Inexpensive things everyone should own and use.

[Dave Gray]

I got this idea from a post I saw on Reddit.  What are things that people might not know about/use, but that they should discover/own.

The one example on Reddit was a tongue scraper.  I got one as part of a pack-in with a toothbrush, and I agree -- it's great.  It significantly improves your breath and gives you an overall cleaner mouth.  You can brush your teeth (and tongue) and then still scrape a bunch of nasty, yellow gunk off your tongue that's filled with who knows what and bacteria.

Other good ones I saw or would like to add:
- Lint roller
- Q-tips (I didn't use them regularly until I met my wife, who always had them on hand)
- Eye Wash (I bought one for .99 at a Pharmacy and used it 10-20 times in the next 5 years.   You wouldn't think you'd need it, but when you get a grain of sand in your eye, it's awesome to have available.)

[bsfins]

Wet wipes - I have a lemon pack I picked up for like a $1 or $2 for generics,and I keep them in the truck.I find them incredibly handy in a pinch.
Craft Pipe Cleaners- From cleaning tea stains out of the crevices of my tea jugs,to getting something that I've dropped down the bathroom sink drain,to using it like a garbage /Zip tie in a pinch. Narrow,bendable,shape-able I find new uses for them all the time. The $1 store has bags of like 100 for $1

[SportsChick]

Baby wipes are awesome. I have a bunch as a crafter, they're great for ink, paint and a whole bunch of other things.

As a girl - bobby pins. Love them.

[Sunstroke]

Cheap fasteners:

roll of duct tape
small tube of super glue
bag of various-sized rubber bands

[SCFinfan]

1987 Jeep Wagoneer: it cost me $500.00, and it's given me nothing but performance and value. (About to tick over 300k miles on it.) Can't beat it.

[dolphins4life]

Um, how about soap?  LOL

[Tenshot13]

Cat litter:  Even if you don't have a cat this stuff is useful.  Great for when you're changing your oil and spill some on the driveway...pour some litter over the oil spot, and poof!  It absorbs the oil.

[Frimp]

Qtips? I thought everyone used them regularly until I met my wife. I clean my ears with qtips every other day. She has another method for cleaning her ears. I never asked her what that was because the feel of qtips cleaning the ears is almost orgasmic. lol

[CF DolFan]

I never asked her what that was because the feel of qtips cleaning the ears is almost orgasmic. lol

I remember a comedian who made much of his routine around this fact.

[Landshark]

Sponges with scouring pads

[TonyB0D]

my ear doctor said q-tips are really bad for your ear and he said people should not use them, but it's a pain in the ass to clean your ears without them!

[Buddhagirl]

my ear doctor said q-tips are really bad for your ear and he said people should not use them, but it's a pain in the ass to clean your ears without them!

Mine too. I actually had an incident where I couldn't hear. I went to the doctor and he told me to NEVER stick anything like that in my ear.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

but it's a pain in the ass to clean your ears without them!

If cleaning your ears causes you pain in your derriere, you are doing is seriously wrong. 

[Sunstroke]

If cleaning your ears causes you pain in your derriere, you are doing is seriously wrong. 

Or just using waaaaay too long of a Q-tip...

[Brian Fein]

Funny, I have been using Q-tips for 20+ years and never have lost hearing or had a problem.  I must be awesome at ear-cleaning.