Many products are invented for one purpose but are used for something completely different.
A user asked the forum, “What product is rarely used for its intended purpose?”
Here are the best responses he got!
CLOTHESPINS
“Clothespins have spent years keeping bags of chips closed in my house, not a minute hanging up clothes.”
MONOPOLY BOARD
“The corner that says FREE PARKING on the Monopoly board.”
BACK MASSAGER
“My vibrating back massager.”
Q TIP
“I’ll be deep in the cold ground before I use a Q-Tip correctly.”
BUBBLE WRAP
“It was invented as a wallpaper in the 1950s.”
LOVE ROSE
“Love rose. Aw, it’s a romantic gift, a little glass tube with a paper rose inside!
People take the rose out and use it as a crack pipe.”
DUCT TAPE
“Works on everything but ducts. (they make a special tape for that, and it’s not called duct tape).”
KY JELLY
“K-Y Jelly was originally developed as a surgical lubricant.”
WD 40
“WD-40 was created to stop nuclear missiles from rusting.”
LYSOL
“Lysol was marketed as a feminine hygiene product.”
WATER PIPES
“Water Pipes”… because everyone uses a 2-foot bong with a percolator and an ice catch for tobacco.”
POOL NOODLES
“I want to say pool noodles. I see a new craft for them weekly and rarely see them actually in a pool.”
GLOVE COMPARTMENT
“Glove compartment in a car. Who has gloves in them? I think they are a throwback to when people had driving gloves.”
YARDSTICKS
“The only purpose of a yardstick is to be a pretend sword. But sometimes I use it to fetch stuff from under the couch.”
TREADMILL
“Treadmills at home. Or any exercising equipment at home..ends up being a clothes holder.”
LISTERINE
“Listerine was originally sold as a floor cleaner.”
SWISS ARMY KNIVES
“I mean, who knows what all those tools are for? It’s a pocket-sized gadget for making you feel wildly unprepared for any situation.”
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