10 Clever Amazon Gadgets Under $15 to Make Life Easier

As someone who values a streamlined, decluttered home, I like to stick to the basics when it comes to household items. For example, I generally don’t want to have to maintain or store tools that perform one particular cleaning task or that, sure, might make travel more comfortable, but aren’t really necessary. 

Sometimes, though, products or tools are so useful that they justify adding to your carefully curated collection of household items. When they’re also under $15? They’re too good to pass up. Each of the following “little helpers” fits these criteria. They’re so good, more than a few are sure to find their way into your cart. 

Best Household Helpers on Amazon Under $15 

• Chef’n Original Stem Gem Strawberry Huller, $8
• Chemimoso Lid Gap Cleaning Brush Set, $10
• Auoon Clip-On Strainer, $10 (was $11)
• Auruza Retractable Gap Dust Cleaner Tool, $10
• Alpha Grillers Digital Instant Read Food Thermometer, $13 (was $20)
• Miikare Airplane Travel Universal Hands-Free Phone Mount, $12 (was $13) 
• Downy Set of 3 Travel-Size Wrinkle Release Spray, $10
• Azvegr Multi USB Charging Adapter Cable Kit, $8
• Ordilend Keyboard Cleaning Kit Laptop Cleaner, $14 (was $17)
• Hushing Mini Portable White Noise Machine, $11 (was $17)

Chef’n Original Stem Gem Strawberry Huller

As cute as it is useful, this strawberry huller makes preparing your favorite summer berries easier than ever. With a push and a twist, this tool removes strawberry stems in seconds. Make waffle Sundays with fresh strawberries a family affair—your kids will love using the huller, and it’s much safer than a knife. Plus, it’s dishwasher safe, and even though it’s a unitasker, it takes up so little storage space. 

Chemimoso Lid Gap Cleaning Brush Set

Once you use one of these bottle lid-cleaning brush sets once, you’ll wonder how your water bottle lid ever got clean before. With just-right brushes for getting gunk out of every nook and cranny and a pointed tip for taking gaskets out easily for the most thorough cleaning of your water bottle’s life, this tool will quickly become one you reach for often. One five-star reviewer said, “I have been looking for this type of cleaning tool since I noticed how filthy the caps and O-rings can get on my travel mugs and thermoses. With this tool, you can even remove and reinstall the O-rings with ease.”

Auoon Clip-On Strainer

When that timer rings, the race is on. You don’t want that perfectly al dente pasta getting mushy from too much time in the boiling water, and you don’t want to spend minutes scrambling to find the colander and making room in a sink full of dirty dishes to use it! You won’t have to do any of that with this clip-on strainer, which turns any pot or bowl into a strainer. An extra bonus is fewer big dishes to wash and not having to take up even more room in the sink with yet another thing to clean.

For more budget-friendly household and travel helpers that make life easier, cleaner, and a bit more comfortable, keep scrolling. 

Auruza Retractable Gap Dust Cleaner Cleaning Tool 

Alpha Grillers Instant Read Food Thermometer  

Miikare Airplane Travel Universal Handsfree Phone Mount 

Downy Set of 3 Travel-Size Wrinkle Release Spray

Azvegr Multi USB Charging Adapter Cable Kit

Ordilend Keyboard Cleaning Kit Laptop Cleaner

Hushing Mini Portable White Noise Machine