4. Convertible Toilet Sound Absorber
What it is: an apparatus to conceal uncomfortable bathroom noises
Launched in 2011; Average Cost: $35*
Some Japanese ladies find it a little awkward to use the restroom in a small apartment when other people are home. For many years, women would often flush the toilet or switch on the tap to mask less-than-elegant toilet noises. However, Keitai Otohime intervened with their toilet sound blocker.
Stacy Orr on Pinterest has a portable toilet sound blocker.
The gadget is basically a tiny speaker that, in an effort to reduce water waste, plays sounds like running or flushing water. It has a ribbon or forest design, comes in pink, and runs on batteries.
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