30 Walmart Products For Anyone Who Hates Living With Roommates But Wants To Keep The Peace
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1.A rustic key-hook mail organizer because having a key bowl with roommates is a recipe for mix-ups! Spare them (and yourself) the humbling experience of trying to open your car with the wrong key, and give yourself a handy mail stand while you're at it.
2.A wide hall tree with 24 shoe cubbies so that everyone's purses, coats, hats, shoes, umbrellas, and unicycles all have a place to call home. Ok...you might need a different bit of furniture to deal with that last one, but you get the idea. 😆
3.A plug-in Wi-Fi extender to fill your entire dwelling with the sweet, life-giving elixir that is internet service. If there are spots in your home where a regular router just can't service (what are these walls made of??) then this handy little unit will extend your existing coverage and keep you connected.
4.An air purifier because your recently-turned-pescatarian roommate might not quite understand that the shelf life of their home cooking has changed...dramatically. (They're still learning ❤️.) Help keep the peace with this ultra-effective, odor- and pollution-clearing purifier!
5.A 50-inch Vizio smart TV since the family that streams together beams together. ✨😄😄😄✨ Whether the family in question is your actual family or roommates, this TV's XL screen and easy price point will warm your retinas for years to come.
6.And a Google Chromecast since your roommates seem to lose the remote as often as they can. This practical device allows you to stream content from most applications straight to your TV. Then everyone's phone can be a remote!
7.A space-saving sectional because living with roommates turns love seats to battlegrounds. ⚔️🛋️ Create more common ground emotionally and literally with this L-shaped sectional.
8.An 18-piece cookware set that's perfect for a first apartment or first-time living with roommates. It's got everything you need to get cooking, and the affordable price point means that if your roomies break something, it's no sweat!
9.A two-way brewer because your household may have a wide range of coffee consumers — one may grind their single-origin Ethiopian light roast beans daily, and the other may need multiple gallons of whatever coffee the corner store sells to get through the day. Get a coffee maker for both with this double-duty brewer that can fill a travel mug or a full carafe.
10.A Swiffer mop kit since you got stuck with floor cleaning on the chore wheel and filling up a mop bucket in most apartments is difficult. Pick up one of these guys and watch your roommates turn green with envy as you finish in no time.
11.A padded 3D eye mask to protect your circadian rhythm from your night owl roommate's late-night web surfing. The ultra-soft cushion pads the eyes and blocks out light, and before you know it you'll be in dreamland in a castle with 100 rooms and no roommates in sight. 💤👑
12.Also, a white noise sleep machine for living spaces with thin walls, nearby traffic, or hyperactive nocturnal housemates. Put them out of your mind with this smart gadget that offers customizable presets, changing light colors, and a handy app to access all its features.
13.A pair of Beats noise-canceling earbuds if you really need to block out the world for a while and bump your favorite tunes, podcasts, or audiobooks. Beats are well-known for good reason, and their noise-cancellation and audio quality is second to none!
14.A safe box for peace of mind in any living situation. With a digital lock, two backup keys, and reinforced steel construction, you can rest easy knowing that all your most important belongings are safe right where you left them.
15.A bottle of citrus-scented Poo-Pourri because anyone with roommates knows that there are some things you really don't want to share with each other... Keep the right things a secret with this fun (and funnily-named) bathroom spray that'll make you wonder if anyone ever uses your facilities.
16.A two-compartment trash and recycling bin since the distance to an available trash can is the metric by which houses either stay clean or slowly become cluttered. Grab a lidded bin that doesn't look out of place in your otherwise spotless kitchen like this little chrome, foot-pedal number.
17.A glass dry-erase calendar because plans can change fast and so should your calendar! This calendar's sleek glass design and ease of dry-erase markers combine to make this item a great fit for any shared calendar — be it roommates, family, or coworkers.
18.An 18-cup Brita Ultramax Water Filter Dispenser to enjoy a cup of water (or several!) that'll give Fiji water a run for its money! With easy filter replacement and an XL capacity, this pitcher is a perfect fit for thirsty households or one with many roommates.
19.Or grab an under-the-sink water filter and eschew refills entirely! While there's a tiny bit of install (and by tiny we mean like five to ten minutes), an under-sink filter makes crisp clean water a literal no-brainer. You can enjoy cup after cup of beautifully filtered water, and as an added benefit you can cook with it, too!
20.A paneled room divider to give you and your housemates a bit of well-needed privacy — especially if there's more than one of you who works from home! With its stylish woven material and multiple colors, this divider will look like it came with the house!
21.A set of food storage containers to keep your pantry stocked and all your items hyper-visible. 👀 These containers are great to keep healthy snacks at the ready, protect your grains and pastas from going stale, or just to see if your roommates have been sneaking some of your homemade granola. 🕵️
22.An 18-piece food storage container set so that everyone can keep their leftovers nice and air-tight (as opposed to those delivery containers that don't ~quite~ keep all of the smells of your roommates takeout in check). These microwave-safe, locking receptacles do a great job of keeping everything unwanted out — whether that's your leftovers or your fridge.
23.A kitchen wrap shelf because having these precious kitchen items sliding around loose in a drawer is just wrong! Well, it may not be wrong — but it is pretty annoying. If your roommates all tend to store things in different places, this rack will add an extra oomph of organization to the equation.
24.A stackable cabinet organizer in case your spice collection could use a bit of stadium seating. 🏟️ 📣 This smart invention might even give the venerable Lazy Suzan a run for her money. If you're in a house with multiple seasoning products/collections, this rack can help to keep things organized.
25.A pack of wall-mounted shower organizers to finally give the rim of your tub or the floor of your shower the respect it deserves. That area can get pretty crowded solo, and even more so with roommates — so pick up these easy-installing shelves to keep everyone's products organized and under control.
26.A toothbrush holder that feels like it's straight out of the Jetsons! 🚀🪥 With a no-drill installation, combination storage shelf and drawers, and a toothpaste DISPENSER (!!) it's basically the bathroom equivalent of a Wallace and Gromit self-dressing machine.
27.A toilet paper holder that stows plenty of backup rolls so you can avoid having the awkward moment of yelling to see if any of your roommates are at home/can do you a solid. 🧻😓 Comes with a handy caddy on top to make sure everything you need is within arm's reach!
28.A carousel closet organizer for someone who has a lot of shoes to store, but wants to keep them out of any shared living areas. With five shelves and enough pockets to hold twenty pairs of shoes, this perfect closet add-on pulls its weight and then some.
29.A robot vacuum because why did we ever make these things non-robotic?? This convenient robo-vac will quickly become your new favorite roommate/the WALL-E of your home (by which we mean you will love it forever).
30.And finally, an electric hot pot and BBQ grill that'll make your weekly roommate hang-outs or viewing parties ones to remember! Grill some meats and enjoy an at-home hot pot experience, and remember that roommates aren't just people you live with — they're also people you sometimes eat with! 😜🤣
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