25 Practical Target Goods You’ll Want To Stock Up On If You Have A Busy Schedule And Don’t Have Time To Clean

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1. A 12-pack of Shout stain remover wipes that’ll make sure you never get caught with spaghetti sauce splattered down your front ever again. Each wipe is individually wrapped, too, so you can just tuck ‘em in your pocket and you’ll always be able to deal with whatever (literal) messes life throws at you in seconds.

2. Or a Tide To-Go pen , so you can stop stains from wreaking havoc on your wardrobe — or your extremely full schedule. Bring this packable pick along, and the second a mess happens, you can pull it out, scribble on the splotch, and watch it vanish right before your very eyes.

3. A bottle of daily shower cleaner , because who has the time for endless bathroom scrubbing? Not you, that's for sure. But this lemon-and-mint-scented stuff is a shortcut to keeping things fresh between deeper cleans: Just spritz some in the tub or on your shower walls and floors when you’re done washing up each day, and then just… walk away. Yes, really.

4. And a Scrubbing Bubbles gel stamp to keep your commode in tip-top condition when you’ve, uh, not had the energy to give it a proper clean in a while. Once you stamp this wand inside the bowl, it’ll fight toilet ring and limescale with each flush for up to 12 days. Not to mention the fact that your bathroom will be way less stinky on the daily!

5. A box of Lemi Shine garbage disposal cleaner pods that’ll help you get the stink outta your sink, lickety split. Dropping one of these little things down your garbage disposal will clear out whatever gross junk might be lurking down there in just a few minutes, leaving a fresh lemon scent behind.

6. A surprisingly pretty metal boot tray that’ll protect your floors from the worst the Great Outdoors has to throw at you. Rain or snow? No problem. Mud? Handled. General grime and grossness? Buh-bye. Who knew keeping your entryway clean could be this ~aesthetic~?

7. An eight-piece drawer organizer set to keep your junk drawer in check before it turns into a big, time-consuming mess to untangle. Rather than one big, clunky piece, this set includes eight smaller compartments of various sizes that can be Tetris’d together to fit any drawer size. Your rubber bands, twist ties, and push pins won’t even know what hit ‘em.

8. A lightweight, bagless, cordless Dyson vacuum that’ll make keeping your floors clean a breeze. This vacuum is so much easier to move around your home than the huge, corded vacuums of yore. You can change out the attachments with the click of a button, and it even converts easily to a hand-held device, negating the need to buy an additional hand vacuum.

9. A soap-dispensing dish brush , so you can stop your dishes from piling up by just… getting them done immediately. And hey, if you hate sponges, this brush should make the whole process a little less gross — just fill up the handle with your dish soap of choice, press the button on it to dispense said soap, and go to town. No weird sponge texture! No weird sponge smell! No weird sponges at all!

10. A pack of washing machine cleaner tablets , because these things sure as heck beat out running your washer with white vinegar a million times and hoping for the best. (Not that I'm, uh, speaking from experience or anything...) Instead, just pop one of these inside the drum and run the machine on the hottest water setting you've got. Grit, grime, and smells, begone!

11. And a box of dishwasher cleaner that’ll make sure your favorite time-saving kitchen appliance keeps doing what it’s supposed to do. Running your empty dishwasher with some of this stuff in it instead of regular detergent will help clear out any gunk or grossness in there with minimal effort from you. Heck yes.

12. AND a box of rinse pods for your Keurig, because you, busy human that you are, absolutely do not have time for weak-sauce coffee. Cleaning your machine on the regular will help keep it in tip-top shape — and thankfully, cleaning it is as easy as running it the same way you always do, just with a rinse pod in the chamber instead of a coffee pod.

13. A set of four fridge organizer bins , so you’ll never lose track of what’s in your refrigerator again. You’ve got better things to do with your valuable minutes than squander them scrubbing out the remains of that bunch of kale you bought with the best of intentions and, uh, forgot about for… a little too long. (Gross.)

14. A container of Bar Keepers Friend , because this kitchen cleanser is good for literally everything . No need to wear your arm out with scrubbing — a sprinkle of this stuff, a touch of water, and a little time practically melts off even the worst caked-on messes.

15. A metal mesh wall organizer , so you can prevent your entire life from accidentally becoming a hot mess. (An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right?) Having a place for all your most important bits and bobs to live — a home base for them, if you will — goes a looooong way toward stopping it from getting out of control in the first place, and a wall-mounted organizer like this is a great option for that home base.

16. A Febreze heavy-duty fabric refresher that’ll help freshen up your curtains, your upholstery, your rugs, your… well, you get the idea — without requiring you to figure out whether any of it is machine washable. Is it the same as an actual cleaning? Well, no, but a quick spritz will help eliminate any odors or staleness that might be clinging to the textile surfaces in your home. That counts for something!

17. A three-pack of DampRid moisture absorbers , so you can rid your home of inexplicable humidity — and all the weird smells that go with it — with basically no effort. Weirdly damp closet? Basement with manky carpeting? Bathroom that never seems to get dry? Just hang one of these somewhere in the space, and it’ll suck all that excess moisture and dankness out of the air for up to 60 days.

18. A stunning yet practical storage basket or two, because you’d be amazed at what a difference just tossing your clutter into a pretty container can make when you’re short on time. This gorgeous, woven abaca basket can organize anything from blankets or laundry to toys and books, and look darn good doing it, too.

19. A pack of Mr. Clean Extra Durable Magic Erasers to make what would otherwise be nightmarish cleaning jobs… well, maybe not a dream , but certainly less terrifying (and therefore less time consuming). These heavy-duty versions of the OG Magic Eraser are four times as strong, so you can feel free to go to town with them.

20. A bottle of incredibly effective carpet stain remover from Bissell that's a must for pet owners — or anyone who’s just a little clumsy. As someone who is both (hi there, fellow pet-owning klutzes!) I always, always keep a bottle or two of this stuff around. It works equally well on cat messes and coffee spills, and it gets the job done in literal seconds.

21. A tub of Scrub Daddy PowerPaste , because why waste time trying to figure out which cleaner is the best option for your current job when you could have just one cleaner that does everything ? Reviewers say there’s practically nothing this stuff can’t clean, from stainless steel to tile — and it even comes with a fan-favorite Scrub Mommy sponge, too!

22. Some closet shelf dividers , because keeping your closet organized now means not having to clean it out later. These puppies just slide right over most shelves, divvying up the space into cute little cubbies so you keep your sweaters, bags, hats, you name it, all neat and tidy.

23. A tub of stainless steel cleaning wipes that’ll make quick work of those horrid streaks, smudges, and fingerprints besmirching the surfaces of your beloved stainless appliances. What’s faster than a speedy swipe? Not much!

24. An extendable, heavy-duty duster , because that big ol’ cobweb has been clinging to the corner of your ceiling for long enough. The best part? You can solve that problem in seconds, you busy bee, you. The handle of this pick from the geniuses at Swiffer stretches out to a full 6 feet, while the duster head itself actually traps dust instead of just spreading it around.

25. And lastly, a two-tier, slide-out under-vanity organizer , so you’ll never need to clean up your cleaning-up stuff — it’ll all just be there, neatly sorted and ready to go, so you can grab it quickly whenever you need it. If that’s not a time saver for busy people with busy lives, I don’t know what is.

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