Chances are that you have a few rubber bands floating around your office or junk drawer. We seem to save them without truly having a purpose for them. Eventually, they become old and brittle. You toss them without ever using them.
These amazing uses for rubber bands will have you digging those forgotten items out of your drawers. No longer just something to flick at someone, the rubber band can now save the day!
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1. Dispense a proper amount of liquid hand soap (h/t The Krazy Coupon Lady)
Children, and even adults, often use too much hand soap due to the design of the bottle. Wrapping a rubber band around the neck of the pump can prevent the pump from going down all the way. A smaller amount of soap is dispensed, reducing waste and saving you money.
Children, and even adults, often use too much hand soap due to the design of the bottle. Wrapping a rubber band around the neck of the pump can prevent the pump from going down all the way. A smaller amount of soap is dispensed, reducing waste and saving you money.
2. Keep wrapping paper tidy (h/t One Crazy House)
Rolls of wrapping paper just don't stay rolled neatly. You hate to tape the end down because the tape never comes off without damaging the paper. Grab a couple of rubber bands. They easily keep your wrapping paper rolled up without damaging it.
Rolls of wrapping paper just don't stay rolled neatly. You hate to tape the end down because the tape never comes off without damaging the paper. Grab a couple of rubber bands. They easily keep your wrapping paper rolled up without damaging it.
3. Keep an apple fresh
Once cut an apple quickly oxidizes and becomes brown. You can keep this from happening by using a rubber band to secure the apple slices together. Your apple stays nice and fresh until lunch.
Once cut an apple quickly oxidizes and becomes brown. You can keep this from happening by using a rubber band to secure the apple slices together. Your apple stays nice and fresh until lunch.
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4. Open a door without hands
Go easily through a door with your hands full of groceries, sleeping children or other cumbersome items by using a rubber band. Wrap it around the door knobs to keep the latch from securing. You can easily push the door open without turning the knob.
Go easily through a door with your hands full of groceries, sleeping children or other cumbersome items by using a rubber band. Wrap it around the door knobs to keep the latch from securing. You can easily push the door open without turning the knob.
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5. Stop the rattle (h/t The Family Handyman)
A rattling ceiling fan can be very distracting. Chances are the globes are loose and vibrating while the fan operates. Wrapping a rubber band around the top of the globe acts like a rubber gasket. The vibration is absorbed by the rubber band while the space between the globe and the fixture is reduced.
A rattling ceiling fan can be very distracting. Chances are the globes are loose and vibrating while the fan operates. Wrapping a rubber band around the top of the globe acts like a rubber gasket. The vibration is absorbed by the rubber band while the space between the globe and the fixture is reduced.
6. Hold a pencil correctly (h/t Miss Mancy)
Many people struggle with holding a pencil correctly. Your hand tires easily and even cramps when you hold your pencil the wrong way. A couple of simple loops of a rubber band can help you learn to place your pencil in the correct positioning.
Many people struggle with holding a pencil correctly. Your hand tires easily and even cramps when you hold your pencil the wrong way. A couple of simple loops of a rubber band can help you learn to place your pencil in the correct positioning.
7. Keep your notebook closed (h/t Live Love Math)
You can keep your notebook pages neatly together by wrapping a rubber band around it. Live Love Math takes it a step further and suggests punching a hole in the back cover to attach the rubber band. It keeps you rubber band from disappearing.
You can keep your notebook pages neatly together by wrapping a rubber band around it. Live Love Math takes it a step further and suggests punching a hole in the back cover to attach the rubber band. It keeps you rubber band from disappearing.
8. Stick a shower caddy in place (h/t C.R.A.F.T.)
Some shower heads have such a slope that they simply will not hold a shower caddy in place. They consistently fall forward and lose their contents all over your shower floor. Wrapping a rubber band around the neck of your shower acts as a stopper and keeps your caddy in place.
Some shower heads have such a slope that they simply will not hold a shower caddy in place. They consistently fall forward and lose their contents all over your shower floor. Wrapping a rubber band around the neck of your shower acts as a stopper and keeps your caddy in place.
9. Identify your charger (h/t The Kipi Blog)
The problem with phone chargers is that they all look the same. How do you know which one is yours? Simply place a few colorful rubber bands around your charging block and you will instantly pick yours out of the lineup!
The problem with phone chargers is that they all look the same. How do you know which one is yours? Simply place a few colorful rubber bands around your charging block and you will instantly pick yours out of the lineup!
10. Keep paint from dripping (h/t Stacy Naquin Interiors)
Wiping your paintbrush on the side of the paint can is a big no-no. It will prevent you from properly sealing the can and it causes a mess. Instead, use a rubber band across the middle of the can. The paint will drip back into the can. You save a lot of time and money with this helpful rubber band hack.
Wiping your paintbrush on the side of the paint can is a big no-no. It will prevent you from properly sealing the can and it causes a mess. Instead, use a rubber band across the middle of the can. The paint will drip back into the can. You save a lot of time and money with this helpful rubber band hack.
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