I believe everyone should have one of Bissell’s carpet and upholstery cleaners at home, especially if you’re prone to accidents or have pets and kids. I’ve used it to get red wine, coffee and dog urine stains out of white furniture and rugs in minutes. After the machine sprays stains with cleaning solution and suctions them off surfaces, you’d never know they were there. The Little Green Machine, which is lightweight and easily portable, has two 48-ounce tanks that separate its cleaning solution and dirty water.
Once you put the TubShroom inside your drain, it collects hair to prevent it from clogging pipes. It fits inside drains that are 1.5 to 1.75 inches wide and doesn’t disrupt water flow, according to the brand. The TubShroom also comes with a StopShroom Plug, which fits most bathtub and sink drains, and can replace your old, dirty stopper.
This DNA kit comes with all the materials you need to take a saliva sample and mail it to the brand’s lab for testing. Six to eight weeks later, you’ll get your results, including information about where your ancestors are from and traits you may have a propensity for.
It never hurts to have extra batteries at home. This pack comes with 32 AA alkaline batteries that are packaged to protect against damaging leaks, according to the brand.
This device lets you link your existing garage door opener to a companion app so you can control it from your phone, regardless of where you are. You can also give loved ones control access via the app. Chamberlain’s device is compatible with garage door openers made after 1993, according to the brand.
Amazon’s mini Bluetooth speaker is equipped with an Alexa virtual assistant. You can use it to play music, podcasts and audiobooks, as well as ask Alexa to set alarms, tell you the weather or read you the news.
Amazon Prime is the retailer’s loyalty program. A standard membership costs $139 a year or $14.99 a month, and new members get a 30-day free trial. Amazon also offers two types of discounted accounts: Prime for Young Adults, which is $7.49 a month for those 18 to 24 years old, and Prime Access, which is $6.99 a month for those who qualify for certain government assistance programs.
Benefits of a Prime membership include access to shop discounts during Prime Day and Prime Big Deal Days, plus free, fast shipping, like free two-day, one-day and same-day delivery. Prime members also get a handful of streaming and entertainment perks, plus they can order groceries online through Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh and sign up for a free Grubhub+ membership.
I’m a reporter at NBC Select who has covered Amazon since 2020. In addition to numerous sales stories, I wrote NBC Select’s history of Amazon Prime Day and Prime membership guide. For this article, I researched Prime Big Deal Days 2025 and reviewed information from Amazon press releases.
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