31 Things Under $50 From Walmart That'll Make Working From Home Better In 2021
From colorful pens to a programmable coffee machine, here's everything you need to make working from home as easy as can be.
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1. A pack of colorful Paper Mate felt-tip pens to make working just a ~little~ bit more fun. Jazz up your notes, doodle drawings, organize your calendar, and more.
2. A pack of colorful Sharpie highlighters that'll easily categorize to-dos, notes, and important information. It's ~way~ easier to find things when they are organized by color.
Price: $5.47 (originally $7.47)
3. A comfortable office chair to make sitting through Zoom meetings ~way~ more bearable. If you have to sit, you should at least be comfortable, you know?
4. A Eucalyptus and Sage scented candle that smells so good, you'll find yourself inspired to ~actually~ want to sit in your office and get work done.
5. A pair of wireless headphones so you can easily take your business calls without being confined to your desk. Ideal for when you feel like walking around while your colleague presents on your three-way call.
Price: $47.22 (originally $119.99)
6. A floral planner to help you tackle all your goals while staying organized. Write down your deadlines, keep track of your meetings, and more.
This 12-month planner comes with overview calendar pages, weekly logs, and 368 stickers. Plus, it has ample room to track your mood, activity, meal plans, and weekly goals.
Price: $10.65
7. A bulletin board for hanging important papers, calendars, notes and more. Keep everything you don't want to loose in one accessible place.
Price: $6.97 (originally $18.37)
8. A heated fleece blanket so warm, you'll be excited to throw it on in your freezing cold home office. Ideal for keeping warm during mandatory meetings, phone calls, and work.
Promising review: "I am extremely pleased with the heating properties of this blanket. In fact, sometimes I have to turn in down because it gets so hot. Honestly, it gets as warm as a heating pad. I love love love it! It also had an attractive pattern and the color is beautiful."—AshleyN
Price: $45.89 (originally $92.99; available in nine colors)
9. A white board for writing a daily task list, inspirational quotes, and things to remember. Anything to make working feel just a little less stressful.
Price: $11.97
10. A lap desk to provide a stable surface so you can work comfortably from your couch or bed. Don't worry, we won't tell.
Promising review: "This is a good-sized lap desk, not too big. Stores easily, out of the way, and serves its purpose. It is comfortable and makes working form anywhere easy. Makes it easy to use your laptop from bed, or your couch. Just what I was looking for and much cheaper than some others I found."—Kim
Price: $9.97 (available in four colors)
11. A four-pack of 100-sheet Post-it pads for quickly jotting down phone numbers, reminders, to-dos, and more.
Price: $4.97 (originally $5.87)
12. An eight-pack of black Sharpie gel pens to sign important documents, fill out invoices, and more without bleeding through the paper.
Promising review: "I have been on a quest to find the best of the best of pens and these were recommended to me by a lefty friend (I am right-handed), so I knew these would be amazing!! I ordered them and, you can guess, they are amazing! One of the best pens I've ever tried! They are super smooth and don't smudge unless you push on it REALLY hard. I recommend these for any lefty our there!!"—Jazmin
Price: $9.74
13. A desk supply organizer with a USB charging station for hosting ~all~ of your supplies in one accessible place.
Price: $19.51
14. A 2021 monthly calendar that can be hung or placed on your desk so you can easily jot down important dates and meetings. Use it throughout the week and month to reference what important virtual events, meetings, and phone calls you have.
Price: $15.99
15. A Google Home to make your working life ~way~ easier. Turn on lights at any time, change the temperature, play music to unwind, or answer phone calls super easily. It's game-changing, I can attest to it.
Promising review: "I've only used this with my smart lights and it is terrific!! Bunch of lights for the room? No problem, just tell google to shut off all the lights. Wanna play some music (Hulu, Pandora, etc...)? Tell Google what you wanna hear. Highly recommended!"—Joseph
Price: $24.98 (originally $49; available in four colors)
16. A 24-oz water bottle that'll encourage you to drink water throughout the work day. Every time you see it, you'll remember to drink water. Plus, because it's clear, you'll remember to refill it too.
17. A laptop stand for adjusting your laptop to prevent the uncomfortable back and neck pain that comes from bending over your computer too much.
Price: $29.99
18. A set of two smart home LED light bulbs that can be connected to your phone or smart device so you can easily turn them on for your 10 a.m. meeting without having to walk to the other side of the room.
Price: $12.88 for two (also available in a four-pack)
19. A lumbar support pillow for ensuring that your back doesn't hurt after sitting through meetings and calls all day.
20. A hanging wall organizer that saves space and provides ample room for easy access to all of your most important papers and documents. Each folder can hold up to 50 sheets and it can be moved to any room seamlessly.
21. A pack of Wite-Out correction tape for easily covering up mistakes. It covers them ~so~ well, your colleagues will never know.
Promising review: "Works without the mess or odor of liquid white out!"—hazzyskies
Price: $4.47 (originally $5.48)
22. A cool-mist air humidifier to help combat the dry, congested air quality in your home office during the colder months.
23. A paper shredder for shredding up all of your important confidential documents. It's ~way~ easier than tearing everything up by hand.
24. A programmable coffee machine to program your coffee to be ready before your morning meetings. Those five extra minutes spent making coffee have now become beauty sleep.
25. A metal pencil holder so chic, you'll be looking for office supplies to put into it. Plus, it will keep all of your office supplies in one location instead of scattered all over your desk.
26. A wireless keyboard and mouse positioned to prevent strain on your wrists, hands, and forearms. No more cramped wrists or hands after a long day working on the computer.
Price: $49.99
27. A two-pack of smart plugs so you don't need to worry about turning off your coffee machine, straight iron, or anything else when you're running late to a Zoom meeting.
28. A cool-mist diffuser for dispensing relaxing scents into the air during a super hectic work day. Anything that helps destress even a little is a win.
29. A Dymo label maker to keep your office incredibly organized. The label-maker makes printing labels in different sizes and fonts super easy so your office can stay neat and tidy while you WFH.
30. A pack of mechanical pencils for those of us (ahem, me) who are constantly making mistakes in pen. You can erase, rewrite, and take notes with these super colorful pencils.
Promising review: "Great! Love the color combinations. Work well as expected."—Mommyoftwo
Price: $4 (originally $4.48)
31. A sleek marble notebook so you can effortlessly jot down your marvelous ideas throughout the day. Anything to have your clients (or boss) dazzled with your creative ideas.
Price: $9.23 (originally $15.39)
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