31 Awesome Things We Don’t Need but Definitely Want

Nathan Johnson Published 11/22/2022 in ftw

Do we really need any of this stuff? Of course not. But would it be cool, and make us happy, and give us a burst of serotonin? Yeah, for sure.

Even for practical purposes some of these things are pretty f**king cool.

Enjoy this collection of stuff that we really don't need, but also really want in our lives.

1.
In Germany you can buy combo mayo and ketchup in a tube.
2.
A way to hang our sunglasses next to the front door.
3.
SpongeBob the sponge!
4.
Snake-shaped hooks for bags and such in your car.
5.
3D printed keyboard.
6.
Socks with a button to keep them together.
7.
This tool is a hammer, a hatchet, a screwdriver, a nail puller, and a pair of pliers.
8.
Smart snowplow.
9.
Pizza button on a hotel phone.
10.
Shopping cart parking space!
11.
My grandad’s inventive use of old shower doors.
12.
Compost bags shipped in their own box.
13.
Buy frozen veggies in bulk and weigh them yourself.
14.
A stroller that fits parents with disabilities perfectly.
15.
Toaster cord with a finger pull.
16.
This journal that looks a VHS tape cover.
17.
The lights outside my local pharmacy are shaped like syringes.
18.
2-Week plant watering register.
19.
Finger warmer.
20.
Couch with a phone.
21.
My hotel shower had a water thermometer.
22.
This jacket has a little hole that you can see your watch through.
23.
This Asian cuisine food truck gave me a chopstick/fork combo.
24.
This bike I saw outside a grocery store.
25.
This soap pump I got at Disney World dispenses Mickey-shaped soap.
26.
USB cable that you can plug in both ways.
27.
This hybrid lamp/wireless smartphone charger I made for my design thesis.
28.
This grocery cart has a drink holder to hold coffee cups while you shop.
29.
This old phone box repurposed as a defibrillator point.
30.
This bus stop has phone chargers.
31.
A perfect tip jar system.

1.
In Germany you can buy combo mayo and ketchup in a tube.
2.
A way to hang our sunglasses next to the front door.
3.
SpongeBob the sponge!
4.
Snake-shaped hooks for bags and such in your car.
5.
3D printed keyboard.
6.
Socks with a button to keep them together.
7.
This tool is a hammer, a hatchet, a screwdriver, a nail puller, and a pair of pliers.
8.
Smart snowplow.
9.
Pizza button on a hotel phone.
10.
Shopping cart parking space!
11.
My grandad’s inventive use of old shower doors.
12.
Compost bags shipped in their own box.
13.
Buy frozen veggies in bulk and weigh them yourself.
14.
A stroller that fits parents with disabilities perfectly.
15.
Toaster cord with a finger pull.
16.
This journal that looks a VHS tape cover.
17.
The lights outside my local pharmacy are shaped like syringes.
18.
2-Week plant watering register.
19.
Finger warmer.
20.
Couch with a phone.
21.
My hotel shower had a water thermometer.
22.
This jacket has a little hole that you can see your watch through.
23.
This Asian cuisine food truck gave me a chopstick/fork combo.
24.
This bike I saw outside a grocery store.
25.
This soap pump I got at Disney World dispenses Mickey-shaped soap.
26.
USB cable that you can plug in both ways.
27.
This hybrid lamp/wireless smartphone charger I made for my design thesis.
28.
This grocery cart has a drink holder to hold coffee cups while you shop.
29.
This old phone box repurposed as a defibrillator point.
30.
This bus stop has phone chargers.
31.
A perfect tip jar system.