Get Ready to Facepalm: Top 11 Best-Selling Products with Unexpected Proper Uses

、

1. Sanitizer, to start

Dollar stores, Rite Aid, and CVS are the best places to buy. Average Cost of Product: $1–$5* It is quite annoying to have frozen locks. For anyone who lives in a chilly climate throughout the winter, they are an all-too-familiar sight. Hand sanitizer, which is fortunately widely available these days, is what you should grab if you have a frozen lock.

To unfreeze locks, use a sanitizer. ©The Shutterstock/Brian A. Jackson The sanitizer's alcohol reduces the freezing point of water, which allows it to immediately dissolve the ice in frozen locks. Apply a small amount of hand sanitizer to your key and carefully slide it into the lock. Regardless of your level of frustration, exercise caution when applying force because doing so could cause the key to break off. That would provide a completely different issue.