Summer essentials: 9 home gadgets under $25 on Amazon
This summer is the perfect time to invest in home gadgets. Get some smart tech, upgrade your office setup, improve your TV viewing experience and get the most from your essential oils.
Worried about the cost? Don’t be. You can get all the cool gadgets you need to improve your office, kitchen, living room, bathroom and even your garden, all for less than $25.
Wondering which products are the best buys? We picked some great tech, so here are nine home gadgets under $25 for you to choose from.
1. Get smart
The simplest way to make your place a smart home is to purchase smart plugs. This plug is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled, meaning Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT can control when to turn it on and off. The best part? It works just as well outside as it does inside so that you can connect it to anything anywhere.
Promising review: “These smart plugs are the bomb! I have this lamp in my bedroom behind my bed that is almost impossible to reach, so I used one of the plugs for that. The lamp has a dimmer switch, so I set it where I want it and then Alexa does the rest. I used the other in another hard-to-get-to spot. I used to use a timer there. Honestly, that worked fine, too. It’s amazing how we’ve ever done without these little luxuries.”
2. Enjoy some bubbly
When you’re throwing a party and the good times are flowing, this handy electric wine opener is invaluable. No one has to pass around an old-fashioned manual wine opener anymore. Simply reach for this electric version that promises wine in 6 seconds.
Promising review: “Works great. My wife and I have had this new opener for nearly a year and have not had any problems with it. We like to leave it plugged in all the time and […] sitting on top of our wine refrigerator (which also has blue LED lights inside). The blue glowing lights compl[e]ment each other and look cool. We enjoyed this opener so much, we purchased another one for a friend as a birthday gift.”
3. Never lose a screw again
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