When I was home for Thanksgiving, my mom offered me a small white box with Japanese writing on the side—as if she was presenting me with my dowry. Inside was a toothpaste squeezer. “Your dad and I each have one,” she told me. “It’s incredible.”
You know the feeling—when you find, whether by chance or after extensive research, a product that changes your life. Whether it’s a pair of kitchen tongs, or a good travel mug, or a perfectly inky ballpoint pen, there are certain things that, once they become part of your routine, you can’t imagine doing without them. These objects aren’t necessarily fancy or stylish, but they do their job well, and they make life a little smoother. Or at the very least, they save you a few dollars on toothpaste. Over a lifetime of use, but still.
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