is more with hard water stains than mildew, some hydrogen peroxide-infused toilet bombs that, with regular use, help eliminate the need to scrape with a pumice stone. All you have to do? Drop one in the bowl, swish once or twice, let it fizz for about five minutes, then scrub for a minute or so with a toilet brush.

    the five white spherical toilet bombs

    5. A patented pet hair-removing roller: you simply brush it over any fabric surface to pick up basically every last bit of shedding your furry friend's always leaving in their wake (no need to go through lint rollers quite so quickly).

    6. A wood polish and conditioner that can erase damage as if it was never there, like those spots on your antique beside tables that have had one too many water glasses sweat on them overnight. You were a teen, darn it, and didn't quite understand what all those partially-empty soda bottles would do to your nice family furniture.

    before: white watermarks on a wood surface and after: the wood surface with no water marks in sight

    7. An anti-friction stick to help stop that irritating warm weather-induced thigh (and swimsuit, shorts, and bra) chafe right in its tracks. I don't know anybody who has time to deal with annoying friction-related skin irritation!

    deodorant-like stick of Gold Bond Friction Defense

    8. A reusable silicone zip bag because you can use it to pack snacks and sandwiches, steam veggies in the microwave, and even seal up sous vide (if you're fancy enough to cook like that)... all without adding a plastic baggie to the trash each time or buying a new box of plastic bags on a regular basis.

    9. A water bottle designed to help you remember to actually stay hydrated from dawn to dusk, because you know you definitely don't refill your water glass as often as you should throughout the day (too busy!!) *and* you won't use something unless it's actually cute.

    10. A set of two miniature spatulas — they reach into even the deepest corners of makeup bottles and food jars so you can use every. last. bit. of product. Besides saving you $$ in the long run, it also accommodates your habit of procrastinating your grocery store runs, because yes, there is enough jelly left for that piece of toast, thank you very much.

    11. A packet of water bottle cleaning tablets that also scour out coffee pots, pressure cookers, and some other things with stubborn stains that regular soap and water don't even come close to helping. You can cook dinner, watch TV, or do literally anything else while your stuff cleans itself.

    12. A seat gap filler for when you're tired of accidentally dropping your phone down in the crack of no return for the two-thousandth-time in the past year.

    Hands inserting the long piece of black fabric-covered foam into a seat gap; and a phone, change, and fries resting on that gap cover

    13. A dip and sauce holder that clips to your car vents so you can to enjoy your fries exactly the way you like them, even if you're the one stuck driving.

    The holder in a car; it holds two ketchups, one from Whataburger and one from Chick-fil-a, one vertically, one horizontally

    14. A bottle emptying kit so you can get every penny's worth of product out of your favorite shampoos, lotions, and even food products like honey or that gourmet salad dressing you can't get enough of.

    15. A bottle of the cult-favorite Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen because no matter what season it happens to be, one of the best things you can do for your skin is wear SPF on your face every day. (It can help prevent skin cancers and hyperpigmentation!) So you might as well opt for one that's basically weightless, completely clear, and makeup-friendly.

    buzzfeed editor holding the 1.7oz bottle with  dab of translucent sunscreen captioned "perfect makeup primer, smooth, invisible finish, as non-greasy as sunscreen gets"

    16. The ~Guac-Lock~, which squeezes all the air out of your guacamole so you don't have to scrape off a brown-ish layer when you go to eat the leftovers. You may only be able to eat so much your favorite garlicky avocado concoction in one night, but now you have an excuse to make a little extra to enjoy through the week!

    17. A pack of LED dimming sheets because your computer charger, internet router, and other electronics have exactly zero business keeping you awake (or even just annoying you) with their overly bright lights.

    hand peeling off a small circular black sticker from a sheet then sticking on the bright power button of a TV. And before: an internet router with bright flashing lights and after: the lights significantly dimmed

    18. A pack of refillable K-Cups — whoever designed them understands that you love the convenience of your Keurig, but know it's both so much cheaper for you to grind your own coffee and so much better for the environment to avoid the single-use pods.

    19. A lightweight sleep pod that will gently snuggle you all through the night but still be perfectly breathable (so you don't sweat up a storm), thanks to its thin, stretchy fabric.

    Model on a bed, curled up in the grey pod; you can see the outline of her legs, back, and arms; it doesn't cover her head at all

    20. A moisture meter because it makes it possible for a plant to reassure you it's not thirsty quite yet, and you're not being a bad plant parent even though you haven't watered it in literally weeks. How else would you really know??

    21. A filtered produce-saver container that actually does keep berries, lettuce, cucumbers, and all sorts of fruits and veg fresh for two full weeks, meaning you'll actually be able to enjoy eating them before they go bad!

    22. Some deodorant remover sponges — with a little bit of light rubbing, they can banish both that buildup of your go-to antiperspirant that's been accumulating on your favorite sweaters *and* those annoying white streaks that suddenly appear on your darker clothes the moment you put them on.

    23. A wine saver that vacuums all the extra oxygen out of your partially-finished bottle so it still tastes delicious up to a week after you open it. So yes, you can open a bottle and drink only one or two glasses a night until it's gone, instead of pouring the excess you couldn't finish out after two nights.

    24. And a champagne / sparkling wine stopper so you can preserve all those precious, delicious bubbles for another night — no more pouring flat quarter-bottles down the drain the next morning. Just press it down until it seals, snap the two metal side-wings beneath the bottle's lip, then press the button on the top to pump out any extra air. Your bubbly will keep in the fridge for up to a week or so!

    25. A lightweight straw hat that's lined with satin to help prevent frizz *and* breakage in natural curly hair, so you can bring your own shade everywhere you go without having to worry about what your hair will look like when you take it off.

    26. Some high-fidelity, nearly-invisible earplugs designed to cut down on the decibels every time you practice on your new drum set (or, when it's safe to do so again, when you go to a concert) so your hearing stays protected without completely muffling the music's clarity and sound quality.

    27. A pack of dander reducing wipes so you can help moisturize your kitteh's dry, flaky, itchy skin without it being a fight or mess.

    28. The TubShroom, which is a classic for a reason: it catches every last bit of hair before it goes down the drain, so you don't end up wading through several inches of water every time you shower because your drain's suddenly running more slowly.

    29. A handheld fabric defuzzer that will eliminate the pills on all sorts of fabrics after just a few leisurely passes so all your sweaters, pillows, sofa cushions, tees, upholstered chairs, fleece, and slippers can look brand-new again.

    A reviewer's piece of knit clothing with a bunch of pills on it, then the same piece with all the pills removed and the knit looking and feeling smooth

    30. A pocketed shower curtain liner, because it's sturdy and spacious enough to hold your large-and-growing collection of different hair washes, scrubbies, scented soaps, and everything else you absolutely ~need~ in the shower with no problems. (Or to magically create extra storage space in the one bathroom you share with three other roommates.)

    The curtain, with two big pockets on the bottom, three medium pockets in the middle, and four small pockets at the top

    31. A pack of hydrocolloid acne patches to suck out a bunch of the gunk lurking in your zits until they basically vanish, or at least have been somewhat diminished.

    A reviewer with a patch on their zit, and their "after" photo showing the patch has absorbed a bunch of white gunk

    32. A tie-dye maxi dress so you can strike that perfect balance between incredibly comfortable and impeccably cute (no one need ever know your secret: that it feels like wearing PJs all. damn. day).

    33. A bacon sponge that'll save you at least three paper towels every Sunday, because it absorbs all the grease and drippings, then easily washes clean in the sink with just a little hot water and dish soap.

    Pile of bacon sitting on the quilted cloth

    34. An ice cube tray with an attached silicone lid, which creates a seal over the top of the cubes so you can stash them every-which-way in your freezer without a single worry that they'll leak at all. (Plus they're less likely to be infused with whatever other flavors they find themselves sitting next to!)

    35. A space-saving cutlery tray that capitalizes on vertical space to store the same number of forks, spoons, and knives without taking up the entire drawer. Yes, this means you'll suddenly have a half-empty drawer to use for even more organizing!

    The tray, taking up just a fraction of the drawer, with three full sections filled with silverware and one section divided in half, but also packed with silverware