Fig Stores Blog How to Get the Most Out of Your Household Items

A helpful tip goes a long way and with our list of "10 Items To Use Better" your eco-efficiency will increase double fold. Check out the list below.10. PENNY: Drop one into a vase of water with a pinch of sugar to lengthen the life of those beautiful blooms.9. KNEADABLE ERASER: This this classroom necessity and use it to remove scuffs on hardwood/tile floors and smudges on light-colored leather bags & shoes.8. MESH PRODUCE BAG: Don't throw that plastic mesh bag away yet from your oranges and onions. Ball it up and use it as a no-scratch scrubber for a super messy pot or pan.7. CHOCOLATE-BOX INSERT: Use this tray to organize tacks, paper clips and more in your desk drawer.6. RUBER BAND: Make painting a breeze when using a rubberband to wipe away excess paint from the brush.5. PLASTIC BOTTLE: Make that recipe just as it instructs by cracking your eggs into a bowl, then squeezing a clean water bottle over the yolk while lossening your grip to vacuum it up. After you have suctioned the yolk, compress the bottle to release it into another bowl. 4. DRINKING STRAW: Firm up a soft stem with a straw as pictured below.3. PARMESAN CHEESE SHAKER: Fill this shaker with your preferred granular fertilizer for an easy way to feed your garden.2. LAUNDRY PRETREATER: Use it to loosen labels on washable hard surfaces or adhesive left by price stickers (i.e. a photo frame).1. TOP-LOADING WASHER: Party time? Fill this with ice to keep canned or bottled drinks cool at your next gathering. When the drinks are gone, let the ice melt then run the spin cycle to empty the tub.