Particularly as an adult, there is a special kind of joy that comes from walking into a store and discovering a product that actually solves a problem that you deal with every single day. From little irritations that eat up a few seconds constantly, to major issues that you avoid like the plague, life is full of opportunities for designers and engineers to make things easier.
The “Didn’t Know You Wanted” internet group shares products and items that people may not have known about but would love to buy. So prepare your wallet, set a budget, and get to scrolling. Be sure to upvote your favorite items and comment your thoughts and observations below. We also got in touch with the mods to learn more.
#1 Pillow
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#2 Ping Pong Tube
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#3 This Shirt Has A Microfiber Lens Cloth Sewn Into It
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Bored Panda got in touch with the mod team of the “Didn’t Know You Wanted” group to learn more and we discovered that there was some degree of background drama. “The short of it is that this sub was created by a deeply disturbed individual attempting to gain control over a large portion of the site's traffic and they've been kicked off the site hundreds of times. It's not the happy, fun, wacky story you were hoping for,” they shared with Bored Panda.
With a logo of a hand gripping a wad of cash, a homage to the often-repeated catchphrase “shut up and take my money” yelled by Fry on the animated show Futurama, the “Didn’t Know You Wanted” internet group has amassed over one million users. Folks come from across the internet to witness and explore innovations that some of us would truly throw handfuls of money at.
#4 Joystick For Keyboard
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#5 Steamer Boat Lid
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#6 It Does Look Cozy
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The core of the group is pretty simple, folks share products, items, and designs that do things we often didn’t even know existed or that we needed. Poor marketing, a saturated consumer market, who knows how many things have stopped us from finding the product that would make our lives easier. But good citizens of the internet have done their part to spread the word.
#7 This Homer Meme Rug
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#8 Something For All The 90's Kids Out There
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#9 This Swinging Duck Car Ornament
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However, if we take a step backward, there is another question, namely, can and should problems be solved by just buying things? Both personally, and at scale, people attempting to solve their issues by buying things is often, at best, a temporary bandage. We are talking about, of course, consumerism.
#10 This Curtain Design That Ensures That There Is No Annoying Light Gap In The Middle
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#11 A Bird Feeder That Fits In The Metal Extrusion Of A Stop Sign
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#12 Absolutely Floored With This One!
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Coined in 1955 by none other than the current VP of Ford, John Bugas, consumerism was originally a sort of definitional offshoot of capitalism. These days, it tends to be used in a pejorative way, indicating the tendency of people to medicate with shopping and the overwhelming plastic waste and pollution caused by the constant manufacture and shipping of things.
#13 Bender Smoker Insert Meat
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#14 Hey, This Looks Cute
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#15 I Work At A Toyota Dealership. Customer Had His Stuck On Their Air Vent. Pretty Cool
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Despite some of the optimism we often associate with the past, consumerism, as a term, got a more negative connotation pretty early on. By 1960, some magazines and journalists were using it to indicate just how susceptible people were to marketing and how happy they were to spend disposable income on things they didn’t really need.
#16 And With That The Library Was Never The Same
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#17 He's Right
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#18 Thoughtful GF Gift
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Setting aside the psychological impact of trying “retail therapy” the truth is that consumerism isn’t just bad for our wallet and mental state, it’s downright horrible for the planet. Uruguayan American professor and writer Jorge Majfud wrote "Trying to reduce environmental pollution without reducing consumerism is like combating drug trafficking without reducing the drug addiction."
#19 Bruce Lee Clock
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#20 Liberty To Sleep
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#21 Paramedics In Jet Packs For Hard-To-Reach Terrain In The U.k
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#22 Transparent Book Weight
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#23 A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words?
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#24 Hmmm
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#25 Attachable Cat Bed
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#26 I Don't Care If Is Kinda Useless, But Come On, Look At These
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#27 Mother Of Power Outlets
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#28 This Lighter!
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#29 Ferrolic Clock
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#30 Gonna Need Some For The Entire Family
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#31 Defibrillator Toaster
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#32 The Window On The Front Door Of This House
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#33 Adult Quarry Play Set Up
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#34 An Extra Hand
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#35 Spoons That Look Like Shovels
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#36 This My Little Danny Doll
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#37 Sponge Holder
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#38 Stab Your Friend In The Face Game. Block’em Pop’em Woodbots By Brokedeck Creations
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#39 Just Finished My Lord Of The Rings Desk Lamp. Pretty Happy With The Turn Out
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#40 Inception Table
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#41 Former Boat Builder Sculpts Breathtaking Wooden Bathtubs
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#42 Defender Of The Kitchen
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#43 My Magneto Paperclip Holder
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#44 Coolest Volleyball Court!!
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#45 Tie Fighter Grill
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#46 Sauron Celebrates Christmas Too
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#47 I Could Really Use A Bag Like That
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#48 Otherlog Clock
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#49 McDonald's Bathroom Sink With Smartphone Washing Station
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#50 This Cabinet Mechanism
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#51 High Pressure Glass Rinser, That Reaches Where You Can’t
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#52 This Magnetic Phone Side Mount To Easily View Both Screens At Once
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#53 Transformer Pen Drive
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#54 Tight Fit, No Problem
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#55 Dkiwt...a Conversation Starter And A Conversation Ender All In 1
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#56 A Real Collectors Item
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#57 Windeck - This Would Be Perfect For Long Summer Drives
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#58 Wish I Knew This Exists Earlier
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#59 ?
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#60 Articulated Finger Extensions
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#61 Door Mat
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#62 The Paper That Allows You To See Where Magnets Are Located Inside Of The Devices
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#63 My James Webb Inspired Wall Ornament
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#64 (Oc) My Life... Just A Happy Little Dumpster Fire
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#65 I Made A 'Toothpaste Mover' So You Can Push Toothpaste From One Costco-Sized Tube Into A Lil Travel Tube ???
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#66 Life Sized Functional Wooden Mario Boxes
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#67 Making Potato Salad Has Gotten A Whole Lot Easier. Found On Amazon
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#68 I Got These From A Trip To Thailand
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#69 As A Programmer- I Would Absolutely Get This
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#70 Counting Toilet Papers To Fall Asleep On The Toilet
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#71 Cookie Dipper Straws
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#72 This Ceiling Fan Has Tiny Chain Pulls With A Fan And A Light So You Know Which Is Which
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#73 Nose Warmer
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#74 A Custom Made Mechanical Bugatti Watch
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#75 Woah
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#76 Every Lazy Dads Dream
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#77 Round And Round
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#78 Handset Receiver For Smartphone
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#79 Intelligent Playing Cards Dealer
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#80 Cat Spotlight
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#81 Adorable Penguin Boiled Egg Holder!
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#82 This Is What A 24mm F/14 Macro Lens Looks Like
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#83 This Device To Thread A Sewing Needle
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#84 Easily Flip Your Entire Grill With One Easy Move
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#85 Chess Made Out Of Bullet Shells
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