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I don’t know about you but I love Amazon. Like I really love Amazon…I have been a member for 13 years and a Prime member for as long as I can remember. I think I started out Prime like everybody else did with a Free Trial during the holidays. Ooooh boy that sucked me right in. I have been addicted to Amazon ever since. Other than actual food and clothing (I am a giant and can’t buy normal clothes), I buy everything with Prime. Oh we are out of batteries honey? Oh don’t worry I will 2 day ship some batteries. Oh we are almost out of laundry detergent?? Ugh I don’t want to carry that huge thing around the store. Amazon it.

When you spend as much time on Amazon as I do, you see some crazy things that are sold on this website. There are also a lot of items that you didn’t think would be on a website that saves so much time and energy. I am going to give a list of some of my favorite things I use all the time as well as items I have discovered that really saved money and time out of my life.

Dash Buttons

This is an item that is actually fairly new to Amazon and a lot users don’t know about these yet. They are called Dash Buttons and they are basically like an One Click Order option. You basically will order the button for $5 and place it in your house. When you are low or out of an item you press the button. You get an email verifying and done. At first when they were advertising these a lot, there were only a few different companies that did this. Now there are hundreds. There are buttons for things like coffee , water , tampons , chips , play-doh , dog food , and even a gift card one!

IKEA

I know there are a lot of people out there absolutely dread the idea of going to IKEA. This keeps a lot of people from going there for even little things, which seems like the real money makers for IKEA. Did I mention I love their kids serving wear? Now Amazon has various IKEA products like kitchen items, desks, and many other items. This makes my life so much easier so I don’t have to drive down to Mall of America just to buy some bowls for Inga.





Dog Food

I think a lot people know about Amazon selling pet food, but I don’t think a lot of people take advantage of it. I am a weird pet owner and I buy food for my pets that apparently is never carried in store. Go figure. Ever since I have had Elsa, I have bought her food through Amazon, through the Subscribe and Save option. This is an item that reviews can really be helpful because you are able to really read if this food has any issues or ever been recalled. That an it goes along with what I said earlier about my laziness about buying and carrying it home.





Amazon Elements

This is a new item that I didn’t even know about until recently. Amazon Elements is basically the Up and Up version for Amazon. It is a generic branding of certain items. They just started it so they are slowly building up their product range, but I will definitely be taking advantage of this once it gets going. Right now they just have

Diaper Wipes and Refills but they will probably be adding diapers and household goods in the near future.

Amazon Handmade

If you love Etsy, you will really want to check out Amazon Handmade. This is basically Amazon’s attempt to compete with Etsy and they seem like it is working out really well for them. They have items for absolutely everything. Just like Etsy. They have adorable Pinterest worthy kid’s room items. They have personalized kitchen items.







Prime Membership

Did I tell you how much I love Prime? Well here is another reason to love it. Prime has unlimited photo storage and printing now available. Unlimited photo storage!! God knows how many pictures I have on my phone and how many times I get a message saying I am running out of space. This can really be nice and helpful because it is a one stop shop because you can store your photos as well as then print them off and get them in 2 days! I genuinely think as a mom having a prime membership is so amazing. There are free shows and movies like Team Umizoomi and Kung Fu Panda. There are apps for free and Kindle books for free. You really cannot go wrong with even trying it. Like I said above, try it for the holidays and you cannot go wrong. Sign up below for a Free 30 day Trial and use it during the holidays.



I know this grouping seems totally random, but these items were great finds for me. The first is fresh bread. Yup, as in delivered same day or next day. That is like Panera level right there. The other one seems obvious but a lot of moms forget this as an option. A planet sized box of individual chip bags is a great item to have shipped to your door. I don’t know about you, but sometimes my laziness astounds even myself. I don’t want to carry all that water home or that giant box of chips. I would rather have it shipped to my front door and done.





Auto Parts

Another thing that I discovered when I was trying to find windshield wipers is that Amazon carries these! You can setup what your vehicle is and Amazon will give you car parts and products that fit your car specifically. It is so helpful when trying to sift through hundreds of products that all look the same but you need that exact product for you car.





Let me know what some of your favorite items are that you buy from Amazon. My Subscribe and Save pretty much always has diapers (well pull-ups now), deodorant, toilet paper, paper towels, granola, and dog food. They are some pretty gigantic boxes that come to the house every month but I just love the convenience.

-Karen