51. Dental Floss and Cheese
Best Place to Purchase: Whole Foods
Average Product Price: $2.67* (Floss), $12.99* (Brie wheel)
Soft cheese and crackers make for a delicious snack. But, as cheese aficionados know, soft cheese is among the most difficult to cut. If you’re in a pinch and don’t have a fancy cheese knife, you can use dental floss. With a little practice, dental floss actually allows you to get thin, neat slices of cheese.
Dental Floss and Cheese Hack ©Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock
The softest cheese in the world is Brie, which comes from France and is one of the most famous French products in history. When it’s at room temperature, it can be tricky to cut. Try this dental floss hack, as the thinness of the string should be able to slice through even the softest of Bries.
52. Bananas
Best Place to Purchase: Local grocery stores
Average Product Price: $0.57*
No one knows bananas better than monkeys, and we can learn a thing or two from our less evolved ancestors. Most of us peel bananas starting at the stem. Logically, that might seem like it makes the most sense, as the stem is the easiest thing to grab. But, that’s not the most efficient way to peel a banana.
Bananas ©YARUNIV Studio / Shutterstock
The best way to peel a banana is to start at the non-stem, bottom side. This method will help you go against the grain, and it gets rid of all the annoying stringy parts. Peeling from the bottom is the same thing monkeys do, and they appear to be on to something.
53. Toilet Seat Covers
Best Place to Purchase: N/A
Average Product Price: Free
If you’re like most normal people, a public restroom isn’t exactly your favorite place in the world. Most of us avoid using these bathrooms unless we have no other choice, and, when we do, it’s always a relief to see that the restroom owner has stocked it with toilet seat covers.
Toilet Seat Covers @makeupalley/Pinterest
These covers can be tricky, and they often don’t stay on, if you don’t have them placed properly. Remember to always keep the flap in the front of the toilet, near the handle-side. That will help it stay on when you go. Oh, and don’t forget to wash your hands, as that remains the best way to prevent germs from getting you sick.
54. Post-It Notes
Best Place to Purchase: Dollar Tree, Dollar General
Average Product Price: $1/pack*
Post-It Notes have been around for decades, but, chances are, we’ve all been using them incorrectly. Usually, when you go to pull off a Post-It note, you pull it from the non-sticky side up. That’s the side that is easiest to grab, so we often just rip off a Post-It without thinking.
Post-It Notes ©Siyanight/Shutterstock
However, that leaves us with a bent sticky note that falls off easier if it gets caught on something. To avoid bending your Post-It notes, just peel them off from the side. Peeling off the sticky notes sideways prevents them from bending, leaving you with a straight note.
55. Small Pocket On Jeans
Best Place to Purchase: ASOS, Gap, Bonobos, Target
Average Product Price: Under $50*
One mystery that occasionally sweeps social media is what the purpose of the little tiny pocket on jeans is. The tiny pocket, located behind the normal-sized pocket, has mystified and confounded people, with suggestions ranging from the hilarious to the seemingly-accurate. But, to understand the small pocket’s purpose, we have to look to the history of Levi Strauss.
Small Pocket On Jeans ©101imges / Shutterstock
Levi’s original jeans were waist-overalls. Made in 1890, they were all the rage during an era when pocket watches were popular. Jeans’ tiny pockets were made to keep pocket watches. They were snug enough and small enough to secure the little gadgets and keep them from falling out. Though pocket watches are a thing of the past, the little pockets remain.
56. Mesh Oranges Bag
Best Place to Purchase: Local grocery stores
Average Product Price: $1.33 per orange*
Oranges are a sweet, delicious snack that hits the spot for anyone who wants something like candy without the artificial sugar. Have you noticed that oranges almost always come in a mesh bag? And the bag is usually red. Turns out, according to Taste of Home, that’s a sneaky trick by grocery stores to make the oranges look brighter and more orange.
Oranges Mesh Bag ©Voyagerix/stock.adobe.com
The red, contrasted with the orange of the fruit’s peel, entices buyers to buy them while they’re ripe. When you’re done with your red mesh bag, don’t toss it. Instead, scrunch it up, tie a ribbon around the center, and use it as a DIY pot scrubber.
57. Binder Clip
Best Place to Purchase: Amazon, Walmart, Dollar Tree
Average Product Price: $4 for 12-pack*
Credit and debit cards are the most common way that people pay for large purchases, but they’re not always your first choice when you’re walking into a 7-Eleven, intending to only spend a few bucks.
Binder Clip shareably/Pinterest
People tend to use cash for purchases under $10, and it can be a hassle to unfold your cash and pull it out of your wallet before the person behind you in line gets impatient. Try a simple hack: use a binder clip. It works the same way as a money clip, and it’s probably cheaper. Binder clips will hold the money tightly, keeping your cash organized.
58. Long Neck Beer Bottles
Best Place to Purchase: Local liquor stores, Costco (Bulk)
Average Product Price: $4.25* (Craft)
Why are beer bottles designed the way they are? This is a question that not many people have wondered, but it is still interesting. The long necks of the bottles help keep the drink cold for longer. When you drink a bottle of beer (or soda), hold it by the neck.
Neck Beer Bottles  ©Egor Fomin / Shutterstock
You won’t transfer as much heat from your hand onto the beer, so the drink will remain cooler for longer. And, if you’re a fan of bargain-hunting, you might want to drink at home. The average markup on bar-served beer is between 200% to 300%. This is extra-true for craft (small-batch) beer.
59. Juice Boxes
Best Place to Purchase: Local grocery stores, Walmart, Costco, Amazon
Average Product Price: $0.05 per box*
Juice boxes are a refreshing drink any time of year. Whether you’re a kid coming in from playing outside all day or an adult who doesn’t feel like getting out the jug of juice and a glass, you can’t go wrong with a good juice box. Especially if you buy them at Walmart, where you can get thirty-two juice boxes for under $10.
Juice Boxes @michaelwtravels / Pinterest
When you look at the top of your juice box—Minute Maid or Juicy Juice, it doesn’t matter—you’ll notice a seam. That seam folds out. You can hold the juice box by the unfolded seam, preventing the mess that comes from squeezing the box.
60. Paperclips
Best Place to Purchase: Amazon, dollar stores, Staples, Office Depot
Average Product Price: $4.99 per pack of 1,000*
There’s nothing more annoying than a broken bracelet, especially if you’ve already left the house. The bracelet goes with your outfit—you don’t just want to take it off or throw it in your pocket, where it might fall out or get scratched. Luckily, there is a simple (and cheap) DIY solution to help.
Paper clip clasp hack @lifehacker.com/Pinterest
Take a paperclip, and hook one side of the paper clip through one end of your bracelet. Hook the other side to the other end. Twist the paperclip to fasten it, and you have a temporary solution to keep the bracelet together until you can fix it yourself or get to a jeweler.