18 Ways You Never Thought of Using Popular Products

We get in habits and routines when it comes to things we use all the time, and sometimes we forget to think out of the box when we are presented with a problem involving those items. Sometimes, we just don’t see the obvious and miss an important element that was designed to help us use a product more effectively or efficiently.

And sometimes, we just need to look at a problem with a new set of eyes to begin to see all sorts of creative possibilities. Check out these creative ways to use popular products, and you may begin to see more possibilities in other products you use all the time.

Secure Extensions

This trick keeps your extension cords from falling apart at a tug.

Plunger

This type of plunger is only for sinks, not for tiolets. Anyone ever ended up plunging their sinks?

Toblerone

Break toward not away!

 

Minimize Toothpaste

The tiny amount picture is all you actually need to use.

 

Applesauce

Transform the foil top into a spoon!

DVD Fix

Rubbing a banana on a scratched DVD can fix it.

 

Handles

Make little handles for your juice boxes.

Chinese

You can unfolded this to use as plates! And no, they are not “supposed to be” used this ways as many sites claim, but it is a nifty trick.

Expanded Containers

 

Just pull apart the edges of the container to make it bigger.