I Wish I Had Thought of That

Every once in a while I am impressed by a new consumer product or feature. Usually it’s something simple that becomes an everyday convenience. Other times it’s a game changer that makes me wish I had thought of it!

Here is a list of products that have left that kind of an impression with me:

• The attached, hinged toothpaste cap
• Storing Catsup bottle upside down on its lid
• The No-spill lid for liquid laundry detergent
• Dishwasher and laundry detergent cleaning pods
• Coffee pods, aka K- cups
• The Spinning Wringing Mop pail
• Shaving gel replaces shaving foam
• Self adhesive postal stamps
• Self adhesive envelopes
• Body wash replaces bars of soap
• The sliding ziplock storage bag

Added by readers:

• Pull top openers for cans replaces can opener
• Cap-less dish soap container. Stored upside down
• Safety razors
• Child-proof medicine bottles
• GPS
• iPhone
• Amazon
• Touch screen
• Bluetooth
• DNA tests
• Seatbelts
• Memory foam pillows and mattresses
• Facebook free stuff
• Email vs. postal mail
• Digital wallets
• Streaming services

I think we owe it to ingenuity and research and development. It’s comforting to know there are good minds contributing good products for us all.

Can you think of things that belong on this kind of list? Funny how we take them for granted after they’ve been around for a while.