We all have stuff just lying around the house, everyday products and items that we’d usually just throw away and ignore. However, a lot of these items you can use in original ways that may surprise you. Rather than letting household items go to waste, you should make use of them in any way you can. To get started, check out these everyday products you can use in original ways!

1. Rubbing Alcohol

I always have this stuff in the house, although to be honest, I rarely use it for what it’s for (actually, I don’t think I’ve ever used it for anything except cleaning earrings). However, this particular household product can be used to remove things like marker stains from the walls and other surfaces. Considering that I have white walls and lots of scuff marks, this makes me happy!

2. Clothespins

Although not everybody has clothespins, they’re cheap and easy to buy, and worth the effort even if you don’t hang your clothes out to dry. When you’re not that great with other tools, like hammers and nails (I’m raising my hand here), then clothespins can be a great alternative. Specifically, you can use the pins to clamp nails and hold them in place when you have to hammer them, thereby reducing the risk of smashed fingers!

3. Soda Bottles

Or pop bottles, as the Better Half calls them, can be extraordinarily helpful around the house. You can save some of them back from the recycling containers and put one in the back of the toilet tank. What? No, really, it can help conserve water if you don’t have one of the new efficient models. You can fill it up with water, first, so that it will take up more room, thus making your tank use less water.