If You Are Going On Vacation, Put a Quarter On a Cup of Ice. Here’s Why!

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5. The trash bag cleanup

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This one is especially good if you are expecting power outages. Put all the food in your freezer into a few trash bags, and put it all back into the freezer. If it stays frozen, then all is fine, but if power is lost and your food does spoil, the cleanup will be as simple as pulling the bags from the freezer and disposing of them.

Simple tips can save you so much trouble later, from gauging whether the food in your freezer is safe to eat to making cleanup a snap. Which one will you use?

21 Everyday Items With Secret Uses… You’ll Kick Yourself For Not Knowing!

Small Jean Pockets

Regular people just use a product or an item without asking any questions. After all, we’ve been using these random household objects all our lives, right? Well, not so much. While you’ll still be free to continue using these products as you were, these little hidden features might make life easier for you.We’re all used to seeing these tiny pockets on our jeans but we never bothered to find out what they’re there for. Turns out, it’s a spot saved for your pocket watch! This design dates back to the 1800s, which is where these watches were held on chains or even worn on waistcoats. But cowboys didn’t find that practical at all, so when jean-makers introduced this new design, let’s just say they totally flipped… in a good way.

Small Jean Pockets
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